Re: BMI guidelines for surgery

[Guest guest]

Yep. I was at 40 BMI when I was approved and 38 when I had the surgery. Dr. Fisher told me that I could lose more (at our first visit) because once we were approved, we couldn't really disqualify ourselves by getting our BMI too low, partly because of the likelihood of regain. I mean, obviously, if you get down to 24 BMI, that's a different story...or so I would assume!!

Robynntopazmisskitty wrote:

Hi everyone,I have a guestion regarding BMI. Kaiser considers you for surgery with a BMI of 40 or higher. At approval I was 44, after losing 5 of my 10% Dr Hahn recalculated me at 41. If I lose the other 5% I will be under 40. Do I still qualify? I suppose I should have asked him at my appt last week, I forgot cause I was just happy to be there.Jeanne

[Guest guest]

I will be strong and put the cookie down then. Ha Ha

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I have a guestion regarding BMI. Kaiser considers you for surgery

> > with a BMI of 40 or higher. At approval I was 44, after losing 5

of

> > my 10% Dr Hahn recalculated me at 41. If I lose the other 5% I

will

> > be under 40. Do I still qualify? I suppose I should have asked

him

> > at my appt last week, I forgot cause I was just happy to be there.

> >

> > Jeanne

[Guest guest]

My understanding is that once you are approved for surgery, they will

not revoke that because you lose weight.

topazmisskitty wrote:

>Hi everyone,

>

>I have a guestion regarding BMI. Kaiser considers you for surgery

>with a BMI of 40 or higher. At approval I was 44, after losing 5 of

>my 10% Dr Hahn recalculated me at 41. If I lose the other 5% I will

>be under 40. Do I still qualify? I suppose I should have asked him

>at my appt last week, I forgot cause I was just happy to be there.

>

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Eleanor Oster

eleanor@... (personal address)

www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

San , CA

Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)

~5'9 " tall

05/09/2003 319 Orientation

07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

Current ~150 Goal until plastics?

Goal 140-150?

[Guest guest]

My understanding is that once you are approved for surgery, they will

not revoke that because you lose weight.

topazmisskitty wrote:

>Hi everyone,

>

>I have a guestion regarding BMI. Kaiser considers you for surgery

>with a BMI of 40 or higher. At approval I was 44, after losing 5 of

>my 10% Dr Hahn recalculated me at 41. If I lose the other 5% I will

>be under 40. Do I still qualify? I suppose I should have asked him

>at my appt last week, I forgot cause I was just happy to be there.

>

--

Eleanor Oster

eleanor@... (personal address)

www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

San , CA

Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)

~5'9 " tall

05/09/2003 319 Orientation

07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

Current ~150 Goal until plastics?

Goal 140-150?