Hopefully this will help someone

I like most of you have an exclusion on my policy. I am covered by a Humama/Care Choice PPO policy. I battled with them from Dec. to Mar. and went as far as going before the review panel to get my approval. I have a copy of all of my letters and my statement to the review panel. If you need them for reference you can email me and I will help in any way that I can. You are all in my prayers. Shannon The Irish Lassie 3/17/04 266 5/17/04 still holdin at 196 will be at 140 someday

I HOPE YOUR LETTERS WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ME AS MINE HAVE NOT DONE ANY GOOD SO FAR. I HAVE COPIES OF ALL MY STUFF, IE: MEDICAL NECESSITY, LETTERS FROM OTHER DOCTORS AS WELL, PICTURES, A LONG LETTER FROM ME EXPLAINING MY LIFE AS AN OBESE PERSON (UGHHH-MORBIDLY OBESE) AND ALL THE HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT COME WITH IT. HAVE ALSO GIVEN THEM PROOF THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY EATING HABITS, ONLY MY METABOLISM AND MY HEALTH PROBLEMS PREVENTING EXERCISE. DOCTORS EVEN STATED THIS FACT. STILL FIGHTING. LAST LETTER WAS 2ND APPEAL LETTER AND DENIAL AFTER REVIEW BECAUSE OF THE EXCLUSION ONLY. IF WANT, SEE MY POST DATED AUG. 23, WITH MORE DETAILS OF THIS. PLEASE E-MAIL ME WITH ANYTHING YOU HAVE THAT YOU THINK MIGHT HELP. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS SINCE OCT OF 2003. THANKS IN ADVANCE...AND GOD BLESS...