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By sharirism, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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mommy2go    0

mommy2go
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O.K here is my deal. I live in Southaven and I have had my paper work from Dr. weaver for about a month now but haven't turned it in. My thing is there is a Dr. here at Desoto Baptist that will be starting to do lap bands at the end of the year. I have heard that he is a skilled surgon but he will be new with the lap band (even though he has been doing them under another doctor's supervision). I am nervous to go to someone new but if he is a skilled surgon shouldn't he be able to do this. Also, it will be so much easier to go 5 minutes from home instead of 30 minutes. what is the thoughts of those that have had this done. Should I wait for the new guy or go to Weaver. Also, I will not be done with my 6 months of doctor stuff until Nov. I have been going to a doctor since March but missed May so had to start over.

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Charli0272    0

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Hi all. My initial appointment with Dr. Weaver is July 23. At that time I should (fingers crossed) have all my paperwork ready to send in to insurance. Once you were approved, how soon were you able to schedule surgery?

Thanks for any help you all can offer.

I had surgery 2 weeks after approval and visit with Dr Woodman...

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hrdlywurkin    0

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I live in Desoto County. My insurance prefers St. Francis, covers more if I use them. I just switched PCP a few weeks ago. She is willing to refer me to a bariatric surgeon. I asked her to help me with the 6 month documentation....she told me to go see a dietician to do that. I will be her 1st ever WLS patient. What do you think? Should I be more agressive with her or go see a dietician? Thanks

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hrdlywurkin    0

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Who is the insurance through?

I have BCBS of Minnesota. They cover 90% if I use a Blue care facility. St Francis is considered Blue Care

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Charli0272    0

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I have BCBS of Georgia and since it is an out of state insurance they let me go to any Memphis Hosp...Just a thought...Have you called to see if the will accept any other hosp? Charli

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sherry62    0

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I have heard so MANY great things about Weaver I'd go with her. Now this guy might be fine, but it would concern me because not to many doctors do it. Only 3 around here. My primary doctor told Weaver was great and to only go to her.

Good Luck

my email is sherryfortune@netscape.net

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tennCaryn    0

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Hey everyone! I am new to all this just started researching etc....I have contacted insurance but haven't heard! I thank everyone for the doctor evaluations I know who NOT to contact! Did everyone just call around and get prices? What is the norm pricing around here? I have a good friend that lives in Atlanta that had it done and it was over $20,000 so I wasn't sure what a good price around here is.

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RobbieGirl    0

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Dr Woodman is exactly what several have said. He is a jerk. He is so high on himself it's ridiculous. I would never recommend him to anyone.

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LisaReaney    0

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I was supposed to go to Dr weaver but she got pregnant & was taking maternity leave for several months. I didn't want to wait. I transferred my stuff to Charles Morton in Nashville. He us great. I attended a seminar with Woodman & believe me, the 3 hour drive was worth it. He was/is everything you have heard.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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