Re: Hi to in MD

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Kleinman wrote:

>

> Hi Everybody,

Hi ! Glad you're here!!

> I have been interested in the MGB since last May and have recently

> begun reading the posts on this list. I am a 26 year-old female from

> land, 5'4 " , 225 pounds (BMI 38) with several comorbids. When I first

> discovered the procedure on-line and wrote to Dr. R, he sent a short reply

saying

> I " might " be a candidate, but he doubted my insurance would cover the

> procedure. I tend to agree that at present, they won't consider me

> quite heavy enough although I have been heavier in the past and no doubt,

> will be again.

Who's your insurance company? Do you have a copy of your policy? If it

doesn't have a specific exclusion for weight loss surgery, there is a

good argument to be made on your behalf.

> Like most of you, I have battled obesity my entire life. I remember

> my mother (who is also obese) putting me on the Beverly Hills Diet at age

> 7. This was the first of sooo many attempts to lose weight, look

> " normal " , and feel like an acceptable member of society. My most recent

failure was

> with phen/fen which I took for 3 years and went from 245 to 145 pounds.

> Before the fenfluramine was pulled from the market, I was already resistant

> to it and re-gaining weight. At present, I am only 20 pounds less than when

> I began my fight with phen/fen.

>

> I accept the fact that my body does not work like a " skinny " person's

> body. I have a never-ending compulsion to over-eat.

Ooooh, I can relate!!!

>I have begun to make

> contact with post-ops and appreciate so much that I've already had 4 replies.

> Today I will call my PCP to try to get a referral from her. I have also

> decided to try to take a loan to self-pay if my insurance rejects me. Going

into debt

> seems a small price to pay for hope.

Don't count your insurance out from the outset. Give them a run for

their money.

>

> Thanks for listening.

>

> in MD