My doctor visit on Thursday

[Guest guest]

I saw my internist yesterday to assess the pain in my right upper quadrant.

She felt that the pain is weight loss surgery related and decided to give the

surgeon out west a call for consulltation purposes. She also felt that I

needed to have the upper endoscopy or EGD as well as the colonoscopy and

that April 21 was way too far away. She called and arranged to have my tests

moved up .. they are now scheduled for April 8. I am not looking forward to

the tests, but do hope that they find the reason for the pain I have been and

am currently experiencing.

I asked her to fill out the paperwork that will allow me to take FMLA ..

she doesnt want to fill this out until she has all my testing complete and

answers. My big boss at work told me to not worry, he was gonna call her.. he

is a personal friend, and get this matter handled. He told me that she didnt

have a choice in the matter.. it was a federal law and she had to comply and

send in the paperwork for me.

Any way, the surgeon will be back in town on Monday, and I will hear from

his office as well about the blood tests that he wants to run.. the tests for

hepatitis a,b , c , epstein barr titers and cytomegalovirus.. The reason we

are waiting until Monday .. to be sure that he doesnt want other tests before

they draw my blood.. The nurse said she would prefer to have to stick me once

, not more than once..

At any rate, I am still taking a lot of narcotic pain meds to control the

pain.. so sleeping a great deal. I hope I willl be able to post answers soon

as to the cause of my pain.

Take care

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

[Guest guest]

I saw my internist yesterday to assess the pain in my right upper quadrant.

She felt that the pain is weight loss surgery related and decided to give the

surgeon out west a call for consulltation purposes. She also felt that I

needed to have the upper endoscopy or EGD as well as the colonoscopy and

that April 21 was way too far away. She called and arranged to have my tests

moved up .. they are now scheduled for April 8. I am not looking forward to

the tests, but do hope that they find the reason for the pain I have been and

am currently experiencing.

I asked her to fill out the paperwork that will allow me to take FMLA ..

she doesnt want to fill this out until she has all my testing complete and

answers. My big boss at work told me to not worry, he was gonna call her.. he

is a personal friend, and get this matter handled. He told me that she didnt

have a choice in the matter.. it was a federal law and she had to comply and

send in the paperwork for me.

Any way, the surgeon will be back in town on Monday, and I will hear from

his office as well about the blood tests that he wants to run.. the tests for

hepatitis a,b , c , epstein barr titers and cytomegalovirus.. The reason we

are waiting until Monday .. to be sure that he doesnt want other tests before

they draw my blood.. The nurse said she would prefer to have to stick me once

, not more than once..

At any rate, I am still taking a lot of narcotic pain meds to control the

pain.. so sleeping a great deal. I hope I willl be able to post answers soon

as to the cause of my pain.

Take care

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 03/29/2003 12:36:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,

bjeangrove@... writes:

> What is FMLA?

>

>

FMLA.. Family Medical Leave Act

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 03/29/2003 12:36:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,

bjeangrove@... writes:

> What is FMLA?

>

>

FMLA.. Family Medical Leave Act

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

[Guest guest]

What is FMLA?

BarbaraJean

distal

from 300 to 128

My doctor visit on Thursday

I saw my internist yesterday to assess the pain in my right upper quadrant.

She felt that the pain is weight loss surgery related and decided to give the

surgeon out west a call for consulltation purposes. She also felt that I

needed to have the upper endoscopy or EGD as well as the colonoscopy and

that April 21 was way too far away. She called and arranged to have my tests

moved up .. they are now scheduled for April 8. I am not looking forward to

the tests, but do hope that they find the reason for the pain I have been and

am currently experiencing.

I asked her to fill out the paperwork that will allow me to take FMLA ..

she doesnt want to fill this out until she has all my testing complete and

answers. My big boss at work told me to not worry, he was gonna call her.. he

is a personal friend, and get this matter handled. He told me that she didnt

have a choice in the matter.. it was a federal law and she had to comply and

send in the paperwork for me.

