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Well I see it's been forever since I've been on here so much has been going, so I'll make a long story short. I'm back on here too see all you beautiful people with all your knowleadge. I'm still in the same situation still weight the same :(  but......the husband was approved for vsg surgery :)  I couldn't be any more happier for him, we are soooo excited!!! Actually this all went so fast we couldn't believe it, we found out from our F.D. that they do this in a city much closer to home it's only a 20 minute drive for us. We went too the clinic to see what it was all about and BAM with in a few weeks he was approved for surgery and we have a surgery date, big day is April 16th at 1:30 p.m. So I'm going to blog on my site about my husbands experience not mine but his. I'm with him every step of the way  he's my best friend and soul mate so we're in this together threw thick and thin so too speak ;)

 This is just so hard!!!  I was denied from Insurance (want the 6 month thing) and we're waiting on the husband's decision for WLS I hope he gets approved!  But this is just so hard coming on OH (which I do everyday) I love reading everyone's post with all their information and pic's I love it!  But I just get so much more depressed reading everyone's post "approved!!!" ugh :(   Don't get me wrong I'm extremely happy for everyone I really am, I'm just having a hard time with it is all.

I'm in pain everyday when I get home, everyone ask's me "why are you so damn cranky today?"  Well try hauling around another body on top of your own you get tired, frustrated, & exhausted! I know it's my own fault I do no one is holding a gun to my head forcing me to put food into my trap but it's just soooo hard!  I've tried for year after year to lose weight just too gain it back. Now I feel totally miserable at 285lbs. and to think I can't have surgery and need to wait.

I day dream at work everyday wondering what it would be like to be thin, healthy, thinking of things I'll be able to do with out effort just too snap back to reality and know it isn't going too happen :(  I just needed to vent today I think, it helps to put it down somewhere knowing there are other people out there feeling the same I do knowing what I'm going through.  A ^5 to all those that have had surgery, are getting surgery, and trying to get approved for surgery.  I've always been told that "Good things come too those who wait" :)  but dang......how long do I have to wait!  LOL

 So I've been in contact with Priority Health a lot lately!  Come too find I was denied!!!!   The are admit I have to do this 6 month diet Dr. supervised..... GRRRRR!  A girlfriend of mine from OH says I shouldn't give up and resubmit it... it's just so hard wanting, hoping, finally excited about something just to be snatched away like that... I'm just speechless!  Then come to find out PH never received my husbands paperwork to begin with....seriously?  So back to step 1 for the husband, and I don't know what I'm going to do :(

So I was searching through the board this morning and found a post we're someone else was denied, and someone posted this too her topic:

"Think of it this way, if you had to spend a large sum of money for every one who asked you for money, but could get half of them to give up by telling them no, would you? Insurance is a business that is there to make money(or stay afloat with as much money as possible for the (lol) non profits). They will take any opportunity to discourage you and tell you no that they are given. That is why the appeal process is there. Follow it and if you meet the conditions of your policy, eventually it will be overturned. Don't give up."  

I love this quote and it's so very true if we think about it!  It gives me a glimmer of light to hold faith and keep fighting!!!

 The husband and I we're scheduled for Seminar last Saturday 11/12/2011 to meet our surgeon and hear about the surgeries that are out there. It was very interesting and I think we're both in agreement we like out Dr. (Dr. Paul Kemmeter) it's basically a waiting game with the Insurance Company! I spoke with GHP they say *usually* you hear from them anywhere between 2-4 weeks but to call them and see if they received our paperwork yet....think I'll do that tomorrow!

Today was my last day of work *woooohoooo* until next Monday that is LOL Took the rest of the week off for Deer season we'll probably go out hit/miss.  It will be much more exciting when we're both 1/2 our body size. I'm so excited I could just scream 

 So we have open enrollment at work for our Insurance, which lead to the Dr.'s office calling me on my cat scan they did on my left hip (maybe need a bone scan done) not sure yet. Anyway....talked to the Dr. and they told me they received my paper they we're waiting on have it filled out and waiting Dr.'s approval before they send it off tomorrow :D

I asked the nurse what exactly do they consider morbidly obese a BMI of 35?  She stated the paperwork she received said this, I had to have *1* of these:

1.) a BMI of 38 or more with at least 2 co-morbidity's
2.) a BMI of 41 or more with at least 1 co-morbidity's
3.) a BMI of 44 or more and no co-morbidity's

with all that said..... I qualify for # 2!!!!!!  Sounds crazy but  I'm excited about it!  Maybe just maybe I'll get approved
and the husband too he is worse off than I am. So we'll just keep our fingers crossed and keep on pray-in 

 Okay so Grand Health Partner's who will be doing our surgeries sent the form to the Dr.'s office and she (Ashley) bless her heart sent it on too PH for approval keeping my fingers crossed!!  That was just for the husband though... mine didn't come through yet so I'll have to call Cathy tomorrow to find out whaz up?  :)

So as my heading states: "I'm stuck!"  We have been doing more and more research and we're both swaying towards the Sleeve.  I can't picture myself having to take all those vitamins EVERYDAY and keeping up with all the supplements OMG all we would be taking is pill after pill. And we really don't like the idea of our intestines being rerouted? I read somewhere with the DS there a chance of iron deficiency (which runs in my husbands side of the family anyway) and the chance of Insurance not covering that because he had WLS...so that's another draw back too the DS.

So we'll keep investigating we have a free seminar on Nov. 12th too meet Dr. Kemmeter I'm sure our question's will be answered in time :D