Question:
Does not being on supervised physican diet hurt chances of surgery?

Hve been over 200 pounds for atleast 6 years and over 240 for about a year. Have not really been on supervised diet due to one bad experience. Hve tried the over the counter pill with diet and exercise, Will this be a cause for non approval for surgery?    — Dawn S. (posted on May 8, 2003)

May 8, 2003
It will just depend on what your insurance requires. If they require a 6 month (some require longer) Dr. supervised diet, they can (and will) deny the surgery if you don't have it.
   — Carolyn M.

May 8, 2003
Get on some type of supervised diet with your pcp now-and depending on why you quit the one diet you were on won;t look too good to the insurance company-so get moving-good luck
   — TotallyTori

May 8, 2003
Most insurance companies do require that you have been on a supervised diet...I have seen so many people get denied because they haven't had a supervised diet.So it's better to be safe than sorry.It can be as simple as telling your doc that you are dieting and exercising,getting weighed once a month and having your doc document it.
   — jennifer A.

May 8, 2003
Most insurance companies do require that you have been on a supervised diet...I have seen so many people get denied because they haven't had a supervised diet.So it's better to be safe than sorry.It can be as simple as telling your doc that you are dieting and exercising,getting weighed once a month and having your doc document it.
   — jennifer A.

May 8, 2003
I have Anthem BCBS and I have never been on a supervised diet, never talked to my dr. about weight (he is one of those that thinks everything is wrong with you because you're fat, yet won't prescribe diet pills or anything like that, didn't even consistently document my weight as it increased)...I have never even done weight watchers. I did all those 'through the mail' pills, patches, contraptions, and stuff, and I guess that must have been good enough for the insurance company to approve. Kim 5 months out 243/160/???
   — Kimberley E.