ObesityHelp

Hi everyone, I'm 4 months post op and just hoping to find some people around the same area as me to get to know. Looking for a potential workout body, and someone to help keep me motivated, and looking for some motivation back. message me if interested.  I live in Middletown Ny but always down in the bronx visiting my Fiance. So if you want a buddy to work out with while I am down in the NYC I be much obliged!

 Will Medicaid cover the Mond area? I need it bad. now i lost more weight and it looks so horrable.Anita

 I heard the New York Bariatric Group at St. Charles Hospital is much better.  Dr. Angstadt is much nicer than Ahmad. I heard Mather is a factory with no personalized care.

 Best place to start is with Total Care - call them and ask them those questions. Most typical insurances will look for documentation of  recurrent rashes and that the excess skin interferes with your daily life. Do not mention at all, no matter how tempted, that it affects your mental status. I have been told by someone that works for an insurance company in the prior approval area that if you tell your doctor something like that and he/she writes it down, you will NEVER get it covered by insurance. It automatically means in their eyes that you are looking at having it done for vanity reasons. Insurance will only cover if it is for health reasons. Most will only cover panniculectomy, front only or circumfrential. Breasts sometimes will get covered if the weight is affecting your life, not because the hang. Arms, legs, neck almost never get covered. 

I'm doing pretty good.I have gained about 20 pounds since thanksgiving.A lot of stress in my life right now.I'm working on losing it.

Congratulations on losing the 50 pounds! I too lost weight slowly. At my first check up 13 days later,I lost 23 pounds,but after that it slowed down a bit.It took me about a year and a half to lose my weight.I lost a total of 148 pounds.10 pounds before surgery.When I talked to my heart doctor about losing weight slower than others,he told me its better to lose it slowly because it gives your metabolism a chance to catch up.

I really didn't know too much about the surgery either before I had it.I just knew I really needed to lose the weight and my doctor told me this would be the best way.

Peggy

Brooklyn here

Hi! I'm from Salamanca and we have the same doctor!I had my RNY surgery just over 3 1/2 years ago.If you want to talk,I'm plussizedsis on here.

 me!! i just moved though so i am 'sort of' from the buffalo area.

I am trying to have my band of 3 years out and revised to bypass but was recently denied by insurance I am extremely discouraged but am trying to keep hope that the appeal goes through.. any advice would help!

Hello all...
I am going for my first consult with Dr. Ahmad today and wanted some feedback from those who had surgery with him. I am thinking about either the band or RnY. Does anyone have any positive or negative experiences or some words of wisdom from those who have done their surgeries with him? I'd really appreciate it!