Startfresh359

I have been going natural since March and have worn my hair in a variety of styles including weaves and wigs. My surgery is scheduled for nov 6 and I just braided my hair this last weekend. Will see how it goes.I tend to have issues wirh my scalp so that too will be a possible concern especially at that 3 month mark when everyone seems to have Hair loss.< /p>

I have told people and have received a mixed bag of comments.same thing happened when I had my hysterectomy last year.stuff like oh you won't be a mommy again. Mind you my daughter was 20 at the time. And people giving me the no more babies for you looks.
This time around I'm really not as concerned about the comments, not that I was about the hysterectomy comments. It's my body, my life No one has to deal with the long list of health problems including the knees that go out, having to wear a sleep apnea mask every night no matter where I go, etc but me. I've made this decision for a healthier me and don't care what people think.

I got my approval yesterday and was scheduled today for November 6.

I got my approval yesterday and was scheduled today for November 6.

I got my approval yesterday and was scheduled today for November 6.

I got my approval yesterday and was scheduled today for November 6.

Well I got word today that my approval came through for the surgery. So exciting! My chart needs to go to the nurse and then the scheduler.

Well I got word today that my approval came through for the surgery. So exciting! My chart needs to go to the nurse and then the scheduler.

Looks really cute! I've read many posts that the hair does bounce back

Hello to all of the my fellow Michiganders! I, hopefully, will have my surgery through St. John Providence. My coordinator applied for insurance approval Friday so I'm just keeping my fingers crossed at this point.

I've been away from here for several months. As I was doing psych exams and visits and getting inpatient with all of the the medical clearances to apply for insurance approval I ended up having an emergency GYN surgery in June. Ironically the insurance coordinator called several hours after my emergency surgery to say she finally received all of my paperwork and just needed me to give the OK to submit for approval, ugh! I asked her to wait until October so that I could recover from surgery. So we are now in October and I wavered about the surgery, which I think is normally and wasn't sure what to do. Well, we had our health benefits meeting last week and while the surgery will only cost me $100 this year I will have to pay $3400 next year to have it done. I don't feel rushed but I feel kindof rushed because it really is now or never. As a single mom I know I can't spend that kind of money so I gave the coordinator permission to apply for the approval, which takes about 1-2 weeks. She sent the paperwork last Friday so now I have to wait a bit longer to see if I get approved. I guess if it's meant to be it will be . I just want to know. If I get approved I plan to have the surgery in mid-November. I.

Please share your experience when you are able. Hope you are improving each day.

I've been away from here for several months. As I was doing psych exams and visits and getting inpatient with all of the the medical clearances to apply for insurance approval I ended up having an emergency GYN surgery in June. Ironically the insurance coordinator called several hours after my emergency surgery to say she finally received all of my paperwork and just needed me to give the OK to submit for approval, ugh! I asked her to wait until October so that I could recover from surgery. So we are now in October and I wavered about the surgery, which I think is normally and wasn't sure what to do. Well, we had our health benefits meeting last week and while the surgery will only cost me $100 this year I will have to pay $3400 next year to have it done. I don't feel rushed but I feel kindof rushed because it really is now or never. As a single mom I know I can't spend that kind of money so I gave the coordinator permission to apply for the approval, which takes about 1-2 weeks. She sent the paperwork last Friday so now I have to wait a bit longer to see if I get approved. I guess if it's meant to be it will be . I just want to know. If I get approved I plan to have the surgery in mid-November. I.

Thank you Startfresh! Okay, Madison Heights isn't all that far from us. Novi is the other side of the state (haha) for me! My husband works in Southfield & I don't even drive over there for lunch or anything because it's just way too far for me! I don't even know where Grand Blanc is?? The sad part is that I have a couple hospitals close to me & the reason I went to the one I found dirty was because I went to the one in my neighborhood (had my son there, my Mom in hospice there & it's very clean) BUT while I can do most of the program out of my local hospital, the actual surgery & follow up visits with the surgeon is downtown because that one is a huge facility. I guess there is no room in O.R. for this program at my local hospital.
Now last night I attended the Seminar at Troy Beaumont & I'm impressed & am seriously thinking of going there. I just have to get all my medical tests so that I can bring them to Troy & hopefully skip a few of the steps so I don't have to redo everything.

Both Dr. Kole and Dr. Katz practice out of St John Macomb Oakland in Madison Heights and St john Providence Park Hospital in Novi. They also have agreements with Genesys Health in Grand Blanc. Dr. Mohammed Sabir is also in their practice and works out of Providence Hospital in Southfield.

You can go to Dr. Kole or Dr. Katz out of St. John Providence. Both are excellent and work out of multiple sites. Check out their profiles on stjohnprovidence.org . Dr. Kole will be doing my sleeve.