i am a 37 year old female
i had Gastric Bypass Surgery in 2001, i lost 180 lbs.
i now have alot of skin hanging on my arms, upper and lower legs, chin, thighs, rear end, boobs, etc... This gives me alot of back problems carrying this excess fat. I have osteoarthritic on my L4 & L5 vertebrae & some disk space at L5-S1. I am in pain constantly.
State covers having Gastric Bypass surgery but not the complete body lift. carrying all this excess skin is hard for me everyday. Exercise does not help, joined a spa and it was to hard to do arm and leg lifts with the skin.
I have been to 3 different doctors and all 3 said i have to pay for a body lift, which is over 25,000.00, i dont have it. 1 doctor even said to the HMO that it was medically neccessary and i still didn't get approved.
My question is where do i go? What can I do? Is there a doctor out there that covers this proceedure? Willing to travel. I have Americhoice, Medicaid, & Medicare
2007-04-26 16:37:12 · 2 answers · asked by Buff Me 6 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Appeal the approval... Keep at it until they approve it.
http://www.breasthealthonline.com is a huge message board where there is a section for you to talk about trying to get an approval and assistance from others who have experienced the same issues.
2007-04-30 03:45:23 · answer #1 · answered by Terri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sign up for extreme makeovers
2007-05-02 10:19:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