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Hi ,

Welcome aboard!!!!!!! I'm so glad you finally found Dr. R. I'm also

pre-op and waiting for insurance approval. One of my best friends growing up

was named .

I haven't thought about her in a long time. Now I'll think of her everytime I

see your name.

Once again welcome to the group.

Bye,

Genz ( Genzel from Texas)

McQuarter wrote:

> Hello, I am new to this group. I have been lurking around for a couple of

> months, just checking out what every one has to say. You have all been a

> wealth of information and encouragement!! I am not quite sure how to reply

> to you all. My email runs off lotus notes and when I try to email from the

> list of patients on the site it wants to set me up a new email account

> before I can do it. Well I can't have 2 email accounts at work so I can't

> do it that way. So I am going to reply to the list digest and see how

> that works. I am in need of patient contacts. Would any of you please

> consider being a contact for me?

>

> I have been researching wls for about 1 1/2 yrs. And actively persuing it

> for about 8 months. I had started the process with Bariatic Treatment

> Center in Ann Arbor Michigan. (I am from Michigan). They perform the open

> RNY. During my initial consultation the surgeon brought up concerns he had

> because I had a Lap Nisson Hiatal Hernia repair. He requested I get the go

> ahead from the surgeon that performed the operation because he was not

> familiar with the surgery. Well the surgeon said he could not recommend an

> open procedure for me. I was heart broken! But then the surgeon who did

> hernia repair said that I could have a lap bypass if I could find a surgeon

> to do it who was familiar with hernia repair I had. He recommened me to a

> DR. in NYC. But Dr. in NYC didn't accept my insurance, which is BC BS. Any

> way to shorten this a bit I finally found Dr. R off another wls surgery

> support group(the asbs site) and I emailed him and he said yes he would

> consider me as a patient and was familiar with my hernia repair and had

> other patients with the same surgery and they had done well. I am

> elated!!! He sound like a wonderful man. I can't wait to meet him. Any

> one who makes thier life work helping the obese has to be a caring and

> compassionate person.

>

> So i am hoping to be on the other side soon. Please feel feee to email me,

> i am anxious to ask questions. About surgery, places to stay in durham

> etc.

>

> from Michigan

> cmcquarter@...

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