Update on ME!!!

First off... why does insurance have to be such a pain in the butt???? Dr Ludwigs office called to tell me that insurance said I do qualify medically for WLS, but they want a 4-6 month Medically Supervised Low Calorie Excercise Program and a Thyroid Study, Hormone Study, Endocrine Study and a Medobolic Study. Dr Ludwig is sending me to Dr Lansden and Endocronologist who can do the entire thing (diet, excercise and tests). The only good thing is that Dr Lansden is in network for my insurance... so the tests will be covered but nothing else. This doctor does the OptiFast program ( I DONT WANT TO DO OPTIFAST!!!!!!!!) I have an appt to see her tomorrow at 3pm, so we will see. Dr Ludwigs office also has a support group meeting tomorrow at 6pm, I am going to go to that also... since they said I can bring my son if need be... YEAH!!!! (since DH dosent get home till 6pm)

What a bummer, BUT at least you have not given up. Keep to the grind and you will get your surgery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am just hoping that I will have the required stuff done and surgery before the end of the year... because we have to renew insurance and dont ya know that they will prob change the policy to not do WLS. Thanks for the support.

How are you doing? Did you start the opti fast?

I am doing fine... They arnt going to require that I do the optifast... I dont see the dietitician/nutritionist till the 14th... so I am going to start writing down everything I eat and my excercises starting Tomorrow... So I will have something for her to look at when I go. Thanks