sandy_pants

HI I AM WAITING TO BE BANDED IN POSTFALLS BY DR PENNINGS AND AFTER A 7 MONTH WAIT I FINALLY HAD MY FIRST VISIT. I AM SCHEDULED TO GO BACK UP THERE TO SEE A DIET SPECIALIST ON TUESDAY THE 16TH OF OCT. I LIVE IN KAMIAH IDAHO SO ITS A LONG DRIVE FOR ME. I HAVE BEN TO A SUPPORT GROUP MEETING IN LEWISTON AT THE CLEARWATER MEDICIAL CLINIC HOSTED BY DR. JOAN RICHARDSON WHO IS ALSO GOING TO BE MY FILL DR. SHE HAS A BAND HERSELF SO SHE IS A HUGE SUPPORT FOR ME AS LEWISTON IS ONLY 70 MILES COMPARED TO 200 TO POSTFALLS. I WAS WONDERING IF ANY ONE CAN TELL ME HOW LONG THE BEFORE SURGERY LIQUID DIET IS? I KNOW THAT ALL THE DRS. ARE DIFFERENT THAT WAY SO AM LOOKING FOR SOME ONE WHO WAS BANDED BY DR PENNINGS AT THE NORTHWEST BIARITRIC CENTER. ALSO WONDERING ABOUT WHAT ALL THE PRE OPT. TESTS THEY DO? I HAD THE HARDEST TIME WAITING THESE LAST 7 MONTHS FOR A CALL FROM THEM. WAS SO EXCITED WHEN IT FINALLY CAME AND NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A BUNCH MORE WAITING YIKEEEESSSSS. I JUST WANT TO STAT ON MY WAY TO BETTER HEALTH AND FEELING MORE ENERGY AND SELF CONFIDENCE. I HAVENT HAD A LIFE FOR SO LONG ANY INFO. YOU ALL CAN GIVE ME WILL BE MOST WELCOME. THANKS FOR YOUR EAR LOL sandy_pants:omg::whoo:

:help::cry IM NOT SURE WHAT IM DOING HERE I AM SO FRUSTRATED. I ATTENDED A SIMMINAR IN MARCH GOT MY PAPER WORK IN AND WAS TOLD I AM ON A WAITING LIST I AM SOOOO MISERABLE AND I HAVE NO LIFE AS A FATTY I JUST STAY HOME AND WAIT FOR THE PHONE TO RING WITH SOME HELP FOR ME TO GET MY LIFE BACK I HAVE NOT ALWAYS BEN THIS HEAVY BUT NOW THAT I AM IM SO IMBARRASED I DONT WANT TO GO ANY WHERE. I HAVE NO CLOTHES THAT FIT ME AND WHEN I TRY TO BUY ON LINE I CANT GET THE FIT I NEED. DOES ANY ONE KNOW ARE THESE LONG WAITING LISTS JUST FOR MEDICARE PAY PEOPLE OR IS EVERY ONE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING I AM. WITH THE CENTER OF EXCELLANCE RULE MEDICARE HAS IN PLACE I AM LIMITED TO WHERE I CAN BE BANDED I AM 53 AND MY GRANDBABYS AND MY LIFE ARE PASSING ME BY WHILE I PRY EACH DAY WONT BE MY LAST AND I WILL NOT DIE OF OBISITY RELATED ILLNESSES THAT HAVE TAKEN 2 OF MY YOUNGER SIBBLINGS AND SEVERAL OTHER CLOSE RELATIVES ANY ONE ELSE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THINGS? :notagree:help:

:help: I LIVE IN IDAHO I HAVE BEN ON A WAITING LIST SINCE MARCH WITH NO INFO. FROM THE POST FALLS BARIATRICS HOW LONG I WILL BE WAITING. DOES ANY ONE KNOW ARE THESE LONG WAITING LISTS JUST FOR MEDICARE PAY PEOPLE ITS JUST SO DISAPOINTING. I AM SOOOOOOO MISERABLE AND I NEED HELP SO BAD I ATTENDED A SIMMINAR IN MARCH GOT MY PAPER WORK IN AND NOTHING SO I CALL AND THEY SAY IM ON A LIST AND THEY REALLY CANT SAY FOR HOW LONG.:whoo::think ANY ONE ELSE GOING THROUGH THIS?