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Topic "Comorbidities" was discussed 880 times on 139 sites in last 3 months
Started 3 weeks, 5 days ago (2009-11-11 12:30:00)
by The Mommy Playbook
European Urology: Male Factor Infertility Associated With Comorbidities The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile Men? Results of a Prospective Case-Control Survey' by Dr. Andrea Salonia et al. The conclusion is...
Started 2 months, 1 week ago (2009-09-29 08:41:00)
by Lisa321
( Has anyone here ever been approved by OHIP with a high BMI but no comorbidities? OHIP has sent my doctor forms for additional info twice but I still haven't heard anything. ,)
Started 2 months, 3 weeks ago (2009-09-15 23:59:00)
by hellison07
( Ok, here's my story, and I am apologizing ahead of time if it gets a little long... A few months ago, when I finally decided to start actively pursuing WLS, I first looked at my insurance policy to see about comorbidities that they consider. This is what my policy states: BMI of 40 or greater, or BMI of 35 or greater with co-morbid conditions including, but not limited to, life ...
Started 3 months ago (2009-09-07 10:01:00)
by SkinnyMiniFishtail
( I keep reading about how people don't take their diabetes or high blood pressure medications ever again . . .right after surgery. You don't have to lose some weight first? My hypertension could go away that fast? ,)
Started 6 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-01 16:57:00)
by dl2418
About a year ago I went through the process and was denied because my comorbidities weren't severe enough. So I tried diet, excercise and to at least maintain. However I've gained about 15 pounds which puts me at the low end of being 200% over. Lack of energy, lack of self esteem, joint pain and GERD has of course gotten worse with the weight gain. I go in one week from today to reweigh ...
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-25 14:27:00)
by arthukd
I have been considering LAP-BAND® surgery for almost 3 years now. I attended a seminar about 2 years ago and did not proceed b/c I had a BMI of 36 and no comorbidities. At the time I was not willing to pay for the surgery myself and have tried several attempts at loosing weight but always end up back where I started. I have decided it is now something I am willing to pay for myself. I have ...
Started 2 weeks ago (2009-11-23 08:26:00)
by Alcie
Hi. I'm a poster from other forums with multiple comorbidities. Fibro on top of osteoarthritis, post-polio, and more. I've been trying Neurontin (gabapentin) 100 mg at bedtime. It was prescribed 3xday, but I have learned from experience to start slowly. It's great for sleep, but I suspect it will make me sleepy the entire day if I take it in daytime. The problem is when I wake up in...
Started 5 days, 3 hours ago (2009-12-02 19:38:00)
by DianaCox
( Which insurance company? Is your plan self-funded or fully funded \(ask your HR dept.\)? What state? What are your comorbidities? There is NO support for limiting the DS to a BMI > 60. There isn't any good reason for limiting it to ANY particular BMI if you qualify for WLS at all, but there are TONS of papers, including this one hot off the presses, supporting the DS over the RNY ...
Started 5 days, 11 hours ago (2009-12-02 11:02:00)
by Bernice G.
( Couple of questions for you \(sleep study related but also, insurance related\): Did you know \(or did you have a pretty good idea\) that you had sleep apnea before you went for the sleep study? I don't think I have it, but from what I'm seeing in WLS patients, it seems like we ALL have some form of it and just don't attribute feeling like crap, to that. I really don't want to go down...
Started 2 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-05 09:40:00)
by PattyL
There is no advantage to the patient unless you have some very serious comorbidities and issues. It all speaks to surgeon skill and what he/she is capable of doing. Gagner wrote a paper on this and some surgeons were quick to jump on the bandwagon. I'm not sure why but the surgery is much easier and they get paid for 2 surgeries..... Rabkin, Baltasar, Buchwald, have all done ...
Started 1 day, 9 hours ago (2009-12-06 12:54:00)
by ladybondren2 .
( Hey Steve I don't know her screen name, but tell her to friend me if she'd like to talk. My BMI was around 42 and I didn't have any diagnosed comorbidities either. For me, having the surgery now was about prevention. I think the ease of my recovery had quite a bit to do with my lack of significant health problems and my \(relative\) youth. My cholesterol was 264, but that was the ...
Started 2 days, 1 hour ago (2009-12-05 20:59:00)
by MediumDef
Quote: Originally Posted by Paseo Del Norte I have generally gone by a minor burn less than 10% BSA can be covered with a wet dressing. Typically, I tend to treat all burns the same in the field and cover with a dry, sterile dressing. When in doubt, go dry. Hypothermia is a real concern and we all know that a hypothermic trauma ...
Started 3 days, 23 hours ago (2009-12-03 23:41:00)
by Anjanette
No Anesthesiologist Needed for Propofol in GI Endoscopy, Report Says By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: December 03, 2009 Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Although the powerful sedative propofol (Diprivan) was implicated in singer Michael Jackson's death in June, administration of the drug by a ...
Started 2 days, 10 hours ago (2009-12-05 12:46:00)
by Ash Tewari, MD, M.Ch.
Sorry for the delay in response. Medhelp does not notify me when there are additions to threads. There are several trials undergoing looking at adjuvant radiation with or without hormones: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00023829 It is important that related comorbidities of surgery are addressed prior to a radiation course. As radiation would only serve to ...
Started 5 days, 14 hours ago (2009-12-02 08:47:00)
by redxasz
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Started 5 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-02 09:19:00)
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Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-29 08:02:00)
by RAM_Sleep
I think that there are very few cases where pulse oximetry is needed at home, on a nightly basis. If you have comorbidities that would benefit from knowing the nightly saturation levels, then you should certainly consider adding a pulse ox to your data acquisition. Sometimes you have to consider what your untreated AHI was and then look at the data with that in mind. If your OSA was severe...
