JamieNP

Well, my husband has been one of those fighting in Iraq, my son is getting ready to get deployed, and my daughter is a member of the National Guard. All you will hear is what the left media wants you to know. Hubby has been there 8 times. I personally know a former Iraq citizen who's town was attacked by Sadam Hussein...and guess what he used on them??? Weapons of mass destruction! Wow. Most Iraqis think that the US saved them and want us over there. Oh, and we own a gunsmithing business, and go to church. So I guess we are clinging to "guns and God". There is a lot of talk about Obama's links to a known terrorist. You just won't hear it from the leftist media. Whether it is true or not, I do not know. My reasons for not supporting him are multiple and mainly have to do with his FAR left view, his experience, his lack of respect for our soldiers, and his wanting to take our rights away from us.

Sunnylime, Sleep apnea is a major comorbidity. When those results come back they need to be sent to Tricare. Did you have a psy eval? Tricare had initially held mine because they didn't have a copy of my psy eval. According to my surgeon, Tricare needs a psy eval, EKG and labs, upper GI. What does your denial letter say. It should give you a detailed reason for your denial. My preop is starting today. It is supposed to be a month of lowfat, lowcal liquid diet. I am going to do a "mostly liquid" diet but my parents are cooking me a big steak dinner this weekend, and my friends and I are going to our favorite restaurant and having margaritas before my surgery.

Ok, enough of calling her a racist. Our country has been repeatedly attacked by Muslim terrorists. There have been numerous articles and acquisitions of Obama being linked to terrorist. Little is known about his education as a youth in Indonesia. Obama wants to take some of our constitutional rights away (aka GUNS) This leads some to be leery of Obama's intentions for our country. Also, this "godlike" worshipping of Obama tends to remind people of Revelations. ‘Terrorist’ link puts Barack Obama under fire - Times Online Obama worked with terrorist

I'm September 30th:thumbup:

I was the one that was 6.5 lbs under the requirement. I gained some weight, went back in to reweigh, and had gained the 6.5 and more. According to my denial letter, they go by the Met life ht/wt chart and from the number that they gave me, it was the lowest number in the Medium build chart. I have 2 comorbidities (HTN and Obstructive sleep abnea with cpap) and tricare acknowledged this. If you meet the requirements and they deny you, then you need to talk with them and appeal. BTW, my surgeons office resubmitted the new wt on Friday afternoon and I found out Wed (Monday was a holiday). So they were pretty quick. Good luck!!

Maranda, I am getting banded on the 30th too!! :lovechoc:

Thanks! I needed to hear that!

Getting banded Sept 30th

As most of you know, I was denied at first, resubmitted, and was approved. Tricare goes by Metlife's ht/wt chart. They use the Medium build frame for the required wt. This is what my denial letter told me. I had the comorbidities, which they accepted (high blood pressure and sleep apnea), but told me that I needed to weigh 227 lbs to be approved (I weighed 220.5). Sooooooooo.....I gained 13 lbs and went to the surgeon's office and they resubmitted the new weight...and I was approved in 2 business days! Remember...you HAVE to weigh that required wt...either 100 lbs over with comorbids or 200% over without. Your denial letter should tell you what you need to get approved. Surely you can SOMEHOW put on the weight.

We talked about my health history, my family's. Discussed my support system....Then discussed Hospitals and business type stuff (she is a NP and I am finishing mine up). Oh, and we discussed PTSD, as my husband has severe PTSD from 8 trips to Iraq. Pretty easy. They just want to know: if you understand what you are getting yourself into. if you have an eating disorder that needs further evaluation if you have a support system if you have other addictions that need to be dealt with

You are too funny Steve:lol:

As a wife of a retired soldier with severe PTSD, my heart goes out to you. It is hard life for us.

<---panties are in a wad...pulling them out of the crack of her butt :tt2:

Sorry if you thought I was insulting you. I was simply asking a question. There have been many dems talking about the fact that she should stay home with her kids. Just wondering if you were one of those? Peace

What speech did YOU listen to?? I thought it was great. What..the democrats can attack her and she has to sit there and take it??? I think you have underestimated her. It was a brilliant speech. She talked about herself and things that she stood for. And she rebutted the insults that Obama and the other dems have thrown at her. Do you think she should have locked her daughter in a closet, or perhaps she should have driven her to the abortion clinic. Or are you one that says she should stay home with her kids?

I am truly confused by this thread.....................:tt2:

I have sleep apnea, and it was a comorbidity that my insurance required to cover lapband surgery.

They don't care what brand, just as long as you have one come surgery time.

From what I have read, Palin is not against sex education in schools...just the explicit sex education. You would not believe what they are learning in the classroom about sex these days! I have 3 teenagers and in their sex ed class they learned about things that would make Madonna blush!:crying: Tossing the salad, fisting, and feltching are not topics I want my kids discussing. I agree that we should teach abstinence. Self confidence and education is very important for young women. But also, we should have more choices for birth control for women. Like I have mentioned before, we should not use abortion as birth control..."oh, if I get pregnant I will just get an abortion" (actually heard that from someone). We deserve better than abortion.

My preop appt is Sept 26th. My surgeon requires that you can not take pills again, unless they are crushed..meds must be liquid. So I have been looking for Vitamins and Protein Shakes. One of my coworkers sells Shakelee products and they have liquid vitamins, and their shakes are pretty good. Also, Nectar sent me several free sample packages of protein shakes. I don't think that my approval has set in yet. Seems like it has been a long journey but really only about 4 months.

Many overweight people have sleep apnea. When you sleep, you relax the muscles in the back of your throat and the extra tissue can block the airway. This can cause you to have periods where you stop breathing when you sleep. You can have several periods in a minute where you break the sleep cycle and come out of REM sleep. This can impact your metabolism, cause headaches, tiredness during the day, increase blood pressure, etc.

I am scheduled for September 30th after appealing Tricare. WOO HOO:hurray::hurray::lol::thumbup:

I had to work last night so I just finished watching Palin's speech. I really like her. A little spitfire!

Thank you! I would not have made it through all of this with out you all. And I think it was you, Aculberg, that told me to go for it back in June when I was snooping here on the boards and just looking into it. Thanks everyone for your support!

Glucerna is specifically for Diabetics. We give it to our patients as tube feeding too. It has the balanced amount of carbs and nutrients. Don't disregard what your surgeon is suggesting just because you may think he owns stock the company. It is recommended by many nutritionists.