Love.Tee

Anyone in Maryland that has gone through the program with Kaiser??? Help! I have so many questions.

Ur welcome sweetie I just joined this group today and already found a neighbor plus another person from md that doing it with Kaiser to
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Nice to met u to huh any time u have any questions or want to chat hit me
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Hey my ig is chasin_fit_britt. Nice to meet yalllll!!!!
《BreBaby》

I know!! and going to Holy Cross too. Finally!! lol

After my last NUT appointment and I made goal weight i got approved in 4 days later I got the call to schedule an appointment to met the surgeon the next day my appointment is 11/18 my last nut was 10/7 also I heard the still have dates in dec
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Hello Tee where u at in capital heights I live off hill road
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Awww yay i met 2 ppl in maryland this is great. Dont think im crazy yall im excited.????????????
《BreBaby》

Oh ok cool thats where ill be having mine at. This is great news to hear from you. My last appt with my nutrionist is on dec 27th. How long did it take for them to sumbit everything and u get an approval from the board and then meet the surgeon? When did u end the program? Im sorry for all those questions but every seem to be goon great. But this whole one surgeon thing at holy cross is blowing me cause i feel by time January come if they dont habe another sergeon to help him then my wait will be foreverrrrrrr
《BreBaby》

I live in capital heights md and plan to have it at Holy Cross in silver spring md
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Awesome. What area do u stay in? And what hosp are u planning to have surgery at? 《BreBaby》

Hi,
I am just finishing up my last few specialist appts for insurance approval for VSG with Dr. McKenna in Frederick, MD. Excited but a little scared--Just found this site and it is so nice to see so many going through the same things

I did not have sleep issues, snoring or sleep apnea so I was not forced to do sleep study.
I had EGD and psych evaluation and ekg/cardiac clearance.

Test before surgery were sleep study, upper GI scope, I had a full eval with cardiologist, physical with PCP, chest X-rays, abdominal ultrasound, blood work. Psych eval was an insurance mandatory requirement. Hope this helps.
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Well. Congrats on making next step.
For me the classes were informative but kind of just listening sessions and something you just had to get through to get approval. Unfortunately. I would expect as results from wls show positives that the insurance industry will start to change but I am sure it will be slow.

Hi! I am in Waldorf but being sleeved at INOVA with Dr. Moazzezz on Oct 17th!
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Just starting the process . First class in the Kaiser program is coming soon
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@@NewLA thank you! I will look at their sites for info. Do you like the meetings that you attend so far?

@@chycky I attend group at Holy Cross Silver Spring.... there is one at Southern Maryland Hospital
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I was sleeved last Thursday. I live in Camp Springs but was sleeved with a surgeon in Frederick MD
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Thanks [emoji2] and will do

Omg so that means that you are 24 hrs away from being sleeved! Good luck to you! Please let me know how it goes! :] Sent from my SM-G920P using the BariatricPal App

My first consultation with my surgeon is July 21st 2016
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Good luck to you both in your journeys. This was a good decision for me to go through with the surgery.
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Hi there! Just joined bariatric pal & was so happy to see posts from fellow Marylanders! I go to school in Catonsville, but I live in Frederick & am being sleeved by Dr. Stephen McKenna sometime in October. I've done most of my pre-op clearance stuff. Only the pulmonologist and cardiologist left! I go for a stress test this coming Monday, but I'm not really worried about any of it. My insurance required a six month waiting period, so I've been at this for a few months now. I'll have my clearance appointment at the end of September and I can't wait!
Nice to meet all of you! Wishing you all the best luck!
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@@BeautifulSharifah no, but not far. I'm Prince George's County and will do!
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