Question:
the 3-6months with a dieti or weight loss program.

Has anyone out there not had to waite for the 3-6months period of going to a dietision to have the surgery and how did you do it I keep seeing that poeple that have aetna must go throught thiss process is there any way around this. if so how?    — Bettye Jones (posted on August 8, 2005)

August 8, 2005
The only way we can get around that on medicare is if we can prove that we have tried a doctor supervised diet in the last five years for a 6 month period then you may be able to get away without it..otherwise i believe you are probably stuck. But good luck! Peggy
   — peggy B.

August 10, 2005
aetna or not you have to follow what they asked of you...believe me it's a pain in the neck..! they just want to make it hard as possible for you or anybody else ..they want us to quit. i had to follow 5 long steps... month of this and month for that... until you drop the program or finish ..!
   — MOJI

August 10, 2005
Hi - I have a BC/BS physician group that requires 6 months of nutrition visits. I am ..finally.. completed this and I'm still going through the hoops to be approved. There is no way to get around this..trust me I tried. Honestly, it went by pretty quickly. Good luck!
   — goddesschyyld