Guest guest Posted June 5, 2000 Report Share Posted June 5, 2000 Welcome Jenn, What a nice intro/ Everyone here will help you with any questions or concerns you might have. Since you have been reading the posts you know it's like home here. Everyone helps everyone else. It's like a group of sisters and brothers sitting around the dinner table at the same time. Really the computer is the only thing that keeps us all from talking at the same time///lol Also, I see you are in the medical profession , which many of us are...which many times we draw on one anothers medical knowledge to answer questions in the group. Welcome again///////// Lv Judi in Fla ting Ms Jenn ChoctawGal@...>: > Hi there. > > After putting my 2 cents worth re: hospital bean- counters, healthcare > funding cuts, and all, I thought I should introduce myself and say, > " howdy. " > > I'm Jenn from Vancouver, WA. I'm 32 years old, and have been severely > overweight as long as I can remember. (My earliest memory was of topping > 100 Lbs., in the 3rd grade.) I have been holding my weight between 270 and > > 300 Lbs., for approximately the past 10 years. I've tried multiple > programs > and, " diets, " to try to lose weight. I've gone through loads of support > groups and councelling sessions to try to be, " better. " All that led to is > > more self guilt. The weight, if any was shed, came right back again and > again. > > I've recently become disabled (September 1999) from my work as a > Respiratory > Therapist, specializing in ICU life support, due to a small bone in my foot > > that developed a compression fracture and necrosed. (rotted) This was a > job > I've done and loved since 1988. > > I'm currently applying for vocational rehab with a goal of getting a degree > > that can enable me to qualify for a councelling license and go into private > > practice. I was a very physically active person; hiking, riding, camping, > volleyball, and other outdoor recreations, before this injury. I hope that > > once the weight comes off that I can return to my outdoor activities again. > > I have family histories of cardiac disease and diabetes, and know that if > nothing is done about my weight I will develop the same. I'm Native > American, so the cardiac and diabetes risks are even higher than most > people. In fact, it is so prevalent in my tribe... the Choctaw Nation... > that they have their very own diabetes clinic on tribal grounds. I've > worked with many patients during my career with severe cardiac disease... > managing them post-operatively after heart surgery and found myself > wondering each time when it would be me. I'd wonder the same when we'd > have > patients with end-stage diabetes. > > I've been researching WLS options for the past 9 years, so considering this > > not a recent event for me. > > I know that my insurance will not pay for the procedure, due to the express > > written exclusion of WLS in the policy. Fortunately I am able to draw out > whatever is required from my retirement policy to self pay. I figure that > the retirement plan isn't any good if I'm not in good health to enjoy it. > Thats an investment in my health I'm more than willing to make. > > Why haven't I, " gone through, " WLS yet? I had a few concerns that had held > > me back from making the first definative steps toward, as someone put so > beautifully, " crossing to the other side. " First and foremost, my mother > had the illeo-jejuno gastric bipass in the 1970's. After nearly starving > to > death, among other things, it had to be reversed. After the reversal there > > were multiple side effects that continue even to today. > > I recently found the www.clos.net website while doing more research on WLS. > > After reviewing the procedure it was like a bell in my head went off. I'm > extremely impressed in it's relatively minimal invasiveness compared to, > " open, " procedures. I'm also happy to see that reversal, if needed, isn't > as difficult as in other WLS procedures. I've decided that it is the > procedure best for my needs, should the doctor agree. > > I filled out the information form on the website last week, and am going to > > present the letter to PCP's from the website to my PCP this Friday. (I'm > going in to pick up an oximeter for an overnight apnea monitoring at that > time.) I was put on BP medication last week by him, and had told him that > I > was considering WLS during that visit. > > I do have a question. The out-of-state process listed on the website... is > > that in addition to the packet procedure, or is that the out-of > state-procedure in itself? I'd hate to assume one way and have it be the > other... therefore wasting both everybody's time and prolonging the > process. > > Thanks for letting me ramble! *chuckle* > > Walk in Peace; > Jenn > (the Choctaw Gal) > ________________________________________________________ ________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- > Would you like to save big on your phone bill -- and keep on saving > more each month? Join beMANY! 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Guest guest Posted June 8, 2000 Report Share Posted June 8, 2000 Jenn, If I can be of any help I would be glad to be a contact. I am very fresh post-op so not exactly what you are looking for but I would be glad to answer any questions you have.My surgery was 6-2 and I am doing well with no complications so far. I am from out of state and can offer you my experience in that area. Let me know. Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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