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Missbeauty16

By Missbeauty16, in Insurance & Financing

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Missbeauty16    51

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Has anyone had this issue where you treating counselor does not want state in the letter that she is clearing me for surgery???? This is the last step and I am frustrated that they might think I'm not a good candidate!! I'm morbid obese and have been preparing myself for this surgery!!! I have done research took a while to convince myself that I wanted to proceed with gastric bypass!! Any suggestions?? The last resort is my surgeon Doctor is going to talk to my treating counselor and see if he can convince her other wise I'm shyt out of luck I think or might have to find somebody else to clear me.

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I'm curious why you are choosing bypass over sleeve?

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Missbeauty16    51

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Hi Ginsin,

The surgeon who hopefully will be doing my surgery highly recommended the gastric bypass, I have researched both and the one that will benefit me more is the gastric bypass, especially for my BMI that I have. I am done with everything except it's up to the treating counselor.

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Thanks, was just wondering. I know in my original seminar I would say out of 20 maybe just one considered bypass. When I talked to Dr. at consult I asked about why people choose bypass. I have know a few bypass and sleevers, oh and 3 lap banders (as I call them). My BMI is 55. Ugh

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Steven1954    89

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Either one will save your life. I would find anther psych

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Rosey posey    176

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May I weigh in ? I HAVE to go RnY as I have nasty GERD and a moderate hiatus hernia. I've been told sleeve is open tube so what went down erps back up. I already have a cardiac sphincter with no sense of responsibility why sleeve and compound it? Plus a 45 BMI and an age of 70 1/2, that's is is my best fit. ???? Rosey posey

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Rosey posey    176

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Did I ever tell you guys how I got my mom de plume? Had a darn uncle who' d toss me up and down. He' d ???? sing Rosey you are my Posey until the day I erped all over his shirt and ????. He didn't usher at church that day! I think it served him right! He' d bruised my emotional petals! Victory was mine.

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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.

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