http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/uakellie/blog/UAKellie's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/uakellie/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,86325/Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:42:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/uakellie/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,86325/Well seeing as I cannot get my surgery ANY time soon, I have decided to do Weight Watchers. I am doing it with my Mom, and so far I am pretty happy with it. Since I have been doing it (4 weeks now) the least I have lost is .8 ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/uakellie/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,22075/Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:04:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/uakellie/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,22075/Well St. Vincents just called me and they checked with my insurance and it will be covered! I have not been approved yet, as they have not sent the letter of medical necessity, but as soon as they do, I will be covered! they told me to schedule my Phyc ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/uakellie/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,20208/Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:56:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/uakellie/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,20208/Wow.. so much information in 2 hours! I ended up going by myself because my Mom ended up working. But thats OK. I only wish she was there to get all of the information with me. I defintly want a Lap RNY. I met some really great people, and know ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/uakellie/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,12153/Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:26:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/uakellie/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,12153/Well I called my insurance company to make sure that it will pay for WLS. And it does, with no exclusions. I have to meet the following criteria.  200% or 100 pounds overweight (check!) BMI of atleast 40 (check!) and a doctor that says it would benifit me. (I am still working on ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/uakellie/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,10827/Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:02:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/uakellie/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,10827/Well I took the first step. I signed up for an information session about WLS. I will be going November 18th. I am really excited, and at the same time nervous that I will find out that I am not eligable. I have United Healthcare, and I know that they ...