Guest guest Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 Hi, I am in San Diego and had to go through 3 appeals just for a consult. The trick is to quote the NIH. I did this on my 3rd and final try with Idenpendent Medical Review and was approved for the consult and the surgery at the same time. The way to find it is to go to google and type in " guidelines for bariatric surgery " you will be given a BUNCH of stuff, but read everything the NIH has to say---they are the big dog for medical things in this country, and the good news is they are behind us. They say the yo-yo dieting syndrome is detrimental (so much for the 6 month diet nonsence) and the only PROVEN method to lose and keep off weight is this surgery. In the letter I received with my approval the doc that wrote it up gave 3 quote from the NIH---National Institute of Health. Good luck everyone and I hope this helps. Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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