Many people have written to us to share their stories of dealing with insurance companies for surgical treatment of obesity. Read their stories below.
If you would like to share your story, please submit it to mysurgerystory@obesity.org
- Surgery Story #1
My family desperately needs your help! Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL is
discriminating against my husband because of his obesity diagnosis.
- Surgery Story #2
Hello, I am 31 years old, 5'10' and weigh close to 400 pounds, and have struggled with obesity since I started school. I am from Calvert City, KY. I am currently fighting my insurance company for a referral to a bariatric surgeon. I have already been turned down once but I will not stop.
- Surgery Story #3
I am currently 29 years old. I have been overweight my entire life. I think I was six when the doctors first wanted to put me on a diet.
- Surgery Story #4
Compared to the guy who can't get his insurance company to pay for heart surgery, I realize I don't have much to complain about. But today something happened that surprised me.
- Surgery Story #5
Non-compliant. That is the new word I find applied in my direction lately. Before fat, lazy, undisciplined were more the words I was used to, this new one has given me some new thoughts on being morbidly obese.
- Surgery Story #6
Hi there. I am a 30 year-old woman with 2 beautiful, pretty healthy children and I should be the happiest woman in the world. I am not. I have a problem. I am morbidly obese. Geez, I hate that word. It just makes my skin crawl.
