Guest guest Posted July 20, 2000 Report Share Posted July 20, 2000 --- MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Old school buds here: > http://click.egroups.com/1/7081/3/_/453517/_/964127763/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List > at Onelist.com > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > Get the Patient Manual at > http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: > MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > There are 25 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. I am a Newbie and I Wanna Play! > > 2. RE: Drema and drugs > From: florence@... > 3. RE: Re: 45 Pounds Gone! > From: florence@... > 4. RE: I am a Newbie and I Wanna Play! > From: florence@... > 5. One step at a time > > 6. Re:Traveling inexpensive > From: Joanne97617@... > 7. Re: Time for a laugh, as we work our way thru > the paperwork! > From: Msbunnum@... > 8. for Leigh > From: BJenk23768@... > 9. Re: Digest Number 1729 > From: BJenk23768@... > 10. Thanks for prayers > From: leigh.gattozzi@... > 11. Re: [Leigh > From: valmaboyz@... > 12. Re: not so good > From: ccg0906@... > 13. CHAT at OnHealth.com > > 14. Re: Thanks for prayers > > 15. Laboratory Tests Prior to Surgery - Dr. R. > Please Review > > 16. Re: Re: Getting Genz to RDU > From: hojo.lee@... > 17. Genz's Flight Info > From: smootgen@... > 18. Clinic Visit and Phone Consultations for Out of > State Patients - Dr. R. > > 19. Shoe sizes > > 20. Re: Digest Number 1729 > From: CLBR1@... > 21. Insurance Plan Rejected MGB surgery > > 22. Imodium > From: est945@... > 23. Re: Imodium > From: metrishal@... > 24. Re: Insurance Plan Rejected MGB surgery > > 25. Re: Insurance Plan Rejected MGB surgery > From: DebLaMan@... > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 18:02:33 -0000 > > Subject: I am a Newbie and I Wanna Play! > > Hello Everyone! > I wanted to introduce myself to the group. My name is > Beth, 39 yrs > old, married (no children but a cute as heck dog named > Widget). I > live in a small suburb of Orlando, Florida. > I am at the point now where I HATE food! Ok Ok.... well I > don't > really hate food. I love food but I am 5'2 " and weigh 348 > lbs. and I > am hating what loving food has done to me. Therefore, I > avoid eating > until I am FAMISHED, at which point I gulp down way way > to much > dinner of all the wrong foods and don't move for the rest > of the > night. As a matter of fact, I move very little any time > of the day > because my body hurts! And my heart was built for a > compact " Honda > Civic " body, it has a hard time hauling this huge special > edition > " Suburban SUV " megabody around! > But all of that will change! My packet was sent in on > July 18th and > I am hoping to have surgery before the end of August. > My insurance company would not pay for the surgery > because of an > " exclusion " in the policy. I fought, at first, but when > I was > repeatedly connected to the same person with the same > pseudo sweet > yet regret filled comeback of " We just don't cover that > even though > you certainly have proven that, in your case, it is > medically > necessary " , I decided to go private pay. > After educating them, I have the support of my friends, > coworkers and > family. And now I have come here to look for support and > information > from people who have been there and done that! =) > I am enjoying reading all of you. We have a pretty > lively and down > right comical group here! Just what I needed! > Thanks so much for your time and your stories. Keep your > fingers > crossed that Dr. R will accept me. > Warml > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 2 > Date: 20 Jul 2000 14:00:00 -0500 > From: florence@... > Subject: RE: Drema and drugs > > Thanks : I had hoped you'd talk this over with your > husband and post. LOL. I did > email Dr. R this morning and he said it shouldn't be a > problem but he wants her to have a > consult with a local physician and get an opinion. We > called the local hospital this morning > and talked to the anesthesologist who asked Drema why she > was having this surgery...told > her she wasn't over weight, LOL (275 pounds is not > overweight in outerspace where he was > apparently from), and said that he works strictly for the > local hospital and is not able to do > consult work. So from here we go to her PCP to ask her > what to do about the consult. We > figure she'll make some calls and get us what we need. > It's amazing the stumbling blocks that > uninformed people put out. Like the receptionist at the > Dr's office who is very vocal that > Drema should not have this (or any) surgery. > > Also, the hospital where she had the problems wanted $17 > plus .54 a page for her medical > records. Yikes. Unless they were to go directly to a > doctor. So we had them sent ot her PCP > and that way it didn't cost anything. > > Having just gone through this whole packet thingie, you > would think it would work the same > but it sure does vary from person to person, doctor to > doctor. But in the end the whole thing > works! Thanks . > > Flo > > ** Original Subject: RE: Drema and > drugs > > ** > > ** Original Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 13:50:21 -0400 > > > ** Original Message follows... > > > > > In a message dated 7/19/00 8:51:37 PM Pacific Daylight > Time, > > MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com writes: > > > > << Can you medical folks out there tell me if this will > preclude her from > > having the surgery or if > > there is another way around these meds? I'd be > grateful for any information > > any of you could > > give me about the above. >> > > Flo,Drema does need to tell the nurse anesthetist and > the > > anesthesiologist,but it should not keep her from having > the surgery. (so > > sayeth the husband,Jim, a nurse anesthetist student). > The good news is that > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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