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It depends on your particular insurance policy. Mine does. 
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Traci <*)))>< | Sullivan, MO
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Lap RNY 7/27/04
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Traci <*)))>< | Sullivan, MO
Join My WLS4Health OH Group
Lap RNY 7/27/04
My blog: http://wls4health.com
My insurance will not pay for anything related to WLS. Period. End of discussion. It will cover the labs using other (valid) codes, though. It MIGHT pay every 3 months, but I'm not willing to chance it. As it is, we use hypocalcemia (which it was, but is not now), hyperparathyroidism, hypovitaminosis, anemia-other. They are all valid, as those were conditions that existed, but are being monitored. The "anemia-other" refers to something that is not related to WLS in any way, since I'm not anemia-iron or anemia-Pernicious. LOL
I will carry those diagnosis codes forever, though, because those conditions are being treated (successfully at the moment) and so monitored.
Studies indicate that of those tested pre-op, 95% will have Vit D deficiency, so of course, what is "low" pre-op, becomes critical post-op with malabsorption and the rising levels of what is considered "normal".
I really hate to see others who will go thru what I've had to go thru because the learning curve wasn't yet, um, curved, back in the 90's. Osteoporosis, resulting in turn down for long term care and long term disability insurance; and the fact that this fracture from a fall that would've broken anyone's arm is not ever going to heal right. In fact, it appears that what knitting together has been done is slightly at an angle to what would be correct. I'm not exactly all over having it broken again to fix it.
This mistake was putting us on carbonate; encouraging high calcium levels on labs (which indicates there's calcium in the blood, not necessarily bones & teeth); missing the signal of kidney stones (again, calcium in kidneys, not in bones); allowing us to languish at the lower end of D levels, which were much lower then than even 2 years ago. I was lucky that at least I watched those low D levels sit there, but didn't realize how it was going to change my life forever. I j ust didn't know what I didn't know, and neither did my docs. I figured as long as I was taing what they told me, I'd be fine.
That was not correct reasoning.
I will carry those diagnosis codes forever, though, because those conditions are being treated (successfully at the moment) and so monitored.
Studies indicate that of those tested pre-op, 95% will have Vit D deficiency, so of course, what is "low" pre-op, becomes critical post-op with malabsorption and the rising levels of what is considered "normal".
I really hate to see others who will go thru what I've had to go thru because the learning curve wasn't yet, um, curved, back in the 90's. Osteoporosis, resulting in turn down for long term care and long term disability insurance; and the fact that this fracture from a fall that would've broken anyone's arm is not ever going to heal right. In fact, it appears that what knitting together has been done is slightly at an angle to what would be correct. I'm not exactly all over having it broken again to fix it.
This mistake was putting us on carbonate; encouraging high calcium levels on labs (which indicates there's calcium in the blood, not necessarily bones & teeth); missing the signal of kidney stones (again, calcium in kidneys, not in bones); allowing us to languish at the lower end of D levels, which were much lower then than even 2 years ago. I was lucky that at least I watched those low D levels sit there, but didn't realize how it was going to change my life forever. I j ust didn't know what I didn't know, and neither did my docs. I figured as long as I was taing what they told me, I'd be fine.
That was not correct reasoning.
Michelle
RNY, distal, 10/5/94
P.S. My year + long absence has NOTHING to do with my WLS, or my type of WLS. See my profile.
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