Guest guest Posted July 9, 2001 Report Share Posted July 9, 2001 mary, WELCOME!!! good luck with the insurance company - my name is jo ann and i live in ocean springs, mississippi - my surgeon in dr booth. my surgery is tentatively scheduled for 7/30!! jo ann --- sasnchwnch@... wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I've been lurking on this board and reading and > reading and reading > anything I could find here and on the web about WLS > for a couple > weeks now. > > Before I introduce myself, I want to say THANK YOU! > to all of you who > have gone before. Firstly, for blazing the trail > for those of us who > are following behind you, and secondly for sharing > your experiences > here on this board or at the DS website or on your > personal webpages. > The wealth of information you have all provided is > both mind-boggling > and very comforting. > > After all my reading, I came to the decision that > the DS is the > surgery for me. I just called a few minutes ago and > started the ball > rolling with Dr. J Scholten here in Grand > Rapids. Deciding on > him was the result of searching the Surgeons lists > and running every > single one that's within a day's drive of me through > my insurance > carrier's provider directory (UHC Options PPO), and > he's the only one > that popped up as participating that I felt was > within a reasonable > driving distance, and he's right in my back yard! > He also has > credentials a mile long, belongs to all the > important surgical > organizations, has taught and lectured, and has > gotten glowing > reviews from patients who posted about him at the > AMOS site: > http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/home.phtml. > > > So I'm hoping that it turns out I can work with him; > as a general > rule, doctors and I don't get along. But my > experience with his > office staff is so far good. Anne was very pleasant > on the phone, > thorough in explaining scheduling, etc. and took all > the information > she needs to send me their Patient's Kit (for lack > of a better term) > that will take me from now through the insurance > process to surgery > (I hope and pray) and post-op care. BTW, they are > currently > scheduling surgeries in December for folks who > attended the July > orientation! Since I figured at least six months > from first inquiry > to surgery date, that didn't throw me. Anne said > she loves it when > she gets informed patients who don't freak at having > to wait six > months for the surgery. > > Oh geez, I've babbled on I'm so excited to have > started the process > that I didn't tell you about me yet! My name is > , and I'm a 42- > year-old divorced mother of two: a girl 13 (let's > just call her > Hormone Hannah) and a boy who just turned 4 aka Cool > Dude (or Brat if > you ask his sister). My biggest worry is that the > insurance company > will turn me down flat. Anne said that with a BMI > of 44 and two > current co-morbidities and diabetes isn't too far > off (last glucose > tolerance test I failed two of the readings) that > unless WLS for any > reason is specifically excluded, I shouldn't have a > problem. Famous > last words... > > So, I'm out of the closet now. I want to thank this > list again. > I've spent many hours here the last couple weeks, > and you are truly a > wonderful group of people. > > > Grand Rapids, MI > 5'1 " 237 lbs BMI 44 > Just starting the journey... > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2001 Report Share Posted July 9, 2001 Welcome to the group, . Good luck to you in your quest. Marcia > And it begins... > > > Hello everyone, > > I've been lurking on this board and reading and reading and reading > anything I could find here and on the web about WLS for a couple > weeks now. > > Before I introduce myself, I want to say THANK YOU! to all of you who > have gone before. Firstly, for blazing the trail for those of us who > are following behind you, and secondly for sharing your experiences > here on this board or at the DS website or on your personal webpages. > The wealth of information you have all provided is both mind-boggling > and very comforting. > > After all my reading, I came to the decision that the DS is the > surgery for me. I just called a few minutes ago and started the ball > rolling with Dr. J Scholten here in Grand Rapids. Deciding on > him was the result of searching the Surgeons lists and running every > single one that's within a day's drive of me through my insurance > carrier's provider directory (UHC Options PPO), and he's the only one > that popped up as participating that I felt was within a reasonable > driving distance, and he's right in my back yard! He also has > credentials a mile long, belongs to all the important surgical > organizations, has taught and lectured, and has gotten glowing > reviews from patients who posted about him at the AMOS site: > http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/home.phtml. > > So I'm hoping that it turns out I can work with him; as a general > rule, doctors and I don't get along. But my experience with his > office staff is so far good. Anne was very pleasant on the phone, > thorough in explaining scheduling, etc. and took all the information > she needs to send me their Patient's Kit (for lack of a better term) > that will take me from now through the insurance process to surgery > (I hope and pray) and post-op care. BTW, they are currently > scheduling surgeries in December for folks who attended the July > orientation! Since I figured at least six months from first inquiry > to surgery date, that didn't throw me. Anne said she loves it when > she gets informed patients who don't freak at having to wait six > months for the surgery. > > Oh geez, I've babbled on I'm so excited to have started the process > that I didn't tell you about me yet! My name is , and I'm a 42- > year-old divorced mother of two: a girl 13 (let's just call her > Hormone Hannah) and a boy who just turned 4 aka Cool Dude (or Brat if > you ask his sister). My biggest worry is that the insurance company > will turn me down flat. Anne said that with a BMI of 44 and two > current co-morbidities and diabetes isn't too far off (last glucose > tolerance test I failed two of the readings) that unless WLS for any > reason is specifically excluded, I shouldn't have a problem. Famous > last words... > > So, I'm out of the closet now. I want to thank this list again. > I've spent many hours here the last couple weeks, and you are truly a > wonderful group of people. > > > Grand Rapids, MI > 5'1 " 237 lbs BMI 44 > Just starting the journey... > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2001 Report Share Posted July 9, 2001 Hi , I can relate as I'm 41 and have my own 15 year old Hormone Hannah. *LOL* As for the insurance, it should be a piece of cake. I too, have United Healthcare Options PPO and was approved in less than 24 hours. Good luck! Warm Regards, Dorian Open DS 02/06/01 Dr. Elariny -90 pounds at last count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2001 Report Share Posted July 9, 2001 Dorian, Thanks for your kind note. > As for the insurance, it should be a piece of cake. I too, have > United Healthcare Options PPO and was approved in less than 24 > hours. From your lips to God's ears! > Hi , > > I can relate as I'm 41 and have my own 15 year old Hormone Hannah. > *LOL* > > As for the insurance, it should be a piece of cake. I too, have > United Healthcare Options PPO and was approved in less than 24 hours. > Good luck! > > Warm Regards, > Dorian > Open DS 02/06/01 > Dr. Elariny > -90 pounds at last count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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