Any way, the surgeon will be back in town on Monday, and I will hear from

his office as well about the blood tests that he wants to run.. the tests for

hepatitis a,b , c , epstein barr titers and cytomegalovirus.. The reason we

are waiting until Monday .. to be sure that he doesnt want other tests before

they draw my blood.. The nurse said she would prefer to have to stick me once

, not more than once..

At any rate, I am still taking a lot of narcotic pain meds to control the

pain.. so sleeping a great deal. I hope I willl be able to post answers soon

as to the cause of my pain.

Take care

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

[Guest guest]

What is FMLA?

BarbaraJean

distal

from 300 to 128

My doctor visit on Thursday

I saw my internist yesterday to assess the pain in my right upper quadrant.

She felt that the pain is weight loss surgery related and decided to give the

surgeon out west a call for consulltation purposes. She also felt that I

needed to have the upper endoscopy or EGD as well as the colonoscopy and

that April 21 was way too far away. She called and arranged to have my tests

moved up .. they are now scheduled for April 8. I am not looking forward to

the tests, but do hope that they find the reason for the pain I have been and

am currently experiencing.

I asked her to fill out the paperwork that will allow me to take FMLA ..

she doesnt want to fill this out until she has all my testing complete and

answers. My big boss at work told me to not worry, he was gonna call her.. he

is a personal friend, and get this matter handled. He told me that she didnt

have a choice in the matter.. it was a federal law and she had to comply and

send in the paperwork for me.

Any way, the surgeon will be back in town on Monday, and I will hear from

his office as well about the blood tests that he wants to run.. the tests for

hepatitis a,b , c , epstein barr titers and cytomegalovirus.. The reason we

are waiting until Monday .. to be sure that he doesnt want other tests before

they draw my blood.. The nurse said she would prefer to have to stick me once

, not more than once..

At any rate, I am still taking a lot of narcotic pain meds to control the

pain.. so sleeping a great deal. I hope I willl be able to post answers soon

as to the cause of my pain.

Take care

Hugs,

from GA

open RNY 12/12/00

Revision 04/18/01

Revision 02/07/02

St wt.... 392

Cw.......187

Wt loss..-205

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/28/2003 9:23:25 PM Pacific Standard Time,

Gigi8083@... writes:

> I asked her to fill out the paperwork that will allow me to take FMLA ..

> she doesnt want to fill this out until she has all my testing complete and

> answers. My big boss at work told me to not worry, he was gonna call her..

> he

> is a personal friend, and get this matter handled. He told me that she

> didnt

> have a choice in the matter.. it was a federal law and she had to comply

> and

> send in the paperwork for me.

>

She does have to fill out the paperwork; she does not have to certify that

you have a condition which requires you to miss time from work. I suspect

she wanted to wait for test results so she could actually make an informed

decision about your condition, how debilitating it may or may not be, and

what the best treatment plan will be. I know this seems like a pain in the

butt for you, but as an employer, I wish to god we had more doctors who

actually gave a hoot as opposed to just signing whatever someone placed in

fron of them with respect to FMLA.

Kate (very, very glad to not be a manager any more - or hopefully ever

again!)

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/28/2003 9:23:25 PM Pacific Standard Time,

Gigi8083@... writes:

> I asked her to fill out the paperwork that will allow me to take FMLA ..

> she doesnt want to fill this out until she has all my testing complete and

> answers. My big boss at work told me to not worry, he was gonna call her..

> he

> is a personal friend, and get this matter handled. He told me that she

> didnt

> have a choice in the matter.. it was a federal law and she had to comply

> and

> send in the paperwork for me.

>

She does have to fill out the paperwork; she does not have to certify that

you have a condition which requires you to miss time from work. I suspect

she wanted to wait for test results so she could actually make an informed

decision about your condition, how debilitating it may or may not be, and

what the best treatment plan will be. I know this seems like a pain in the

butt for you, but as an employer, I wish to god we had more doctors who

actually gave a hoot as opposed to just signing whatever someone placed in

fron of them with respect to FMLA.

Kate (very, very glad to not be a manager any more - or hopefully ever

again!)

