I just got the news from Tricare today that I have been denied for the Lapband.
I'm really upset about it because it was something I was very much looking forward too, I even saved some of my "skinny jeans" just incase I would loose the weight.
They denied me because they said my co-morbidities were not severe enough. I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Plantar Fasciatis and Arthritis in my knees. But that's not good enough. Even though I wake up in the morning and can't walk because my feet hurt (the fascitis), it has to get bad to the point where I would need surgery for that before they would approve me. Or I would have to contract Diabitis from the Ovaraian Syndrome. Or IDK...have my knee amputated above the knee before I can get the Lapband. I'm so mad right now I'm typing fast and I know I just misspelled like 8 words in there.
I am 110 lbs overweight, in very much mental and physical pain because of it, and they don't see it! Supposedly I have to wait a min. of 6 months or even a year before I can reapply.
But the worst thing of all is dealing with my anxiety about my husband seeing me (with all the weight I've gained since he deployed) and not being attracted to me. It's enough to make me go insane.
