Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 In a message dated 06/08/2000 1:07:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MiniGastricBypass (AT) e writes: << Zoey MGB 4/20/2000 30 Plus pounds lighter Cigna covered >> Hi Zoey: I have joined this list because my daughter is trying to get approved for the surgery. We live in Jax.,Fl and as far as we know, there is no surgeon here who will do the MGB. The closest one is in Tallahassee which is out of her Cigna district. Any comments you have about Cigna would be much appreciated. Congratulations to you and hope you are still doing well. Sounds like it with all the traveling. Sounds like a terrific group of people on this list. My prayers for all of you and please remember my daughter, Suzanne. Thanks and God Bless You!!! Concerned Mom in Sunny FL Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 In a message dated 06/08/2000 1:07:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MiniGastricBypass (AT) e writes: << Zoey MGB 4/20/2000 30 Plus pounds lighter Cigna covered >> Hi Zoey: I have joined this list because my daughter is trying to get approved for the surgery. We live in Jax.,Fl and as far as we know, there is no surgeon here who will do the MGB. The closest one is in Tallahassee which is out of her Cigna district. Any comments you have about Cigna would be much appreciated. Congratulations to you and hope you are still doing well. Sounds like it with all the traveling. Sounds like a terrific group of people on this list. My prayers for all of you and please remember my daughter, Suzanne. Thanks and God Bless You!!! Concerned Mom in Sunny FL Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 In a message dated 06/08/2000 1:07:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MiniGastricBypass (AT) e writes: << Zoey MGB 4/20/2000 30 Plus pounds lighter Cigna covered >> Hi Zoey: I have joined this list because my daughter is trying to get approved for the surgery. We live in Jax.,Fl and as far as we know, there is no surgeon here who will do the MGB. The closest one is in Tallahassee which is out of her Cigna district. Any comments you have about Cigna would be much appreciated. Congratulations to you and hope you are still doing well. Sounds like it with all the traveling. Sounds like a terrific group of people on this list. My prayers for all of you and please remember my daughter, Suzanne. Thanks and God Bless You!!! Concerned Mom in Sunny FL Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 Dear Susie, I am so, so sorry about the loss of your husband. I have read your posts before, and I admire you so much because you seem so brave to me and you are going to have the MGB and live your life (or have you already had it?) It is so nice of you to write me about this. The doctor thinks my reflux is because I have a hiatal hernia. If he is right, then Dr. R can probably fix it when he does the MGB. I am taking Prevacid, and that helps me. I hope so much that I didn't make you feel bad with my silly post where I made my co-morbidities sound worse than they are. I was being funny and not meaning to be insensitive. Thank you again for your warning. Everyone with heartburn should know that this is a possibility so they can have it checked. Thank you, Sara " Susie G. " wrote: > Dear Sara, > Please... no matter how soon youhave your surgery please get on > medicaion for your reflux and heartburn... my late husband always > suffered terribly from that as do both of my sons now. It turned out to > be a faulty sphincter in my husband Martys esophogus. Not knowing this > he suffered and took antacids for years. It unfortunatly turned out to > become cancerous because of the constant acid errosion. This would have > been preventable and treatable had we known and he would have been here > with me for support while having my MGB and just for every other reason. > They even have a quick little surgical procedure now where they stitch > the sphincter to work properly. I don't mean to scare you but I only > wish someone would have been abe to alert us! Good luck Susie G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 Dear Susie, I am so, so sorry about the loss of your husband. I have read your posts before, and I admire you so much because you seem so brave to me and you are going to have the MGB and live your life (or have you already had it?) It is so nice of you to write me about this. The doctor thinks my reflux is because I have a hiatal hernia. If he is right, then Dr. R can probably fix it when he does the MGB. I am taking Prevacid, and that helps me. I hope so much that I didn't make you feel bad with my silly post where I made my co-morbidities sound worse than they are. I was being funny and not meaning to be insensitive. Thank you again for your warning. Everyone with heartburn should know that this is a possibility so they can have it checked. Thank you, Sara " Susie G. " wrote: > Dear Sara, > Please... no matter how soon youhave your surgery please get on > medicaion for your reflux and heartburn... my late husband always > suffered terribly from that as do both of my sons now. It turned out to > be a faulty sphincter in my husband Martys esophogus. Not knowing this > he suffered and took antacids for years. It unfortunatly turned out to > become cancerous because of the constant acid errosion. This would have > been preventable and treatable had we known and he would have been here > with me for support while having my MGB and just for every other reason. > They even have a quick little surgical procedure now where they stitch > the sphincter to work properly. I don't mean to scare you but I only > wish someone would have been abe to alert us! Good luck Susie G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 Dear Sara, Please... no matter how soon youhave your surgery please get on medicaion for your reflux and heartburn... my late husband always suffered terribly from that as do both of my sons now. It turned out to be a faulty sphincter in my husband Martys esophogus. Not knowing this he suffered and took antacids for years. It unfortunatly turned out to become cancerous because of the constant acid errosion. This would have been preventable and treatable had we known and he would have been here with me for support while having my MGB and just for every other reason. They even have a quick little surgical procedure now where they stitch the sphincter to work properly. I don't mean to scare you but I only wish someone would have been abe to alert us! Good luck Susie G ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 Dear Sara, Please... no matter how soon youhave your surgery please get on medicaion for your reflux and heartburn... my late husband always suffered terribly from that as do both of my sons now. It turned out to be a faulty sphincter in my husband Martys esophogus. Not knowing this he suffered and took antacids for years. It unfortunatly turned out to become cancerous because of the constant acid errosion. This would have been preventable and treatable had we known and he would have been here with me for support while having my MGB and just for every other reason. They even have a quick little surgical procedure now where they stitch the sphincter to work properly. I don't mean to scare you but I only wish someone would have been abe to alert us! Good luck Susie G ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 My husband was diagnosed with OPCA just about a year ago. His illness has progressed very rapidly, so much so, that he is now in a wheelchair. I just purchased a Dodge Caravan and had a rear entry, lowered floor ramp installed so that I could at least take him out every now and then, just so he can feel human. This conversion was the best one for him and for me. It is extremely simple to use, just straight in and straight out. It is also about half the cost of a side entry ramp. If anyone wants more information about this, just email me at mmmarmat@.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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