thank you for your help gmccon, but do you have medical mutual supermed plus? i think the problem i am having is with my particular insurance... i'm not sure. i understand what you are saying about losing hte wt. then they will say that you dont need the surgery- but my ins is saying that i have to lose "some weight" in the 6 months. august is my 8th month b/c at month 4 i had lost weight, but by month 6 i had gained it back. so i had to do 2 additional months to lose we, and they want me to be "a couple lbs" lower than my starting weight in january. in month 7 i was 1 pound under my starting weight, so i am trying to lose a few more before my appt in aug. but i just want to know if anyone knows exactly how much i have to lose to get approved, no one at the ins co will give me a straight answer. all the say is "some" or "a few pounds". thanks for any info anyone can give. :) | 