6 months???

has everyone done the 6 month pre op diet? are there any of you who didnt have to do that? ive been on a meal plan diet from a weightloss clinic for a yr and i just dont think i can do another 6 months before surgery!!!! *BANGS HEAD ON DESK* 

i know some doctors make you but what is everyone's oppinion on it?

I dind't have to do it. My surgeon's and my humble opinion is that if we could lose weight with a diet, we'd already have done it. There's a reason we looked at surgery as the ultimate intervention.

Edited to add: I think I might be mistaken. I didn't have to do a liquid diet. I had to show a 6 month supervised weight loss attemp. If you've been on a weight loss plan with a clinic, that should count as the attempt most insurances want to see.

our insurance did not require it.  our doc required 3 months pre-op before submittal to insurance.

sometimes it's not the doc that requries it it's the insurance.

my insurance required the 6 months pre op diet.  You'll have to check on your insurance, if you are on a diet plan from a weightloss clinic that might count it did for me, I was doing Jenny Craig and that counted towards my 6 months as it was supervised.

I think most insurance companies require a 6 month diet.  However, it doesn't have to be that current.  Mine was almost 2 years old and it was excepted.  (It was less than 2 years when approved, when I had surgery it was older than that) I think 2 years was the cutoff.  The most important part is that it shows six months of consecutive visits.

My insurance required it and it had to be 6 months total of treatment in the last 24months.  I was able to provide them with the details of the two programs I was in 1. a weight loss program supervised by and M.D. as well as reports from my behavioral nutritionist.

I had surgery in two months after my consult and I could have had it in a month had I chosen to.  Just make sure you are ready.  It all came on so fast for me and it hit me like a ton of bricks! 

Keep us posted for sure!  I'm crossing my fingers that what you have been doing will suffice for the ins company and I would also make sure your Dr. is fine with it as well.

My insurance (Empire Care First BCBS) required a documented six month doctor supervised weightloss program OR two 3-month stints with either Weigh****chers or Jennie Craig. 

Honestly it was no big deal.  I took that six months to learn everything I could about my surgery, my chosen surgeon, follow up care, etc.  It also gave me six months to get all my pre-op tesiting completed and attend some valuable support groups.  And I am so glad I did.  My cousin was self-pay with his surgery and didn't have to do any pre-op diet or education classes and ended up with a pretty severe complication after surgery that nearly killed him.  Not that it will happen to everyone who didn't do a pre-op program, but he said he wished he had that time.

You'll be surprised at how fast that six months goes, and if you have a doctor supervised plan, it allows your PCP to stay up on your progress and be more involved in your surgical process.

If, as you say in your post, you have followed a meal plan diet from a weight loss clinic for a year, your insurance company will more than likely accept that as your 6 month diet.

I don't know what type of Insurance you have.  I am Kaiser patient and I just finished the 6 month program, did not have a choice.  I believe a lot of insurance is starting to require a 6 month program.   At first it seemed long, but the program I went through was actually very helpful.  Good luck to you.

Linda

well we have really awesome insurance i dont know how i lucked out so much with bcbs ppo we never pay a cent its amazing :o) when i wanted to be like RUBY and be on the meal plan diet they had to call and see if my insurance would accept it and they did 100%

lets just say that the meal plan diet didnt work for me, big shakes snack bars meals and you could eat all the veggies and fruits you want? nope i lost maybe 20 lbs in a few months no good :o( i have a 54 bmi :o( im 360 lbs at 25 thats no fun either... so i guess i just want to hurry up with the surgery im actually excited! i guess we will just play it by ear, other people that have had the surgeon im seeing have had to do the 6 month but hopefully i can get by with 3? and have a birthday surgery! yeah that would be nice!

well while i wait i will continue to do my 2 mile walks a day to keep the blood clots away!