Question:
Can someone help me with comorbidities?
I know i have a bad back due to weight gain, and my knees are always aching, but I may be seeing a new WLS DR. and my insurance says that I have to be a 100lbs overweight which I am, and have at least 2 comorbities, maybe there is a list out there. Maybe I have some comorbities and dont know I have them. Any advice??? Is there a website? — Tina B. (posted on January 18, 2002)
January 18, 2002
Tina here is a fairly long list of comorbidities known to be associated
with Co-Morbidities.
It is best to list all things you have experienced and inform yur Surgeon
and or PCP of them. You may be surprised of even more that you have which
are on this list disguised under a fancy medical term. I cannot recall
where I got this but knew it would come in handy so here is one of my
pages.
http://www.geocities.com/its_breezy/ICD9Codes.html
Hope this helps!
http://www.geocities.com/its_breezy/ICD9Codes.html
— TerryS
January 18, 2002
Back and knees are your first two. Your on your way!
— bob-haller
January 18, 2002
Here's what I found in the library here:
For folks trying to gather information on comorbidities, this is
an excellent resource, written by
a bunch of docs from Harvard. Here is the abstract.
Obesity and Its Comorbid Conditions
Obese patients are at an increased risk for developing many
medical problems, including
insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension,
dyslipidemia, cardiovascular
disease, stroke, sleep apnea, gallbladder disease, hyperuricemia
and gout, and osteoarthritis.
Certain cancers are also associated with obesity, including
colorectal and prostate cancer in
men and endometrial, breast, and gallbladder cancer in women
[1-6]. Excess body weight is
also associated with substantial increases in mortality from all
causes, in particular,
cardiovascular disease. More than 5% of the national health
expenditure in the United States
is directed at medical costs associated with obesity [7]. In
addition, certain psychologic
problems, including binge-eating disorder and depression, are
more common among obese
persons than they are in the general population [8,9]. Finally,
obese individuals may suffer
from social stigmatization and discrimination, and severely
obese people may experience
greater risk of impaired psychosocial and physical functioning,
causing a negative impact on
their quality of life [10].
The full text of the article is available at Medscape (you may
need to register). The URL is
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/19870.rhtml. - Kim H
Here is another reference of co-morbidities related to morbid obesity. I
thought someone might like to refer to this
list to try to get approval for the surgery. ---Obesity is an
independent risk factor or an aggravating agent for more
than 30 medical conditions including: Arthritis 1. Osteoarthritis of
knee and hip 2. Rheumatoid arthritis 3. Birth
Defects Cancers 4. Breast Cancer in Women 5. Breast Cancer in Men 6.
Cancers of the Esophagus and Gastric
Cardia 7. Colorectal Cancer 8. Endometrial Cancer 9. Renal Cell
Cancer OTHER 10. Cardiovascular Disease 11.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 12. Chronic Venous Insufficiency 13. Daytime
Sleepiness 14. Deep Vein Thrombosis 15.
End Stage Renal Disease 16. Gallbladder Disease 17. Gout 18. Heat
Disorders 19. Hypertension 20. Impaired
Immune Response 21. Impaired Respiratory Function 22. Infections
Following Wounds 23. Infertility 24. Liver
Disease 25. Low Back Pain 26. Obstetric and Gynecological
Complications 27. Pain 28. Sever Acute Biliary and
Alcoholic Pancreatitis 29. Sleep Apnea 30. Stroke 31. Surgical
Complications 32. Traumatic Injuries to Teeth 33.
Type 2 Diabetes (NIDDM) 34. Urinary Stress Incontinence
http://www.obesity.org/obmedconditions.htm
- Lynn Karagory
<br><br>I've left on the names of the people who supplied this
information. I hope this helps!!!
— Becky H.
January 18, 2002
Look at my profile, I have a list of near 100 acceptable co-morbidities! :)
— Sharon H.
September 6, 2003
The current address for the comorbidities listed in Lisa's response is
http://www.obesity.org/subs/fastfacts/Health_Effects.shtml.
— ssundlee
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