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Topic: RE: Duodenal Switch Patients in MT????
And to just clarify what I wrote earlier, they are covering the DS Tricare is. A friend of mine just got her's approved and we think that my denial is because of the WRONG CPT CODE!!! THE DS HAS A NEW CODE THAT CAME INTO EFFECT 1/1/05 AND IT IS: 43845. ANY MORE QUESTIONS, PLEASE GO TO THE DS BOARD AND THERE YOU WILL SEE IT UNDER: INSURANCE ISSUES SUB CATAGORY; DENIAL OVERTURNED! Scroll down and you will see the GREAT news.
SO, please continue to pray that just with us changing the cpt code and resubmitting it, that I will be approved this time!
Love ya'll,
Deb from Montana
Topic: RE: Duodenal Switch Patients in MT????
Well everyone who has TRICARE for insurance, guess what?? They are no longer covering DS. Myself as well as a bunch of others got their denial letters yesterday and I also got a call from my surgeon's office telling me that I got denied. So, I am looking to get a medical loan and go overseas possibly Germany. I already emailed and got a quick and very nice reply back from Prof. R. Weiner in Frankfurt. Now any ideas on where to get the medical loan???? Your help is greatly apprecited.
Thanks & Hugs,
Deb from Montana
Topic: Come Cook with Susan Maria!
ObesityHelp is pleased to announce that Susan Maria Leach -- weight loss surgery patient, talented chef and author of the award-winning book "Before and After: Living and Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery," -- will be the keynote speaker at our third National Convention. The convention will be held May 20-22, 2005, in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, and will also feature three live cooking demonstrations with Susan Maria. We hope that you will join us for this chance to see Susan Maria at work and for all of the other fabulous opportunities to learn, share and have fun that this convention will offer. Don't miss out!
Please visit the ObesityHelp Events Web site for more information about this exciting event.
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Please visit the ObesityHelp Events Web site for more information about this exciting event.
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Want to try some of Susan Maria's great recipes? Click on the cover image below to visit the ObesityHelp Store.
Or, subscribe to ObesityHelp Magazine!
Topic: RE: Duodenal Switch Patients in MT????
We went to his seminar last February & when we got approval for me to have the surgery it was at UNMC and it freaked me out. It meant that I wasn;t gonna have Dr Anthone so I decided not to go forward with it. I knew for certain that Dr Sudan's waiting list is extremenly long and got impatient. Now that we have moved, I don't want to wait another year for Dr Sudan, so I am in the process of getting approval for Dr Kaufman at USC in LA to do mine. Insurance rules!!!!!! Don't get me wrong here, both Docs are great there in NE, I just decided to go where the insurance is not going to be a hassel and where I'm not gonna have to wait any longer than I have to. I've been waiting for three years now cause that is how long I've known about the surgery. I've struggled with my weight for most of my life since I was an adolescent and I'll be 46 on Sunday. So about 30 years. It;s about time I get my life back instead of just existing. Love ya'll, Deb
Topic: RE: What Did You Do With Your Old Clothes
The OH clothing exchange is located on the main page, left column at the bottom of the first section.
good luck
dianne
Topic: What Did You Do With Your Old Clothes
Hi , I am writing because I am in dire need of plus size clothes. I am looking to see if anyone has things they want to get rid of. Please let me know. I will be end of year having sugary and I need things now. If you have any clothes you want to get rid of please let me know. I need sizes 26-28 or 30-32
Topic: RE: Duodenal Switch Patients in MT????
Deb, I can about your post by mistake, but..........I had the ds done in Nebraska (where I live) by Dr. Anthone. I love him.....he was just wonderful. I had it done 11/23/04, have lost almost 80 pounds and have had no problems. Methodost Hospital was nice, Dr. Anthone puts everyone in the ICU overnight and those nurses were wonderful. If you have any questions please e-mail me. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Linda Schafer
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