Guest guest Posted September 12, 2000 Report Share Posted September 12, 2000 Hi...my name is Kathy Wahl...my dear friend Flo recently had her surgery and is on this list...(hi flo!) anyway...i am seriously considering having the surgery done...when i mention it to my family and friends they are surprised that I would do something so " drastic " just to lose weight...they come back with " oh we love you just the way you are! " ...or " you could die in surgery and all just to lose some weight! " well...i'm dying now...my body can't take much more of the pounds i've put on it...when i read the posts all of you send about depression and feelings i know i've come to the right place....so here goes my questions: #1-my husband is retired military...we live in the newport news/yorktown area...does anyone on this list live in the area and if so have you had the surgery and what did insurance pay? #2-are there any other doctors or places doing the minigastricbypass besides durham? #3-how much time from deciding to getting the surgery is there? in other words is there a waiting period before the doctor decides that you are serious enough to go thru with it? well...those are the first three questions i can think of...i'm sure i'll have more as time goes on... thanks for any help you can give kathy kathleenwahl@... Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2000 Report Share Posted September 12, 2000 Kathy, After a year of researching I made up my mind on early Sunday morning. I had an appt. with my Dr. the same day got the tests done and now I am getting my paperwork ready. All I can tell you is that people I have talked to who still want ot see me unhappy and control my life tell me the same dam selfish things. All I say is research this until you are satisfied and feel conformable with doing this. After all this time I am and I choose Dr. R. out of about 6 doctors nationwide. As a self pay I had this luxury. Listen to your heart and not these other people. I am sick and tired of being a fat slob, there I said it. I want to be able to dance again and swim again and sit in a seat in the theater and a airplane again without wondering if my fat ass will fit in the seat!!!!! I am in my early 30's with sleep apnea and I have been a fat adult all my life since 16. Enough is enough. Have your family and friends tell me how many more diets and torture am I going to fool my self with. Best thing that happened to me was this EGroup. Use it everyday. You will be surprised at the magic that happens here. Hope this candid response helps. All my best, Las Vegas, NV Pr-OP 290 Self-Pay Kathy Wahl wrote: > Hi...my name is Kathy Wahl...my dear friend Flo recently had her surgery and > is on this list...(hi flo!) > anyway...i am seriously considering having the surgery done...when i mention > it to my family and friends they are surprised that I would do something so > " drastic " just to lose weight...they come back with " oh we love you just the > way you are! " ...or " you could die in surgery and all just to lose some > weight! " > well...i'm dying now...my body can't take much more of the pounds i've put > on it...when i read the posts all of you send about depression and feelings > i know i've come to the right place....so here goes my questions: > #1-my husband is retired military...we live in the newport news/yorktown > area...does anyone on this list live in the area and if so have you had the > surgery and what did insurance pay? > #2-are there any other doctors or places doing the minigastricbypass besides > durham? > #3-how much time from deciding to getting the surgery is there? in other > words is there a waiting period before the doctor decides that you are > serious enough to go thru with it? > > well...those are the first three questions i can think of...i'm sure i'll > have more as time goes on... > thanks for any help you can give > kathy > kathleenwahl@... > > Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today. > > 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 > > and for more on the MGB,Don't miss : > http://www.fourlane.com/mgb > > To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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