April1013
God is Making a Way!
Apr 27, 2009
Well I had a surprisingly wonderful day today. I went to pick up the letter of recommendation from my doctor today after waiting 2 months for her to write it. I had high hopes that it would be good but in the back of my mind I knew it wasn't going to be, just because she has fought me so much over the idea of surgery. When I opened it up to read it I immediately noticed that it was only two sentences! She wrote:1. That she had been treating me since August,
2. I have shown her documentation that I have been dieting the past 4 years and
3. She thinks I'm a good candidate for surgery
And they wrote my birth date wrong too! I was so upset. I have given this women copies of EVERYTHING...food journals, diet history, family history, and TWO copies of the sample letter provided by my surgeon and she gives me a two sentence letter??. I immediately went back into the office and spoke to the receptionist and it turns out the doctor didn't even write it herself, she just signed it. So I told her that I needed included in the letter my family medical history, the fact that I have DIABETES and SLEEP APNEA and also numbness in my feet. She said she would have it ready for me tomorrow, but later called back and said Wednesday. Well a few hours later I get a message on my cell from Barix saying they needed to talk to me about my insurance, and I was so worried! I had read in the paper a few weeks ago that Blue Cross was changing their coverage for Bariatric surgery so I was thinking the worst. We'll I called them back and they said that just this morning, my insurance changed their requirements for surgery and you no longer have to have a letter from your doctor or the 6 months of consecutive diet! I almost cried!! All the time and money I wasted on these visits to my unhelpful doctor and I don't need it. This letter has been consuming my life for the past 2 1/2 months and now its obsolete! I really feel now that this surgery is MEANT TO BE! God is making a way for me and I couldn't be happier. So I will be submitting everything to Barix tomorrow and it should only be a few weeks until my APPROVAL! I'm claiming it already!
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About Me
West Bloomfield, MI
Location
40.8
BMI
Surgery
06/30/2009
Surgery Date
Feb 03, 2009
Member Since
