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mountain_lover

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  1. Hello, I recently was viewing your weight loss photos and now I find your photo on here. I am a friend of Bill's for 25 years on October 13 this month. No alcohol for that long, I stay away from the first drink. With food I have not been very successful in the past. I am hoping to be approved for the sleeve sometime this week. I have went to OA an Topps in the past, but my weight has went up and down like a yo-yo. I decided that I was sick and tired of being sick and tired and I am ready for a change. I have changed my eating habits quite a bit but I am still having a difficult time. I have started exercising at the Y and going to a swim fun and fitness class. It is becoming very addictive. I think that with food it is so difficult because it is not like cigerettes, alcohol, ect. Those things you can live without, but you can't live without food. But I am changing the way I think about it now. I constantly think about how healthy, how many calories, fat, carbs Protein ect. now that I have decided to have bariatric surgery. I haven't had a cigerette for almost 10 years or so. I know that this journey that I am traveling now is headed in the right direction and I plan on staying on the path to a better healthier long life. Have a Good day.
  2. I posted a new thread titled, " PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU NEED TO APPEAL (BCBS AND OTHER COMPANIES), You might find it interesting

  3. Hello nouveau-debut,

    I posted a reply to you on your thread about BCBS not approving your Pre-approval for the sleeve. I hope it might help you or someone else. It may be difficult to understand for some, but I know that surgeons should understand it fully. Some doctors only perform certain procedures and some only take certain insurance coverage. It would be nice to see more insurance companies understand the advantages with the sleeve being performed as a stand-alone procedure.

    Please let me know if this is of any help in your situation. Have a good day!!

  4. mountain_lover

    BCBS Federal denied pre approval

    Hello nouveau-debut, After reading your thread on here, I decided to go back to where I posted on the Pre-Op forum and copy & paste a reply that I made to JSM to put on this Insurance and financing forum do to its content. Please read my thread titled, "PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU NEED TO APPEAL. (BCBS AND OTHER COMPANIES). I hope it will help someone. Keep us posted and let us know how it is going for you. I have been working on mine for almost a year. They just submitted my information to Medicaid here in KY. yesterday, we should hear back from them in less than a week. When I first started, the sleeve was not an eligible procedure for an approval, but now in some cases they are approving the VSG procedure. You can send me a message to let me know if this helped in any way with your situation, Have a good day!!
  5. Wow, you have really lost alot of weight. I am so happy for you.

    I wanted to let you know that I posted on "Tell Your Story" on my thread "Waiting! Closer to having my VSG surgery. It is an update. Briefly I will tell you that All of my information has been submitted to see if I get an approval. I have waited a long time for this. I need to look at it as a blessing, because now I have a much greater chance of being approved for the sleeve than I would have a few months ago. At that time KY medicaid was not approving the Sleeve, but now in some cases they are doing so.

     

    Have a good day. Please post some more picture I will be glad to see your progress!!

  6. Hello , I have been wondering how you have been doing. I want to let you know that your story was a big inspiration for me to get my but in gear and try harder to lose weight before surgery to help the liver and other issues. Thank you!! You have really lost alot of weight.

    I just recently posted on "Tell Your Story" on my thread, "Waiting! Closer to having my VSG surgery." Finally all my information has been submited to the insurance to see if I get approved. All the setbacks have been frustrating, but hopefully it was for a good reason. One reason might just be that more time was available so that the Sleeve might get approved. At the time I started It wasn't. I am trying to remain positive.

  7. mountain_lover

    Day 6 (Drainage Bag Removed)

    I am so happy that you are doing better. I will be glad to see pictures of you after you lose some more. I posted an update on "Tell Your Story" on my thread, "Waiting! Getting Closer to having my VSG surgery". It is rather long, but I wanted to let you know all my information has been submitted to insurance to see if I get approved Finally-----!!!

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