H-E-L-P!!! NBC Interview!!!

[Guest guest]

Vicky,

You sound like you have got it VERY together for the interview. I

wish you luck and commend you for taking a stand against these ridiculous

insurance companies. I lucked out -- mine was excellent -- but I have heard the

horror stories. Good Luck! You will be in my thoughts.

le M.

RNY 3/31/03

361/258/135

Dr. S. Merola

Queens, NY

Peace Out )

[Guest guest]

Vicky,

You sound like you have got it VERY together for the interview. I

wish you luck and commend you for taking a stand against these ridiculous

insurance companies. I lucked out -- mine was excellent -- but I have heard the

horror stories. Good Luck! You will be in my thoughts.

le M.

RNY 3/31/03

361/258/135

Dr. S. Merola

Queens, NY

Peace Out )

[Guest guest]

Vicky,

You sound like you have got it VERY together for the interview. I

wish you luck and commend you for taking a stand against these ridiculous

insurance companies. I lucked out -- mine was excellent -- but I have heard the

horror stories. Good Luck! You will be in my thoughts.

le M.

RNY 3/31/03

361/258/135

Dr. S. Merola

Queens, NY

Peace Out )

[Guest guest]

Peace Out )

[Guest guest]

Peace Out )

[Guest guest]

Hi all

I have been lurking these last few weeks but now again I need HELP!

I opened my big mouth and sent off my letter to the insurance company

and to the news channels and the local NBC station is coming here to

INTERVIEW ME on Wednesday morning!!!

ME! All 350+ lbs of ME!!! I am so scared I can hardly think

straight. I have to go on TV and tell the whole world I look like a

pig and weigh 350+ lbs and my insurance won't pay for my surgery. I

can't believe I got myself into this!!!

When I am not having a panic attack I am trying to think of the

important points I would like to make on TV and here they are -:

1. It is perfectly legal and even considered OK to discriminate

against obese people in every aspect of life. We pay more for

clothes (when we can find them); some airlines want to charge us for

2 seats; people say all kinds of mean and hurtful things to us; car

seat belts aren't created to hold more than about 275 lbs; when up

for a job we are often passed over just because of our looks; and so

on.

2. For an obese person to be approved for surgery I (or is it we?)

have to jump through hoops and humiliate myself. I have to prove

that I have tried diets, gone to shrinks, gone to nutritionists and

have failed at everything I have tried. In other words - I have to be

a failure to get surgery!

3. If an alcoholic gets Cancer they do not have to quit drinking

before they can get treatment for the Cancer. They do not have to

prove that they tried to quit. They just get treatment.

If a smoker gets sick they also just go in for treatment.

4. A drug abuser does not have to try to quit drugs alone before the

insurance will pay for rehab.

Have I left anything important out?

Please critique and get back to me ASAP. NBC will be here 10am on

Wed morning! HELP ME!!!

Thanks family

Vicky

[Guest guest]

I think Vickie had a good point with the smoking. If a smoker gets lung

cancer, it is not required that they stop smoking before they receive treatment

for the lung cancer. Ive taken care of people who have their oxygen mask in one

hand and their cigarette in the other (very dangerous too as oxygen is

flammable) and their insurance is paying for their repeated hospitalizations,

treatments and medications.

[Guest guest]

I think Vickie had a good point with the smoking. If a smoker gets lung

cancer, it is not required that they stop smoking before they receive treatment

for the lung cancer. Ive taken care of people who have their oxygen mask in one

hand and their cigarette in the other (very dangerous too as oxygen is

flammable) and their insurance is paying for their repeated hospitalizations,

treatments and medications.

[Guest guest]

I think Vickie had a good point with the smoking. If a smoker gets lung

cancer, it is not required that they stop smoking before they receive treatment

for the lung cancer. Ive taken care of people who have their oxygen mask in one

hand and their cigarette in the other (very dangerous too as oxygen is

flammable) and their insurance is paying for their repeated hospitalizations,

treatments and medications.

