synicalchick

Whatever you or anyone else here does that is denied. DO NOT GIVE UP> Fight like your life depends on it. well.. cause IT DOES! Tracy

:faint: Holy freakin crap. Had my consultation today. My BMI is......54 how the geebbies am I even walking around???:omg: ANYwho... I'm hitting them with TONS of paper. I have been food journaling on caloriesperhour.com since jan of 06/ I have printed up every freakin' page and put it in a note book, have the three pages from my therapist recommending the procedure, a typed up page of my family Medical history ( THAT my friends.. was a HUGE Eye opener:eek: ) My company considers any and everything to do with Weight loss to be.... are you ready... COSMETIC:kiss2: That's right folks... the fact that I'm 329 isn't a health matter... gosh no.. it's a matter of just wanting to look spankin hot in a tootoo I guess.:flame: this site is, to put it mildly.. FANTASTIC:clap2: I have learned more in the past two nights sitting in front of my computer :typing: reading post for about four hours a night Than I have in the four years I have been wanting to have this procedure done. Please, if there is anyone out there that is about my height and that started about my weight and you are almost at goal.... What happens to your skin. I feel kind of vain asking.. but I am really SCARED of the floppy skin thing. I'm going to be 37 at the end of the month so I am no spring chicken here.:flypig: em em.. cough... yes folks.. I do realize that this is a flying horse and NOT in fact... a spring chicken.. but well, i didn't feel like searching for one. The second and possibly the MOST important question I have is... uh.. well some string of post mentioned bbq tongs... WTH? WHY? What? What this a joke? Can someone explain?:cry Peace out, Apple crisp aka Synicalchick(Tracy)

I will be starting my BCBS trip sometime this week when the dr submits all of my paper work. They cover it, however my company doesn't. However, 7 other people at work appealed and won and are now all 100+ pounds lighter.. so here I go. Superglueing my fingers in a crossed postion Tracy

:faint: Holy freakin crap. Had my consultation today. My BMI is......54 how the geebbies am I even walking around???:omg: ANYwho... I'm hitting them with TONS of paper. I have been food journaling on caloriesperhour.com since jan of 06/ I have printed up every freakin' page and put it in a note book, have the three pages from my therapist recommending the procedure, a typed up page of my family Medical history ( THAT my friends.. was a HUGE Eye opener:eek: ) My company considers any and everything to do with Weight loss to be.... are you ready... COSMETIC:kiss2: That's right folks... the fact that I'm 329 isn't a health matter... gosh no.. it's a matter of just wanting to look spankin hot in a tootoo I guess.:flame: this site is, to put it mildly.. FANTASTIC:clap2: I have learned more in the past two nights sitting in front of my computer :typing: reading post for about four hours a night Than I have in the four years I have been wanting to have this procedure done. Please, if there is anyone out there that is about my height and that started about my weight and you are almost at goal.... What happens to your skin. I feel kind of vain asking.. but I am really SCARED of the floppy skin thing. I'm going to be 37 at the end of the month so I am no spring chicken here.:flypig: em em.. cough... yes folks.. I do realize that this is a flying horse and NOT in fact... a spring chicken.. but well, i didn't feel like searching for one. The second and possibly the MOST important question I have is... uh.. well some string of post mentioned bbq tongs... WTH? WHY? What? What this a joke? Can someone explain?:cry Peace out, Apple crisp aka Synicalchick(Tracy)

