got my surgery date...not

went to see my surgeon yesterday and book my surgery march 19th. NICE.  but before i got home i checked my messages and there was a message from the inurance dept.  my insurance company wants 5 years of weight history.  Problem is in the last 5 years my bmi has been as low as 35 and high as 42.7. right now im 42.   im freaking out that insurance wont cover it now. this is a new requirement as of 2007.  i have some minor comorbidies but i still dont know if they will cover it and i am really upset over this.  does any one know what it is that they are looking for in the 5 year history?  help please  adam

it looked to me like my insurance company simply wanted to see that i had tried to lose weight before and wasn't successful.  i think you'll be ok.  good luck. al

They basically want to know that you are getting bigger and not smaller.  Showing the Yo Yo isn't all bad.  What you need to do is get with your PCP and go over the dates for weights every visit.   This shouldn't be a big deal.  Hang in there. Greg

any idea if its ok that i was below 40 bmi during that time? adam

If I may ask, where are you and who is your insurance?  I am going through the process adn smoothly so far, but I waiting for the bump in the road to come. Trying to prepare for any obstacles that may arise

 NY  United Health Care