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Mar 05, 2011

Mar 5, 2011,  Hello All.

I'm so happy, I just found out that my insurance, BCBS federal, does cover vertical sleeve surgery..  My BMI is high enough that getting approved won't be an issue.  I have several dear friends that got the RNY and did great over the first few years, but wait in the 4th or 5th yr. things start to get harder to control. Blood transfusions, and iron IV's start being needed.   RNY's can't get sloppy about nutrition, or they learn a very hard lesson really fast..  My friends are ok, and dealing with it like real pros..  I'm not so sure what things will be like in our near future. 5 yrs from now,  I may not be able to see a Doctor..  So I want the lesser invasive approach..   What I do manage to eat, I want to absorb the nutrition better. 

This makes me very happy..
I still have questions I need answered, I still have to look into this more..
I had a Dr tell me I was killing myself from the inside out if I had surgery, that I'd only be expected to live another 10 yrs if I had this done..   I'm pretty sure he is wrong..  Everything I have read says extended life..  If you know other wise, please let me know..

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