Re: My first email to list..PSE

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Patsy--

Good luck with your fight. Glad you decided to jump in.

Katy

Durham

[Guest guest]

Welcome Patsy....you will love this group! Feel free to jump in with

any comments you care to make. I have never met a more supportive and

caring group. If you've been reading the posts you know how much we

care for each other. Talk about instant acceptance (even before " face

value " ) comes in to play....if the rest of the world treated those

around them the way this support group does, talk about A Brave New

World......We are here, through thick and thin (how appropriate), hell

& high water and numerous battles with insurance idiots!!!!

If you have ever seen some of the OSSG lists you may have noticed that

sometimes they get angry and say unkind things....even flaming on

occasion....that's something this group doesn't do. We may disagree

(after all we're human) but it's always done in a constructive and

non-judgmental way.

Write often.

Re: My first email to list..PSE

>From: KMusolino@...

>

>Patsy--

>

>Good luck with your fight. Glad you decided to jump in.

>

>Katy

>Durham

>

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[Guest guest]

Patsy,

Glad you decided to join us. You will really enjoy being a part of this

group. Sometimes I don't post a lot, but I come here everyday and read the

messages. Good luck with your insurance company. Be sure to let us know

how everything is going. It was nice to meet you at the May 15th meeting.

R.

My first email to list..PSE

>

>

>Hello,

>I met a few of you in Dr R's office on Saturday, May 15. It was actually

>my second clinic visit. My first visit was May 1st. So far, I have had

>a complete physical, mammogram, pap smear and have my Psyche evaluation

>scheduled for next Monday. I am 43 with a BMI of 54, married with 2

>children, one 25, and one 6. (Yes, 2 different marriages!) Although I

>have been overweight all my life, I developed Fibromyalgia with the

>birth of Dylan in 1993, and have lived with chronic pain, increasing

>weight, and decreasing health since then. I have developed high blood

>pressure and am now borderline diabetic. My insurance is

>Cigna/Healthsource/PrimaHealth (all the same) and I have been denied on

>ny first request for MGB surgery. I am now waiting to see if the appeal

>letter will work.

>

>I have been reading your emails since Saturday and have not had a chance

>to sit down and join in. I must say some of the things that I have

>read on this list, and on the clos.net, have made me cry. I'm right

>there with all of you. Especially the " 100 reasons " today. I have

>experienced " all of the above " . Having to ask for an extension belt on

>an airline, not being able to put the tray table down, having to survive

>those " looks " from other passengers, buying a new car and having to have

>a special seatbelt extender ordered for me, not wanting to be seated in

>a booth in a restaurant, being able to cut my own toenails, etc.

>Everything!!!! My six year old son tells me he wants me to be

> " straight " , which is his word for skinny. I just want to be there when

>he graduates from high school.

>

>I just want you all to know that I have already been helped by your

>support, and ask you to say a little prayer for me that my insurance

>will approve the surgery for me. I would appreciate any help and

>encouragement you can give!

>

>Thanks,

>Patsy Elliott (PSE)

>pelliott@...

>Raleigh, NC

>

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