[Guest guest]

Family Medical Leave Act. I almost always associated it with being

pregnant and being able to take time off until I got congestive heart

failure. Now I know it can be used for any major illness and helps save

a job.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

Current Weight 335

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 21:36:43 -0800 " Barbara "

writes:

> What is FMLA?

>

> BarbaraJean

> distal

> from 300 to 128

> My doctor visit on Thursday

>

>

> I saw my internist yesterday to assess the pain in my right upper

> quadrant.

> She felt that the pain is weight loss surgery related and decided

> to give the

> surgeon out west a call for consulltation purposes. She also felt

> that I

> needed to have the upper endoscopy or EGD as well as the

> colonoscopy and

> that April 21 was way too far away. She called and arranged to

> have my tests

> moved up .. they are now scheduled for April 8. I am not looking

> forward to

> the tests, but do hope that they find the reason for the pain I

> have been and

> am currently experiencing.

> I asked her to fill out the paperwork that will allow me to take

> FMLA ..

> she doesnt want to fill this out until she has all my testing

> complete and

> answers. My big boss at work told me to not worry, he was gonna

> call her.. he

> is a personal friend, and get this matter handled. He told me that

> she didnt

> have a choice in the matter.. it was a federal law and she had to

> comply and

> send in the paperwork for me.

> Any way, the surgeon will be back in town on Monday, and I will

> hear from

> his office as well about the blood tests that he wants to run..

> the tests for

> hepatitis a,b , c , epstein barr titers and cytomegalovirus.. The

> reason we

> are waiting until Monday .. to be sure that he doesnt want other

> tests before

> they draw my blood.. The nurse said she would prefer to have to

> stick me once

> , not more than once..

> At any rate, I am still taking a lot of narcotic pain meds to

> control the

> pain.. so sleeping a great deal. I hope I willl be able to post

> answers soon

> as to the cause of my pain.

> Take care

> Hugs,

>

> from GA

> open RNY 12/12/00

> Revision 04/18/01

> Revision 02/07/02

> St wt.... 392

> Cw.......187

> Wt loss..-205

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Family Medical Leave Act. I almost always associated it with being

pregnant and being able to take time off until I got congestive heart

failure. Now I know it can be used for any major illness and helps save

a job.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

Current Weight 335

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 21:36:43 -0800 " Barbara "

writes:

> What is FMLA?

>

> BarbaraJean

> distal

> from 300 to 128

> My doctor visit on Thursday

>

>

> I saw my internist yesterday to assess the pain in my right upper

> quadrant.

> She felt that the pain is weight loss surgery related and decided

> to give the

> surgeon out west a call for consulltation purposes. She also felt

> that I

> needed to have the upper endoscopy or EGD as well as the

> colonoscopy and

> that April 21 was way too far away. She called and arranged to

> have my tests

> moved up .. they are now scheduled for April 8. I am not looking

> forward to

> the tests, but do hope that they find the reason for the pain I

> have been and

> am currently experiencing.

> I asked her to fill out the paperwork that will allow me to take

> FMLA ..

> she doesnt want to fill this out until she has all my testing

> complete and

> answers. My big boss at work told me to not worry, he was gonna

> call her.. he

> is a personal friend, and get this matter handled. He told me that

> she didnt

> have a choice in the matter.. it was a federal law and she had to

> comply and

> send in the paperwork for me.

> Any way, the surgeon will be back in town on Monday, and I will

> hear from

> his office as well about the blood tests that he wants to run..

> the tests for

> hepatitis a,b , c , epstein barr titers and cytomegalovirus.. The

> reason we

> are waiting until Monday .. to be sure that he doesnt want other

> tests before

> they draw my blood.. The nurse said she would prefer to have to

> stick me once

> , not more than once..

> At any rate, I am still taking a lot of narcotic pain meds to

> control the

> pain.. so sleeping a great deal. I hope I willl be able to post

> answers soon

> as to the cause of my pain.

