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Dr. Kimberly Steele at John Hopkins Bayview - we've had some personal issues, but overall, i've been pleased with my care from Dr. Steele and her concern over the ability of her patients to succeed

thanks to everyone on the suggestions. I will continue to walk, walk, walk and will try the heat on the back

I was banded on fri 1/9 -yesterday I started having terrible gas, I'm sure that there are suggestions on here for getting rid of it, but I don' t have the energy to look. I've taken gasX and I'm walking in circles around my house.

I get banded on Friday - anxiously awaiting a call tomorrow to find out what time to be at the hospital. I was supposed to be banded Nov 3, but the surgeon's assistant messed up. I now have a new surgeon and new assistant to work with. I'm excited and nervous:crying: Melissa

Hi, I just wanted to say I am being banded on 1/9 as well. excited and anxious:redface: Melissa

thanks Ashley.

I just wanted to say Hi, I'm new as well

I finally got my insurance approval today. I had a little bit of an ordeal. I started the process in July and found out 2 1/2 weeks later that nothing would be sent to my insurance co until Pysch eval. which I had been trying to get worked out through my mental health insurance. Made the mistake of going to a person who does not specialize in this and she took 3 appts and still did not have the eval filled out. I ended up getting an appt with someone else. Got that to my surgeon's asst. 3 1/2 weeks ago. She told me insurance could take 30 days to approve. I called her thurs - which was 3 weeks out from when it was supposed to go to the insurance co. She told me she did not have an answer. I called my insurance to find out where it was in the process. They did not have anything. UGH - And they told me it only takes them 2 days. I called surgeon's asst back on fri. She lied to me, but it did get her butt in gear to fax the auth. request to the insurance co. By fri. afternoon I knew they had it. I called them this afternoon - it was approved - of course she had sent it in for Bypass - but I figure if bypass got approved, banding will. So, now I am trying to figure out my surgery date so my question Honestly - as a 38 yrs woman - would I be ready one week latter to do a Pampered Chef show? That's what I do and I already have a show scheduled for one week after a potential surgery date. I could wait one week, but we have a big national meeting on the next date. Oh yea, how do you get the little wieght trackers on your siggys?

HI, I am in Maryland, I have not had my surgery yet, I am looking at either 10/24 or 11/3