Brandy Rediker
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As some of you know by reading one of my post my mom has United HealthCare Medicare Complete. They require that she lose 6 lbs during her 6 mos supervised Diet with her PCP. Her problem is swelling. My mom no matter how much water pills she takes just can't get that swelling off her. They changed her meds from lasix 40 mgs twice a day to Bumetanide 1 mg once a day. That's not even working. Her poor feet are so huge they look like balloons. She has a history of CHF and I know she's in AFiB right now, so I don't know if it's the AFib or not. The dr. says there is no fluid on her lungs so that's a good sign it's not CHF, so I'm honestly wondering if the Afib is keeping her from losing her fluid. Do you guys thinks she can get around this and still get approved with her insurance for the WLS? She is going on her 4th month and still hasn't lost 1 lb. She's doing good with eating healthy foods, just can't lose anything because of the fluid. It's really heart breaking because she wants this surgery so bad and she's afraid she'll have to go another 6 mos again. =(