[MSmom]

Ok ya'll, everyone knows that I have been on here for quite a few months now right? I had am trying to get my surgery approved and going through my 6 mos supervised weight loss. I am so mad right now!! I went to my 3rd dr appt. today. The doctor right now says that she doesn't see a reason for me to have the surgery because I am not increasing my exercise now and losing weight right now!!! I have been following (not too closely) but trying to do the main things she has asked me to do. She wants me to join a weight watchers, nutrisystem, something for me to spend more money on (that I cannot afford) so she can see that I can lose the weight but not keep it off. Here is my problem even if I do some of these programs in 3 mos how is she going to know if I was able to keep it off. And on top of that she wants me to walk ten thousand steps a day!!!!!! A day!!!! I can't do that in a week. Has anyone else gone through anything like this for their supervised weight loss? I need some advice here!!! I already have cut out almost all my sugar, and been keeping a food diary to help me know what I am acutally eating. I know I have not been as disciplined as I should, but I need some help here!! Any advice would be appreciated....Thanks for listening!!!!

[MSmom]

oh and the best news to add to that..... even with my cutbacks and leaving the sugar out I gained this month....go figure

[DocSanae]

Is this dr your PCP? Or on the team of the bariatrics center?
I think there was someone else here who recently was told to try the convetional way once again, instead of surgery.

P.S. lotsa ppl in the chat room right now, why not join in and vent?

[MSmom]

Yea it is my PCP and she is the one that has to do my supervised weightloss. My bariatric office told me not to waste my money on the Weight watchers or Nutrisystem(unless I wanted to go that route intstead) because if I have failed at those types before why spend the money on it. The bariatric center cannot do my dr supervised weight loss and I cannot just use weightwatchers I have to see a Dr once a mo for 6 mos. I am so ticked right now. If I have waited close to a year and am doing this right and she sends a report in to the insurance saying she doesn't think I need it I am going to lose my mind. She was all for it in the beginning and now since I am not doing a "program" she is backing out and trying to decide for me if I need the surgery I should be the one to decide if I need the surgery or not!!!!!

[fr1endly2]

(((HUG))) this is difficult!
PERSONALLY i know for me I can loose weight
but i always regained it back!
AND that didnt stop them for allowing me the surgery.
HOW furstrating i can imagine.
BUT i think it is the insurances decision not the doctor...
maybe u have to find one that truly understands that some
of us can loose weight we just cant maintiain it off and the tool
helps, fixes our birth defect of over eating
hard

[leyva29]

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Andrea

[Ciren]

Andrea, just click on one of ours....easy & its self explanatory...((hugs))

[linda5]

Just wanted to let you know MSmom, that I am with you. I am approx 360 pounds and I decided that I was going to have the imaginary gastric bypass and act as if I had. I restrict myself to a small amount of food and eat the same foods my cousin does (who had the surgery 16 months ago.)

I feel so much better and I have done it now almost two weeks. I have no more heartburn at night. I can breath while sitting in my chair. I mentally feel thinner. I have a long way to go appearence wise, but hey...I am on that road.

My insurance will not consider the surgery and it is not an option for me. I am having to do this entirely on my own. I eat three times a day and I measure my food. I don't snack, I limit my breads, switched to wheat. I eat more veggies and fruits. I limit myself to a diet pop only on weekends, which is 2 a day. I have noticed small changes, which can lead to bigger changes.

I am not dieting.....I am making a life style change. Diet seems so "short term", I am in it for the LONG RUN, for LIFE. I don't want a short term loss, I want a lifetime! I am the first to admit that I hate exercise! I have to fit it into my routine, I have to make time for it and I just literally hate to do that.

I do have a two mile walk video, by Leslie Sansone, and it is rather easy to do. A mile is 2000 steps, and it takes 20 mins, 18 mins to do. I can surely fit that into my schedule in order to prolong my life......

About your Dr. and her 10,000 step theory. I don't know of anyone that weighs 350 pounds that can jump into a 5 mile walk a day. Sounds like to me that she don't want you to have the surgery. Perhaps when the weight falls off you, you could do her 5 mile walk, however strap on 100 pounds of potatoes on her and see how far she walks her 5 miles.

Good Luck.

Remember, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Keep me updated on your diet.. I need all the suggestions I can get.

Linda

[rozzy345]

Just wanted you to know I feel your pain. Is changing your PCP an option. I actually changed mine when I decided that I wanted the WLS. My old PCP would not agree to the surgery at all because I was "healthy" for a morbidly obese person. My new PCP is happy that I don't have diabetes, yet, and only have slightly eleveated BP's sometimes, I do have sleep apnea and my BMI is over 60 so she was all for the surgery and has become my greatest champion.

[butterfly73]

MsMOm, I agree maybe you need to find another doc. It sounds as though yours just isn't into the whole idea of surgery to lose weight. There are a few doctors still like that. I find it strange that the Bariatric place can't do your supervised weight loss. Don't they have a nutritionist there? Or is it the fact the Insurance co doesn't recognize that as a supervised diet? If you actually see a bariatric doctor and nutritionalist, I would say that is supervised. I lost 45 lbs on my supervised 6 months diet and was still approved for my surgery (not sure why, but I am not questioning it!) and my BMI was 37 when they submtted for approval. The minimum was 40. I would also say it isn't ultimately up to the doc, but if you have the right one, they can certainly help you possibly get approved by the insurance co.