[Guest guest]

Vicky Im so proud of you for standing up like this! But first off

your NOT a pig, please dont say that. And I would make sure and say

the name of the insurance company and if they have covered others or

not. And maybe you wont have to say your weight? I dont blame you I

still dont like saying the starting number to anyone.

Pamela

11/19/02

124 lbs gone!!

Miami

> Hi all

>

> I have been lurking these last few weeks but now again I need HELP!

>

> I opened my big mouth and sent off my letter to the insurance

company

> and to the news channels and the local NBC station is coming here

to

> INTERVIEW ME on Wednesday morning!!!

>

> ME! All 350+ lbs of ME!!! I am so scared I can hardly think

> straight. I have to go on TV and tell the whole world I look like

a

> pig and weigh 350+ lbs and my insurance won't pay for my surgery.

I

> can't believe I got myself into this!!!

>

> When I am not having a panic attack I am trying to think of the

> important points I would like to make on TV and here they are -:

>

> 1. It is perfectly legal and even considered OK to discriminate

> against obese people in every aspect of life. We pay more for

> clothes (when we can find them); some airlines want to charge us

for

> 2 seats; people say all kinds of mean and hurtful things to us; car

> seat belts aren't created to hold more than about 275 lbs; when up

> for a job we are often passed over just because of our looks; and

so

> on.

>

> 2. For an obese person to be approved for surgery I (or is it we?)

> have to jump through hoops and humiliate myself. I have to prove

> that I have tried diets, gone to shrinks, gone to nutritionists and

> have failed at everything I have tried. In other words - I have to

be

> a failure to get surgery!

>

> 3. If an alcoholic gets Cancer they do not have to quit drinking

> before they can get treatment for the Cancer. They do not have to

> prove that they tried to quit. They just get treatment.

> If a smoker gets sick they also just go in for treatment.

>

> 4. A drug abuser does not have to try to quit drugs alone before

the

> insurance will pay for rehab.

>

> Have I left anything important out?

>

> Please critique and get back to me ASAP. NBC will be here 10am on

> Wed morning! HELP ME!!!

>

> Thanks family

> Vicky

[Guest guest]

Vicky Im so proud of you for standing up like this! But first off

your NOT a pig, please dont say that. And I would make sure and say

the name of the insurance company and if they have covered others or

not. And maybe you wont have to say your weight? I dont blame you I

still dont like saying the starting number to anyone.

Pamela

11/19/02

124 lbs gone!!

Miami

> Hi all

>

> I have been lurking these last few weeks but now again I need HELP!

>

> I opened my big mouth and sent off my letter to the insurance

company

> and to the news channels and the local NBC station is coming here

to

> INTERVIEW ME on Wednesday morning!!!

>

> ME! All 350+ lbs of ME!!! I am so scared I can hardly think

> straight. I have to go on TV and tell the whole world I look like

a

> pig and weigh 350+ lbs and my insurance won't pay for my surgery.

I

> can't believe I got myself into this!!!

>

> When I am not having a panic attack I am trying to think of the

> important points I would like to make on TV and here they are -:

>

> 1. It is perfectly legal and even considered OK to discriminate

> against obese people in every aspect of life. We pay more for

> clothes (when we can find them); some airlines want to charge us

for

> 2 seats; people say all kinds of mean and hurtful things to us; car

> seat belts aren't created to hold more than about 275 lbs; when up

> for a job we are often passed over just because of our looks; and

so

> on.

>

> 2. For an obese person to be approved for surgery I (or is it we?)

> have to jump through hoops and humiliate myself. I have to prove

> that I have tried diets, gone to shrinks, gone to nutritionists and

> have failed at everything I have tried. In other words - I have to

be

> a failure to get surgery!

>

> 3. If an alcoholic gets Cancer they do not have to quit drinking

> before they can get treatment for the Cancer. They do not have to

> prove that they tried to quit. They just get treatment.

> If a smoker gets sick they also just go in for treatment.

>

> 4. A drug abuser does not have to try to quit drugs alone before

the

> insurance will pay for rehab.

>

> Have I left anything important out?

>

> Please critique and get back to me ASAP. NBC will be here 10am on

> Wed morning! HELP ME!!!

