Carbs kinda creep me out
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auntstephie321 wrote: »@ki4eld did you change your name
Yes, I was 2poufs until I decided I could stop calling myself "poufy".
I know you!
Hi stranger
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Dragonwolf wrote: »
Makes me glad I live so close to the airport. No fly zone for the win.
Bingo, I live on a military base and between the military base airport and the local airport. Other than the occasional aircraft coming in a bit low, it's not bad at all. I don't wake up from it anymore, artillery fire either.
OP, that is a huge step, but all the same, I'd tell my insurance company to go f itself before I'd agree to that. That being said, I'm a pretty private person IRL and tend to much prefer not to have anyone in my business. I guess it could be worse, if you had my medical insurance, where they flat out don't care about you at all. It took me 3 months and tons of calls to get my child into speech therapy because they kept goofing up the referral. Nightmare. Then we get "doctors" who aren't even doctors for our medical check ups and they see so many people a day it's unreal - even have had them give me scripts that directly conflicted with each other.
I guess there's a good and a bad about it.
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WOW! Read your blog and your journey really is inspirational.
And more so for not taking my advice to 'lie'! You are right. On a journey like yours, honesty reinforces the strength which you obviously have so much of!
I hope the monitoring gets easier as you go. You sound as if you know that this stretch will pass. But venting is good for you.
Well done on the anniversary celebration!0 -
I wish my mother's insurance would've monitored get like that after. It's intrusive, but I feel she would've had better success if the follow up were more of a requirement.0
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As a WLS patient I can see the benefits. It's not like they are delving into your private life, they are using this to help you succeed. I don't care for their way of making you increase carbs, but at least it's not higher! It did sound 1984 ish at first, and with the way things are headed..... Glad that's not the case,
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Also, carbs creep me out too! Plus, I feel as if I'm cheating at 30, lol!0
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I hate insurance! I'm still waiting for approval for meds I tried to fill in October!!! Every year I have to have my doctor fill out a form that says that I still have ADHD and still require meds. Every year, my insurance company "has never received anything from the doctor". Eventually I have to go to the doctor, get the form myself and have my husband hand deliver it to the right department. HE WORKS AT THE INSURANCE COMPANY!!! My sister in law who also works there and also has ADHD, has the same thing happen to her every single time she is up for "pre authorization". I have to do this to prove that I still need the medication, as if there is some magical cute... (Keto? maybe
) And I had to actually get re-diagnosed two years in a row to prove that I actually had it. The first year they accepted my GP's diagnosis with supporting screening paperwork. The second year I actually had to find an actual psychologist to re-diagnose me. He was kind of awesome though. We just sat there and BS'd about crappy insurance regulations and about 20 other subjects for the hour I paid for and in the end when I asked if I still had ADHD, he said "Have you ever heard anyone refer to ADHD as Squirrell Syndrome"? I said "no, but I love squirrels!!!! They're my favorite animal!!!" True story
Anyway, I really hate insurance companies. I'm also waiting for my T1D daughters blood glucose test strips to be approved, again... Another annual pre-authorization to prove that she still needs them. Yeah, I guess they think she could've been cured.0 -
It sounds exactly like ADHD :-DSunny_Bunny_ wrote: »about crappy insurance regulations and about 20 other subjects for the hour
I'm so glad we don't actually need insurance to pay for this type of meds in here.
OP, now I feel really sorry for being suspicious obout your story. Wish you a lot of luck and willpower in your journey!0 -
auntstephie321 wrote: »I wish my mother's insurance would've monitored get like that after. It's intrusive, but I feel she would've had better success if the follow up were more of a requirement.
It's good and bad. In the end, it's good. Knowing that someone is watching... well, it's like being a little kid again and Mom is watching. I was better behaved back then. 0 -
Insurance company spanking as motivation
Ha
At first I thought their measures seemed extreme but it has benefited you. I guess it works. You have undeniable results!
It would be a bit humbling to admit being watched made it work. But I get it. I share my results with my daughter. It is one of those things where hearing her say I want my daddy around for a long time is a motivator for me.0 -
auntstephie321 wrote: »I wish my mother's insurance would've monitored get like that after. It's intrusive, but I feel she would've had better success if the follow up were more of a requirement.
It's good and bad. In the end, it's good. Knowing that someone is watching... well, it's like being a little kid again and Mom is watching. Iwas better behaved back then.
LOL I bet you were always trouble.
Your blog is very well done and motivating. Wow! What work you've done to come so far. You look amazing! And I love those boots on you. Lookin' darn good!0 -
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How do I find the blog?0
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I've just read your blog @ki4eld. I'm a chicken for operations so when my Dr asked in June 15 if I would consider surgery I said no. But only thought about the original op & never thought about what you have gone through "forever" as you say. Yes, my road is also a forever road but a totally different type of challenges. Your way is truly not the easy way out like some say. I take my hat off to you. I know people who have not succeeded after surgery as they did not stick to the recommended must dos, (another reason I said no). What you have endured and done in the last 18 months is so amazing. Your discipline is inspirational. You have stuck to it and will definitely see more rewards and goals be met.0
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Thanks guys. I just hope we all remember that each road is different, but none of them are easy. We each have struggles and what we see from the outside isn't the whole story, but we'll get through it with support from our friends. Truth be told, most of my digital friends are more supportive and understanding than people IRL. Never forget how important you are in someone's success even if you've never met them in person.
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amazing journey & I love your pre surgery pic & the comment alongside the photo "because she loves *kitten*" hahahahaha.
You look amazing now.
Just out of curiosity, did your husband go for the surgery too?0 -
beccyleigh wrote: »amazing journey & I love your pre surgery pic & the comment alongside the photo "because she loves *kitten*" hahahahaha.
You look amazing now.
Just out of curiosity, did your husband go for the surgery too?
My husband has no sense of propriety. Also, I do love *kitten*, but that's because chickens are cute. I have a whole kitchen of them. And a freezer full, because they're yummy!
He didn't have surgery. He's using a LCHF diet for a year and eating just like me, only within the appropriate calorie levels, to see if he can lose to a reasonable goal. So far, he's done well. Since August, he's lost 35lbs and he's off 75% of his diabetic medication. His high BP and high cholesterol meds have been lowered too.
I've said it before... I wish I'd found keto before I needed surgery, because I might not have needed it. I'm thankful he's found it and it's working for him. I hate my ex-husband with a passion and I'd set him on fire any day of the week, but I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy, including that rat *kitten*.0
