Roux-en-Y

[Guest guest]

I have not seem my response come up in the messages so I may be

repeating myself. My name is Jackie and I asked the question about

Roux-En-Y versus MGB. I didn't mean to start a heated debate. When

I sit down and discussed my insurance company's stand on a

participating provider performing the surgery, she suggested I go

check out Dr. Farrell at UNC to see what he had to say and make a

decision from there. She felt Dr. R's procedure was not the only way

to go. She did state though that Dr. R had done more for the obese

than anyone by making the medical community more patient friendly for

the obese. So even if he doesn't perform my surgery he has

certainly been a great deal of help to me anyway. I have actually

been surprised to see changes in some physicians as I discussed this

surgery. Instead of lectures I have actually gotten a lot of support

from the physicians I have had to consult with concerning this

procedure, from a pulmonologist to a psychiatrist. So even if I had

been completely denied, some wonderful things have come out of the

just taking the journey for insurance approval. I had doctor's who

actually treated me with resepct. What a new experience. Whether it

is Dr. R. or Dr. Farrell who does my surgery, God bless Dr. R. He

has furthered the cause for us all.