Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Hi Ed. What is your insurance? If it's Blue Sheild, Dr. Machado is doing my surgery at Mercy San on May 25th. I'm impressed with her and her staff. And I had no problem getting approved by Blue Shield...good luck to you. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 I would definitely call your doc and tell him of your troubles...do not wait for the next appointment. Hope all goes well...please let us know....sherri I'm New Here Hi all! I just found this forum as I was searching for answers to my problem. Hopefully someone here can offer some insight. I had GBS almost 5 weeks ago. I have yet to lose even 20 lbs! I'm having difficulty eating solid foods and I'm exceptionally tired. I went to a support meeting in my area for bariatric patients who are transitioning to solid foods and metioned my problems to the nutritionist( I get a bubbling sensation, then pressure, feeling like the food is filling up in my chest. It's quite uncomfortable). All I got in return was " everyone's different " . I'm making a concerted effort to do some exercise, but I collapse for the rest of the day afterwards in exhaustion. I know I'm not getting many calories, and I have to work hard to get even 32oz of fluid in. Has anyone else dealt with these problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Ed, The way I started was to call the local hospitals and start asking for their bariatric office and found a surgeon that way. Some hospitals hold seminars to help give you information. There are also some great sites that you can get information from. I know that obesityhelp.com is one site that you can look for surgeons on. There are a number of links from this group that you can use to help you research. I am sure for every person on this site we all started in different ways. Good luck and keep coming here because these people know the answer to anything you might want to ask. Dora I'm New Here Hello. My name is Ed and I'm just starting to research GBS. I live in the Sacramento, CA area. I've just begun to look for a doctor in this area. This is the start of my journey. I'm 53, just retired because I can no longer walk. My knees are shot. I've been large most of my adult life. I'm a fulltime wheelchair rider now. I'm about 270. Please be gentle with me <smile> but I could use all the direction I can get. I look forward to learning. I'm already encouraged by the few posts I've read today. Thanks in advance for your help. Ed Kemper & Delores edkemper@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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