TrishGraham
I am trying to get approval from my medical group for WLS. My PCP said that it is a game with them, and that it will be hard to get them to approve. I have called Blue Cross, and they have fewer requirements than the medical group. Blue Cross siad that the surgery is covered by just the mental health, nutritionist, and surgeon evaluations. The medical group wants 16 "sessions" of classes, detailed food diaries for at least a year, and many other things that I don't even know about yet. I am determined to get through this!! I guess that I'm going to play the game of the medical group.
I want to lose the weight. I know it will be hard work. I know that it will take time. I know that it will take adjustments, and life-style changes. Boy, am I ready to do this!
I started gaining weight after my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage, and then throughout my next three pregnanacies. I never really lost any of the weight that I gained. I now realize that I "lost" me inside all of the weight. I no longer want to go out where people can stare, and my self-confidence is continually dropping as the weight continues raising. I want to be able to play with my kids. I want to be around to see them grow up. I feel that I am missing out because I can't go to the park, or even just out in the yard to watch them play and interact with their friends.
I plan to live a long, healthy life, and to spend lots of time with my husband and kids!!
