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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 306523" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Janet. Yeah. The problem with the "health clubs" is that you are signing a loan and contract to make monthly payments. If you don't fulfill your end, they can not only refuse to sign you up in the future, but it can go on your credit reports as well.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if it is reasonable to expect a commercial 'retail' health club to have physical therapists specializing in working with the disabled.</p><p></p><p>I think there is a way to do WW online without spending a fortune. I know we have/have had at least one person on line who works for WW. May a posting in the Healthy Living forum would help?</p><p></p><p>Are you in an area where you have access to bariatric specialists? It is possible that medicare will cover that.</p><p></p><p>I haven't looked into that because I am too fat for my bones and joints and not fat enough to be considered a bariatric case.</p><p></p><p>I am getting really concerned about the number of steroid joint injections you have had. Are you able to get a second opinion from another ortho? There's a weird thing with Medicare/Medicaid where the surgeons actually get MORE money from a course of injections than they do from surgery.</p><p></p><p>Also, some orthos will not do a joint replacement in a morbidly obese patient. There are a lot of risks of blood clots and other complications.</p><p></p><p>It really turns into a Catch-22 situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 306523, member: 1963"] Janet. Yeah. The problem with the "health clubs" is that you are signing a loan and contract to make monthly payments. If you don't fulfill your end, they can not only refuse to sign you up in the future, but it can go on your credit reports as well. I don't know if it is reasonable to expect a commercial 'retail' health club to have physical therapists specializing in working with the disabled. I think there is a way to do WW online without spending a fortune. I know we have/have had at least one person on line who works for WW. May a posting in the Healthy Living forum would help? Are you in an area where you have access to bariatric specialists? It is possible that medicare will cover that. I haven't looked into that because I am too fat for my bones and joints and not fat enough to be considered a bariatric case. I am getting really concerned about the number of steroid joint injections you have had. Are you able to get a second opinion from another ortho? There's a weird thing with Medicare/Medicaid where the surgeons actually get MORE money from a course of injections than they do from surgery. Also, some orthos will not do a joint replacement in a morbidly obese patient. There are a lot of risks of blood clots and other complications. It really turns into a Catch-22 situation. [/QUOTE]
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