Fighting Back

Jun 23, 2011

I spoke with the patient advocate for Foothills Weight Loss yesterday to schedule a day and time when I could go have my stomach tested for bacteria. During the conversation she casually asked me how my weight loss was going. I told her, with much pride, that I was down to 313 lbs that very morning. There was a small pregnant pause before she told me I was doing well. AFter we hung up I went to check my binder containing my check list and information on the WLS journey. There in bold print was my last weight taken in February: 313 lbs! I was so disappointed at first but then I got to thinking to myself. I said, "Self, you had a pretty big change in your diabetes medication and had to start taking pills instead of Byetta shots. Those pills drove you to eat voraciously which caused your weight to climb. You are your own best advocate! Appeal the insurance company's denial! So that's where I'm at at the moment. At last contact they had yet to rule on my appeal. But in the meanwhile my primary has dispensed samples to me to use until a decision is made. Things at a crawl just now but I've a feeling those things are going to open up into a sprint before long.

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