Me again.....

With everyones help and reading all the fine print about Aetna's requirements to be approved for surgery I see that now I will have to have a doctor supervised diet etc... But my only question is this what if I lose enough weight in the 6 months time (my consultation is in November) that my BMI drops below the requirement of 40 or above? Will they still accept me? I know I should call the doctors office and ask them but I hate to ask questions like that cause if they tell me what I don't want to hear Id rather not get upset over the phone if ya know what I mean. My only fear is that I go to my PCP and get on a supervised diet and go to the gym regularly lose weight (enough to drop me below 40BMI) then I do not qualify then 6 months later I gain the weight back plus more. I have never in my life wished that I had a medical problem such as high blood pressure but I am now so it would be easier to be qualified for this surgery for my Insurance's sake. *Sigh* Im so tired of being uncomfortable and not being able to chase my daughters around like they always want me to playing.

Yeah, thats a tough call. But you can't be approved without that supervised diet. I would definitely start now with it. Not sure what to say about that. I didn't loose very much and was so much overweight that it wasnt an issue for me. I totally understand the loosing and gaining it back plus more. Insurance companies dont seem to be so understanding of that fact. Aetna is a stickler for the BMI. That is one of their requirements. All I can say is that only you know your body. Keep your chin up! I am sure it will all work out for you. Its a long journey but well worth it Best wishes!!! Elizabeth M

Well, Eileen... this may not sound like the "right" thing to do... but if you have a scale at home you can make sure you don't lose too much. That said. If it were possible for me to lose weight on a doctor's diet and keep it off... well that is a better choice then this surgery. But for me I could never even lose the weight let alone keep it off. But if you know that you can lose the weight but that you also end up gaining back what you lose - then the scale will be your friend in helping you stay where you need to be for the surgery.

i agree with kathy. if you can get into a healthy lifestyle now it will help you later on. if it were me i would lose down to a bmi of 40 and hold there untill the surgery. i don't know what your current bmi is, but it is better to start taking care of yourself now and prepare for your up coming journey.

Thank you Thank you Thank you. Actually that is what I was thinking of doing. I finally got an appointment with my PCP we will see what he says about the whole surgery. He was my doctor 10 years ago so he knows that I have been overweight for years now. I am just going to have to get on the supervised diet and go from there. I really appreciate everyones feedback.