Guest guest Posted June 5, 2001 Report Share Posted June 5, 2001 Thank you, EVERYONE for all you prayers, good wishes and chicken swinging! Not only did my insurance company grant my appeal, but I got a DATE for surgery with Dr Pomp on Monday June 25th!!!!! I'm SOOOOOOO psyched! I would have taken any date he could squeeze me in, but 6/26 is AWESOME for me! My kids are done with school for the summer and plans are already made for them to spend the week with their grandparents. My dh will be free to actually come with me to Mt Sinai and give me a little moral support. I was a little nervous I'd have to go it alone as we had no one to watch the kids during school. So, now I'm believing that God had a reason for having me go through the insurance denial... to educate me, make me a better resource for other pre-ops, to make me a stronger individual and appreciate this miracle just that much more! This is so real that I do have to begin telling people. I'm a little nervous. It is one thing to fight for what you want with relative strangers (doctors, insurance people, etc) but it is entirely different to get flack from people I do know. Not that I *know* there will be resistance, but don't know how supportive family and friends/work will be. Maybe not at all... But I will get through it. Everything until now has built me up to this point. Back in February when I began this journey I couldn't *imagine* telling anyone. Now I can. I'm *nervous* but I will get through it. Thank you all again for getting me to this place. I wouldn't be here without your help and support. Terri Hassiak BMI 60 http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398 Appealed " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial - AND WON!!! BPD/DS with Dr Pomp on 6/25/01 email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2001 Report Share Posted June 5, 2001 Congratulations, Terri! June 26! Woohoo! Don't worry too much about telling people. My suggestion is only tell the entire story to the people you feel comfortable telling. I did not have one person give me any flack--and I was a little afraid of that also. I did say to a couple of people that I wasn't asking for their approval or agreement about what I was doing, I was simply asking for their support. And all I got was support! I'm also the kind of person who doesn't want people asking me a million questions about things, so I sort of established my boundaries upfront with people. I share what I'm comfortable sharing at any given moment. For those who really had a need for a lot of info (and not many did), I gave them our DS site address so they could read about the procedure. For most people, the simple explanation I gave was enough. Most people simply said they were very happy for me, glad I was doing something positive, and wished me only the very best. You're on your way now, girl! Suzanne W., switched 9/25/00 Dr. Keshishian, Delano, CA 311 lbs, bmi 49, 5'7 " Now at 204 lbs, bmi 32 > Thank you, EVERYONE for all you prayers, good wishes and chicken > swinging! Not only did my insurance company grant my appeal, but I > got a DATE for surgery with Dr Pomp on Monday June 25th!!!!! > > I'm SOOOOOOO psyched! I would have taken any date he could squeeze > me in, but 6/26 is AWESOME for me! My kids are done with school for > the summer and plans are already made for them to spend the week with > their grandparents. My dh will be free to actually come with me to > Mt Sinai and give me a little moral support. I was a little nervous > I'd have to go it alone as we had no one to watch the kids during > school. > > So, now I'm believing that God had a reason for having me go through > the insurance denial... to educate me, make me a better resource for > other pre-ops, to make me a stronger individual and appreciate this > miracle just that much more! > > This is so real that I do have to begin telling people. I'm a little > nervous. It is one thing to fight for what you want with relative > strangers (doctors, insurance people, etc) but it is entirely > different to get flack from people I do know. Not that I *know* > there will be resistance, but don't know how supportive family and > friends/work will be. Maybe not at all... > > But I will get through it. Everything until now has built me up to > this point. Back in February when I began this journey I couldn't > *imagine* telling anyone. Now I can. I'm *nervous* but I will get > through it. > > Thank you all again for getting me to this place. I wouldn't be here > without your help and support. > > Terri Hassiak > BMI 60 > http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398 > Appealed " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial - AND WON!!! > BPD/DS with Dr Pomp on 6/25/01 > email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2001 Report Share Posted June 5, 2001 Terri, That's wonderful, I'm so happy for you!! *hugs* As for telling