Question:
ANYONE WITH CARDIOMYOPATHY (weakened/enlarged heart) HAVE WLS?
Has anyone had cardiomyopathy and been approved for RNY? If so, what did your dr. require? Were you approved by insurance very easily? Thanks! — duane B. (posted on June 5, 2003)
June 5, 2003
I am 61 days pre-op, and I have cardiomyopathy (blood clot on my lower left
venticle of my heart) I have seen a cardiologist for years, and my
cardiologist did alot of tests and finally gave me surgery clearance. My
cardiologist said that the stress my weight was putting on my heart was
dangerous, he felt that the weight loss would be better all around for my
heart. My pcp did not include my cardiomyopathy in the co-mobilities
listed to the insurance company, I have had a heart attack, two strokes
that left me blind on the left side of both eyes, high blood pressure,
thyroidism, hypertention, type II insulin dependent diabetic, with a BMI of
50, that is what my insurance approved my WLS. My surgeon told me he would
do the surgery even though I am a high risk surgery because of my heart,
what is great, my surgeon was a heart surgeon before he changed to WLS. I
think you need to find a surgeon that will do high risk surgeries, and have
your pcp put the referral in to your insurance to see that surgeon, once
you see the surgeon he will determine if he will do the surgery, he may
want you to have a cardiologist give you a surgery clearance. Hope this
helps, if you have any questions you would like to ask me, read my profile,
and email me at [email protected].
— cindy
June 5, 2003
Hi, I have Cardiomyopathy, my heart came back Thank You Jesus, to 65, I was
approved in april, still waiting on a date for wls. I had no problems
getting approved. Melanie Edwards
— MelanieEdwards
June 5, 2003
Hi. I also had Cardiomyopathy. As a child I had Hyperthroidism which
starting at 18 months old used to put me in heart failure. They found my
thyroid problem when I was 8. I was on 6 different meds for the
Cardiomyopathy and high blood pressure. My doc made me get a surgery
clearence from my cardio doc. My cardio doc did a stress echo and gave me
the okay. From the day of surgery I no longer had to take any meds. In
surgery the Anest. Doc put an IV into my artery and monitored my heart. I
woke up in ICU because the Anest Doc felt I should be there just as a
precaution, and my doctor said he didn't feel like getting into it with
him. I did this surgery just to be healthy again. At 13 months post-op
I've lost 115 pounds. You hang in there!
— Donna W.
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