One More Chance

We live by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7

The next step to be approved for the Gastric Bypass was to attend a seminar in Baltimore, MD.  The day of the seminar I was SOOOO excited. I knew I was going to be able to get a real life glimpse of how this surgery was going to be able to change my life. NOT!!! It did the exact opposite. After the presentation I found myself wondering, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS? There are just too many risks involved. Did I really want to put my body through all of this. Was it worth me risking my life? These are all questions that I needed to seriously sit down and think about.

 An hour after the seminar I got a phone call that would forever change my life. Since 2002 I have been trying to get a breast reduction. After several visits to the plastic surgery, only to find out that my insurance considered this procedure to be cosmetic, therefore not wanting to cover my procedure. After being denied by them two times, I decided to write an appeal letter. About 2 months later I got a letter from them still denying my claim. 3.5 years would go by, and still the thought of having this surgery would cross my mind. In November of 2005 I decided to change my insurance plan with my employer to Blue Cross, Blue Shield. Once again I made an appt to see a plastic surgeon in February of 2006. The day of the GB seminar, I came out to my vehicle and had a voice message from the doctors office. They told me that they had received confirmation from the insurance company to precede with my surgery. Not only would I be getting the breast reduction, the insurance company was covering this $7600.00 procedure at 100%.

 I knew this was a sign from God that from that point on, my life would be forever changed. My surgery was scheduled for May 17th 2006.  Instead of following through with the GB I decided instead to get the breast reduction. After my surgery my doctor informed me that the had removed 7lbs total from me.