I found out today that I wasnt a DS candidate
Hello my friends,
Well I talked to Heather a lady from Centennial and they have recieved all my paperwork and medical records and that was good.
BUT........I did find out that the DS was only for the super obese a BMI of 60 or more. I am so disappointed because I think that would be best for me but I do understand, now to do some research on the other gastric bypass.
Well I talked to Heather a lady from Centennial and they have recieved all my paperwork and medical records and that was good.
BUT........I did find out that the DS was only for the super obese a BMI of 60 or more. I am so disappointed because I think that would be best for me but I do understand, now to do some research on the other gastric bypass. 
That is just not true.
Many D/S surgeons do the D/S on patients with lower BMI's.
My BMI was 40 when I had my D/S.
Please fight for what you want and not what the doctor wants.
You are the one who has to live with your decision.
Please put your post on the D/S Forum. I will guarantee that if you put exactly what you wrote here, you will get an ear full.
A good ear full!
Many D/S surgeons do the D/S on patients with lower BMI's.
My BMI was 40 when I had my D/S.
Please fight for what you want and not what the doctor wants.
You are the one who has to live with your decision.
Please put your post on the D/S Forum. I will guarantee that if you put exactly what you wrote here, you will get an ear full.
A good ear full!
k9ophile
on 1/14/09 8:45 am
on 1/14/09 8:45 am
On January 14, 2009 at 12:42 PM Pacific Time, LoriAS wrote:
That is just not true.Many D/S surgeons do the D/S on patients with lower BMI's.
My BMI was 40 when I had my D/S.
Please fight for what you want and not what the doctor wants.
You are the one who has to live with your decision.
Please put your post on the D/S Forum. I will guarantee that if you put exactly what you wrote here, you will get an ear full.
A good ear full!
"Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us." Stephen Covey
Don't litter! Spay or neuter your pet
Call Dr. Spaw's office in Nashville. 615-284-2400. Dr. Husted is in Kentucky, and Dr. Smith is in Georgia, just outside of Atlanta.
The Centennial doctor has only just started to do the DS, and I asked about it in December, and he'd done 5 of them.
If your insurance is through the State of TN, then the BMI of 60 is part of the State of TN insurance plan paper. So there's nothing the doctor can do about that.
But other than that, the DS is indicated wherever any WLS is indicated.
Good luck!
Dennie
The Centennial doctor has only just started to do the DS, and I asked about it in December, and he'd done 5 of them.
If your insurance is through the State of TN, then the BMI of 60 is part of the State of TN insurance plan paper. So there's nothing the doctor can do about that.
But other than that, the DS is indicated wherever any WLS is indicated.
Good luck!
Dennie
"It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it. ~Julia Child"
Hey Sonya, I'm sorry your insurance does not cover the DS.
It's best that you find out this way though. My sister went into surgery planning on having RNY. when they got inside, they found out they could not do it. They ended up doing a VSG.
Research the different surgeries and if you have any questions, make sure you ask. Ask here but also give Centennial a call and ask them
Hang in there!
It's best that you find out this way though. My sister went into surgery planning on having RNY. when they got inside, they found out they could not do it. They ended up doing a VSG.
Research the different surgeries and if you have any questions, make sure you ask. Ask here but also give Centennial a call and ask them
Hang in there!
The way she put it to me was that the doctors would only do it on a super obese person that it was a very aggressive surgeryn I just want to lose weight I would have liked to have had the DS surgery but at this point in my life I just need to try anything to get a healthy weight. I will talk to the surgeon and see what he says about the DS. At the siminar he said to qualify for the DS you had to have a BMI of 40 or more so I will ask him about it if and when I get accepted and get a appointment
k9ophile
on 1/14/09 8:49 am
on 1/14/09 8:49 am
Ya know, Sonya, sometimes I think surgery is the easy part because one is under anesthesia and just doesn't care at that point. So many of us have had set backs and disappointments. Yet I am encouraged by your displays of courage and detrmination that you will not give up without a good fight. So if you need some time to re-group, take it. Then when you're ready for the next round, you'll have the strength to fight it.
"Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us." Stephen Covey
Don't litter! Spay or neuter your pet
If you really want the DS, do not give up. It *is* performed on people with far lower BMI's. I will be flying 1600 miles for mine and it will be totally worth it. (I'm traveling not due to my BMI, but due to other factors). I can have an RNY just 30 miles away, but that's not what I want. If I am to have a WLS, I want one that will work long term, not one that I will need to have revised 5 years later. This is just my opinion, but if you really want the DS you can have it. Just keep looking.
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