Obesity surgery

What is the relationship between PPOs and
employers? I thought this process was going very well for
me. I sent in my letter and the woman at the
insurance company said everything looked good it just had
to go infront of a review board. When she called to
tell me I was denied. I asked to see the policies on
denial and she said the policy wasn’t available. And
that there was an exception in my husband’s employer’s
policy and i had to take it up with them. SO my question
is who do I fight here? The insurance company or the
employer? I feel like an exclusion is discrimination. It is
directed only to the obese. Also, the clause is for weight
loss treatments and medications, but they had no
problems paying for 2 different weight loss meds that
failed.<br>Anyway, I am at a loss–unsure of what to do next…

Ya know, growing up in a christian home, always
in church, I realized one thing….in every person
out there….there is SOMETHING that is their
weakness. For some it is alcohol, others drugs, some (ME)
food, others its other weaknesses like being abusive.
These problems manifest themselfs when a person is
having a hard time, such as a death in the family. Is it
not just like life to kick you when you are down?
Thats just when you have to buck up. Growing up, they
would tell us that the devil would worm is way up into
our lives, and as we give in bit by bit, not noticing
it, we are becoming soemthing we dont want to be. In
our world, because food is a issue, when times are
rough we can quit doing something as simple as
exercising or taking our vitamins, then one thing leads to
(more…)

Well, this was supposed to be my year no matter
what. Hence the stage name stclaire2000. Well, Im back
in school full time, and have lost 90 pounds. As
soon as I feel Im in control of my life and can walk
on air, my father dies suddenly. Im pretty lost
right now about that, but I WILL NOT allow myself to
eat my way through it. I chew my nails off, yell at
my husband alot, and bury myself in school books
even though Im acing the class…but I DO NOT eat more
then Im supposed to.<br>The problem for me is that
since my father has died last Tuesday, Ive gained 4
pounds. How does this happen. Its not that time of the
month, and I swear I havnt cheated on my diet. How can I
get through this positively if Im gaining weight
unfairly? Any advice?

Best wishes on your research for this surgery. I
researched for nearly a year. Then I backed out thinking
that I would try ONE more diet. My only regret is that
I wish I had done this at a younger age. I dont
know about everyone else, but I sure feel like I
missed out on alot of stuff. So its so nice when I hear
of younger people trying to get a handle on this. I
dont know what all diets you have tried or any other
problems you may have…but just know that once you
finally meet with a surgeon he can help you make this
decision. So hang in there and read, read, and ask a
MILLION questions. Theres alot to this of course as you
will discover! Best wishes!!