jdarrwest

Congratulations!!! I hope to be in your shoes soon!!!

I just need to vent this and get it out of my system. I am in the process of getting my insurance to approve me for lapband surgery. I am only doing what visits are necessary for preapproval since I have been told I would be responsilbe for these visits if the insurance denied me (BSBCNC). According to their policy I have to do the Dr visit, Nutritionist, Pshy eval, and 5 yr weight history for authorization. Once authorized then I would do the rest of the test. So i have done everything so far. Here I am waiting to hear something from the insurance only to find out my STUPID Dr office from 2 yrs ago has not gotten in my old records for the weight history. It has been a month now and when I call I am given some # for a copying center who says they sent them out yet no one has received them. SO since it has taken WAY LONGER than needed, I have had to reschedule my pulminary appoitment I thought I'd be able to keep (appoint. are a month out at a time-schedule this in Jan) AND I had to call and get them to RESEND the records. Who knows where my other records are at or who is reading them because they were never returned.....I can't believe this...I thought any delay would be from the insurance...not the stupid medical records. Thanks...I feel better now..

Unfortunately the Drs office will not do the easy thing and just run over to their copier and make a copy of my file. They use an out of state copying center who doesn't give a **** that you are having to move appointments because the records they say were sent have never been received. In an effort to find the good in all this I am hoping that this will be the worse and notice from the insurance company has got to come faster than this has taken...lol

My name is Jodi and I live in North Carolina. Although I never had a real weight problem into my early 20s...somewhere along the line I got married, had a child and gained a TON of weight. My pregnancy was terrible and ended with the dreaded toxemia (sp) that is contributed by being overweight. I have tried every stupid "diet" out there with no success. My husband and I ride horses and it is so embarrassing to ride knowing that I look like a blob up there. I have also started teaching my daughter (5) to ride and we cannot ride double because I am too big. I have been reading all the post and have scheduled to go to a info seminar on the 27th of Dec. I have not told my husband and thought maybe I could do all this without him knowing but after reading, I know that would be difficult. See, he's not real real good with words and in his mind he thinks if he talks down to me enough about being fat, I will just lose weight in a snap. I love him very much and wish I could be that person he married years ago. I'm scared to know my actual weight these days but I'm thinking 230 lbs. At 5'4", thats alot of weight to tote around. I want to get myself under control so I can enjoy life again. I want to have the desire to actually "get ready" to go somewhere. I hope some of you can relate and give me some guidance. I look forward to meeting each of you!

I'm looking forward to my seminar and hope I can work it out for my insurance to pick up mist the bill (I HOPE)...thank you for the kind words and will keep you all posted. Glad to know I am not alone.

Thank you for all the encouragement...I too wonder if anyone has been able to pull the surgery off without their spouse figuring out. I'd imagine it would be tough with the incisions and unless he was completely oblivious I think it would be impossible. I am very excited to go to my seminar. Although I catch myself second-guessing myself after reading some of the topics concerning the post-op life of giving up certain foods (hard to imagine), I snap out of it knowing that this is the right thing to do.

Kay...thanks you so much for the reply. Seems like I spend days saying what the heck happened to me? Some days I feel so motivated and others I say who cares, just be fat. I know that is wrong but thats just how I feel. I hope this is the answer to my prayers.....