http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2003/10/25/good-links/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:54:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2003/10/25/good-links/#comment-1065 Addie Nedra Tue, 03 Feb 2004 22:40:14 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2003/10/25/good-links/#comment-1065 Thanks Karen. I'll check these sites out as well. Thanks Karen. I’ll check these sites out as well.

]]> http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2003/10/25/good-links/#comment-758 Neva Marjory Sat, 25 Oct 2003 21:25:07 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2003/10/25/good-links/#comment-758 Brina,<br>What is your BMI? IF you don't mind me asking. I would get a second opinion... If you have health problems that would be solved by this surgery AND are morbidly obese, I don't see what 20 lbs. has to do with it. Did they say that your insurance wouldn't cover it, or did they just say they won't refer you for it?<br>I was told at 23 years of age that if I didn't do something about my weight I wouldn't see Elijah (then 6 mo's old) start pre-school. My blood pressure was at stroke range. I also had ammenorrhea, osteoarthritis of my left knee, hypothyroidism to name a few. I was about 150 # over my ideal, but even at that my insurance took 6 LONG weeks to approve my surgery , where as my neighbor can't be more than 50# overweight and her only co-morbititie (sp?) being knee pain <!--more--> and she was approved within a week. Sometimes I guess it's the person who's reading the chart.. So I would keep pushing if you are really psyched about it.<br>Frankly, I gained 18 lbs. the last month before my surgery just eating EVERYTHING I could that I thought I would miss. lol.. I think I hit every fast food rest. and buffet in town..lol<br>I am not telling you to gain the weight just to have the surgery, but I am saying to ask another dr. to try to get approval.<br>If you are morbidly obese.. you really can benifit from this surgery.. If needed, I would have it done once a year to keep the results it has given me. It has done that much for me.. LUCKILY, it's not a annual operation (boy wouldn't that be terrible!)<br>I wish you the very best of luck on this STRESSFUL time and frustrating time.<br>God Bless,<br>Lisa Boone Brina,<br>What is your BMI? IF you don’t mind me
asking. I would get a second opinion… If you have
health problems that would be solved by this surgery AND
are morbidly obese, I don’t see what 20 lbs. has to
do with it. Did they say that your insurance
wouldn’t cover it, or did they just say they won’t refer
you for it?<br>I was told at 23 years of age that if
I didn’t do something about my weight I wouldn’t
see Elijah (then 6 mo’s old) start pre-school. My
blood pressure was at stroke range. I also had
ammenorrhea, osteoarthritis of my left knee, hypothyroidism to
name a few. I was about 150 # over my ideal, but even
at that my insurance took 6 LONG weeks to approve my
surgery , where as my neighbor can’t be more than 50#
overweight and her only co-morbititie (sp?) being knee pain

and she was approved within a week. Sometimes I guess
it’s the person who’s reading the chart.. So I would
keep pushing if you are really psyched about
it.<br>Frankly, I gained 18 lbs. the last month before my surgery
just eating EVERYTHING I could that I thought I would
miss. lol.. I think I hit every fast food rest. and
buffet in town..lol<br>I am not telling you to gain the
weight just to have the surgery, but I am saying to ask
another dr. to try to get approval.<br>If you are
morbidly obese.. you really can benifit from this
surgery.. If needed, I would have it done once a year to
keep the results it has given me. It has done that
much for me.. LUCKILY, it’s not a annual operation
(boy wouldn’t that be terrible!)<br>I wish you the
very best of luck on this STRESSFUL time and
frustrating time.<br>God Bless,<br>Lisa Boone

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