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BCBS Federal APPROVED! I am shocked!

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jujubeesmama    1

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I just wanted to let everyone know, if you have BCBS FEDERAL do not worry!!! I am 255 a BMI of 41.5 I think? Something close to that. I have only been at this weight for a year, which I had no documentation of. I had it documented about 6 months ago at 245 BMI 40. Previously I was pregnant and they do not accept that weight. Prior to that I bounced up and down with BMI between 35 to 40. My doctor did not write a letter of medical necessity. He REFUSED to. He provided my weights, and a script for evaluation for bariatric surgery. Which I am pretty sure his nurses wrote, and otherwise he would not have done it for me. I had MILD sleep apnea, very mild, and was never fitted for CPAP because I do not need one. I was approved over the phone!!! The office coordinator told me that the insurance co asked if I was morbidly obese for two years. She said "well her weights were such and such... " Insurance co said "okay well she was still class I obese so I say that qualifies". CRAZY! All the worrying and crying for nothing. I had told myself that if I am not supposed to have it, then it wont work out. To be honest the office coordinator was not confident that I would be approved. Well here we go! January 16th I will officially be sleeved. Goodbye fat me! Goodbye bra strap fat, goodbye belly, goodbye exhaustion, goodbye aching knees, goodbye back and hip pain. Wow I just realized that I really do have some health issues that will be going away....

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C_TimesThree    64

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Congrats! That's so exciting!

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Jessica9190    127

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BCBS Federal is awesome. I have it too and was super worried but I was approved and surgery is scheduled for Jan 10.

When are you having surgery?

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jujubeesmama    1

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I am scheduled the 16th! Congratulations to you!

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Jessica9190    127

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Well congrats to you I am excited For both of us!!!

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sheree212    21

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Hi congrats on your surgery date! I started the process back in august of 2012 but missed my november and december appointments due to a dwath in the family. Im starting back jan. 17th. Im worried because bcbs federal is asking for 2 years of documented obesity notes from my doctor. I dont even know if that is listed on my doctors notes whom is my gynecologist. Also they want a psychological evaluation and a letter of medical necessity. Im hoping to have my surgery by april. Do you have any advice?

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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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