>

> Thanks family

> Vicky

[Guest guest]

Vicky Im so proud of you for standing up like this! But first off

your NOT a pig, please dont say that. And I would make sure and say

the name of the insurance company and if they have covered others or

not. And maybe you wont have to say your weight? I dont blame you I

still dont like saying the starting number to anyone.

Pamela

11/19/02

124 lbs gone!!

Miami

> Hi all

>

> I have been lurking these last few weeks but now again I need HELP!

>

> I opened my big mouth and sent off my letter to the insurance

company

> and to the news channels and the local NBC station is coming here

to

> INTERVIEW ME on Wednesday morning!!!

>

> ME! All 350+ lbs of ME!!! I am so scared I can hardly think

> straight. I have to go on TV and tell the whole world I look like

a

> pig and weigh 350+ lbs and my insurance won't pay for my surgery.

I

> can't believe I got myself into this!!!

>

> When I am not having a panic attack I am trying to think of the

> important points I would like to make on TV and here they are -:

>

> 1. It is perfectly legal and even considered OK to discriminate

> against obese people in every aspect of life. We pay more for

> clothes (when we can find them); some airlines want to charge us

for

> 2 seats; people say all kinds of mean and hurtful things to us; car

> seat belts aren't created to hold more than about 275 lbs; when up

> for a job we are often passed over just because of our looks; and

so

> on.

>

> 2. For an obese person to be approved for surgery I (or is it we?)

> have to jump through hoops and humiliate myself. I have to prove

> that I have tried diets, gone to shrinks, gone to nutritionists and

> have failed at everything I have tried. In other words - I have to

be

> a failure to get surgery!

>

> 3. If an alcoholic gets Cancer they do not have to quit drinking

> before they can get treatment for the Cancer. They do not have to

> prove that they tried to quit. They just get treatment.

> If a smoker gets sick they also just go in for treatment.

>

> 4. A drug abuser does not have to try to quit drugs alone before

the

> insurance will pay for rehab.

>

> Have I left anything important out?

>

> Please critique and get back to me ASAP. NBC will be here 10am on

> Wed morning! HELP ME!!!

>

> Thanks family

> Vicky

[Guest guest]

Vicky

I think you've said it all beautifully! Just insert in the part where

you said that you'd been passed over for jobs-make sure they realize

that the people they pass you over for sometimes don't even have any

experience and you do. This happened to me when I went to apply for a

bank job. I have TONS of experience with cash handling and what have you

but they passed me over for an 18 year old with NO experience and big

boobs! Let us know when the interview will air and on what program (if

it's national). I'd like to see it.

H-E-L-P!!! NBC Interview!!!

Hi all

I have been lurking these last few weeks but now again I need HELP!

I opened my big mouth and sent off my letter to the insurance company

and to the news channels and the local NBC station is coming here to

INTERVIEW ME on Wednesday morning!!!

ME! All 350+ lbs of ME!!! I am so scared I can hardly think

straight. I have to go on TV and tell the whole world I look like a

pig and weigh 350+ lbs and my insurance won't pay for my surgery. I

can't believe I got myself into this!!!

When I am not having a panic attack I am trying to think of the

important points I would like to make on TV and here they are -:

1. It is perfectly legal and even considered OK to discriminate

against obese people in every aspect of life. We pay more for

clothes (when we can find them); some airlines want to charge us for

2 seats; people say all kinds of mean and hurtful things to us; car

seat belts aren't created to hold more than about 275 lbs; when up

for a job we are often passed over just because of our looks; and so

on.

2. For an obese person to be approved for surgery I (or is it we?)

have to jump through hoops and humiliate myself. I have to prove

that I have tried diets, gone to shrinks, gone to nutritionists and

have failed at everything I have tried. In other words - I have to be

a failure to get surgery!

3. If an alcoholic gets Cancer they do not have to quit drinking

before they can get treatment for the Cancer. They do not have to

prove that they tried to quit. They just get treatment.

If a smoker gets sick they also just go in for treatment.

