Question:
Stumped...AZ Mercy Care Plan Provisions

I am on Mercy care plan of Arizona and am required to have a documented 5% weight loss from my baseline as a result of the 6 month supervised diet that I have to be on. My BMI is at 40.3 now and have not lost any weight, but 5% of 222 is what? 11 lbs. That will bring me below a bmi of 40. Someone said that I have to have it documented sometime during the 6 months. So, Maybe if I loose the 11 lbs, it's documented then gain it back before the end of the 6 month period then I will still qualify? How does that sound? My mind is boggling, Can you tell? Any suggestions? Rosalinda    — Rosalinda Celaya (posted on August 28, 2005)

August 29, 2005
Don't lose weight and gain it back. If you lose it try to keep it off. The surgery goes by your maximum weight. My surgeon told me it would be better to do the surg when I was 200 and way under bmi of 40 because the risk of complications is less the less you weigh. Good Luck!!
   — SteffieBear15