Re: I NEED SOME ADVICE

[Guest guest]

Joan, Welcome. Keep your eyes right here, keep reading these posts, and

you'll learn all you need to know. Of course, I am assuming that you have

downloaded the patient manual and have read that, so that you are an educated

consumer, right? Once you've read the manual, and know what the MGB is and

what it does, then you are ready to reach out to 10 or more folks to begin

your own process, should that be the decision you come to. I had the MGB

last week, so I feel too new to be much help. But so far,so good. I will

begin to be a contact after a month.

I think that's only fair. I don't really know too much yet, haven't even

been able to start eating food yet. This is the greatest bunch of folks

ever, though. All questions will be answered! Take care and good luck on

your journey, PhillyJude

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/11/00 5:22:59 PM Pacific Standard Time,

jonangel65@... writes:

> The process to have this surgery seems so complicated

> or is it just me?

> I would love to hear from anyone that could give me

> some advice about anything you want to share with

> someone that is just beginning to think about it.

> As you might know I'm very nervous and my husband

> thinks it is to drastic but then of course he's the

> same size as the day I met him and can eat anything

> and everything without a worry in the world.

>

> Please help me ?

> Joan

>

>

Joan

The best advice I can give you is to spend at least 1-2 hours or more a day

surfing around the MGB web-site and read this email list. It WILL start to

make sense to you. Read Dr. Rutledges requirements for the surgery. You

will have to complete a packet of information. It will be VERY time

consuming. You will find the list of the things that have to have in the

package on his web site.

First thing to do: PRINT THE MANUAL

I got myself 2 notebooks. One small one for the manual. One larger one for

everything else. In the larger one I got divider tabs. I have the following

subjects.

Insurance

My PCP's name

Contacts

Misc.

Emails

Patient Letter

I will be mailing my packet next week and hope to be approved shortly.

A professor of mine use to always say " RTDT " which means " Read The Damn

Thing " ... it is so true. :-) I always remembered that when written

instructions confuse me, I just keep reading and reading until they make

sense.

Good luck with you journey,

Joni in Seattle

ps. if you get any email from :    lindat@...

delete it before reading it...she is a kook!