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I've decided on Dr. Schmitt at St. Vincent's East and have my first appointment with him the 30th! I hope I've made the right choice. Loved his seminar. The only thing that scares me is that his scedual is alot more full than his partner, Dr. Miles'. If Dr. Miles was at the seminar too, I feel like I could have made a more educated choice between the two.
In the last 4 days I have been experiencing a burning sensation in the middle of my chest down to my belly button. I called my Dr. today and was told I probably had an ulcer. He prescribed carafate and omeprazole. I had GERD before my surgery and really hate to think I have to take omeprazole again. I was told it would take 4-6 weeks to heal. Don't drink any caffine and don't be around anyone who smokes. It is really painful and it kills my appetite. The thought of eating is yucky.
If anyone else has any other suggestions on what or what not to do, please respond.
Which hospital are you looking to go to? The bariatric programs at Baptist-Princeton and Trinity Medical Center are the busiest. I can give you specific recommendations depending on the facility if you'd like as I actually work with all the guys that do this here in Birmingham.
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I had mine with BCBS in 2009-once I met all the requirements and it was submitted, I got an approval phone call within a couple days!
Under the search function, type in add pictures....there are plenty of posts/tutorials on how to do it. Best wishes on your journey!
Hi everybody my name is Mary and I am hoping to have the sleeve surgery soon. I recently had my last appointment with my nut and I will be see my surgeons nurse on Monday the 26th to get my paper work submitted to the insurance company BCBS OF Alabama...just want to know if anyone has had experience with getting approved with this insurance and how hard or easy it is...I have a BMI of 52 and have averaged the same weight for more than 5 years (all of which is recorded thru doctor visits) I am going thru USA Hospital and Dr Richards is my surgeon. With that said please just give me some time frames on waiting periods for approval and also can someone tell me how to add pictures to this page I am lost!!
Do you know......our founder, Eric Klein, created ObesityHelp back in 1998 and we've been the source of information, support and education for bariatrics since that time.
Do you know.....that ObesityHelp organized and hosted the first ever National Conference for pre-ops, post-ops, and individuals considering weight loss surgery?
Please join us as we celebrate our history with the OH community of 65 events in 26 states since 2004, and our 2013 Event on October 4-5, 2013 in Anaheim, California!!
