Re: Hello! Newbie and question

[Guest guest]

welcome april. BMI of 35 & up with comorbidities is probably what the

nurse said. be sure & do lots of research, you'll probably need to

explain the surgery & all it entails @ the psych eval.

best of luck.

lori h.

PS check out gastricbypassfamily.com for a long list of ?s for your

doc

> Hi,

>

> My name is April. I am 39 and I am in the beginning stages of being

> approved for gastric bypass surgery. I have been researching the

> procedure and I have a consultation July 14th. My bmi is 38.8 .

The

> nurse told me that the insurance company will approve 35 to 39 bmi

with

> medical complications (she used another word and that has completely

> slipped my mind... so bear with me.. LOL). She felt that I would be

a

> candidate for surgery. I am so excited! I hope that I don't build

> myself up to much to be disappointed but I can't even think like

that

> right now. :-)

> She ask me several questions on the phone and one I can't really

> connect with the surgery...

> She ask if I had any mental disorders, Bipolar, etc. I do suffer

from

> depression and take an anti depressant. Does anyone know if this

could

> hinder my approval?

> I look forward to getting to know everyone and read about your

progress.

> April

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[Guest guest]

April, the word your nurse probably used was co-morbidities. And yes,

with a BMI of 35-39 and co-morbidities such has Diabetes or High Blood

Pressure some insurances will approve this surgery. Also, Depression is

sometimes actually considered a co-morbidity and can aid in your

approval for surgery. I've never heard of anyone being turned down for

surgery for depression alone.

Marina (Los Angeles, CA)

post-op 3/12/03

CoolBeagle3@... wrote:

>Hi,

>

>My name is April. I am 39 and I am in the beginning stages of being

>approved for gastric bypass surgery. I have been researching the

>procedure and I have a consultation July 14th. My bmi is 38.8 . The

>nurse told me that the insurance company will approve 35 to 39 bmi with

>medical complications (she used another word and that has completely

>slipped my mind... so bear with me.. LOL). She felt that I would be a

>candidate for surgery. I am so excited! I hope that I don't build

>myself up to much to be disappointed but I can't even think like that

>right now. :-)

> She ask me several questions on the phone and one I can't really

>connect with the surgery...

>She ask if I had any mental disorders, Bipolar, etc. I do suffer from

>depression and take an anti depressant. Does anyone know if this could

>hinder my approval?

> I look forward to getting to know everyone and read about your progress.

> April

>

>