Re: Okay Steve, this is my story!

[Guest guest]

Hi Babs (and thanks, Steve for talking Babs into

posting!) Your story is very familiar to me and I'm

sure alot of other people here. You did have

something to offer - your life experiences. It helps

us to know we're not alone in the struggle to get our

surgeries approved.

Take care,

dee

--- denardobarbara@... wrote:

> This is actually to the whole group, but Steve

> Goldstein being the

> nice guy he is, pursuaded me to post my weight story

> because I stated

> that I don't post because I didn't have anything to

> offer to the

> group. I'm not an intravert, I just don't have any

> experience with

> wls YET.

> My story with obesity starts as a child. I was on

> amphetamines as a

> child under doctors care of course. Remember when

> you were a kid you

> always had to get in line according to you height,

> well, I'm not only

> a porker, I'm a shortty too. So I always was the

> first in line. I

> always was a " joke " because of being chubby.

> Highschool days were not easy, but I seem to adapt

> to being chubby

> and I developed a hell of a sense of humor. That is

> the only thing I

> am thankful for obesity, my sense of humor. I can

> have people in

> stitches in no time. Blah, Blah, Blah,

> I'm a married to my " childhood sweetheart " I met him

> when I was 14,

> 47 year old woman, with two beautiful daughters who

> are now 22 and 24

> yrs old and now I'm not chubby, I'm morbidly obese.

> This was no

> surprise to me or anyone else who knew me growing

> up. I'm 5X5. I

> have severe back pain due to a vertebrae that comes

> out of alignment,

> despite the fact that I had surgery four years ago

> to fix it. I had a

> lamenectomy with bone fusion. At 47, I had just

> finally learned to

> love myself fat and all, but this back pain keeps me

> from having a

> functional normal life. I was already denied RNY

> surgery from Optimum

> Choice. I did three appeal processes and the last

> one was a

> teleconference with OP CH and my PCP. She was

> brilliant. I'm

> fortunate enough to be the office manager for my PCP

> so I was there

> and she was great. I did not know about the DS at

> the time. I learned

> of this on my own, not through the surgeon. Now I'm

> convinced DS is

> the way to go. I'm waiting for open enrollment with

> BCBS and I'll pay

> the extra premiums for insurance if I have to just

> to have wls.

> I know I'm in for another fight for surgery,

> although I think my

> weight history, hypertension and back problem speaks

> for themselves.

> I was denied before, so I don't put anything past

> insurance

> companies. I can't go on in this kind of

> incapacitating pain like I

> do. They want to put rods and pins in my back and

> put me in a body

> cast. NO WAY! I guess next would be my degenerative

> knees and then my

> hips. My only fear is being denied once again with a

> new insurance.

> If they will only approve a RNY I guess I'll have to

> settle, unless

> the doctor would let me pay out of pocket for the

> difference. I'm

> under the impression the RNY is less time in the OR,

> therefore I

> assume pays less by insurances. Damn if you do,

> damn if you don't.

> I apologize for posting such a lengthy composition.

> I actually

> thought I cut it short. Aren't you glad I did.

> Thanks Steve, once again for encouraging me to post.

>

> Babs in Baltimore

> Praying for a DS

>

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Babs -

Glad Steve talked you into coming out of lurkdom. Thanks for the intro.

Sorry to hear of your back problems -- I know they can be brutal. I'm also

sorry that you had to go through all the appeals for the RNY. But, seems

like everything happens for a reason and perhaps the reason is that the DS

is best for you -- keeping my fingers crossed that it all works out.

Take care -

Kris G

Cincinnati, Ohio

5'7 " , 40 years old

8/22/00 - 283 - BMI 44.3 - Size 22

8/22/01 - 139 - BMI 21.8 - Size 6

Reached goal set by Dr. of 147 at 9 months/3 wks.

ciao to 144 lbs. & 150 inches in 1 year

Open BPD/DS 08/22/00

Bowel obstruction surgery 4/21/01

Dr. Maguire, Kettering OH

HumanaFreedom Plus Plan

iwillbefit@...

http://www.newlifeteams.org

Okay Steve, this is my story!

| This is actually to the whole group, but Steve Goldstein being the

| nice guy he is, pursuaded me to post my weight story because I stated

| that I don't post because I didn't have anything to offer to the

| group. I'm not an intravert, I just don't have any experience with

| wls YET.

| My story with obesity starts as a child. I was on amphetamines as a

| child under doctors care of course. Remember when you were a kid you

| always had to get in line according to you height, well, I'm not only

| a porker, I'm a shortty too. So I always was the first in line. I

| always was a " joke " because of being chubby.

| Highschool days were not easy, but I seem to adapt to being chubby

| and I developed a hell of a sense of humor. That is the only thing I

| am thankful for obesity, my sense of humor. I can have people in

| stitches in no time. Blah, Blah, Blah,

| I'm a married to my " childhood sweetheart " I met him when I was 14,

| 47 year old woman, with two beautiful daughters who are now 22 and 24

| yrs old and now I'm not chubby, I'm morbidly obese. This was no

| surprise to me or anyone else who knew me growing up. I'm 5X5. I

| have severe back pain due to a vertebrae that comes out of alignment,

| despite the fact that I had surgery four years ago to fix it. I had a

| lamenectomy with bone fusion. At 47, I had just finally learned to

| love myself fat and all, but this back pain keeps me from having a

| functional normal life. I was already denied RNY surgery from Optimum

| Choice. I did three appeal processes and the last one was a

| teleconference with OP CH and my PCP. She was brilliant. I'm

| fortunate enough to be the office manager for my PCP so I was there

| and she was great. I did not know about the DS at the time. I learned

| of this on my own, not through the surgeon. Now I'm convinced DS is

| the way to go. I'm waiting for open enrollment with BCBS and I'll pay

| the extra premiums for insurance if I have to just to have wls.

| I know I'm in for another fight for surgery, although I think my

| weight history, hypertension and back problem speaks for themselves.

| I was denied before, so I don't put anything past insurance

| companies. I can't go on in this kind of incapacitating pain like I

| do. They want to put rods and pins in my back and put me in a body

| cast. NO WAY! I guess next would be my degenerative knees and then my

| hips. My only fear is being denied once again with a new insurance.

| If they will only approve a RNY I guess I'll have to settle, unless

| the doctor would let me pay out of pocket for the difference. I'm

| under the impression the RNY is less time in the OR, therefore I

| assume pays less by insurances. Damn if you do, damn if you don't.

| I apologize for posting such a lengthy composition. I actually

| thought I cut it short. Aren't you glad I did.

| Thanks Steve, once again for encouraging me to post.

| Babs in Baltimore

| Praying for a DS

|

|

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