4. A drug abuser does not have to try to quit drugs alone before the

insurance will pay for rehab.

Have I left anything important out?

Please critique and get back to me ASAP. NBC will be here 10am on

Wed morning! HELP ME!!!

Thanks family

Vicky

[Guest guest]

Vicky

I think you've said it all beautifully! Just insert in the part where

you said that you'd been passed over for jobs-make sure they realize

that the people they pass you over for sometimes don't even have any

experience and you do. This happened to me when I went to apply for a

bank job. I have TONS of experience with cash handling and what have you

but they passed me over for an 18 year old with NO experience and big

boobs! Let us know when the interview will air and on what program (if

it's national). I'd like to see it.

H-E-L-P!!! NBC Interview!!!

Hi all

I have been lurking these last few weeks but now again I need HELP!

I opened my big mouth and sent off my letter to the insurance company

and to the news channels and the local NBC station is coming here to

INTERVIEW ME on Wednesday morning!!!

ME! All 350+ lbs of ME!!! I am so scared I can hardly think

straight. I have to go on TV and tell the whole world I look like a

pig and weigh 350+ lbs and my insurance won't pay for my surgery. I

can't believe I got myself into this!!!

When I am not having a panic attack I am trying to think of the

important points I would like to make on TV and here they are -:

1. It is perfectly legal and even considered OK to discriminate

against obese people in every aspect of life. We pay more for

clothes (when we can find them); some airlines want to charge us for

2 seats; people say all kinds of mean and hurtful things to us; car

seat belts aren't created to hold more than about 275 lbs; when up

for a job we are often passed over just because of our looks; and so

on.

2. For an obese person to be approved for surgery I (or is it we?)

have to jump through hoops and humiliate myself. I have to prove

that I have tried diets, gone to shrinks, gone to nutritionists and

have failed at everything I have tried. In other words - I have to be

a failure to get surgery!

3. If an alcoholic gets Cancer they do not have to quit drinking

before they can get treatment for the Cancer. They do not have to

prove that they tried to quit. They just get treatment.

If a smoker gets sick they also just go in for treatment.

4. A drug abuser does not have to try to quit drugs alone before the

insurance will pay for rehab.

Have I left anything important out?

Please critique and get back to me ASAP. NBC will be here 10am on

Wed morning! HELP ME!!!

Thanks family

Vicky

[Guest guest]

Vicky

I think you've said it all beautifully! Just insert in the part where

you said that you'd been passed over for jobs-make sure they realize

that the people they pass you over for sometimes don't even have any

experience and you do. This happened to me when I went to apply for a

bank job. I have TONS of experience with cash handling and what have you

but they passed me over for an 18 year old with NO experience and big

boobs! Let us know when the interview will air and on what program (if

it's national). I'd like to see it.

H-E-L-P!!! NBC Interview!!!

Hi all

I have been lurking these last few weeks but now again I need HELP!

I opened my big mouth and sent off my letter to the insurance company

and to the news channels and the local NBC station is coming here to

INTERVIEW ME on Wednesday morning!!!

ME! All 350+ lbs of ME!!! I am so scared I can hardly think

straight. I have to go on TV and tell the whole world I look like a

pig and weigh 350+ lbs and my insurance won't pay for my surgery. I

can't believe I got myself into this!!!

When I am not having a panic attack I am trying to think of the

important points I would like to make on TV and here they are -:

1. It is perfectly legal and even considered OK to discriminate

against obese people in every aspect of life. We pay more for

clothes (when we can find them); some airlines want to charge us for

2 seats; people say all kinds of mean and hurtful things to us; car

seat belts aren't created to hold more than about 275 lbs; when up

for a job we are often passed over just because of our looks; and so

on.

2. For an obese person to be approved for surgery I (or is it we?)

have to jump through hoops and humiliate myself. I have to prove

that I have tried diets, gone to shrinks, gone to nutritionists and

have failed at everything I have tried. In other words - I have to be

a failure to get surgery!

3. If an alcoholic gets Cancer they do not have to quit drinking

before they can get treatment for the Cancer. They do not have to

prove that they tried to quit. They just get treatment.

