getting health insurance 11 years after WLS

My husband's job was eliminated-COBRA ends in August. We're being told that I cannot get coverage through any of the major insurance companies because I've had WLS.  I had Roue-en-Y in Oct of 2001--no complications-have just kept of 130 lbs for 11 years. Had a full physical this month.  No prescription meds-no health problems other than borderline high cholesterol and I was told to take OTC krill oil to bring it down, not RX statins.

Would I have the surgery again? Yes-just wish I had known this would be one of the results. If you don't disclose the surgery and they find out they drop you anyway.

Now I go into temporary insurance until January and pray that Obamacare kicks in.

I've only heard of people having to wait 5 years to be covered. Even if they tried to say WLS is a pre-existing it should not go back 11 years!