Marcia/Extraordinary PCP!

[Guest guest]

Hi Marcia,

Your DOCTOR offered to go to your WLS consult with you??!!?? Now if

THAT isn't above and beyond the call of duty, I don't know what is.

Talk about SUPPORT!! I think I would believe he walks on water too!

So that is GREAT news that everything is on track for 6/26. When

you have time I would like to hear your insurance story. Is it in

the archives somewhere? Has all your pre-op stuff been completed?

Your big day will be here in no time - I'm very excited for you! Are

you nervous? When the day FINALLY comes for me - and I have faith it

WILL come, just not sure when... - I think I will only be a little

nervous, mostly just excited and anxious to get ON with things!

Well, best wishes for the 26th - keep us informed how everything goes!

Terri Hassiak

BMI 60

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398

5/19/01 surgery date CANCELLED due to " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial

email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com

> Terry,

> This whole WLS thing has been a whirlwind for me. March 10th, my

internist

> reiterated his feeling that I should consider it while I still was

in good

> enough shape to have it. (I'm in great shape for the shape I'm

in!).

I told

> him not to preach to the converted but to talk my dh into it. My dh

thinks

> Dr. Hazzi (whom we both have been seeing for 30 yrs.)walks on

water.

He

> listened, reluctantly agreed, and when Dr. Hazzi recommended

ren,

> also of NYU, even offered to go to my consult with me. Consult was

3/27, got

> my insurance approval (that's a loooong story)this week and am

anxiously

> awaiting surgery on 6/26.

> Wishing you all the luck in the world and a speedy approval,

> Marcia

>

[Guest guest]

Terri,

I apologize that my syntax was so horrible, but as Anita figured out

yesterday, it was my dh who went to the consult with me. The miracle was my

dr. convincing my dh that diet and exercise would not work on me...that I

needed the DS to survive. If you knew my hardheaded dh you would understand

how incredible my dr's accomplishment was. Marty, my dh, is terrified, not

particularly looking forward to the procedure, but he'll be there waiting

for me to come out on the other side on the 26th. And I think he knows that

because of the DS I'll be there WITH HIM in the future.

I'll do the insurance story when I get the approval in writing; I'm still a

little afraid of jinxing myself.

Thanks for all your words of encouragement, Terri; I hope we can stay in

touch and I'm sure everything will work out for you as quickly as possible.

Marcia

> Marcia/Extraordinary PCP!

>

>

> Hi Marcia,

>

> Your DOCTOR offered to go to your WLS consult with you??!!?? Now if

> THAT isn't above and beyond the call of duty, I don't know what is.

> Talk about SUPPORT!! I think I would believe he walks on water too!

>

> So that is GREAT news that everything is on track for 6/26. When

> you have time I would like to hear your insurance story. Is it in

> the archives somewhere? Has all your pre-op stuff been completed?

> Your big day will be here in no time - I'm very excited for you! Are

> you nervous? When the day FINALLY comes for me - and I have faith it

> WILL come, just not sure when... - I think I will only be a little

> nervous, mostly just excited and anxious to get ON with things!

>

> Well, best wishes for the 26th - keep us informed how everything goes!

>

> Terri Hassiak

> BMI 60

> http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398

> 5/19/01 surgery date CANCELLED due to " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial

> email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com

>

>

>

> > Terry,

> > This whole WLS thing has been a whirlwind for me. March 10th, my

> internist

> > reiterated his feeling that I should consider it while I still was

> in good

> > enough shape to have it. (I'm in great shape for the shape I'm

> in!).

> I told

> > him not to preach to the converted but to talk my dh into it. My dh

> thinks

> > Dr. Hazzi (whom we both have been seeing for 30 yrs.)walks on

> water.

> He

> > listened, reluctantly agreed, and when Dr. Hazzi recommended

> ren,

> > also of NYU, even offered to go to my consult with me. Consult was

> 3/27, got

> > my insurance approval (that's a loooong story)this week and am

> anxiously

> > awaiting surgery on 6/26.

> > Wishing you all the luck in the world and a speedy approval,

> > Marcia

> >

>

>

>

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