Question:
HI. I WAS JUST SEEKING THE OPINION ON MY PEERS.

HERE'S MY SITUATION...I CURRENTLY WEIGH 300 LB, 5'7 WITH A BMI OF 47.I HAVE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHEILDS COMMUNITY BLUE PPO INSURANCE. I'M GOING THROUGH BTC FOR THE SURGERY. SOME OF MY CO-MORBIDITIES INCLUDE, FATIGUE, BACK PAIN, ARTHRITIS IN MY HIPS AND LEGS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, JOINT PAIN, PAST PULMONARY EMBOLISM, HEADACHES, IRREGULAR PERIODS, ACID REFLUX, NUMBING/TINGLING IN FINGERS AND FEET AND LOW SELF ESTEEM. I'VE NEVER HAD A MEDICALLY SUPERVISED DIET BUT I'VE WORKED WITH A DIETICIAN IN THE PAST AND HAVE DID THE DIET THING IN IN THE PAST. I WAS SEEKING TO KNOW THE OPINION OR ADVICE FROM YOU ALL. I GRETLY APPRECIATE ALL COMMENTS. ALSO, WHAT DO YOU THINK MY CHANCES OF APPROVAL WILL BE? THANKS    — Namiki E. (posted on April 10, 2002)

April 9, 2002
I haven't been aproval yet and I had not been under a medically supervised diet for 1 year. However, when I ask my doctor to write a letter and told him what I need (I told him I did not expect him to lie)...but he wrote a letter and stated that I had been his patient for 12 years and always struggled with my weight and that he had "SEEN" me through many diets. I also work for an insurance company and I see alot of surgeries approval with BMI's of 40 and 41. Good Luck to us both!
   — Sharon H.

April 10, 2002
Get a copy of the policy from your employer and read what it has to say. It should also be in the booklet your employer gave you. There are so many differences in insurance companies that it's almost impossible to give you an accurate answer unless someone has the same policy you have from the same employer. You could also call the insurance company. If you do that, make them send you the answer in writing.
   — garw