Hi, to all WNY'ers!!! I, just know I'm not the only one out there, lol! I'm 6 days post op, overall, doing well!!! So, how's everyone else doing???

Has anyone with independent Health been denied? if so why and were you able to eventually get approved? I'm waiting to hear back from them and I'm a nervous wreck!!!!! Its all I think about!

I have IHA, my info was submitted on a Friday & by the next Thursday they called me but Synergy called me on Wed to tell me & schedule my date. Good luck!!

Good luck Colette!! I am here if you need anything!! You are gonna do great. Are you going to go to the Feb support meeting?

I will!! See u then!!!

I got the call today!! March 13th i start my new life!!!!!! Also Im going to try my best to make it to the Synergy group meeting on the 27th!! It will be my first time! is there anything I need to bring lol?

So for those of you who had their operation at ECMC.. how was you visit? Were the nurses nice? Were u able to rest?

I'm a week away!! Getting very excited!!

Good luck everyone who surgeries are coming up and those who are recovering from surgery welcome to the losers bench

So I'm thinking of going to the synergy grp mtg on Thursday. I've never been. Do I need to register or just show up? Also what do they do at the mtg?

So I'm thinking of going to the synergy grp mtg on Thursday. I've never been. Do I need to register or just show up? Also what do they do at the mtg?

You don't need to register, just show up. Someone new is hosting it now so I don't know how it will be run. I'm thinking of going to this one.

My surgery is scheduled for Tuesday and I'm still waiting for my insurance approval. Spoke to a really nice woman at my insurance company. Fingers crossed she can move it along!! Please send positive vibes!!

Sending out best wishes to those with upcoming surgeries!!! On another note, I'm still trying to figure out the last time I was at my current weight and in a size 14. This is just amazing. However, I think I'll stop trying to remember and rock with it because, I'm giving myself a headache, lol!!! That's waaaayyyyy too many years to recall, lol!!!

Way to go!

Tuesday can't come fast enough! Boy am I nervous????

Tuesday can't come fast enough! Boy am I nervous?de12

You'll be fine! Wishing you the very best:)

Tuesday can't come fast enough! Boy am I nervousdde12

You are going to do great! Good luck tomorrow!!

Dr. C should have given you Bentyl for the spasms... are you taking it? It helped me a lot. I had mild spasms, not that bad and it only lasted a few days. By day four at home I was off the med. Feeling awesome ever since! You'll do great, you had the best surgeon, just give it a few days

I'm sleeved!!! Wasn't as bad as I thought but there's one thing I wasn't warned or even read about..... does or did anyone get stomach spasms when drinking or eating??? And how long did I t last?!

Okay sorry it's been a bit since I posted....

He did send me home with Bentyl, Omeprazole, Reglan.

I stopped having spasms probably within a week after coming home from the hospital. Thank god. The M.D., PA and Rns said it was spasms when I would drink anything.... as soon as anything hit my stomach it would spasm. not so much gas pains... the hospital and the drs said it was their number one complaint.. the GI cocktail helped a lot too! My surgeon is amazing... I would do this all over again.