DR Consultation

[Guest guest]

Well I'm feeling a little better today. I've been down because the Doctor I

wanted to use for my weightloss surgery doesn't deal with my insurance. I

have an HMO, so it's really difficult to do anything without being referred.

I haven't even actually applied yet, but when I called member services they

told me I would automatically be denied because it's considered cosmetic

surgery. That has had me bummed for quite some time now.

I ended up finding a doctor in Kansas City that will do the surgery, but I

wasn't sure how to go about pursuing it with my insurance. So I just took it

upon myself to call him personally. He was very nice and really seemed to

care about getting me in for a consultation. He wanted me to write him a

letter explaining why I want the surgery, what kinds of health problems I'm

having due to obesity and a list of different ways I've tried to lose weight.

Well, I did write the letter. I had over a hundred different ways I've tried

to lose weight. Several were even physician supervised and even more of them

were actual programs that were surpervised. I was supposed to meet with him

this past Friday, but ended up having a funeral to go to. I rescheduled for

this Friday afternoon.

I decided to send my Primary Care Physician (Dr. Nill) a copy of the letter I

sent to Dr. Tsiotos. I also wrote Dr. Nill a letter explaining to him why I

was considering this drastic step and asking for his cooperation in getting

me referred. I faxed it to him today. I was afraid Dr. Nill wouldn't refer

me, because he's in great shape and probably hasn't had a weight problem in

his life. He had his nurse call me tonight and ask me to schedule an

appointment with him. I don't know if that's a good sign or not, but I have

an appointment with him Friday morning. I'm praying this is a good sign and

I certainly have a good feeling about it. I had a dream a couple of nights

ago that I got approved, so we'll see if that means anything.

Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers as I take this next step towards

trying for a more " normal " life. I feel as though this is my last resort and

I'm pretty anxious about it. Even if this doesn't work out, I do have other

insurance options at work. We actually have about 5 different companies to

choose from, so if this doesn't work, something else will.

Thanks for listening!!

Nijuana