> Take care

> Hugs,

>

> from GA

> open RNY 12/12/00

> Revision 04/18/01

> Revision 02/07/02

> St wt.... 392

> Cw.......187

> Wt loss..-205

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

What a time you have had in dealing with physical challenges and

pain! I remember when you had the last bout of surgery that you took

time to write me a long encouraging email during a difficult time for

me. Thank you!

If I could, I would take all this away from you, but I can't. I can

only offer you whatever strength is in my support and prayer.

Dan Slone

Surgery 5/2/2000

> I saw my internist yesterday to assess the pain in my right upper

quadrant.

> She felt that the pain is weight loss surgery related and decided

to give the

> surgeon out west a call for consulltation purposes. She also felt

that I

> needed to have the upper endoscopy or EGD as well as the

colonoscopy and

> that April 21 was way too far away. She called and arranged to have

my tests

> moved up .. they are now scheduled for April 8. I am not looking

forward to

> the tests, but do hope that they find the reason for the pain I

have been and

> am currently experiencing.

> I asked her to fill out the paperwork that will allow me to take

FMLA ..

> she doesnt want to fill this out until she has all my testing

complete and

> answers. My big boss at work told me to not worry, he was gonna

call her.. he

> is a personal friend, and get this matter handled. He told me that

she didnt

> have a choice in the matter.. it was a federal law and she had to

comply and

> send in the paperwork for me.

> Any way, the surgeon will be back in town on Monday, and I will

hear from

> his office as well about the blood tests that he wants to run.. the

tests for

> hepatitis a,b , c , epstein barr titers and cytomegalovirus.. The

reason we

> are waiting until Monday .. to be sure that he doesnt want other

tests before

> they draw my blood.. The nurse said she would prefer to have to

stick me once

> , not more than once..

> At any rate, I am still taking a lot of narcotic pain meds to

control the

> pain.. so sleeping a great deal. I hope I willl be able to post

answers soon

> as to the cause of my pain.

> Take care

> Hugs,

>

> from GA

> open RNY 12/12/00

> Revision 04/18/01

> Revision 02/07/02

> St wt.... 392

> Cw.......187

> Wt loss..-205

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

What a time you have had in dealing with physical challenges and

pain! I remember when you had the last bout of surgery that you took

time to write me a long encouraging email during a difficult time for

me. Thank you!

If I could, I would take all this away from you, but I can't. I can

only offer you whatever strength is in my support and prayer.

Dan Slone

Surgery 5/2/2000

> I saw my internist yesterday to assess the pain in my right upper

quadrant.

> She felt that the pain is weight loss surgery related and decided

to give the

> surgeon out west a call for consulltation purposes. She also felt

that I

> needed to have the upper endoscopy or EGD as well as the

colonoscopy and

> that April 21 was way too far away. She called and arranged to have

my tests

> moved up .. they are now scheduled for April 8. I am not looking

forward to

> the tests, but do hope that they find the reason for the pain I

have been and

> am currently experiencing.

> I asked her to fill out the paperwork that will allow me to take

FMLA ..

> she doesnt want to fill this out until she has all my testing

complete and

> answers. My big boss at work told me to not worry, he was gonna

call her.. he

> is a personal friend, and get this matter handled. He told me that

she didnt

> have a choice in the matter.. it was a federal law and she had to

comply and

> send in the paperwork for me.

> Any way, the surgeon will be back in town on Monday, and I will

hear from

> his office as well about the blood tests that he wants to run.. the

tests for

> hepatitis a,b , c , epstein barr titers and cytomegalovirus.. The

reason we

> are waiting until Monday .. to be sure that he doesnt want other

tests before

> they draw my blood.. The nurse said she would prefer to have to

stick me once

> , not more than once..

> At any rate, I am still taking a lot of narcotic pain meds to

control the

> pain.. so sleeping a great deal. I hope I willl be able to post

answers soon

> as to the cause of my pain.

> Take care

> Hugs,

>

> from GA

> open RNY 12/12/00

> Revision 04/18/01

> Revision 02/07/02

> St wt.... 392

> Cw.......187

> Wt loss..-205

>

>

>