nursekimberly89

My first appointment is tomorrow!

Hi, I am also in Maryland. I went to a seminar last night at AAMC, and when I called my insurance this morning they said if I go to doctor at University of Maryland, they will pay 90%. So I am filling out my paperwork now. What hospital are you going to have your surgery at?

Congrats!

Congrats! How long do you have to stay on the liquid diet? Are you still experiencing any pain ?

Congrats! Keep up the great work :-)

Thanks for all the info Tabby ! If I have any questions(and I probably will lol) I'll definitely message you :-)

Wow congrats!! How was the whole process? Did you find the staff to be helpful? I just made my appointment yesterday and I'm going to be meeting with Arriane on the 17th and dr gandsas on the 20th of Feb. I'm so excited !

Congrats Maggie! I'm about your same weight and height too. Your story is very encouraging ! Let us know how you are recovering :-)

Lookin good!

Yeah, I hear ya. Short guys aren't my thing either, and I'm 5'3". Maybe it's just the ones that I've met, but they seem to be extremely pushy...that is not cool in my book.

Sorry your date was awful. 5'7" is a long way off from 5'0".. Wonder why he felt compelled to lie ?

I believe the office could face a huge fine as well! Your gossiping friend would def. have a hard time seeking similar employment if she did something as stupid as spreading confidential information around.

I saw that board when I was on my laptop but I can't seem to find it when I'm on my iPad or iPhone... So strange. But I agree, it is a great help for concerned family and loved ones

AAMC has a beautiful maternity floor so I'm sure you must have loved it there lol. The seminar went really well & I think I want to go with their program, especially since their coordinator stated that 99% of the cases they submit to insurance get approved..that's really encouraging! 50 lbs is great! I'm around that same weight too (240s) so it's nice to see someone with similar stats finding success. Do you have any loose skin?

Congrats!

I want to wears shorts too! I haven't worn them since I was 15( in public, that is ) I want to cross my legs I want to be known as Kimberly, not the girl with the big butt I want to feel comfy in my own skin

How awesome ! Let us know how it goes. This may be the next big thing in weight loss surgery :-)

If you don't mind me asking, is your insurance covering this ? In my area only one surgeon is performing it right now and his site said it wouldn't be covered by insurance. Or are you participating in the research study ( I saw a website that is conducting a study for it throughout the U.S., but none of them were close to my area so I wasn't eligible). Sorry for so many questions! POSE seems really interesting and I'm sort of a medical research nerd lol. So I'm excited to see someone on the boards actually having it!

POSE is an incision less procedure. http://www.gisurgical.com/weight-loss-surgery/pose-procedure/

Hope you have fun on your date :-)

I remember this show! I had no idea there was a second season. The two that resonated with me was the woman ( I think her name was Melissa) whose husband liked to fool around on the internet with other women. What a jerk. And then the overweight young girl, whose name was Ashley I think...goodness I absolutely wanted to punch her mom ! She made the nastiest comments ever. TLC had a really cool show in 2008, I believe called Big Medicine. I really loved that show :-(

Yes they should taper you off! Some bp meds will cause "rebound hypertension" if you stop abruptly. I'm glad everything worked out for you :-)

Congrats!! That must be an amazing feeling! I can't wait til I get to that point where I can stop taking bp meds

I agree with you daisy, these boards have revealed a lot about the physicians in Mexico, as well as the companies that work along side the doctors. One thing I have also learned is not to be swayed by low prices. After all, this is a major surgery!

I get that she's upset about her diagnosis...but gosh if a patient told me that I think I'd lose it :-(