what is a co-morbidity

I got my big book for my insurance today for Tricare, it says gastric bybass is covered if you are 100 lbs over weight and you have a co-morbidity, or you are 200% of ideal body wieght with no co-morbidity,,, what the heck is that? I better have one LOL or Im making one up. Kel

Co-morbidity is defined as two or more medical conditions that occur at the same time.

Things that come to mind are diabetes, sleep apnea (sp?), high blood pressure, joint disease, etc. Conditions that threaten your health and are caused or made worse by obesity. I am already forgetting the details of qualifying (during the approval phase I knew it all!) but for Kaiser one thing they required was a BMI above 40 I think. I'm glad you have gotten paperwork and are starting the process for that approval I know you are going to get! Patty

I have my sleep study tomarrow night, have to be at the hospital at 845 lets see my joints hurt like crazy my heels send sharp pains up my legs when I am walking, I have asma sence obesity, my blood pressure is always just fine,, but I have high colerseral. I have bladder problems I had surgery and it helped but still leak sometimes. no diabetes. ok ladies what else am I missing,, I have had trouble for years with stuff I just never complain to the Dr because I knew there was nothing she could do but tell me to loose weight,, I dont want to miss anything I may need to qualify Kel