http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/cowgirldiva17's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/06/06/it-is-really-happening--/Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:00:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/06/06/it-is-really-happening--/ Oh my gosh!! I was able to move up my surgery date: 07/20/2012. That is just 6 weeks away!!! I am so excited. I will be buying my airplane ticket this evening and paying the deposit and getting the cashiers check for the rest. It is surreal. My in-laws blessed ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/05/31/i-am-in-shock---/Thu, 31 May 2012 17:11:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/05/31/i-am-in-shock---/My in-laws have blessed us. They are going to pay for my surgery - as a gift!!! I am so blessed!!! I was getting discouraged, especially after an emergency room visit 2 days ago for severe back pain. The doc basically said, "lose weight and then strengthen your back".  I ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/05/24/a-little-sad---/Thu, 24 May 2012 09:30:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/05/24/a-little-sad---/ I have been feeling sorry for myself ALOT lately. Yes...my insurance has finally cancelled. Therefore no surgery for me. I have a tentative date for the sleeve in Mexico. But we can't afford it. I am praying that by some miracle the funds appear. I have thought about fundraising, robbing ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/05/03/denied---surprise-surprise-/Thu, 03 May 2012 08:18:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/05/03/denied---surprise-surprise-/ My requesty for pre auth was denied on 04/24/12. Therefore my surgery date has been cancelled. I wasn't surprised. I am just really disappointed. My cardiologist said I need to fight it. It seems this whole process has been a battle. But I am in tears everytime I hear someone ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/04/18/my-approval-is-pending-----/Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:01:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/04/18/my-approval-is-pending-----/ Ugh...I feel like these last 7 months have been more like 7 years. My surgeon has submitted a request for authorization  with a surgery date of 05/30/2012. Woo Hoo!!! I feel scared, nervous, frustrated, excited and scared some more. LOL. I am afraid that I won't be approved. This past ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/04/17/re-submitting-/Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:07:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/04/17/re-submitting-/ Okay...so my insurance is in effect again. Not sure for how long though. Ugh!!! I called my surgeon's office this morning and asked her to resubmit. The positive person she is responded, "They are going to deny." Nice huh. So much for being positive and encouraging. That's okay. I anticipate ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/04/10/can-i-get-anymore-frustrated---/Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:03:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/04/10/can-i-get-anymore-frustrated---/ Okay...so my insurance DID cancel me effective April 1. They were suppposed to keep me active during this whole hearing process. But they didn't. I talked to about 4 different people today to try and make some sense out of it. That is the problem...it just doesn't make sense. Anyhoos...they ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/04/01/trust----/Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:40:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/04/01/trust----/I haven't posted in awhile. I figure I should. So here is what has been happening in the last 2 months. My insurance is going to drop me because our family is over income. I am asking for a hearing for 2 reasons: 1)  they do not count the kids ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/01/26/pulling-myself-up-by-the-bootstraps---/Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:07:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/01/26/pulling-myself-up-by-the-bootstraps---/ Okay...so I had a meltdown the other day. Who wouldn't!! I was just so frustrated. I contacted my insurance company to get the criteria for RNY and it was like pulling teeth. The rep was clueless. I was on the phone with her for over 1/2 hour. And then she ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/01/24/heart-breaking-news--/Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:52:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cowgirldiva17/blog/2012/01/24/heart-breaking-news--/I can't believe this. I called my doc's office today to ask about the nutrition class I needed. They informed me that the criteria for my surgery is 2-3 years medically supervised weight loss!!! When I started this process in September it was only 6 months. And here is why: ...