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hey im doing well down 25lbs since surgery day almost 3 months out now. Its interesting I have had 3 fills now and its not at all what I thought it would be but it is still working ok. I had O'rouke but they are both good.

well last Monday I went to the seminar at OHSU and got all the information. Now I just basically have to wait until I lose my insurance and pick up the insurance from my job that does cover the procedure. I have filled out the paperwork and I am getting all the stuff they need 2 years of pcp notes 5yr chart of weight to show the high bmi etc. Hopefully this fall will be it. I cannot get insurance though my work during the year unless I lose my current insurance which I will be dropped from on my 23rd birthday in July so just preparing the best I can and trying to get some weight off.

waho well step one is done! I have made my decision and my family is fairly supportive of me doing it, they have their concerns obviously but if I am happy they will be so I have starting filling out the paper work to do it! How are you feeling?

Thats just great! I go in tomorrow to OHSU for their seminar to start the process Q&A type thing I cant waite.

Hey how are you feeling a few weeks out now?

Hey, Just thought I would say hi and see how you are doing?

oh yes definitely going to ask about that ty

Hi just thought I would send you some good thoughts I hope all went well!

good I am glad you are doing well! The biggest thing I am worried about is the placement of the port. I have a lot of fat and tissue on my belly so I am wanting my port placed higher I have so far only found 2 people to have had theirs placed higher to avoid problems later from flipping if you loose a lot of fat in that area as well as be easier to locate. Did the dr give you a choice or map out the location of the port before hand with you? And yes I will let you know how it goes after the seminar.

Hey, How are you doing? I hope well! How was the experience? I have been the their seminar before so I decided not to go again since I could not use them any way and at this point my questions are more surgeon specific. Yes I did find another one OHSU in Portland I am going to their seminar on the 14th to start from there. I cant wait! So how are you feeling? How long did you have to stay in the hospital and before you were up and walking around?

I signed up for the seminar that is this week this morning only to learn this afternoon that even though the dr's at the Oregon bar center are considered "in-network" with the new insurance they say they only cover centers that are considered part of the centers of excellence program I guess so I don’t think they are one. :-( The only one I can find in Oregon is OHSU. Do you know if they are considered one or not?

Whao tomorrow is it! That’s great! Well I signed up for the seminar that is this week this morning only to learn this afternoon that even though the dr's at the Oregon bar center are considered "in-network" with the new insurance they say they only cover centers that are considered part of the centers of excellence program I guess so I don’t think they are one. :-( The only one I can find in Oregon is OHSU. My thoughts are with you tomorrow. It will be great!

Thanks! I am thinking it will take me a bit longer because I am in the process of switching insurance company's from kaiser to the one that my job offers which does from what i can tell so far cover the procedure at 80%. Do you know if they have any financing options available? If you have to pay for part of the procedure like that? I am thinking I am going to go to another one of the seminars next week since this time around I know more about it and what I am interested in.

Hi I am also from Eugene and was curious how your expierence with the guys at sacred heart went. I am just starting the process of looking for a doc and dealing with insurance etc. How is your process going at sacred heart?

Hi I am starting the process and was excited to find someone else in Eugene. I have previously gone to the same dr.'s seminar that they have at sacred heart several months ago. I am curious how dealing with them is going for you as far as insurance if you are using any and just your general feel for the dr's there. How long was your process from begining to end with them?