everyone, don't forget you're not obligated, especially if you think it may cause stress or friction. You don't have that much time between now and when you have your surgery and you don't necessarily want to spend that time educating and placating ppl. You may want to only tell a few people now or tell some people after your surgery or just when they ask, etc. You're already an inspiration for those who are researching BPD/DS and are fighting insurance denials, you don't have to become the duodenal switch spokesperson if you think it may make you uncomfortable We'll be swinging chickens for you! Anita Pre-pre-op in Denver > Thank you, EVERYONE for all you prayers, good wishes and chicken > swinging! Not only did my insurance company grant my appeal, but I > got a DATE for surgery with Dr Pomp on Monday June 25th!!!!! > > I'm SOOOOOOO psyched! I would have taken any date he could squeeze > me in, but 6/26 is AWESOME for me! My kids are done with school for > the summer and plans are already made for them to spend the week with > their grandparents. My dh will be free to actually come with me to > Mt Sinai and give me a little moral support. I was a little nervous > I'd have to go it alone as we had no one to watch the kids during > school. > > So, now I'm believing that God had a reason for having me go through > the insurance denial... to educate me, make me a better resource for > other pre-ops, to make me a stronger individual and appreciate this > miracle just that much more! > > This is so real that I do have to begin telling people. I'm a little > nervous. It is one thing to fight for what you want with relative > strangers (doctors, insurance people, etc) but it is entirely > different to get flack from people I do know. Not that I *know* > there will be resistance, but don't know how supportive family and > friends/work will be. Maybe not at all... > > But I will get through it. Everything until now has built me up to > this point. Back in February when I began this journey I couldn't > *imagine* telling anyone. Now I can. I'm *nervous* but I will get > through it. > > Thank you all again for getting me to this place. I wouldn't be here > without your help and support. > > Terri Hassiak > BMI 60 > http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398 > Appealed " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial - AND WON!!! > BPD/DS with Dr Pomp on 6/25/01 > email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2001 Report Share Posted June 6, 2001 Congratulations!!! --- Terri Hassiak bunsofluff@...> wrote: I > got a DATE for surgery with Dr Pomp on Monday June 25th!!!!! > ===== from Upper Darby, PA BMI 63, age 41 Lap BPD/DS (possibly in 2 parts) Dr. Gagner - 9/15/01 __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2001 Report Share Posted June 6, 2001 You go GIRL! Congrats Sounds like it is the right time for you. I'll be watching your progress and praying for you. Betsy --- Terri Hassiak bunsofluff@...> wrote: > Thank you, EVERYONE for all you prayers, good wishes > and chicken > swinging! Not only did my insurance company grant > my appeal, but I > got a DATE for surgery with Dr Pomp on Monday June > 25th!!!!! > > I'm SOOOOOOO psyched! I would have taken any date > he could squeeze > me in, but 6/26 is AWESOME for me! My kids are done > with school for > the summer and plans are already made for them to > spend the week with > their grandparents. My dh will be free to actually > come with me to > Mt Sinai and give me a little moral support. I was > a little nervous > I'd have to go it alone as we had no one to watch > the kids during > school. > > So, now I'm believing that God had a reason for > having me go through > the insurance denial... to educate me, make me a > better resource for > other pre-ops, to make me a stronger individual and > appreciate this > miracle just that much more! > > This is so real that I do have to begin telling > people. I'm a little > nervous. It is one thing to fight for what you want > with relative > strangers (doctors, insurance people, etc) but it is > entirely > different to get flack from people I do know. Not > that I *know* > there will be resistance, but don't know how > supportive family and > friends/work will be. Maybe not at all... > > But I will get through it. Everything until now has > built me up to > this point. Back in February when I began this > journey I couldn't > *imagine* telling anyone. Now I can. I'm *nervous* > but I will get > through it. > > Thank you all again for getting me to this place. I > wouldn't be here > without your help and support. > > Terri Hassiak > BMI 60 > http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398 > > Appealed " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial - AND WON!!! > BPD/DS with Dr Pomp on 6/25/01 > email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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