brooklyngirl
Yankee gone south
Oooooh
Pre-Op BMI
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Bianca
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Yea, but the MTF still has a budget and they set their SOPs to reflect that. I used to work Medical Affirmative Claims and Malpractice in the Army, and it seemed like there was allot of pressure for doctors to keep procedures under a certain dollar amount.This is a non-issue in this case because the surgeon is a military member and therefore on salary.
ampt
WWBD? What would bacon do?
Mine was below 50, and I went through the ringer with Kaiser and DMHC claims to get mine. It is soooo worth the extra effort/fight. Do what you feel is best for you and don't settle!!
Hi southern lady! I just read that you had a BMI of 35 when you had the DS.... How have you done with your weight loss? Have you lost too much? I have a BMI of 33 right now and a doctor said that was too low.
I lost all my excess. I'm 5'4" and "kissed" 121 for 10 seconds. Right now it's 142 and that is a 24+ BMI. I am working on losing about 5 lbs but not working really hard at it. I like staying between 135-140.
My BMI was just under 35 when I had the DS 5 weeks ago. Lost a few pounds before surgery. For me, I had been struggling for so long to maintain weight loss--could lose it slowly and painfully but it always came back with extra weight. My metabolism was so crappy. I was ready and committed to making a permanent change and when I read the long term stats, I felt that the DS gave me the best chance of putting obesity behind me forever and not ever needing another more definitive procedure. I went into it knowing the downside is a lifelong commitment to lots of vitamins, mostly protein diet and regular labs. To me, it feels like a small price to pay. I have lost 21 pounds so far. It feels really good to think they are gone forever.
