Question:
Does a person have to meet the criteria for WLS for a minimum amount of yrs?

If a doctors want a 5 year medical history-does that mean that I have to meet the criteria for WLS for a total of 5 years. I had some thinner years within the past 5 years. Is this going to hurt me with qualifying?It has been within the last 2 years that I have been anywhere from 90-120# over my ideal wt. Insurance requires 100# over with co-morbs.    — Jan S. (posted on October 26, 2002)

October 26, 2002
Your BMi is pretty low the requirment what are your co-morbidies that what could really help you right there. Email me privatly and I can help you get through the approval process. [email protected]
   — sheri B.

October 27, 2002
hi i had to give five years also i gave dates that i went to different groups like weight watchers or physican weight lost what ever you did now i had super med plus and was ol within a mo.
   — ROSEMARY A.

October 27, 2002
Every insurance company has different criterias. For me, I had to have a BMI of over 40 for the past 5 years.
   — Debbie W.