:help: Well, I'm gearing up for the fight of my life. I'm 36, will be 37 Jan 31st. for the past 15 years I've been over 200. The past 10 years I've been over 250 and the past 5 over 300. I think I need to get of this ride. I love food. I love to eat. I don't eat as much junk as one would assume a person of my size would eat, but what I do eat.. I eat a lot of. I consider myself a quantity eater... even if it's salad. I've been following this procedure for about 4 years now but my insurance at work excluded anything to do with weight loss specifically. Last year they added another company as an option. 7 other woman in the company went with the new one offered (BCBS of TN) and even thought the procedure is still excluded by the company, they went in, were denied once, fought it and won. I'm scared and nervous all at once. Of course going through my head is, what if they decide that they aren't going to accept any in '07? I am prepared to fight them tooth and nail this time. I went in for it 3 yrs ago, was denied and just cried for 3 weeks instead of fighting. In preperation for it, I have gone to a therapist and gotten a recommendation from them, I am requesting my maternal and paternal medical history, going to my doctor to get my past 5 year medical history and I've been food journaling for the 1st 9 months of 2006. My numbers are great when I have a physical ever year which means I'm going to have to fight extra hard. I have an appointment with my regular Dr. to start the process on Jan 3rd. She will have to refer me to the Lap Band Doctor I will be using. wish me luck Tracy:messenger3:

My 1st consult was today. Went pretty well. Oddly enough, the Dr. I'm using is two doors down from my regular Dr. I have to have a letter of recommendation from my reg Dr. so I'm going to see her tomorrow. I have been Fjournaling for 2006 on www.caloriesperhour.com and I have printed up all of it and will be turning that in as well.

I'm with you sister. I am 329 lbs, 36 yrs old 5'6" and I am SCARED TO DEATH:faint: of what I'm going to look like. I have an olive complexion so even though I'm covered in stretch marks, you can't see them but you can feel them. Am I only going to lose weight only to have my husband to grossed out to touch me because of loose skin and stretch marks?? I've heard that skin brushing is helpful and started doing that. I'm in the beginning consulation process of the lap band procedure and hope to be banded by late feb if not before. I'm scared and excited. Tracy

I'm in Tennessee. My company excludes any and everything to do with Weight Loss.. considers it COSMETIC.. come on folks BMI is 54.... kind of past the cosmetic phase here... ANYwho. Just because your company doesn't cover it.. doesn't mean you can't appeal it and win. 7 women at my company appealed the decision last year.. and every single one of them are now 100+ pounds lighter. I had my 1st consult today, I know I will be denied up front, then I will appeal. Tracy 329 lbs BMI 54 Age 36

Hi there, How long did it take you to go from being denied to being approved? What all did you provide for the appeal? Thanks, Tracy 329 lbs BMI 54 age 36

Ok. You are the bomb. I am going in tomorrow for my 1st initial consultaion with Dr. Morton in Nashville, Tn @ Southern Hills. I have just spent the last four hours reading post and this has been great. Even though I had stuff written down, it didn't occur to me until you, PhotoNut, said.. 'Why didn't I ask the following?" Well, now ~I~ will be asking. THANKS:D Synicalchick Weight 326 Height 5'6" age 37 on 1/31

:help: Well, I'm gearing up for the fight of my life. I'm 36, will be 37 Jan 31st. for the past 15 years I've been over 200. The past 10 years I've been over 250 and the past 5 over 300. I think I need to get of this ride. I love food. I love to eat. I don't eat as much junk as one would assume a person of my size would eat, but what I do eat.. I eat a lot of. I consider myself a quantity eater... even if it's salad. I've been following this procedure for about 4 years now but my insurance at work excluded anything to do with weight loss specifically. Last year they added another company as an option. 7 other woman in the company went with the new one offered (BCBS of TN) and even thought the procedure is still excluded by the company, they went in, were denied once, fought it and won. I'm scared and nervous all at once. Of course going through my head is, what if they decide that they aren't going to accept any in '07? I am prepared to fight them tooth and nail this time. I went in for it 3 yrs ago, was denied and just cried for 3 weeks instead of fighting. In preperation for it, I have gone to a therapist and gotten a recommendation from them, I am requesting my maternal and paternal medical history, going to my doctor to get my past 5 year medical history and I've been food journaling for the 1st 9 months of 2006. My numbers are great when I have a physical ever year which means I'm going to have to fight extra hard. I have an appointment with my regular Dr. to start the process on Jan 3rd. She will have to refer me to the Lap Band Doctor I will be using. wish me luck Tracy:messenger3: