Flour every insurance and well as doctor is different. My insurance didn't require me to lose anything before surgery...neither did my doctor. My friend has the same insurance but different doctor who made her lose 30 lbs before surgery.

Well, I've been thinking that tomorrow I'm going to start tying to shed some of this weight on my own. Eventhough I will be starting early...before my Drs. appt. For me I don't want to put it off anymore. I've really been feeling the effects of my high BP. The other day is was 120 over 190 and that was WITH meds! Needless to say the Dr. told me he was switching me to another med and uping the dose!

I have a new question and I'll start a new thread for that!!;) Thanks for all of the replies!

They wanted my BMI at 50 or less, so that's where that number came from. Some insurance companies even require that.

Thank you all so much for the info.

I made my MIL laugh the other day. I told her that if the ins. company would tell me that I had to stand on my head in my underwear in the middle of the town square during rush hour...I would do it!!!:o :D While it is funny...I was also being honest!!;)

cheese louise, chrissy b...i know for a fact that i supervised your diet for at LEAST six months, back in the day of food logs!!!!

please forward all paperwork to me to sign off on.....for what it's worth! :Hug:

i wish you all the best and will respond to your hello post soon....stinky boys are being stinky boys ...mine smell, how bout yours?

peach
ps...surgery was the best thing i ever did for myself and my family!