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tink128

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    KEVORKIAN to be freed June 1 07!!!!!

    Well put! Death can be handled within the above constraints without ever taking a life. This topic and most of these responses sent chills up my spine. I think I will just keep praying for a world that is so hopeless that the killing of a family member can be deemed merciful or someone's right. Dr Kevorkian should have been given a life sentence with no parole for taking those lives. He is a murderer!
  2. Very sad this part of your quote. I was raped and the thought of an abortion would have never been an option. The baby is not at fault so why take his/her life. No, instead the fault, anger and wrath should have been brought down on my attacker! I would have chosen life for my baby because I believe a life any life regardless of how he'/she was conceived is precious and worth something. I dont get to decide to take a life. That would make me worse than the man who raped me!
  3. Very sad :(this part of your quote. I was raped and the thought of having an abortion would not have been an option. The baby is not at fault so why take his/her life. No, instead the fault anger and wrath should have been brought down on my attacker! I would have chosen life for my baby because I believe a life any life regardless of how he/she was conceived is worth something. I dont get to decide to take a life. That would make worse than the man who raped me!
  4. Very sad :(this part of your quote. I was raped and the thought of having an abortion would not have been an option. The baby is not at fault so why take his/her life. No, instead the fault anger and wrath should have been brought down on my attacker! I would have chosen life for my baby because I believe a life any life regardless of how he/she was conceived is worth something. I dont get to decide to take a life. That would make worse than the man who raped me!
  5. I was denied because 3 years ago GHI PPO did not allow any type of gastric surgery for weight loss except a gastric bypass. I even went thru the appeal process and was denied again. Dr Kwon was my Dr and he is a leading guy in the area of ins approval for the lap band in the upstate NY area so I know I was with the best. Now I have GHI HMO and I know they approve the surgery so hopefully the last 12 months of documented dieting with my OBGYN will suffice. I have an intake/seminar appt on the 14th so I will again be in the process of getting approved. I have tried 8 years of dieting, pills, antidepressants, getting prayed over,etc etc etc just like pretty much everyone else who has now decided this surgery is the last hope. Thank you for the info I will be taking it into the appt next week!
  6. Whats happens to those of us who do follow the rules and still get denied? I appeciate your wanting to stick to the rules but if most of us could be successful at losing weight on a 6 month plan we wouldnt need the surgery in the first place. I think this insurance company requirement is bogus! Perhaps that is why some people feel the need to get past that requirement. However in the end I do believe in doing things honestly thus the reason why I too jumped thru hoops for the surgery and was still denied. I am going thru it again and I will be thinking twice about how to handle that reqirement if it rears its ugly head again. However, I do thank you for your dedication to your profession!
  7. I just wanted to say how beautiful you look! You are an inspiration to me. Could you share with us what really helped you along the way? I look foward to in a year a two being able to return to the soccer I used to love to play before gaining all the weight!
  8. I have 120 pounds to lose and I already exercise 3 times a weeks for an hour and a half each day. Will I need plastic surgery after losing the weight?
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    Ghi Hmo

    Thanks for the info. GHI PPO denied me 2 years ago saying that the surgery was not medically necessary. I was 120 lbs overweight with moderate sleep apnea and a history of diabetes. I went through the appeal process only to be denied again with GHI PPO. I am grateful to have the HMO now and I have my first doctors appt on June 12th with Dr Kwon. I hope I have as good and as quick a result as you did! Prayers are welcome!
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    Dr Kwon

    Thank you for responding. I have an appt with Dr Kwon in a week and I am very happy and feeling much more confident since reading your emails. I will email you again after my meeting. Now just pray that GHI HMO approves me!
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    Dr Kwon

    Anyone have surgery with Dr Kwon in Port Jervis?
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    Ghi Hmo

    GHI PPO denied my surgery. I now have GHI HMO with GHI PPO as secondary. I have records of 6 months of Nutrisystem will that be enough?
  13. Thank you all for your encouragement. I would think that after putting myself thru all of this and losing the 120 pounds I will be very much in favor of PS. A tummy tuck and a boob job sounds great at 40 and I am sure it wont hurt the bedroom exercises with the hubby either! First things first and I have to find a good physician to do the surgery first and then the ins approval yada yada! Keep me in your prayers!
  14. My only concern is to live the way Christ would want me to live. That doesnt mean I always succeed but that is the example I choose to follow and I do strive to live according to His expecations not those of an ever changing world. What I meant by the world is watching us is that it is important for Christians to live what they say they believe in, otherwise very smart people like you will call us hypocrites.
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    Christian Bandsters

    all of you have been so great and I am thankful for this thread. 2 years ago I went thru the whole process of testing before the Lap Band and chickened out. Now after reading everyone's comments I know that God has placed this time in my life for this surgery. I will be searching in the NYC area for a bariatric surgeon over the next couple of weeks. Please keep me in your prayers. :mad:
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    Ghi Hmo

    Does anyone have GHI HMO coverage? and how easy is it to get the lap band surgery approved with them?
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    Christian Bandsters

    Thank you for your kind and wise words. They were very helpful for me. This decision to have this surgery has been a long and prayerfully considered one, and is one that I know will not be without constant dependence on the Lord to get through once the surgery is done.
  18. Wow this area is harsh! After this comment I dont think I will return to this section but here it goes; Jesus Christ's greatest commandment was not one of the 10 most of us are familiar with. It was this: to love one another as Christ loves us. We are to love all people but not love the sin. Everyone sins. So before we rant about others sins we must first examine our own hearts and test it before the Lord. If you are a true Christian you would do this on a regular basis. Instead of bashing people, we would do better to do as Christ did and love them in spite of their shortcomings as He loves us just the way we are. Most of the world is not concerned with living the way Jesus would want them to. That is why it is so vitally important that Christians live the way Christ would want them to. The world is watching us!:mad:
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    Christian Bandsters

    Definately something to think about. anyone else?:guess
  20. Can anyone recommend a dr in the NY city area? Considering Dr Elliot Goodman Or Lenox Hill Hospital or NY Presbyterians Dr Marc Bessler. I have GHI HMO.Any recommendations?
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    Christian Bandsters

    :phanvan Thanks you for starting this thread. I am considering the Lap Band and have definite guilt issues concerning whether or not I am not fully relying on the Lord to give me the strength to conquer this eating disorder without the surgery. Most of my Christian friends feel that if I was truly trusting the Lord he would provide all my needs to replace the need for food. Whats your take?
  22. Does anyone have a doctor that performed their surgery in NY city? I am currently considering a Dr Elliot Goodman or the Dr's at Lenox Hill Hospital or NY Presbyterians Dr Marc Bessler? Can anyone give me a good recommendation? I have GHI HMO.
  23. I am considering lap band surgery and I have been reading alot of the threads. What is a PB? and what is "sliming"? As someone who is considering this surgery I want to hear it all even the gross the bad and the ugly. I do not like surprises and want to know all the negatives too before going thru with this life changing decision. Thank you to all ahead of time for answering my ???

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