Obesity surgery

Hi all, My name is Cyndi and Im having open RNY on Oct 5, 2001. Congrats to
those who made it and good luck to those still waiting. <br><br>Cyndi<br>Open
RNY 10/5/01<br>312/?/?

I would like to find out about a informational session. Im in Phoenix. I know
my insurance covers ther bypass but how do you go about finding out about it. I
would appreciate some advice…Thanks

Good morning everyone. I just wanted to wish the people who is getting their
surgery this week good luck. I know you will get to the other side just fine..

Hi everyone, I’m new here so this is my first
time posting. I also belong to Obesityhelp.com but was
not able to find help there. <br>Here is the problem,
I have just received my 3rd and final appeal and
was again denied by my health and welfare fund
(union)even though I have 3 letters of medical necessity from
3 doctors. There is nothing more I can do as they
only have a level 3 appeal. I also have been turned
down by the state for any kind of help. I called
Walter and was told there is nothing he can do to help
as he has fought with this company and lost in the
past. I have no way of getting a loan. I need to find a
way to raise 13,500.00 to have the open RNY surgery
in mexico. My family will not help out at all
because they feel it’s to much fun to make fun of me and
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I have had the major complication of naseau. I
was kept in the hospital an extra four days. Its been
3 weeks and still can’t keep anything down so now I
have to go back to see if there is some sort of
blockage. Anyone had this done? I feel like crap! No energy
and tired all the time. Help!

I had my 6 wk check up with Dr. Coster. According
to his scale and <br>the wt I was at his consule, I
am down only 12lbs. I told him I <br>gained about 14
lbs after the consult to PCP physical 1 wk prior to
<br>surgery (297). So, I may be closer to 28lb off. Anyway,
he wanted <br>to see what the pouch looked like, so
I had an upper GI done at <br>hospital while I was
there. The radiologist said the barium stuff <br>just
went right on through without any delay. Now I am
worried. I <br>bet it is the stoma that is the problem. No
wonder I don’t feel full.<br><br>I will post tomorrow
hopefully, about upper GI results.<br>Vicki<br>Boone<br>VBG
6-97<br>RNY 6-29-01<br>297/269/150?

I have concidered this bariatric surgury for a
few years now I had my approval most eveything now, I
will not do it… we have funeralized a freind 8/08/01
due to complications she had since April 2001… she
never has been the same since the weight loss surgury..
she was 375lbs and due to all the problems died at
180lbs SINCE APRIL 2001…. A wonderful women attractive
with children and a boyfriend that said he loved her
for being herself….. SUCH A TOTAL LOSS… Now
before this girls funeral we was wondering why another
friend lives out of state died so suddenly… due to the
weight lost we all assumed the big disease with the four
letters… but this girl wanted it to be a suprise to us she
would come back to our hometown 200lbs lighter. they
too never recovered. she had surgury August 2000 and
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Well I’m considering getting a by-pass to lose
weight… so upon searching the web, I found this place and
thought I would join.<br><br>My history:<br>I’m a former
professional athelete that was training for the Barcalona
olympics in Equestrian sports. I had an accident and
fractured my back in 3 places, my shoulder and later I
broke my knee also. In the last ten years I spent 5 of
those lying in a hospital bed recuperating from 7
surgeries in my lower back and thats where I inflated to a
whopping 305 pounds (6 feet tall)<br><br>In the middle of
all this I went to school and got me a diploma in
Fine Arts and then a Diploma in computer sciences and
a career as a Computer Specialist.<br><br>Lately
I’ve been off work for depression, drugs are good and
getting to normal. Last Monday night I declared outright
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Hello everyone. Well, the news i’ve been waiting
for 3 months on came in today. I have been denied.
The reason, that I am not medically in need for this.
Do you want to know how much I weigh, 305. <br>I’ve
been crying. I got the call at work so it wasn’t a
pretty sight. I ask about an appeal and they said that
the information is not going to change. I am going to
have to go to my pcp and see if they will send the
ins. something that says everything that is wrong with
me. See BTC’s office sent them a list of what was
wrong with me, but when my pcp sent my files in they
didn’t have anything in there that said what was wrong
with me. They didn’t ask for it. All they said they
needed was my height and weight. Now they are denying me
because the information my surgeon’s office sent was not
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I have trouble keeping track of everyone and I
think it would be easier for newcomers too if we added
our surgery info after our name/sig.<br><br>If you
are preop and have a date put it in. Post op put date
in and what surgery plus stats<br>297/277/150
Beginning wt/current wt/goal wt.<br><br>What do you all
think???<br>Vicki<br>VBG 6-97<br>RNY 6-29-01<br>297/277/150