Got my Surgery Date: 3/23/09

Feb 18, 2009

It has truly been years in the waiting. I started this journey back in the spring of 2002 when I went to work for Cingular Wireless. My insurance at that time was United Health Care on their web site they supported the weight loss surgery if it was medically necessary. So I began the procedures and for a whole year worth of doctor visits, psych evals and nutritional couseling, I had done everything was needed to proceed. My paperwork was submitted to the insurance company and the company that I worked for: cingular wireless; denied the claim b/c in sept of 2003 they opted to have that benefit removed from our benefit package b/c too many people were having the surgery. (whatever). since it was excluded from our benefit package I was denied the procedure.
I quit cingular wireless (which by then was AT &T) in March of 2007 and went to work for a company PRC which was an outsourced company for Directv. They did not cover the procedure either; So in June 2007 Directv purchased their rights from the company (PRC) based in Huntington, WV and converted the call center to a Company Owned and Operated Call Center and guess what? They covered the surgery b/c Directv is a Health Oriented Company!!! So My insurance went into effect July 1 2007 with Aetna and I had my first Dr. Visit again in July and started the 6 month progress that Aetna required.
I finally got my surgery date w/o any complications from Aetna. They approved the request with the first letter.
My Blood sugar everymorning is 250 or greater. Even with Insulin I still cannot get my BS under 200.
I have pretty much emptied my cupboards to prepare for this surgery. I know this is going to be a life changing event and a change of lifestyle. I do not want this weight to come back on once I get it off so I am mentally prepared for this Fantastic Live Altering Change!!
I cannot wait until I can go to a department store without having to ask where is your Plus size Department.

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