Re: Am I posting? - JANICE

September 25, 2000

Hi Janice,

Well I'm glad you found us here. I'm sorry you have had no luck getting

through to me at home. One computer, three users!!! It's always busy!!!

I have Healthnet HMO and I had the DS with Dr. Anthone at USC in February

1998. Sounds like your medical group may be the problem. Why pay for the

DS if they can get away with paying for an RNY? Typical Healthnet. I'd

appeal and get what you want.

And RNY can be performed distal or proximal. UCLA does proximal. In my

opinion you don't want either one without the DS.

Try calling me at work during the day. I'm easier to reach there! I'll let

you know about both of my surgeries and both of my appeals. I was

successful on both counts.

Tami in Paso Robles, CA

P.S. Randy (girl) also had the DS with Dr. A and she has Healthnet, too. So

did Jenice Layton......hmmm, let's see....who else?

>>Hi--- Just call me JJ. I live in Ventura CA and am

pursuing the DS surgery .....preferably with Dr.

Rabkin.....I received an approval in two weeks from

Healthnet HMO to UCLA for the RNY........the problem

is I requested the DS from Rabkin.......think I can

get them on a technicality ? Also.....they said that

Healthnet does not acknowledge the " distal gastric

bypass " as a medically accepted treatment for

obesity......now...isn't the RNY a form of distal

gastric bypass surgery ? Another technicality i would

like to get them on ! Any way......I think that the

IPA is the real problem here.......any guidance would

be greatly appreciated. Not having internet access

at home....except through friends is going to be a

challenge for me........took me three hours to go

through 240 messages tonight.....and a very tolerant

friend ! My e-mail is jejjejjej@... Thanks

for all the info.....and support.....and best of luck

to all of us ! JJ

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