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kenita12    0

kenita12
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I just had surgery with Dr. oliak 10-24-08, everything went great thnak God, I feel pretty good just the gas disconfort, Dr. Oliak and his staff were grerat, he uses to Hospitals, Chapman and Orange Coast, I had my surgery at Orange Coast due to insurance issues but I from speaking to previos pats of his they had better experiences at Chapman. Don't get me wrong Orange Coast is good but I just heard Chapman mught be better.

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puurdypatty    0

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Thanks a bunch for responding. I should be having mine done at Chapman, as my PCP is Dr. Ronald Daoud. How long was your total wait from the point of seminar to the actual surgery date?

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kenita12    0

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My PCP is also Dr. Doud and I was scheduled at Chapman, are you under prospect/gateway? make sure Chapman is still a hospital to use. I was first scheduled for 09-29-08 due to a booking error then it was changed to 10-01 according to the prospect/gateway staff, pacificare stop contracting with chapman at the end of August so they gave people that had scheduled procedures until 09-30-08 to complete it, since I was 10-01 my surgery was canceled 09-30-08 at 5:00 p.m. I was then re-scheduled for Orange Coast so just to be safe make sure Chapman is still an option. It took me about 5 months from the seminar to the surgery because DR. Oliak had a waiting list, I hope my input helps.

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tylerrose    0

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i will be going to dr. oliak for my surgery. i did the seminar about a week and a half ago im waiting for my insurance approval....how has the process been going so far now that its been a month?

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i will be going to dr. oliak for my surgery. i did the seminar about a week and a half ago im waiting for my insurance approval....how has the process been going so far now that its been a month?

I am also, waiting for the insurance approval ( it has been two weeks) I am thinking I will have the procedure in Jan. Depending on Oliaks waiting list. What insurance do you have?

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kenita12    0

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I feel great I have lost a total of 25 pounds, however i am beggining to feel extremelly hungry and I guess because I have healed I do not feel much restriction I get full much sooner than before however I am hungry all the time hopefully this will change once I have my first fill, I am supposed to have on 12-02.:)

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puurdypatty    0

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I feel great I have lost a total of 25 pounds, however i am beggining to feel extremelly hungry and I guess because I have healed I do not feel much restriction I get full much sooner than before however I am hungry all the time hopefully this will change once I have my first fill, I am supposed to have on 12-02.:grouphug:

:grouphug: darn being or feeling hungry sucks!!!! yah the fill should definately help! good thing everything healed properly!

p/s :thumbup:I got the insurance approval! I am looking at sometime in Jan!

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VickieSH    0

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I considered Dr. Oliak but because I'm insured through Blue Cross, he charged a $4,000 "education fee". Instead I've decided upon Dr. Ninh Nguyen at University of California at Irvine. I've heard very good things about Dr. Oliak so don't worry!! He did bypass on a friend of mine one year ago and she's down 100 pounds!!

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I considered Dr. Oliak but because I'm insured through Blue Cross, he charged a $4,000 "education fee". Instead I've decided upon Dr. Ninh Nguyen at University of California at Irvine. I've heard very good things about Dr. Oliak so don't worry!! He did bypass on a friend of mine one year ago and she's down 100 pounds!!

:eek:What!! This is the second time I hear about a $4000 out of pocket exepense. I am going to make this a point when I meet with his PAC on Dec 18th.

I did ask Melanie in an email, but she didn't respond with an answer...Hmmmm:sneaky:

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:eek:What!! This is the second time I hear about a $4000 out of pocket exepense. I am going to make this a point when I meet with his PAC on Dec 18th.

I did ask Melanie in an email, but she didn't respond with an answer...Hmmmm:sneaky:

In looking at your stats I see that you're insured with PacifiCare...it might be you won't have the "education fee" because of your policy. I have a co-worker who is with PacifiCare and she had no out-of-pocket expenses, while I'm with Blue Cross and I do.

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tylerrose    0

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i have PacifiCare and i had my appointment made ahead of time so that i could get it done as soon as possible even though havent been approved yet but i should know by tomorrow =] my surgery date is dec 19th

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missfine4    0

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Hello everyone,

Has anyone been banded/ going to be banded by Dr. Oliak? I have chosen him to band me.:eek:

I had surgery performed by Dr Oliak in 2009 he's a great doctor as a matter I made his website Oliakcenter.com Testomonial/ lapband Beverly. He has a great support staff as well. Bev

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missmeow    156

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Did you pay the $2500-$4500 program fee?

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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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    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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