Cheryl Such

The day I went to the the clinic for my consult for WLS the surgeon told me to stop smoking for 3 months, that was January 28, 2006 and I put them down on the 29th. Cold Turkey!! I had to just tell myself what did I want more the cigarette or the Surgury, that was a no brainer for me. Believe me it was hard, and I am surprised I have a family, friends or job left. They were all very supportive of me and now we laugh at how stupid I was, I know I will still have a rough time once in a while but I think the worse is over for me. Good Luck to all of you smokers, "BE STRONG"

Hi, glad to be here. Went to Psych eval. today went very well. They approved me for surgery, so far everyone has been very supportive. When I left the mental health clinic I stopped by the Bariatic Clinic to drop off some paperwork from my PCP that I just got on Friday, that is where things went down hill. I ask for them to check my file to make sure that everything was in order. The woman that deals with that came from the back with my chart and she acted less that happy to see me. She opened my chart and said that I don't have a lot in there, alot of labs as she fanned though the pages. I ask he she received my records from the the other two doctors I had requested them from, as she fanned through them she said I don't know who these are from. As I looked over the counter I was able to see some of the noted, and realized then that she had received them from my GYN Physician, my previous PCP and there was a letter of surgical clearence from my current HCP and I was delivering my records from my current HCP office. She then said I don't know if you will be approved, I need documentation of at least 9 doctor visits for Weight Related Issues in the last year, I told here she you not find that. She then ask what kind of insurance I had and I told her BCBS PPO. She then changed her mind and said well maybe it was 4 quarterly visits. She said BCBS was getting very touch because everyone and their brother wanted WLS. She never took into consiteration that I have some co-morbidy Osteoarthritis, Hyperlipidemia, borderline hypertension and a 44 BMI. Sorry I carried on but I need to vent, I left there in tears and now have to wait to hear from them.:cry