If a smoker gets sick they also just go in for treatment.

4. A drug abuser does not have to try to quit drugs alone before the

insurance will pay for rehab.

Have I left anything important out?

Please critique and get back to me ASAP. NBC will be here 10am on

Wed morning! HELP ME!!!

Thanks family

Vicky

[Guest guest]

hi vicky, i understand 100% how mortifying this can be:-0

check your email.

lori h.

[Guest guest]

hi vicky, i understand 100% how mortifying this can be:-0

check your email.

lori h.

[Guest guest]

hi vicky, i understand 100% how mortifying this can be:-0

check your email.

lori h.

[Guest guest]

VICKY, YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad some is finally standing up

for us LARGE folks. And as far as you being a pig, do you spend all day in

the mud and eat slop? I didn't think so. Don't call yourself a pig. You are a

beautifull person and God loves you ! Maybe this will help some of the other

folks that are too timid and shy to speak up! You go for it girl with your

head held high!

Good Luck!!

Jess

[Guest guest]

VICKY, YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad some is finally standing up

for us LARGE folks. And as far as you being a pig, do you spend all day in

the mud and eat slop? I didn't think so. Don't call yourself a pig. You are a

beautifull person and God loves you ! Maybe this will help some of the other

folks that are too timid and shy to speak up! You go for it girl with your

head held high!

Good Luck!!

Jess

[Guest guest]

VICKY, YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad some is finally standing up

for us LARGE folks. And as far as you being a pig, do you spend all day in

the mud and eat slop? I didn't think so. Don't call yourself a pig. You are a

beautifull person and God loves you ! Maybe this will help some of the other

folks that are too timid and shy to speak up! You go for it girl with your

head held high!

Good Luck!!

Jess

[Guest guest]

Good for you...Be proud, not nervous.

My only suggestion is to avoid the issue of smoking. The main reason

that they suggest (not demand) that patients quit is because smoking

can interfere with the anesthesia, can create post-operative

pulmonary problems, heavy coughing can burst the sataples, and it

retards the healing process.

Focus on your early points...they are damned good!

> Hi all

>

> I have been lurking these last few weeks but now again I need HELP!

>

> I opened my big mouth and sent off my letter to the insurance

company

> and to the news channels and the local NBC station is coming here

to

> INTERVIEW ME on Wednesday morning!!!

>

> ME! All 350+ lbs of ME!!! I am so scared I can hardly think

> straight. I have to go on TV and tell the whole world I look like

a

> pig and weigh 350+ lbs and my insurance won't pay for my surgery.

I

> can't believe I got myself into this!!!

>

> When I am not having a panic attack I am trying to think of the

> important points I would like to make on TV and here they are -:

>

> 1. It is perfectly legal and even considered OK to discriminate

> against obese people in every aspect of life. We pay more for

> clothes (when we can find them); some airlines want to charge us

for

> 2 seats; people say all kinds of mean and hurtful things to us; car

> seat belts aren't created to hold more than about 275 lbs; when up

> for a job we are often passed over just because of our looks; and

so

> on.

>

> 2. For an obese person to be approved for surgery I (or is it we?)

> have to jump through hoops and humiliate myself. I have to prove

> that I have tried diets, gone to shrinks, gone to nutritionists and

> have failed at everything I have tried. In other words - I have to

be

> a failure to get surgery!

>

> 3. If an alcoholic gets Cancer they do not have to quit drinking

> before they can get treatment for the Cancer. They do not have to

> prove that they tried to quit. They just get treatment.

> If a smoker gets sick they also just go in for treatment.

>

> 4. A drug abuser does not have to try to quit drugs alone before

the

> insurance will pay for rehab.

>

> Have I left anything important out?

>

> Please critique and get back to me ASAP. NBC will be here 10am on

> Wed morning! HELP ME!!!

>

> Thanks family

> Vicky

[Guest guest]

Good for you...Be proud, not nervous.

