ASBS FINALLY recognizes DS!!!!!!!!!!!

Jamie Carr, Dr. Husted's Clinical Director, just called from the conference to let me know that one of our goals has been met... Hold on to your hat... The ASBS has FINALLY passed a resolution to recognize the DS!!! They are also forming a committee to go after Hayes, a company that makes medical recommendations to insurance companies, to get them to remove the investigational status from their DS report. This is a HUGE step in the right direction for getting insurance companies to recognize that the DS is not an investigational procedure. I can just see Jamie passionately working to get things done and not just talk about getting them done! I am so excited, words cannot express my feelings! Wanda

for those who don't know, the ASBS is the American Society for Bariatric Surgery and they are having their annual meeting this week in Boston.

Fantastic news! Thanks for updating us.

Hi Wanda, that is fantastic news! I have been turned away by many doctors who say they do not do this procedure, but they are listed on this website as having done it before, and they do not accept my insurance, Aetna USHealthcare-HMO. So, I hope this moves along and the insurance companies will recognize this as they do the RNY procedure. Because I believe that most surgeries had to start some place, and that place would have been experimental, so let's do all we can to get this moved to the sites of the insurance companies as quickly as possible. This is just great! How long do you think it will be before the insurance companies are notified?

Oh god, I'm in tears here! I battled my insurance company for nearly a year and was on the verge of suicide from the misery and hopelessness I felt. I finally paid cash for my DS and knew how lucky I was to be able to do so. Many others suffer without that option. This is such wonderful news!!! Chris

Jennifer, I just came across your post. I am an adoptee who has found her birth mother. You are correct, the genealogy is amazing. We are so much alike. I do have a half brother that we have not found yet. I am still looking. My birth mother did put us into the adoption registry, just in case he is looking for us.

That is so wonderful. So, how do your blood mother and you get along? I hope you find your half-brother one of these days.

Jennifer..first I hope your surgery went well. It's such an amazing journey. I am an adoptee who met my birthmom about 7 yrs ago. I have 5-1/2 siblings through her. I met my birthfather 2 yrs ago and 1-1/2 sibling with him. I have met them all. It's been one of the best things I've ever done. I am not that close with my siblings and I think that is more do to distance between us. I just wanted to say congrats on meeting your brother and I hope your surgery went well! Julie