Re: Re: ANITA

[Guest guest]

Hello Anita,

I will be having the BPD/DS in NYC with Dr. Ren

Good Luck with your consult.

B

Pre-op 11-13-01 Dr. Ren

WT. 308 BMI 49

--- Anita wrote:

> ,

>

> That's wonderful!! Congratulations, you are

> definitely an inspiration

> to all who stumble against the short-sightedness of

> many insurance

> companies!! Who will be your doctor ?

>

> Anita

> Pre-op in Denver

> Consult 10/04

> > lbarnum@y... wrote: Hello everyone,

> > Finally after 4 long years I have been approved. I

> even

> > convinced the insurance that it was in my best

> interest to have the

> > BPD/DS and have it laproscopic even though it

> meant I would need to

> > go out of state since no one in MI does it

> laproscopic. I was

> denied

> > 4 years ago for the RNY which I see as a bless now

> that I have

> > learned of the DS. My surgery has been scheduled

> for Nov. 13 2001.

> > Freedom is in site. For those who are out there

> fighting for your

> > right to have this surgery Please keep fighting. I

> wasted 2 years

> > because I didn't keep up with the changes in

> health insurance

> > requirements. My first denial was because I didn't

> have 3 years of

> > documented weight loss attempts, 8 months ago I

> learned that this

> > was no longer a requirement so I could have

> started the process

> > sooner if only I had kept up to date so please if

> you are denied

> find

> > out why and keep checking back to see if

> requirements change. I

> have

> > had so many road blocks thrown at me through this

> whole process

> > including recently my husbands employer announced

> that our

> insurance

> > carrier was going to be changing as of Sept. 1

> 2001 and to none

> other

> > then an insurance who has a strong history of

> denying WLS. I was

> > devasted since I was so close to having an

> approval. My husband

> told

> > the owner what was happening and God Bless him he

> decided to hold

> off

> > until after my surgery is complete to change

> insurances.

> > I'm so excited I just want to tell the world.

> > Thanks for all the support.

> > BE HAPPY

> >

> >

> >

> >

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