Supervised Diet option

Hello All, I have a Aenta Question. Its about the 6 month observed diet or 3 months Multidisciplinary surgical preparatory regimen, has anyone done the 3 month diet?? this seems the best way to go and learn about what you will need to do not what you've failed with in the past Any info Pete the following is the policy Multidisciplinary surgical preparatory regimen: Proximate to the time of surgery, member must participate in organized multidisciplinary surgical preparatory regimen of at least three months duration meeting all of the following criteria, in order to improve surgical outcomes, reduce the potential for surgical complications, and establish the member's ability to comply with post-operative medical care and dietary restrictions: 1. Consultation with a dietician or nutritionist; and 2. Reduced-calorie diet program supervised by dietician or nutritionist; and 3. Exercise regimen (unless contraindicated) to improve pulmonary reserve prior to surgery, supervised by exercise therapist or other qualified professional; and 4. Behavior modification program supervised by qualified professional; and 5. Documentation in the medical record of the member's participation in the multidisciplinary surgical preparatory regimen. (A physician's summary letter, without evidence of contemporaneous oversight, is not sufficient documentation. Documentation should include medical records of the physician's initial assessment of the member, and the physician's assessment of the member's progress at the completion of the multidisciplinary surgical preparatory regimen.)

It sounds like the best option but after talking tomy surgeon he advised against it becasue Aetna tends to deny more 3 month people than those who do the 6 month program. So yes it sounds good but becareful becasue you might have to end up doing the 6 month program anyway.