AtlantaRed

Congrats on your December dates! Come join us in the December 2013 thread! We have about 53 people already. I can add you to our calendar list! http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/96637-december-2013-sleevers-come-in/page__st__220#entry1044768

Hi Nona! Thanks for checking in! So did you have an EGD or upper GI? I can have either but I'm wanting them to test for H. pylori too, so I think I need an EGD for that. Just wondering if you took yourself or if someone went with you? For some reason I thought they put you out for the EGD?

Wow, 53 so far!! I see my PCP a week from Monday and she will order the EGD (been waiting on new insurance to kick in) and then I can schedule mine! I'm self pay but I am now wondering if I DO have a hiatal hernia, if I can get the insurance to cover that (which will include the anesthesia and hospital charges) and then pay the difference to the surgeon for the sleeve? I know they charge insurance a lot more than self pay and I would have to pay 20% of the insurance charges, so wondering how much the difference would be! Have to wait until the EGD to see if I have the hernia and then take it from there.

Ok, this is what I've come up with for dates. Let me know when you have a solid date and I can update the list! Dec 02 Krysta03 Dec 02 gaslimgal Dec 02 jess9395 Dec 02 Annadette Dec 02 sookie Dec 03 Tasha420 Dec 03 SouthernCharm Dec 03 redilla42 Dec 03 skinnynewbecky2014 Dec 03 kkrose Dec 04 L-in-NJ Dec 04 Healthbound Dec 04 kledislynn's mommy Dec 05 Blondiee Dec 05 Lioness813 Dec 06 kyholder Dec 09 De-jo Dec 09 AshleyMidwife Dec 09 Sweettart702 Dec 09 MShell Dec 09 Carlotta Dec 11 liciamarie Dec 11 KaminaBlue Dec 11 Only1likeme Dec 11 soul2bleed Dec 11 Volfan Dec 11 dencob1 Dec 11 MnWin Dec 12 amills Dec 13 Mommie4 Dec 13 amduc (and husband!) Dec 16 slvrsax Dec 16 elhudge Dec 16 Mfs Dec 17 Shelly70 Dec 17 Serenah Dec 18 Sns513 Dec 18 Nona337am Dec 18 gemgirl Dec 18 mija1980 Dec 26 ReEstDec2013 Dec 30 elsnanny No date yet: AtlantaRed onedaycloser beansmomma HoustonTexanFan AngiD fpmr96a SueRN Simpley_ke Vixey macman MonisNatural fmpr96a

I once had a caffeine withdrawal headache that lasted a week and a half! I'm hoping to wean instead if cold turkey this time.

I'm sorry, I read these out of order! Congrats! Looking forward to following each other!

Thanks! Are you preop in December too?

Ok, this is what I've come up with for dates. Let me know when you have a solid date and I can update the list! Dec 02 Krysta03 Dec 02 gaslimgal Dec 02 jess9395 Dec 02 Annadette Dec 02 sookie Dec 03 Tasha420 Dec 03 SouthernCharm Dec 03 redilla42 Dec 03 skinnynewbecky2014 Dec 03 kkrose Dec 04 L-in-NJ Dec 04 Healthbound Dec 05 Blondiee Dec 05 Lioness813 Dec 06 kyholder Dec 09 De-jo Dec 09 AshleyMidwife Dec 09 Sweettart702 Dec 09 MShell Dec 09 Carlotta Dec 11 liciamarie Dec 11 KaminaBlue Dec 11 Only1likeme Dec 11 soul2bleed Dec 11 Volfan Dec 11 dencob1 Dec 11 MnWin Dec 12 amills Dec 13 Mommie4 Dec 13 amduc (and husband!) Dec 16 slvrsax Dec 16 elhudge Dec 16 Mfs Dec 17 Shelly70 Dec 17 Serenah Dec 18 Sns513 Dec 18 Nona337am Dec 18 gemgirl Dec 18 mija1980 Dec 26 ReEstDec2013 Dec 30 elsnanny No date yet: AtlantaRed onedaycloser beansmomma HoustonTexanFan AngiD fpmr96a SueRN Simpley_ke Vixey macman MonisNatural fmpr96a

Yay! So exciting! I will change your date later from home!

THere are definitely risks with any procedure. However, that being said, my surgeon is not in Mexico (although that has nothing to do with anything, just stating he is not in Mexico) and his stats are better than those in the original post. If I remember correctly, he told me he had done around 1500 surgeries and had 1 leak 5 years ago and no deaths. Disregarding where they are both from, if I was choosing between 2 surgeons, I would be apprehensive of one that had more complications than my surgeon. No matter who the surgeon is or whether or not they ever found out the exact details in that very recent death, his higher number of any incidents (only compared to my surgeon) would cause me to inquire about other surgeons.

Well, you'll be taking care of that soon enough too! Can't wait to start our new lives on the losers bench!

I love that we have so many! I think I'm the biggest female in here! Ugh... Oh well...we'll take care of that soon enough, I guess!

Ok! I will add you to the bottom list of people with no date yet (me included!)

Welcome to the group! So you don't know your date yet?

Welcome to the group! I think December will be here before we know it!

I'm self pay and also decided to wait until after Thanksgiving as I recover poorly and I cook the dinner, so I at least wanted to be happy about cooking it for everyone! Come join us in our big December 2013 group! http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/96637-december-2013-sleevers-come-in/

Come join us in our December 2013 thread! There's a whole bunch of us going through it together! http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/96637-december-2013-sleevers-come-in/

No problem! I think it'll be great for us to suffer and succeed together!! There are a couple from the December Sleevers? who haven't made it over yet.

Come join us in the December 2013 group! http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/96637-december-2013-sleevers-come-in/

Ok, this is what I've come up with for dates. Let me know when you have a solid date and I can update the list! Dec 02 Krysta03 Dec 02 gaslimgal Dec 02 jess9395 Dec 02 Annadette Dec 03 Tasha420 Dec 03 SouthernCharm Dec 03 redilla42 Dec 03 skinnynewbecky2014 Dec 03 kkrose Dec 04 L-in-NJ Dec 05 Blondiee Dec 05 Lioness813 Dec 06 kyholder Dec 09 De-jo Dec 09 AshleyMidwife Dec 09 Sweettart702 Dec 09 MShell Dec 09 Carlotta Dec 11 liciamarie Dec 11 KaminaBlue Dec 11 Only1likeme Dec 11 soul2bleed Dec 11 Volfan Dec 12 amills Dec 13 Mommie4 Dec 13 amduc Dec 16 slvrsax Dec 16 elhudge Dec 16 Mfs Dec 17 Shelly70 Dec 17 Serenah Dec 18 Sns513 Dec 18 Nona337am Dec 18 gemgirl Dec 18 mija1980 Dec 26 ReEstDec2013 Dec 30 elsnanny No date yet: AtlantaRed onedaycloser beansmomma HoustonTexanFan AngiD fpmr96a SueRN Simpley_ke Vixey macman healthbound MonisNatural

Welcome and thanks for introducing yourself! Come join us December sleevers in the December 2013 come in! thread! There are a lot of us already and we can help each other through this journey!