It just really depends on your insurance companies requirements. I didn't have documentation of my weightloss efforts, nor did I have to do the doctor supervise weightloss program of 3 to 6 months that you hear about. Each company seems to have it's own set of rules. Hopefully your surgeon will have performed WLS on someone else with your insurance, and his/ her administrative assistants will be able to fill you in on what the company is like and their requirements. Do you have a handbook from your insurance? They may state specifics in there, or call the insurance company and see if you can get some one on the phone who will help you out. If so,anything they state to you over the phone, ask for a hard coppy of what they are saying or promising. I know this is sort of an uneasy period. You made the decision to do this, and now there is so much red tape and uncertainty. I wish you luck. Welcome and we are all here for you.
