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Tink RN's Blog

A blog by Tink RN in General

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Weight and Depression

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Hi guys! I had to dance around with insurance a few months. Didn't do me any good cause I am still a chub...however, I was FINALLY approved and my tentative sleeve surgery date is February 12. I am having an EGD (light and camera down the chugger) this Friday. Oh joy joy. I am also currently in the process of a month of the Optifast diet. The protein shakes aren't bad, but I am freaking starving! Plus they were $400.00 out of pocket which sucked. I just keep telling myself, "Just one month...you

Insurance Filed By Surgical Office This Morning :)

The Insurance filer at my surgeon's office called this morning and told me she filed the gastric sleeve request with my insurance office (Cigna). The only downer was that my 3 consecutive visits with the "diet Dr" were 1/3/12, 1/31/12 and 2/28/12. She said they may deny because they will view the first 2 visits as being the same month?! I was like REALLY?! Kidding, right? No she said. Hmmph. We will see. Otherwise all my ducks were in a row so to speak. I am hoping to have an answer soon due to

Weight And Depression

So which came first...my obesity or my depression? Tough call - seems to go hand in hand. Lets just say I finally hit rock bottom and I have got to reclaim my life. I have struggled with my weight my entire life. In high school, I more or less became anorexic. I never was a puker, I just wouldn't eat. Even at that time I was a size 10 at my smallest. (Yep..."big boned" chic to boot lol) Since high school, my weight has fluctuated. I will lose weight, then gain it all back plus some. I was blesse

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