Re: No Supervised Weight Loss History?

July 17, 2001

I have never had a doctor supervised diet. My insurance approved me not a

problem.

Kathy

No Supervised Weight Loss History?

> I am a newbie and waiting for my First Consult. I have questions

> In a previous post someone wrote......

>

> How thorough is your diet history? Be sure

> > to include every diet that you have been on and the extent of the

> > diet ex(date started date ended weigh loss, weight regained

> > medically supervised?)

>

> I want to know... If all of your diet history has to be supervised?

> I am living on a limited budget and could not afford all of the

> programs that are out there ( Craig, Phen Phen, and others). I

> am concerned because I used , Lindora at-Home, the

> Carbohydrate addicts diet and others. I also did Weight Watchers and

> Overeaters years ago. Will the insurance companies accept this

> history. It has been more than 5-6 years since I paid a Doctor to

> watch me lose weight. I do have Sleep Apnea, and incontinence but

> all other parts of health are good. Besides being 333 lbs. What if

> you have no supervised history can you get approved?

>

> Just want to know, trying to get the information indicated in some of

> the posts together.

>

> karon w

>

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>

July 17, 2001

I have never had a doctor supervised diet. My insurance approved me not a

problem.

Kathy

No Supervised Weight Loss History?

> I am a newbie and waiting for my First Consult. I have questions

> In a previous post someone wrote......

>

> How thorough is your diet history? Be sure

> > to include every diet that you have been on and the extent of the

> > diet ex(date started date ended weigh loss, weight regained

> > medically supervised?)

>

> I want to know... If all of your diet history has to be supervised?

> I am living on a limited budget and could not afford all of the

> programs that are out there ( Craig, Phen Phen, and others). I

> am concerned because I used , Lindora at-Home, the

> Carbohydrate addicts diet and others. I also did Weight Watchers and

> Overeaters years ago. Will the insurance companies accept this

> history. It has been more than 5-6 years since I paid a Doctor to

> watch me lose weight. I do have Sleep Apnea, and incontinence but

> all other parts of health are good. Besides being 333 lbs. What if

> you have no supervised history can you get approved?

>

> Just want to know, trying to get the information indicated in some of

> the posts together.

>

> karon w

>

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

>

July 19, 2001

Karon W,

Who is your insurer. Aetna and Cigna are notorious for requiring

histories, but some other do not. Pull together a spreadsheet with

all the info you have. Get your medical records to confirm your

weight. Submit all that you have. It will probably be enough, but

it seems like insurance submission is a bit of a roulette wheel.

Hull

> I am a newbie and waiting for my First Consult. I have questions

> In a previous post someone wrote......

>

> How thorough is your diet history? Be sure

> > to include every diet that you have been on and the extent of the

> > diet ex(date started date ended weigh loss, weight regained

> > medically supervised?)

>

> I want to know... If all of your diet history has to be

supervised?

> I am living on a limited budget and could not afford all of the

> programs that are out there ( Craig, Phen Phen, and others).

I

> am concerned because I used , Lindora at-Home, the

> Carbohydrate addicts diet and others. I also did Weight Watchers

and

> Overeaters years ago. Will the insurance companies accept this

> history. It has been more than 5-6 years since I paid a Doctor to

> watch me lose weight. I do have Sleep Apnea, and incontinence but

> all other parts of health are good. Besides being 333 lbs. What

if

> you have no supervised history can you get approved?

>

> Just want to know, trying to get the information indicated in some

of

> the posts together.

>

> karon w

July 19, 2001

Karon:

I am sure, as the rest of us, you must have been a member of Weight Watchers

or Diet Workshop or other similar support group. These groups do not have

any records so you cannot be expected to produce any documentation. Your

insurance company will not ask for any records from them. They can,

however, be considered organized/supervised groups. You may also want to

list the occasions that you have discussed your MO with your PCP either in

relation to other co-morbidities that you may have or just because the PCP

was concerned about your general health. List all those Atkins, Cabbage

Soup, Grapefruit, SugarBusters, etc diets you have put yourself on. Give

dates how much you lost and most importantly how much you gained back (if

you are like most of us this will be more than you lost). In addition, put

something together regarding your family history of obesity and MO. Ask

about relatives that you never met as well. If they are deceased, list what

they passed away from and what other illnesses that they suffered from.

(you know like: Great Aunt Jane, weight 240, passed away at age 50 from a

heart attack, also had diabetes, joint disease and high blood pressure).

You will be surprised (I know I was) as to how many women in your family