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JeriB

By JeriB, in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

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JeriB    0

JeriB
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Goodmorning everyone! I am new to the board and love reading all these posts/topics...I am learning sooo much. I have my seminar tomorrow and first consultation is Friday. I looked up my insurance plan online and it looks like they only need 2comorbids and pre-auth. Since I have had 2 back surgeries and 1 knee...I think I have the comorbids covered!??!!? Just nervous....want to get this done ASAP...KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK EVERYONE!!

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Jean McMillan    2,973

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I don't mean to rain on your parade, but the most common co-morbidities recognized by insurance companies are hypertension, hypercholesteremia, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea. If the surgeon who did your back surgeries can fully document that your obesity caused your back problems, then that would probably count as a co-morbidity, but depending on your insurance policy, it could be a harder sell.

So after saying those discouraging words, I also want to welcome you to LBT and congratulate you on starting your weight loss surgery journey.

Jean

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prettysmart1913    48

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If you have a good surgeon they will ensure that they test for things like sleep apnea. Don't get discouraged. Go through the process and let the doctor guide you.

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I have had back surgery and they did count it as a co-morbidity. My weight did not cause the back problem, but it prevented full healing. And that is the only co-morbidity I have....but I have a high family history of diabetes and heart disease so they took that into account. I was approved for surgery and am scheduled September 26th.

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JeriB    0

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well after reading this i admit i am discouraged... I have no diabetes,sleep apnea,^bp or ^cholesterol...just bad back and knees....

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JeriB    0

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@cindroo....this post must have come in while typing my reply! I have a long family history of hypertension,diabetes and ^cholesterol. My neurosurgeon already said that I may need another laminectomy within 5yrs if I stay the course I am on...I just need to keep my head up...thanks for the words of encouragement....Insurance companies are such a crap shoot

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cindroo    57

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Insurance companies can be hard to deal with...my pcp is a believer in the lap band and he worked really hard getting it approved, along with the staff at my surgeons office. Good luck!

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Banduser    3

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Going to the seminar is a great start! You will learn so much. I suspect they will have insurance people there. We filled out LOTS of paperwork at the seminar i attended and I received a call 2 days after my seminar. The program I am in did not set up a physician consultation until insurance approval was obtained. The MD office should work with you to do everything possible to get you approved. I was banded 3 weeks ago tomorrow with my first fill coming on Oct. 3rd. So excited! Some post-op pain issues but doing well. Good luck!

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Talk with your family doctor and explain your family medical history with him. The doctor can write a short synopsis on WHY you need the surgery.

Best wishes and hoping everything goes okay.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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