Too much pre-op weight loss?
Originally I weighed 250 pounds and had a BMI of 41. In the reading I did about WLS, everything said I would need to loose weight before the surgery, so I've been working on that since the beginning of the year, and my BMI is now down to 38. The info I received at the WLS seminar shows my insurance, Aetna, requires 3 months of doctor supervised diet, exercise and counseling before they'll consider approval. My question is, if the 3 months of diet & exercise drops my BMI below 35 (another 25 pound weight loss would do that), will insurance then say I no longer qualify?? Would Dr. Edwards say I no longer qualify??
Highest weight:261 (2/07), First Consult weight: 242 (12/4/07)
Day of Lap Band Surgery: 213.2 (4/16/08)
Day of revision to DS: 208 (10/16/2009), Current weight: 138.0