Question:
Is it still a co-morbidity if you have solved it with surgery?

I know that cervical cancer and gall bladder disease are both co-morbidities. What if I have had the offending organs removed? I had a hysterectomy in 1993 and my gall bladder out a few years later. Does anyone know if the insurance companies will still consider these or do they figure the problem is solved?    — lemarie22 (posted on August 14, 2003)

August 13, 2003
They will not consider it because you don't have it now and as you say, the problem is solved.
   — Delores S.

August 14, 2003
Hey, mine did!!! I had gall-bladder surgery eight years before wls, and it still went on my co-morbidity list!! I would not have had to have the dang thing removed if I could have controled the mo! After gall-bladder surgery, there are new problems because of the surgery (bile, etc.), and having it listed sure doesn't hurt anything!! See my first profile (under sharon brittain) for a good list of co-morbidities!! Good Luck!!
   — Sharon m. B.

August 14, 2003
They are looking for current co-morbs that will be resolved or eliminated with WLS. Skinny people lost their gallbladders also and cervical cancer is not only associated with severely overweight women. Personally I have never heard it associated with obesity at all. Uterine cancer, endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer are much higher risks because many MO and SMO women's reproductive systems do not work normal and therefore do not keep these organs safe.
   — zoedogcbr

August 14, 2003
Well I am assuming if you had a gallbladder removal because your weight caused it to be bad, they may say that it was. But you won't get cervial cancer if you don't have the plumming, so that one I doubt it!
   — Saxbyd

August 14, 2003
Thanks for the feedback and advice. I'll just list everything and see what they do with it. The plumbing was removed because it didn't work right (way too much leaking too frequently) along with cervical cancer.
   — lemarie22