Recent content by omahajimmyt

Right now I am as low as I have ever been. Give me a few days to get things together and maybe I'll feel like fighting again. THX all.

I just heard from the surgery dept yesterday. They turned me down. No reason, just said no. Even though my Dr and psychaiatrist both backed me up saying I was a good candidate. Even though my Dr said I met all the criteria we found online from the VA. Even though the VA itself said 8 years ago...

Congratulations Tillie! I'll be following your progress closely.

I checked the Medicare page, don't think I qualify. http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-04-2011/medicare-eligibility.html Tried Medicaid but I think I make too much with my VA pension and since I already have coverage through the VA. HAd a bit of good news Thur, will follow up on...

TillieS Best wishes for tomorrow. Will be thinking of you.

TillieS, To be honest, hAVING most of my stomach removed, lifelong changes in my eating habits and possible medical complications don't scare me anywhere near as much as wearing that mask. Last time I had one it took me 2 weeks to finally try it and only 20 seconds to rip it off after becoming...

Thanks Karen, No caffeine, no aceteminaphine and now a CPAP mask. More complicated than I thought.

Karen, What happens if they find you have sleep apnea so close to surgery. I was told I had it last year but refuse to wear the mask. Will it disqualify me?

Karen, Reading your post, makes me feel really ashamed of myself. All you are going through to get it done. All I have to do is walk a block, jump on the lightrail and 15 minutes later I get off near the hospital. My only problem so far is it seems no one at the hospital wants to discuss the...

Maybe not. My weight loss DR just left me a message. They are reconsidering my consult and might allow the 5 months I was treated by her to be enough. This is 1 day after being told her treatment would not qualify. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!! We'll see soon!

Thanks Cheyenne, Even though I am working with a VA doctor for weight loss now, they want me to start over in a 6 month MOVE program. You would think that since the VA itself says lifestyle changes are ineffective for someone my size they would stop wasting money on a program that doesn't work...

Cheyenne, Is it usual for a patient to have to go through 6 months of weight loss treatment before even starting the process?

The VA says I have to go through the MOVE program to show me how to lose weight through less eating and more exercise. The same thing the VA says does not work. I have to wait a month or so for the course to start and then it lasts for 6 months. All this just to get to the point where I can...

I sent my previous doctor's supervisor the documentation I found online about how the VA itself says eating less and exercising more does not provide long tem results for someone as fat as I am and bariatric surgery is the ONLY thing they say actually works. He called me up and we got into a...