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July 25, 2000

Hi ,

Thank you. I would love to talk with you about what you have learned. I know

most everyone on this list means well. I really do, but when you see people come

here and post a question and get dozens of replies to it, and I post a simple

insurance question...and get nothing. I just feel ignored sometimes. I know

people may not know the answer to a certain question but I would like to at

least know that they aren't just deleting and thinking " who cares " . Thats kinda

how I feel. I wasn't going to post anything else but I changed my mind. I have

to ask to learn and thats what I am going to do so I can make a decision soon.

So , your almost " there " !!! How exciting!!! I'll bet you are walking on air

I have to wait until Sept 1st before my insurance goes into effect, so I can't

do anything else until then. I have done all I can at this point. The biggest

part was going to be getting medical records together. I had a section with my

last child and the hospital was giving me the run around about giving up copies

of the records so I called Debbie and she said I did not need them anyway. I

have all my contacts and DR and family letter. I am waiting for insurance to pay

for preop tests and the MGB itself. I am pretty sure I will be going the MGB

route. I will have made up my mind by Sept 1.

5'3 "

240 lbs

BMI 41.6

P.S. I owe the list and Dr R an apology for what has happened. I am sorry. My

best friend died in a horrible car wreck last Thursday and I just found out

about it yesterday afternoon. I have been working double shifts and could not be

contacted. I missed her funeral, and did not get to tell her goodbye. We were

going to do this surgery together. Now I have no one who actually knows how I

feel. That combined with the stress of wanting this surgery " now " . I did not

read all of what Mr Lindstrom sent to the list ('s private post to him). I

just posted the first thing in my mind. Congrats to all who have had the surgery

and all who have a date. I am so happy for you. Regardless of my opinion I am

staying out of things (as I should have been doing all along) that aren't

directed at the surgery itself. People getting dates and insurance approvals,

etc.

I truly hope this is over. Even though I have not had the surgery...Dr R I do

believe you are the best, but even you have to admit, for my own peace of mind,

I owe it to myself to know all I can about this.

Hi !

I'm sorry to hear that you feel an outsider to this group. I would like to

be your friend. I have insurance approval, and I am picking up the copies

of my physical and EKG I had done last week tomorrow at lunch, and then

slide in the pics and im sending my packet to the good Dr. I would love to

chat about what i've learned (which may not be a whole lot)..but please dont

feel like an outsider...EVERYONE is loved here.

July 25, 2000