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hi hope someone can help me.. I have aetna ins. they say you ned to be obese for 5 or more yrs. must have a bmi of 40 or above or a bmi of 35 with thier list of co morbiditys( spelling) ok so i have had a bmi of 40or abovre for the past 2 yrs. but my bmi has been above 35 for the past 5 yrs.. now i do have some co morbidity thins but not the 3 yes only 3 they list for thier ins. am i gonna be denied because of this or do you think since i have a bmi of above 40 now that they might approve me?

I am just so worried that i will go through this 6 month diet and drop below a bmi of 40 and that they will deny me please help me with you answers if you can it is so appreciated thanks...

Hello Hello! I, too, have Aetna.  My request will be sent to them next week (after my last appt).  Everything I have learned so far is that they require a BMI over 40 each year for 5 years if you don't have the co-morbities they specify.  As far as the pre-op diet, they use your starting BMI.  In the years that your BMI was lower than 40, how low was it?   Some of the tips I've seen on OH suggest that you might be an inch shorter than you thought you were.  An inch shorter dramatically impacts your BMI.