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GFGmom Retired @ 46 against everyone's advice. ,,,.how dumb is that?
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 459896" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Janet, I think the sad fact is that your insurance company gets to decide whether you have this surgery, not your doctor, and that just stinks!</p><p></p><p>I had a friend at work who had to just beg for this surgery! He tried everything under the sun to lose weight and he just couldn't do it. He was an older man and very heavy, his joints were bad and he had a hard time just walking. Our parking lot at work was on a slope so you have to walk up a big hill just to get to the building and it hurt just to watch him. We were all so afraid for him that one day he wouldn't make it and his life was really in danger. Despite all the recommendations from his doctor, the insurance company turned him down time after time. After FIVE LONG YEARS and countless requests from his doctor, they finally agreed to pay for his surgery! He did well and lost quite a bit of weight. He's still not "thin" but he's able to get around so much better now and his weight is no longer a danger to his health. Sad but true, the insurance companies run the show and make the decisions now, not the doctors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 459896, member: 1883"] Janet, I think the sad fact is that your insurance company gets to decide whether you have this surgery, not your doctor, and that just stinks! I had a friend at work who had to just beg for this surgery! He tried everything under the sun to lose weight and he just couldn't do it. He was an older man and very heavy, his joints were bad and he had a hard time just walking. Our parking lot at work was on a slope so you have to walk up a big hill just to get to the building and it hurt just to watch him. We were all so afraid for him that one day he wouldn't make it and his life was really in danger. Despite all the recommendations from his doctor, the insurance company turned him down time after time. After FIVE LONG YEARS and countless requests from his doctor, they finally agreed to pay for his surgery! He did well and lost quite a bit of weight. He's still not "thin" but he's able to get around so much better now and his weight is no longer a danger to his health. Sad but true, the insurance companies run the show and make the decisions now, not the doctors. [/QUOTE]
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