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tstarkey704    21

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Have you chose your surgeon yet?

I chose Kuwada

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vendinguy    4

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Raleigh

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jellis942    5

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Salisbury

Who did you go through? I am from Salisbury as well. Looking at the Center for Surgical Weight Loss Lake Norman.

nesheag101, are you looking at self-pay with Dr. Heider? I'm looking at this center as well. Have you already done their seminar?

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nesheag101    8

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Hi I'm in Ashoboro (NC Zoo) area. I got my Sleve on 6/23/15 By Dr. Fernandez (Dr. Fuzz) at Wake Forest Baptist. Hope everyone is feeling good today!

How does their financing work? Looking at them as well....in beginning phases and have completed a consult with another practice but heard good things about Baptist's program since I am in Salisbury.

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nesheag101    8

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Salisbury

Who did you go through? I am from Salisbury as well. Looking at the Center for Surgical Weight Loss Lake Norman.
nesheag101, are you looking at self-pay with Dr. Heider? I'm looking at this center as well. Have you already done their seminar?

I am not self pay. I have BCBSNC.

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NCnatalie    8

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Have you looked into Dr.mallico with bariatric solutions of rowan?he did mine in April and is awesome!did it at the hospital here in town(his office is across the street) and the hospital will do intrest free financing for your deductible. I have bcnsnc too.

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nesheag101    8

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Have you looked into Dr.mallico with bariatric solutions of rowan?he did mine in April and is awesome!did it at the hospital here in town(his office is across the street) and the hospital will do intrest free financing for your deductible. I have bcnsnc too.

I went there and spoke with the receptionist and she told me that they did not take the BCBSNC for state employees and teachers.

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Aleen Moore    0

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I am in Albemarle (Stanly County). I have surgery in Concord with Dr. Bauman on August 29th, 2013.

Did you like Dr Bauman? Any advise for a newbie. I have gone to one of his seminars already.

I love Dr baumann and staff... Great follow up and support group

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Sleeved Nurse    20

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Close to the Outer Banks, Elizabeth City area here! Would love to have some Lila support buddies to talk and hang out with!

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WillieBradley    70

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I came from Columbia, South Carolina to Lake Norman and the Centers for Weight Loss with Dr. Heider. I've met with him and his staff and they are wonderful. I am self-pay so my surgery was scheduled a little over 2 weeks after my first appointment. I am winding down the pre-op Liquid Protein diet and am anxious for Thursday to come.

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TheNiceVoice    31

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Raleigh, NC here . . . I've received all of my healthcare from Duke. I started this health debacle with cancer back in 2011. I had a reoccurance in 2012. I developed all types of health issues that stemmed from the cancer. HBP, diabetes, depression, anxiety, menopause, etc. etc.

I thought I was ready 2 weeks ago . . . and now I'm finding out that my PCP didn't complete my paperwork properly . . .so now I may have to do another 4 consecutive visits.

I've livid.

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    • Aunty Mamo

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      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
      I live on the island of Oʻahu and spend a lot of time in the water- for exercise, for play,  and for spiritual & mental health. The day I had my month out appointment with my surgeon, I packed all my gear in my truck, anticipating his permission to get back in the ocean. The minute I walked out of that hospital I drove straight to the shore and got in that water. Hallelujah! My appointment was at 10 am. I didn't get home until after 5 pm. 
      I'm down 31 pounds since the day of surgery and 47 since my pre-op diet began, with that typical week long stall occurring at three weeks. I'm really starting to see some changes lately- some of my clothing is too big, some fits again. The most drastic changes I notice however are in my face. I've also noticed my endurance and flexibility increasing. I was really starting to be held up physically, and I'm so grateful that I'm seeing that turn around in such short order. 
      My general disposition lately is hopeful and motivated. The only thing that bugs me on a daily basis still is the way those supplements make my house smell. So stink! But I just bought a smell proof bag online that other people use to put their pot in. My house doesn't stink anymore. 
       
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
      https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
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    • ChunkCat

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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
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    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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