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i understand but if i cant afford to self pay i cant afford to pay for a new policy and this is a union plan so there is no choice at open enrollment believe me ive searched high and low for an answer

ty for all of your responses i cant afford to self pay thats the problem...im already 7000 in debt thanks to insurance not letting me know i even had a lifetime maximum. this has been the worst journey i have ever been on and quite frankly there is no where else to turn yes i have an attorney we just started the lawsuit this could take upwards of how many years? in that time what do i do just get fatter as i go on and like i said all my comorbities are back so how long can i really last. just so sad...i have no choice but to give up the dream because it is so unrealistic to me now. the new law doesnt go into effect until 2014 and its only for "essential" surgeries and in case no one has noticed bariatric surgery isnt considered "essential" and never has been. just lost thats all.

back in june i had the pleasure of talking to some of you as i was awaiting my crapband removal and hopefully my new sleeve. when they went to remove my band it was busted in 3 places and covered in put, they found numerous adhesions as well as the mesh that was supposed to be covering the large hernia that almost killed me in 09 (see the tell us your story section) in a big coil with my organs attached to it. so many of you had such supportive words and one of you had even referred me to an attorney that i am now using. lo and behold i started to get bills that were marked "insurance maximum reached" when i called my insurance it was to my surprise due to the fact that they say i have reached my lifetime maximum. therefore my dream has come to an end i currently weight the most ive ever weighed in my life 293lbs, with no hope of ever being able to afford the surgery on my own, my co-morbities have all returned and im alone. i wanted to thank you for all of your support and help you are a great bunch of people and may God bless you! you will never know what your kind words meant to me.

holy crap i thought i was reading my story! hang in there we can only keep trying and praying right? i too had my band out it wasnt eroded but i had sepsis a few years back and well i guess it hadnt been completely cleared up because when they removed my band it was busted into pieces and covered in pus and my stomach was so overinflated it wasnt funny from an overfill. so here i sit in my depression, eating, ive gotten past the pity party and have been exercising and watching a little more than i was if nothing it will make me feel better. hang in there and please keep me posted i wish you well! i will get the sleeve november/december i hope.

holy crap i thought i was reading my story! hang in there we can only keep trying and praying right? i too had my band out it wasnt eroded but i had sepsis a few years back and well i guess it hadnt been completely cleared up because when they removed my band it was busted into pieces and covered in pus and my stomach was so overinflated it wasnt funny from an overfill. so here i sit in my depression, eating, ive gotten past the pity party and have been exercising and watching a little more than i was if nothing it will make me feel better. hang in there and please keep me posted i wish you well! i will get the sleeve november/december i hope.

hey sylviamom its good to see you here too. i have gained since i had my band removed but i am not giving up hope i have to wait the 6 mos as well because there are other compllications from the first surgeons incompetence. so i keep exercising doing what i can food wise it is depressing.

i asked my foot doctor why this was happening to me he said when you start on the machine your feet are ok they they expand from the bloodflow and the exercise to try loosening your laces a bit as that is what is cutting off the circulation

i can sooooo relate i got as far as getting my band out and because of all thats wrong i have to heal first it sucks having to wait because i feel like ive done nothing but struggle for 5 years and its just so saddening to me. lets try to keep our chins up, realize that this is temporary and move forward. good luck!

ohhhh nooo! you were so kind and encouraging to me the other day when i had a problem i hate to see this happened. im here if you need and yes i will take that attorneys name and number!((((((hugs)))) we will get thru this.

ty for all of our words of encouragement due to horrible circumstances i couldnt get sleeved too many horrors inside from my other surgeon. they did manage to get the band out even though it was pus covered. i am a total mess inside at the moment and must heal before i can get sleeved.

i plan to stay on here with all the positive people and one of the only places i can get true understanding. this has become my haven. i had the same thoughts as you on food and will see my nut and try to stay positive. they only got as far as removing my pusband as it is now known. he wants to let me heal before he moves on to my other problems. ty for all of your help!

i agree with you shooting him everyday for a year wouldnt be enough. yes he is still practicing at the only hospital he's allowed to admit in. scary.

my new surgeon was able to get the lapband out thank god so at least half of my surgery is done. i can understand him wanting me to heal im just so angry it never seems like i can get away from that last surgeon and what hes done to me. i am just so sad, angry and depressed.

at 5pm yesterday my surgeon went in to remove my lapband and perform my sleeve gastrectomy. once inside he saw the horror my other surgeon left inside me. if you read "my story , lengthy but its mine" you know the fate i suffered under that doctor already. the mess inside of me was a band broken in 3 place and covered in pus, a hernia that was supposed to be meshed that is exposed while the mesh is a huge roll just laying in the half attached to my insides. i also have adhesions everywhere. you can imagine how angry and sad and depressed i am at the moment. i will need to heal for 3-6 months it seems before they can even touch me and figure out how to fix all this damage. maybe then i will be sleeved. im just so heartbroken.

ty ty!!