Re: I'm finally being Switched !!!

[Guest guest]

Congratulations! I'll be rooting for ya and sending you lots of positive healing energy and all that jazz. Think positive!

Jez

BMI: 55

DS: July 30, 2001

Dr. Macura

[Guest guest]

Wonderful news! Congratulations, !

--- HONEYB4@... wrote:

> Hello everyone

>

> My name is and I have been jumping through all the loops

> with my medical group and I have finally WON the appeal to the

> insurance company , pacific care.

> DS 7/11/01

> Dr Anthone

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Hi ! Great news!!!! Wishing you a most successful surgery and glorious results!!!! a Pre-op I'm finally being Switched !!! Hello everyone My name is and I have been jumping through all the loopswith my medical group and I have finally WON the appeal to theinsurance company , pacific care. The problem was at the medicalgroup level since I have a HMO. Pacific Care was wonderful inoverturning the decision and I am very grateful. I initially had Kaiser when I began researching weight losssurgery and had to switch to Pacific Care since I decided that DS wasdefinately the surgery for me. That was back in July of 2000. Iwaited till January 1st, 2001 , had my primary care physician referme to Dr Anthone in Los Angeles . Consult in February 2001, denial inApril 2001 by the medical group, Appealed the decision and have wonin the end of May 2001. For the last two months I have been doingall my pre op testing at various contracted doctors per my HMO andfinally I recieved a very long awaited date I am having surgery on July 11, 2001 (Wednesday) at UniversityUSC hospital with the wonderful Dr Anthone. Please keep me inyour positive thoughts, prayers and or nude dancing under the moonlitsky's LOL I have been an angel numerous times for members at my localsupport group , and I have been a Registered Nurse in a Critical CareUnit for over 15 years but... I am still very worried , sometimes Ithink the more medical knowledge you have the worse it is :::sigh:::Thanks in advance for your ongoing support!BMI 56DS 7/11/01Dr Anthone----------------------------------------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

,

That is so great! I am also going to Dr.Antone.I

am doing my lab work and x-rays this week then I will

also get a date I have been denied before and now that

I am getting closer I'm getting excited and nervous I

have been trying for this for almost 3 years.I will

prey for you.Your in good hands.

Kathy

--- HONEYB4@... wrote:

> Hello everyone

>

> My name is and I have been jumping

> through all the loops

> with my medical group and I have finally WON the

> appeal to the

> insurance company , pacific care. The problem was

> at the medical

> group level since I have a HMO. Pacific Care was

> wonderful in

> overturning the decision and I am very grateful.

>

> I initially had Kaiser when I began researching

> weight loss

> surgery and had to switch to Pacific Care since I

> decided that DS was

> definately the surgery for me. That was back in

> July of 2000. I

> waited till January 1st, 2001 , had my primary care

> physician refer

> me to Dr Anthone in Los Angeles . Consult in

> February 2001, denial in

> April 2001 by the medical group, Appealed the

> decision and have won

> in the end of May 2001. For the last two months I

> have been doing

> all my pre op testing at various contracted doctors

> per my HMO and

> finally I recieved a very long awaited date

>

> I am having surgery on July 11, 2001

> (Wednesday) at University

> USC hospital with the wonderful Dr Anthone.

> Please keep me in

> your positive thoughts, prayers and or nude dancing

> under the moonlit

> sky's LOL

>

> I have been an angel numerous times for members

> at my local

> support group , and I have been a Registered Nurse

> in a Critical Care

> Unit for over 15 years but... I am still very

> worried , sometimes I

> think the more medical knowledge you have the worse

> it is :::sigh:::

>

>

> Thanks in advance for your ongoing support!

>

> BMI 56

> DS 7/11/01

> Dr Anthone

>

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

,

That is WONDERFUL news!!! Congratulations!!!! Welcome to the "summer switch sisters" group!!!

Hugs,

Pam

Pre-op in MD

Dr. Vanguri

Surgery date July 9, 2001