Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Ok I am going to SCREAM!!!! I called MAxwell AFB and said I wasn't in the program, I called DEERS and they said me and my family was eligible i just needed to enroll. I told them I alreay enrolled 8 months ago, and they said I needed to enroll. I asked if I wasn't enrolled then how come it paid for my doctor visit yesterday, no clue. So I called tricare Prime to reenroll and there computers are down till 11 am. Such BS!!!!!!!!!!!! Candi, what else did you have, as co-morbities? If you don't mine telling me. > > if you are going to the bathrom 3 times an hour you may > want to have > > a glucose test. When my diabetes first came on that was the first > symptom. > > > > usually your doctor (at least this is how it worked for me) puts > in a > > referral and the insurance company will call and set the > appointment for you > > with a Dr. in their network. I had already checked them all out > and so I > > knew which one I wanted to see. > > > > Candi > > Back from Doctor > > > > > > Well good news and bad news.......Well I am not 220 pds, I am 241 > > pds. I about freaked out, because I don't look any different, the > > doctor looked at me when I asked about a gastric bypass and said > I > > wasn't big enough but then the nurse said yes she is her bmi is > 42 > > she is 241. HIs mouth fell open and said I didn't look it at all > for > > being 5 ft 2. I told him I couldn't believe it. I have put on 35 > pds > > in only a few months. so he is checking my thyroids and all that > > stuff. I am getting dizzy every time I eat and peeing 3 times > every > > hour I am starting to worry about diabetes. I didn't even know it > > ran into my family til after I got back from the doctor. My > family > > doesn't really Keep in touch! The doctor said he could refer me > to > > the surgeons he knows but they don't take my insurance, so I > have to > > hunt a surgeon down that takes my insurance and call him to refer > > me, or do I need the doctors referral?? Can't I just call the > > surgeon and tell him I am 241 5 ft 2 with bmi of 42 and get me > in??? > > I gotta lose muscle and fat to lose my weight, any ideas on how > to > > lose muscle....the walking actually put weight on me, that sux > huh! > > My blood pressure was elevated and he heard a heart palipitation. > > Can anyone make any of this clearer for me!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > --------- > > -- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Ok I am going to SCREAM!!!! I called MAxwell AFB and said I wasn't in the program, I called DEERS and they said me and my family was eligible i just needed to enroll. I told them I alreay enrolled 8 months ago, and they said I needed to enroll. I asked if I wasn't enrolled then how come it paid for my doctor visit yesterday, no clue. So I called tricare Prime to reenroll and there computers are down till 11 am. Such BS!!!!!!!!!!!! Candi, what else did you have, as co-morbities? If you don't mine telling me. > > if you are going to the bathrom 3 times an hour you may > want to have > > a glucose test. When my diabetes first came on that was the first > symptom. > > > > usually your doctor (at least this is how it worked for me) puts > in a > > referral and the insurance company will call and set the > appointment for you > > with a Dr. in their network. I had already checked them all out > and so I > > knew which one I wanted to see. > > > > Candi > > Back from Doctor > > > > > > Well good news and bad news.......Well I am not 220 pds, I am 241 > > pds. I about freaked out, because I don't look any different, the > > doctor looked at me when I asked about a gastric bypass and said > I > > wasn't big enough but then the nurse said yes she is her bmi is > 42 > > she is 241. HIs mouth fell open and said I didn't look it at all > for > > being 5 ft 2. I told him I couldn't believe it. I have put on 35 > pds > > in only a few months. so he is checking my thyroids and all that > > stuff. I am getting dizzy every time I eat and peeing 3 times > every > > hour I am starting to worry about diabetes. I didn't even know it > > ran into my family til after I got back from the doctor. My > family > > doesn't really Keep in touch! The doctor said he could refer me > to > > the surgeons he knows but they don't take my insurance, so I > have to > > hunt a surgeon down that takes my insurance and call him to refer > > me, or do I need the doctors referral?? Can't I just call the > > surgeon and tell him I am 241 5 ft 2 with bmi of 42 and get me > in??? > > I gotta lose muscle and fat to lose my weight, any ideas on how > to > > lose muscle....the walking actually put weight on me, that sux > huh! > > My blood pressure was elevated and he heard a heart palipitation. > > Can anyone make any of this clearer for me!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > --------- > > -- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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