QOTW! Insurance and Weight Loss Surgery
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QOTW! Insurance and Weight Loss Surgery
| Tue, 05-25-2004 - 9:02pm |
If you qualified for weight loss surgery.......and all insurance companies decided to cover it........would you do it?


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So he has the surgery and is flat out sick for six weeks. Infection, vomiting...
Anyway, he has now taken his body and surgically modified it so it can only accept micro portions of food. Too much too soon could cause the spot where his small intestine was sewn back on to his stomach to pull away. No carbonated drinks, no sugars, no fatty foods. Supplements for the rest of his life, because he cannot absorb nutrients properly.
He has lost a huge amount of weight. He refuses to listen when he is told that up to 25% of people post surgey can gain the weight back over a period of time.
What really bothers me is that he never tried to diet or excercise - I even tried to get him to do water aerobics with me because he mentioned he'd like to try it, but He made excuses. he still has horrible eating habits to my knowledge. I feel bad for his body and what he putting it through.
As for me, if my life were in danger and I'd tried everything, then maybe yes. But it scares me.
Off my soapbox.
Amy
Brenda
Good question!
If i did qualify i don't know if i would have. I know several people who have had it done and were happy with it.
Vikki
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