My denial for consult was due to the fact that I had not done a 6 month physician supervised diet. I appealed with weight watchers records, diary entries from other attempts I had done and also that the National Institutes of Health does not state that a 6 month plan is necessary for a good outcome from WLS.

I won the appeal and did not do a 6 month plan. Although it took nearly that long to get all the paperwork in order!

Denise