http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2003/12/18/appeals/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:26:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2003/12/18/appeals/#comment-933 Kathy Lucrecia Thu, 18 Dec 2003 23:41:04 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2003/12/18/appeals/#comment-933 I do know it is also iportant to document you have been trying unsuccessfully and have had several attempts to lose weight on your own too! And when you go to the dr's don't minimize your symptoms... we all do and it does not help us... moan and groan about everything that hurts... how hard it is to sleep... how painful it is to move... how disabling it is to walk... and nevermind stairs! All this is what helps you in the long run... I do know in writing an appeal... it is better for you if YOU provide the documentation... there are some dr's that don't do the best presentation to support their claim.<br><br>i know in my case I had been on phen-fen, redux, weight watchers, doctor programs, and all failed! And it was documented how hard I was trying and working with all my <!--more--> doctors, so keep it up and chin up! I am sure you will win... just remember YOU are worth it!<br>Cindy<br>open RNY 8/2/99<br>preop 298<br>current 183<br>(5'8"... size 28 plus... to a 14!) I do know it is also iportant to document you
have been trying unsuccessfully and have had several
attempts to lose weight on your own too! And when you go
to the dr’s don’t minimize your symptoms… we all
do and it does not help us… moan and groan about
everything that hurts… how hard it is to sleep… how
painful it is to move… how disabling it is to walk…
and nevermind stairs! All this is what helps you in
the long run… I do know in writing an appeal… it
is better for you if YOU provide the
documentation… there are some dr’s that don’t do the best
presentation to support their claim.<br><br>i know in my case
I had been on phen-fen, redux, weight watchers,
doctor programs, and all failed! And it was documented
how hard I was trying and working with all my

doctors, so keep it up and chin up! I am sure you will
win… just remember YOU are worth it!<br>Cindy<br>open
RNY 8/2/99<br>preop 298<br>current 183<br>(5′8"…
size 28 plus… to a 14!)

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