what is normal thyroid tsh

I AM SCHEDULED FOR RNY SURGERY ON SEPT 22. MY INS CO HAS DECLINED IT. HEALTH AMERICA/HEALTH ASSURANCE, BASED THEIR DICISION ON THEIR MEDICAL NECESITY DEFINITION FOR EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS "ANY SERVICES THAT ARE NOT MEDICALLY NECESSARY (AS DETERMINED BY THEM), ARE NOT COVERED SERVICES. I DON'T MEET THIS BECAUSE MY REQUEST DOES NOT MEDICALLY NECESSARY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES A NORMAL TSH LEVEL. MY BMI IS 51, HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH COLESTROL, SEVERE SLEEP APNEA, GERD,JOINT HAND KNEE AND BACK PAIN, AND DO HAVE A THYROID PROBLEM. I DO TAKE MEDS FOR THE ABOVE, AND THE DOC HAS UPED MY THYROID MED., BUT THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TIME FOR THE LEVEL OF TSH TO GET NORMAL. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS TSH THAT IS BLOCKING MY SURGERY?

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