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08-08-2006, 12:35 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near St. Louis, MO
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Weight Statistics June 17, 2005 Start Date:
June 17, 2005 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 313 lb Start Weight:
173 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
140 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.7284345048 % % Lost:
don't have a set goal date, I take it day by day that way I don't get discouraged Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 57.2421956296 BMI Start:
31.6386576483 BMI Current:
25.6035379813 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  Clinical Trials - WLS ClinicalTrials.gov - Information on Clinical Trials and Human Research Studies: Browse: Obesity, Morbid I don't know if this can help anyone but I was looking at this and maybe this could be an option for someone that cannot get approved for surgery. There are several studies that are doing the surgery to track information. Check it out and see if it can be of some help to you or someone you know. I found the list rather interesting. Shelley
__________________  ShelleyHe who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made.   |
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08-09-2006, 04:22 AM
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| Super Moderator  | Thanks for the link, Shelly. I've checked the deets listed, and basically, you have to be approved by your insurance for the surgery, or you are self paying. Keep in mind that no such study will pick up the bill for the surgery itself, the only bills they will pick up are the extra lab works that are not routine to the procedure. (Can you imagine NIH or other gov organizations picking up all the bills, since that is where most research bills eventually end up--the gov, or some pharm co?  )The objectives of the studies are interesting, though, and I would like to see what results they come up with. The comparative study being done by U.C. Irvine is something Craig asked me a while back to look up when he heard of the ongoing research.
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08-09-2006, 07:50 AM
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| WLS Master Guru Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near St. Louis, MO
Posts: 633
Weight Statistics June 17, 2005 Start Date:
June 17, 2005 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 313 lb Start Weight:
173 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
140 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.7284345048 % % Lost:
don't have a set goal date, I take it day by day that way I don't get discouraged Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 57.2421956296 BMI Start:
31.6386576483 BMI Current:
25.6035379813 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Like I said I wasn't sure of the requirements or if they were covering the surgery. Just thought its a good link to look into for some. It would be nice if they would pick up the bill, it's not like they don't have the money to do that. I work with grants and it's amazing how much money goes to fund these types of research. Shelley
__________________ ShelleyHe who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made. |
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08-09-2006, 08:23 AM
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| Super Moderator | Yeah, I know having been on the receiving end of that, occasionally.However, say, 20K per surgery so how many surgeries can be financed with one grant? And it has to pay for manpower and equipments and analytical chemmos and all that stuff, too. Seriously, these studies will help in assessing the efficacy of the surgery, and in searching for methods of prevention and solutions for some of the untoward effects from the surgery, as with the nutrition deficiency study. So, if anyone is interested, then checking them out is not a bad idea.
__________________ "In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun." Just a li'l bit 'bout myself |
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08-09-2006, 10:58 AM
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| WLS Master Guru Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near St. Louis, MO
Posts: 633
Weight Statistics June 17, 2005 Start Date:
June 17, 2005 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 313 lb Start Weight:
173 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
140 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.7284345048 % % Lost:
don't have a set goal date, I take it day by day that way I don't get discouraged Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 57.2421956296 BMI Start:
31.6386576483 BMI Current:
25.6035379813 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Right I agree with you 100%. I know about the payments going out and coming in. Definately wouldn't cover the surgery. But as you said, it would be good for some of us to participate with the studies for long term effects.
__________________ ShelleyHe who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made. |
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