Great West/contacts/weight loss prior to surgery

[Guest guest]

I have Great West (Preferred Provider) and it covered my surgery, 7-26-99. I

had to pay $750.00 out of pocket but most of that was deductibles. They also

required some extra documentation, such as a diet history, Drs. letter, and a

psych eval but at the time I had my surgery Dr. R required all of that too.

** For those of you looking for contacts most of us longer time post ops do

answer individual requests for contacts but just can't answer the requests

listed on the list in addition to the 20 or more a week we individually get. I

try to answer individual questions if they are not answered in my " form " letter

but find most are. As great as life is as a post op I will never forget the

journey I have taken to get here and am willing to help those that ask. Just be

patient if it takes me awhile I may be off riding my mountain bike, trekking

through the woods with my grandchildren, out of town, or off doing a multitude

of things I couldn't do before! One thing about this MGB I find I can't be a

fat frumpy housewife anymore even if I want to be!

** Also the person looking for someone who lost weight prior to having

surgery, Cheryl Klein lost weight to have the surgery. Might try contacting

her. She was going out of the country to visit her husband's family and her

mother has been extremely ill so be patient.

in Minnesota

Mini Gastric Bypass 7-26-99

Dr. Rutledge

Highest weight 343

BMI 57

Surgery wt. 315

BMI 52

Current wt. 200

BMI 33

Lbs. 115 *since surgery*