I am so excited I have only one more nut appointment on monday, then my 6 mths are done and my stuff is being sent in to insurance wow it was always a distant thing

(the end) but now its here... Sweet!

That's awesome , pdog! I saw you on the August sleevers list! I too am having my surgery on August 6th with Bluepoint surgical group. Dr. Nain will be doing mine at Potomac hospital though. I assume that you will have yours in fair oaks ? I met Dr. Halmi last week to get my surgery orders . He is a really nice guy , I thought about asking for him to do my surgery instead of Dr. Nain , but if I do that they said I would have to wait until September. So I am just sticking with Dr. Nain. He is nice too , just has less experience that Dr. Halmi ... But I'm sure it will be fine. Anyway, just wanted to congratulate you on finishing your 6 months and introduce myself to you !

That's awesome ' date=' pdog! I saw you on the August sleevers list! I too am having my surgery on August 6th with Bluepoint surgical group. Dr. Nain will be doing mine at Potomac hospital though. I assume that you will have yours in fair oaks ? I met Dr. Halmi last week to get my surgery orders . He is a really nice guy , I thought about asking for him to do my surgery instead of Dr. Nain , but if I do that they said I would have to wait until September. So I am just sticking with Dr. Nain. He is nice too , just has less experience that Dr. Halmi ... But I'm sure it will be fine. Anyway, just wanted to congratulate you on finishing your 6 months and introduce myself to you ! [/quote']

Hi, I'm so glad to hear from someone else in the area. I actually had to switch to Dr.Molaise, I know I spelt that wrong, but Dr. Halmi is booked up like u said till Sept. I wish I could wait for Halmi, but oh well. I'm a teacher and I want to have the surgery and recover before going back to school. Are u doing Optifast? I am having my surgery at fair oaks. I'm getting nervous and excited. I'm like wow its really happening I'm sure ur doctor is good, it seems everyone with the Bluepoint group is good. Have u gone to any of their support groups?

Hi' date=' I'm so glad to hear from someone else in the area. I actually had to switch to Dr.Molaise, I know I spelt that wrong, but Dr. Halmi is booked up like u said till Sept. I wish I could wait for Halmi, but oh well. I'm a teacher and I want to have the surgery and recover before going back to school. Are u doing Optifast? I am having my surgery at fair oaks. I'm getting nervous and excited. I'm like wow its really happening I'm sure ur doctor is good, it seems everyone with the Bluepoint group is good. Have u gone to any of their support groups?[/quote']

Sorry for the late response! Just now figuring out how to work this forum, haha. I am sure that doctor is good too. I guess doctor halmi is really

Popular. I trust that he would only hire really qualified surgeons for bluepoint though. I have not been to a support group yet, but plan to in the future . Have you ? I am doing optifast , I'm actually on day 6 right now.When you you start your optifast program ?

Hi' date=' I'm so glad to hear from someone else in the area. I actually had to switch to Dr.Molaise, I know I spelt that wrong, but Dr. Halmi is booked up like u said till Sept. I wish I could wait for Halmi, but oh well. I'm a teacher and I want to have the surgery and recover before going back to school. Are u doing Optifast? I am having my surgery at fair oaks. I'm getting nervous and excited. I'm like wow its really happening I'm sure ur doctor is good, it seems everyone with the Bluepoint group is good. Have u gone to any of their support groups?[/quote']

You guys are with Bluepoint? Me too! I have my surgery Monday morning with Dr. Nain at Northern Virgina Sentara (Potomac). I am getting nervous, but looking forward to getting this done!

Hey MK! Yes we are ! Wow , I am very excited for you ! I am having my sleeve done with dr. Nain the following Monday, August 6 at Potomac! You will have to let us know how it goes great to meet another Bluepointer!

Gongrats! I had 3 months with Aetna, but I took what the nutritionist had to say to heart. I realized that if I didn't come to grips with my relationship with food, that I would not succeed. I know you already know this, but it can't be stressed enough that the sleeve is just a tool. Without hard work and lifestyle changes, we will not succeed. Hope the approval process goes well, and look forward to seeing you on the loser's bench!

I went to a lapband seminar about 2 years ago that Dr. Halmi gave. They all seemed very nice. He did a bypass for someone I know, over 10 years ago.

Good luck to you all.

Wow, its great to hear from other sleevers in the area. I'm also on Aug 6th, at fair oaks. I can't believe it is only a week away....I'm nervous and excited. I agree the sleeve is a tool and I'm ready for the life style change for me and my whole family. We should keeping in touch on how things go. I do plan on attending support groups at fairoaks. Good luck to you all