Re: CAN I EAT!! (and my current sad)

[Guest guest]

I was in a similar situation pre-op. My insurance wanted me to try a weight

loss program with my medical doctor for 6 months before they would approve

surgery. I ended up losing a little weight and it put me right under the

requirement. All that proved to me was that I could have some control and the

surgery would be perfect for me. I wasn't expecting the surgery to solve all my

food and weight issues, I just needed the extra help that surgery gave me. I am

32 and I wanted to reclaim my life before my health problems became permanent.

If you lost all your excess weight and kept it off for 2 years then maybe you

don't need surgery, but otherwise keep pressing forward.

By the way, my surgeon still let me have surgery even though I was a few pounds

below. I had been at the higher weight and they just listed that to the

insurance company.

Good luck!

Kathy M.

DS 7/19/01 Dr. Hares

213 pre-op (225 prior)

173 9/6/01

[Guest guest]

When I have told a few others on AMOS and other

lists about the weight loss I get quite a bit of attitude,>>>>

I find that to be true, Danine. They also dont like to talk about the DS..

I was on one list of RNYers and all they talked about was how wonderful the

RNY was, how they have trouble reaching their goals and how food is still an

obsession with them and how they cant eat much nor drink with their meals

and they blasted me for saying I was so glad I didnt have their problems and

why........then they unsubscribed me for saying that!! LOL They never

would put the DS out there for someone who came in looking for answers to

making sure there was everything to know about wls.....they pushed only

their own as the very best way to go but listening to them moan and groan

about their problems I hope alerts others that there is something better out

there.

As for your 38 BMI.....Ive always said if dieting works for you, go for

it....at least one more time. If it doesnt work later and comes back then

wls is still here for you and who knows? If you lose your weight and keep

it off for a couple years then the techniques would be perfected for you

when you are ready again???!!!

Dont beat yourself up.....if you are losing be proud of yourself and love

yourself for being able to do what the rest of us cant and couldnt do!

Hugs, Judie

[Guest guest]

All that proved to me was that I could have some control and the

surgery would be perfect for me. I wasn't expecting the surgery to

solve all my food and weight issues, I just needed the extra help

that surgery gave me. I am 32 and I wanted to reclaim my life before

my health problems became permanent. If you lost all your excess

weight and kept it off for 2 years then maybe you don't need surgery,

but otherwise keep pressing forward.

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EXACTLY! I am also 32 and have never lost the weight for two years or

kept it off. The longest it stayed down was maybe 2 months after

losing it. (BTW, yours are the stats I look at enviously when I see

you are a post-op ds) Thank you for giving me some hope. I have

printed out your post and will share it with my PCP. Do you have

other things that may help me prepare for my insurance battle? TIA.

Danine'

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/7/01 5:33:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

daninenilsson@... writes:

> EXACTLY! I am also 32 and have never lost the weight for two years or

> kept it off. The longest it stayed down was maybe 2 months after

> losing it. (BTW, yours are the stats I look at enviously when I see

> you are a post-op ds) Thank you for giving me some hope. I have

> printed out your post and will share it with my PCP. Do you have

> other things that may help me prepare for my insurance battle? TIA.

> Danine'

>

>

>

My first insurance wanted proof of my co-morbidities (letters from treating

physicians), and proof of attempted weight loss (weight watchers records,

etc.). I must have given them every document written on me under the sun and

they still said I hadn't tried enough. I changed insurance and changed

surgeons and this time they didn't give me any problems. I didn't have to

give them more information or anything, they just approved me based on my

surgeons office. I was very lucky and very grateful.

Kathy M.

DS 7/19/01 Dr. Hares

213 pre-op

173 9/6/01