I am a Newbie and I Wanna Play!

[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone!

I wanted to introduce myself to the group. My name is Beth, 39 yrs

old, married (no children but a cute as heck dog named Widget). I

live in a small suburb of Orlando, Florida.

I am at the point now where I HATE food! Ok Ok.... well I don't

really hate food. I love food but I am 5'2 " and weigh 348 lbs. and I

am hating what loving food has done to me. Therefore, I avoid eating

until I am FAMISHED, at which point I gulp down way way to much

dinner of all the wrong foods and don't move for the rest of the

night. As a matter of fact, I move very little any time of the day

because my body hurts! And my heart was built for a compact " Honda

Civic " body, it has a hard time hauling this huge special edition

" Suburban SUV " megabody around!

But all of that will change! My packet was sent in on July 18th and

I am hoping to have surgery before the end of August.

My insurance company would not pay for the surgery because of an

" exclusion " in the policy. I fought, at first, but when I was

repeatedly connected to the same person with the same pseudo sweet

yet regret filled comeback of " We just don't cover that even though

you certainly have proven that, in your case, it is medically

necessary " , I decided to go private pay.

After educating them, I have the support of my friends, coworkers and

family. And now I have come here to look for support and information

from people who have been there and done that! =)

I am enjoying reading all of you. We have a pretty lively and down

right comical group here! Just what I needed!

Thanks so much for your time and your stories. Keep your fingers

crossed that Dr. R will accept me.

Warml

[Guest guest]

Welcome Beth! I hope this all goes as well for you as it did for me. We're all

miracles in the

making!

Flo who's melting in land

> ** Original Subject: RE: I am a Newbie and I Wanna Play!

> ** >

> ** Original Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 14:01:29 -0400

> ** Original Message follows...

>

> Hello Everyone!

> I wanted to introduce myself to the group. My name is Beth, 39 yrs

> old, married (no children but a cute as heck dog named Widget). I

> live in a small suburb of Orlando, Florida.

> I am at the point now where I HATE food! Ok Ok.... well I don't

> really hate food. I love food but I am 5'2 " and weigh 348 lbs. and I

> am hating what loving food has done to me. Therefore, I avoid eating

> until I am FAMISHED, at which point I gulp down way way to much

> dinner of all the wrong foods and don't move for the rest of the

> night. As a matter of fact, I move very little any time of the day

> because my body hurts! And my heart was built for a compact " Honda

> Civic " body, it has a hard time hauling this huge special edition

> " Suburban SUV " megabody around!

> But all of that will change! My packet was sent in on July 18th and

> I am hoping to have surgery before the end of August.

> My insurance company would not pay for the surgery because of an

> " exclusion " in the policy. I fought, at first, but when I was

> repeatedly connected to the same person with the same pseudo sweet

> yet regret filled comeback of " We just don't cover that even though

> you certainly have proven that, in your case, it is medically

> necessary " , I decided to go private pay.

> After educating them, I have the support of my friends, coworkers and

> family. And now I have come here to look for support and information

> from people who have been there and done that! =)

> I am enjoying reading all of you. We have a pretty lively and down

> right comical group here! Just what I needed!

> Thanks so much for your time and your stories. Keep your fingers

> crossed that Dr. R will accept me.

> Warml

>

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[Guest guest]

Beth wrote:

>

> Hello Everyone!

> I wanted to introduce myself to the group. My name is Beth, 39 yrs

> old, married (no children but a cute as heck dog named Widget). I

> live in a small suburb of Orlando, Florida.

Hi Beth!!

Welcome, welcome, welcome!!

> I am at the point now where I HATE food! Ok Ok.... well I don't

> really hate food. I love food but I am 5'2 " and weigh 348 lbs. and I

> am hating what loving food has done to me. Therefore, I avoid eating

> until I am FAMISHED, at which point I gulp down way way to much

> dinner of all the wrong foods and don't move for the rest of the

> night. As a matter of fact, I move very little any time of the day

> because my body hurts!

Sis! Were we twins separated at birth??!!

> And my heart was built for a compact " Honda

> Civic " body, it has a hard time hauling this huge special edition

> " Suburban SUV " megabody around!

> But all of that will change! My packet was sent in on July 18th and

> I am hoping to have surgery before the end of August.

> My insurance company would not pay for the surgery because of an

> " exclusion " in the policy.

Sometimes, even when the surgery itself is excluded, the policy has to

pay for the anesthesia and hospital bill -- be sure to check this out.

> I fought, at first, but when I was

> repeatedly connected to the same person with the same pseudo sweet

> yet regret filled comeback of " We just don't cover that even though

> you certainly have proven that, in your case, it is medically

> necessary " , I decided to go private pay.

> After educating them, I have the support of my friends, coworkers and

> family. And now I have come here to look for support and information

> from people who have been there and done that! =)

> I am enjoying reading all of you. We have a pretty lively and down

> right comical group here! Just what I needed!

> Thanks so much for your time and your stories. Keep your fingers

> crossed that Dr. R will accept me.

> Warml

Great to see you! Kick off your shoes and stay awhile!

Kind regards,