My only suggestion is to avoid the issue of smoking. The main reason

that they suggest (not demand) that patients quit is because smoking

can interfere with the anesthesia, can create post-operative

pulmonary problems, heavy coughing can burst the sataples, and it

retards the healing process.

Focus on your early points...they are damned good!

> Hi all

>

> I have been lurking these last few weeks but now again I need HELP!

>

> I opened my big mouth and sent off my letter to the insurance

company

> and to the news channels and the local NBC station is coming here

to

> INTERVIEW ME on Wednesday morning!!!

>

> ME! All 350+ lbs of ME!!! I am so scared I can hardly think

> straight. I have to go on TV and tell the whole world I look like

a

> pig and weigh 350+ lbs and my insurance won't pay for my surgery.

I

> can't believe I got myself into this!!!

>

> When I am not having a panic attack I am trying to think of the

> important points I would like to make on TV and here they are -:

>

> 1. It is perfectly legal and even considered OK to discriminate

> against obese people in every aspect of life. We pay more for

> clothes (when we can find them); some airlines want to charge us

for

> 2 seats; people say all kinds of mean and hurtful things to us; car

> seat belts aren't created to hold more than about 275 lbs; when up

> for a job we are often passed over just because of our looks; and

so

> on.

>

> 2. For an obese person to be approved for surgery I (or is it we?)

> have to jump through hoops and humiliate myself. I have to prove

> that I have tried diets, gone to shrinks, gone to nutritionists and

> have failed at everything I have tried. In other words - I have to

be

> a failure to get surgery!

>

> 3. If an alcoholic gets Cancer they do not have to quit drinking

> before they can get treatment for the Cancer. They do not have to

> prove that they tried to quit. They just get treatment.

> If a smoker gets sick they also just go in for treatment.

>

> 4. A drug abuser does not have to try to quit drugs alone before

the

> insurance will pay for rehab.

>

> Have I left anything important out?

>

> Please critique and get back to me ASAP. NBC will be here 10am on

> Wed morning! HELP ME!!!

>

> Thanks family

> Vicky

[Guest guest]

Good for you...Be proud, not nervous.

My only suggestion is to avoid the issue of smoking. The main reason

that they suggest (not demand) that patients quit is because smoking

can interfere with the anesthesia, can create post-operative

pulmonary problems, heavy coughing can burst the sataples, and it

retards the healing process.

Focus on your early points...they are damned good!

> Hi all

>

> I have been lurking these last few weeks but now again I need HELP!

>

> I opened my big mouth and sent off my letter to the insurance

company

> and to the news channels and the local NBC station is coming here

to

> INTERVIEW ME on Wednesday morning!!!

>

> ME! All 350+ lbs of ME!!! I am so scared I can hardly think

> straight. I have to go on TV and tell the whole world I look like

a

> pig and weigh 350+ lbs and my insurance won't pay for my surgery.

I

> can't believe I got myself into this!!!

>

> When I am not having a panic attack I am trying to think of the

> important points I would like to make on TV and here they are -:

>

> 1. It is perfectly legal and even considered OK to discriminate

> against obese people in every aspect of life. We pay more for

> clothes (when we can find them); some airlines want to charge us

for

> 2 seats; people say all kinds of mean and hurtful things to us; car

> seat belts aren't created to hold more than about 275 lbs; when up

> for a job we are often passed over just because of our looks; and

so

> on.

>

> 2. For an obese person to be approved for surgery I (or is it we?)

> have to jump through hoops and humiliate myself. I have to prove

> that I have tried diets, gone to shrinks, gone to nutritionists and

> have failed at everything I have tried. In other words - I have to

be

> a failure to get surgery!

>

> 3. If an alcoholic gets Cancer they do not have to quit drinking

> before they can get treatment for the Cancer. They do not have to

> prove that they tried to quit. They just get treatment.

> If a smoker gets sick they also just go in for treatment.

>

> 4. A drug abuser does not have to try to quit drugs alone before

the

> insurance will pay for rehab.

>

> Have I left anything important out?

>

> Please critique and get back to me ASAP. NBC will be here 10am on

> Wed morning! HELP ME!!!

>

> Thanks family

> Vicky