Re: DS doctor close to New England?

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hi barbi i went to my doctor in august got my approval in oct and am set to

have surgery dec 1, 2001. its happened pretty quick for me. belinda

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Barbi,

THANK YOU!!!!! I just called and have an appointment scheduled with Dr. Ren

on January 7th at 2:00. I asked how long the wait was for the surgery

presuming all would be okay, and was advised approximately 1 month. I'm

excited because all this would fit into my timeframe. Even insurance wise,

effective January 1st, my COBRA plan switches to Blue Care Elect Preferred

which doesn't require a referral from a PCP.

I was originally planning on having a RNY, but after much research would

prefer this procedure. So..., you were in the same position as me as far as

the job and Cobra coverage. It's pretty unnerving being unemployed, but I

figure now is the time to take care of myself, and get my life and health

back in order. As you can appreciate it's bad enough with the impact being

so obese has on one's health, but when it is also impacting my ability to

obtain comparable employment to my former position it's really scary. How

long were you out of work? How soon after your surgery did you find a job?

Any words of encouragement and/or advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again,

ann

Re: DS doctor close to New England?

Hi ann,

I was in the EXACT same position you are. I wanted to get my surgery

done quickly as I was on Cobra and it was good coverage. Didn't want

to take a chance on getting a company that wouldn't pay.

From the time of my first consult to the time I had surgery took less

than a month, but there's a catch. I had surgery with Dr.

Ren who has just begun the Surgical Weight Loss Program at NYU,

therefore she wasn't booked up.

Unfortunately, although I had the DS, Dr. Ren isn't doing the BPD/DS

anymore, she's doing the BPD which is similar but it is a different

surgery, some say it has the same results, some prefer the DS. If

you are interested I'm sure you can find some info on the net. One

of the gals on the DS site had a BPD ten years ago, here is a link to

her page.

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Hi ann,

Wow, Dr. Ren must be getting busy if it's two months to a consult

now!

I called the office and left a message, and I also posted to Dr.

Ren's Yahoo group, asking if she does the DS at all anymore. When I

hear I will let you know. Unfortunately I think her website is out

of date. Just in case, might I suggest that you also make another

appointment with another surgeon? Just to be safe? If she isn't

doing the DS, and you want the DS, you won't lose valuable time.

Since you have done a lot of research you have prolly heard of the

BPD, I would urge you to read up on it so that, if nothing else, you

know the pros and cons.

As for my employment situation, I was working as a temp so I took off

the full four weeks, and then I didn't even go back full time for

another couple of weeks. I was WHOOPED! I lost 60 pounds in the

first two months and just walking to the couch from the bed was

exhausting.

Job hunting is never fun, at least I don't think it is, lol. I

continued to temp for a while because I just wasn't emotionally ready

to even go to an interview. You might consider it, it's a viable

option for employment, especially in the short term. You won't get

rich but it brings in some money. Best of all, it's flexible so you

can work when you can work.

If you'd like to join Dr. Ren's Yahoo group it's at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NYUMC-thinforlife

It is a very small group and there aren't many posts in a day, or a

week for that matter! It's comprised of all Dr. Ren's pts, not

just the DS's. There are several ladies there that know more about

what Dr. Ren is doing than I do.

And I agree, now is a perfect time to take care of you.

Barbi

So..., you were in the same position as me as far as

> the job and Cobra coverage. It's pretty unnerving being

unemployed, but I

> figure now is the time to take care of myself, and get my life and

health

> back in order. As you can appreciate it's bad enough with the

impact being

> so obese has on one's health, but when it is also impacting my

ability to

> obtain comparable employment to my former position it's really

scary. How

> long were you out of work? How soon after your surgery did you

find a job?

> Any words of encouragement and/or advise would be greatly

appreciated.

>

> Thanks again,

>

> ann

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Thats great news ann!

I would try to call her just to verify in advance that they won't try

to switch you to something else when you get there! Congrats on the

quick appointment!

Hugs,

Theresa

> > Barbi,

> >

> > THANK YOU!!!!! I just called and have an appointment scheduled

> with Dr. Ren

> > on January 7th at 2:00. I asked how long the wait was for the

> surgery

> > presuming all would be okay, and was advised approximately 1

> month. I'm

> > excited because all this would fit into my timeframe. Even

> insurance wise,

> > effective January 1st, my COBRA plan switches to Blue Care Elect

> Preferred

> > which doesn't require a referral from a PCP.

> >

> > I was originally planning on having a RNY, but after much research

> would

> > prefer this procedure. So..., you were in the same position as me

> as far as

> > the job and Cobra coverage. It's pretty unnerving being

> unemployed, but I

> > figure now is the time to take care of myself, and get my life and

> health

> > back in order. As you can appreciate it's bad enough with the

> impact being

> > so obese has on one's health, but when it is also impacting my

> ability to

> > obtain comparable employment to my former position it's really

> scary. How

> > long were you out of work? How soon after your surgery did you

> find a job?

> > Any words of encouragement and/or advise would be greatly

> appreciated.

> >

> > Thanks again,

> >

> > ann

> >

> > Re: DS doctor close to New England?

> >

> > Hi ann,

> >

> > I was in the EXACT same position you are. I wanted to get my

> surgery

> > done quickly as I was on Cobra and it was good coverage. Didn't

> want

> > to take a chance on getting a company that wouldn't pay.

> >

> > From the time of my first consult to the time I had surgery took

> less

> > than a month, but there's a catch. I had surgery with Dr.

> > Ren who has just begun the Surgical Weight Loss Program at NYU,

> > therefore she wasn't booked up.

> >

> > Unfortunately, although I had the DS, Dr. Ren isn't doing the

BPD/DS

> > anymore, she's doing the BPD which is similar but it is a

different

> > surgery, some say it has the same results, some prefer the DS. If

> > you are interested I'm sure you can find some info on the net.

One

> > of the gals on the DS site had a BPD ten years ago, here is a link

> to

> > her page.

> >

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