Question:
If I diet and lose .. then Ins says I dont need wsl .. if I diet and dont lose ..

they say I would not do well with surgery because I cannot follow thru .. But yet they demand an 8mo Dr suppervised diet before approval. What's up with that? Isnt it a lose lose situation?    — Sarah H. (posted on March 7, 2003)

March 8, 2003
I think the insurance companies force the supervised dieting, in hopes that you WILL do well, and they can say you don't need surgery....since doing poorly will only reinforce that simple dieting doesn't work for MO people... one thing I suggest is speak with your surgeon... mine said that since it would be a while before my surgery date, he could weigh me at my initial, and discuss proper eating, and then weigh me at my subsequent visits, and regardless of how I did, it would still count as my supervised dieting for insurance. He also assured me that the weight sent in for insurance approval would be the weight I was at my first appointment, so I could lose weight without fear of not being able to have surgery. I have since lost 10 lbs, but no more, since I'm enjoying foods while I can...LOL.
   — Kelly B.