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ladyjedi
on 11/25/09 10:17 am - Washington, DC
REALIZE Band on 12/21/09 with
Topic: RE: Hello - 12/21 is my date
 I  am a self pay. My insurance would not cover the surgery. :( So I am writing the check. Trust me that is hard to do.....

My sister had surgery a week ago, and her approval was relatively fast with BC BS


Member Services
on 11/24/09 6:19 am - Irvine, CA
Topic: Health Tracker Updates In Time For The Holidays - Profile Integration and Workouts

Today we released a couple of major updates to Health Tracker just in time for the holidays (as we continue on the path to Health Tracker world domination :). These updates include, 1) Profile display of Health Tracker - If you choose to, you are now able to display/share your Health Tracker within your personal profile. This can be kept completely private, it can be shared with only your friends or with the entire ObesityHelp community. 2) My Workouts - You are now able to build and store custom workouts that can be used over and over again. My Workouts will allow you to log multiple exercise/activity items at one time so you don't have to search for individual exercises each time you want to log your activity or exercise session.

Profile Display of Health Tracker .

The profile display of Health Tracker includes Body, Food Log, Exercise Log and the Macronutrient Report. As mentioned above, this can be kept entirely private or you can choose to share your Health Tracker information with friends, family, your bariatric surgeon or other clinicians.

In order to see the profile view of Health Tracker, when viewing your profile or another member's profile, look for the Health Tracker link to the right of the avatar. If there is no Health Tracker link, the profile view of Health Tracker has been set to private.


 

The privacy settings for Health Tracker can be found in the "Settings" section of My OH. To access your Health Tracker setting click My OH at the top of any page on ObesityHelp, select "Settings" on the left, click the Health Tracker tab and choose the "Sharing" option. Or, just click here to access your Health Tracker Sharing options :)

Workouts

My Workouts makes it quick and easy to log routine exercise and activity. For those who perform similar exercises on a regular basis, with My Workouts you can create a workout consisting of a series of exercises you often perform and instead logging each exercise indivivudally, My Workouts allows to log a single item (a workout) that contains all of the exericses you have performed. Build it once and log it any number of times.

Under My Workouts you will see a list of workouts that you have created and saved. You can log workouts directly from My Workouts by selecting "I did this", choose the day and click "Save"

You can also search for workouts you have created directly from your Exercise Log.

Create your first workout now!

One other addition

For your convenience, in this release we have also made some changes to the account deactivation process. In case you ever have the need to deactivate your ObesityHelp account, you can access this function by clicking My OH at the top of any page on ObesityHelp, select "Settings" on the left, and under the "General" tab select "Manage". Instructions for deactivating your account can be found there.

Have a great Thanksgiving and look for more updates soon!

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this release, please post them in this thread on the Main Message Board.

Jessica S.
on 11/20/09 1:39 pm - Severn, MD
Topic: Body Magic
I just found a product that will help prevent the large amounts of hanging and loose skin while you are in the first year and beyond!  I'm 2 months out and  loved it so much that I am now a consultant. 

The body magic for women is great.. it smooths everything out so that your clothes look better and also repositions the fat deposits for a better appearance.  THE GARMENT ACTUALLY BRINGS YOU DOWN 2-3 SIZES JUST BY WEARING IT.

The shaper was created by doctors and improves posture and back pain and strain as well. 

If you are in the Maryland DC VIrginia area please contact me so you can try one at [email protected]

And men.... THEY HAVE A T SHIRT VERSION FOR YOU AS WELL!
Jessica
kimberlina180
on 11/19/09 10:46 pm
REALIZE Band on 02/09/10 with
Topic: RE: Hello - 12/21 is my date
Finally someone else from Sibley!

I just finished my  psych eval and nutrition/exercise consults and I'm just waiting to hear back about my insurance.  How long did it take you to hear back? 
new_beginnings2009
on 11/18/09 5:33 am - District Heights, MD
RNY on 12/28/09 with
Topic: RE: Question for Federal employees
I am currently a federal employee with BCBS PPO, and my approval process took less than 24 hours.  I went to see Dr. Moazzez at 4:00pm on Aug 19, 09 and I received the call at 9:00am on Aug 20, 09 from his surgery coordinator stating that I was approved and what date did I want to schedule my surgery. Yes I took the sleep study, endoscopy, gallbladder/abdominal ultrasound, Psych eval and chest x-ray and blood work, however a referral was never required from my PCP.  Best wishes on your surgery!
honeybare
on 11/16/09 9:39 pm
Topic: RE: Hello - 12/21 is my date
Congrats!!!

I'm excited for you! I'm waiting patiently to send my paperwork in, but hopeful that I can get scheduled after Christmas, but in December!

Hopefully we can all be helpful!
ladyjedi
on 11/15/09 10:16 am - Washington, DC
REALIZE Band on 12/21/09 with
Topic: Hello - 12/21 is my date
 Hello DC Board Members

I am having surgery, lap band on 12/21 at Sibley. I am on Youtube as well, doing a video blog about my progress, Ladyjedi.

I am happy to meet you and please forgive me as I my ask a lot of questions. I am scared to death about the surgery but excited about this new change in my life.

I am looking forward to meeting you!

LJ
Just Kim
on 11/5/09 1:34 am
Topic: RE: Question for Federal employees
Hi,

I am a federal employee with BSBC and although they did not require anything except that the surgery was medically necessary the program I went through at John Hopkins had lots of prerequisites.  I had to attend a seminar first (you can go in person or you can complete it on-line), then I had an appointment with the surgeon where I was able to ask all my questions and his office coordinator explained the whole process of pre-op appointments and the approval process.  After that I had a nutrition and psych eval.  I then had to see my PCP for the pre-op physical, blood work, and chest x-ray.  I also had an appointment for an anesthesia evaluation.  Your pre-op testing will depend on your current health and medical history.  I did not need a sleep study or an endoscopy and lots of other stuff I see some people need.  

122 lbs. lost since surgery on June 11, 2009
Just Kim
on 11/5/09 1:18 am
Topic: RE: Surgery at Providence Hospital?
I noticed you have Dr. Schweitzer listed as your surgeon.  He was my surgeon and I think he's great.  Just curious, did you decide not to go with him?

122 lbs. lost since surgery on June 11, 2009
Marilyn A.
on 11/1/09 9:36 pm - Silver Spring, MD
Topic: RE: Surgery at Providence Hospital?

I had my surgery at Providence Hospital almost six years ago.  My surgeon was Dr. Gary Harrington who is AMAZING.  I had a couple of complications and had subsequent hospitalizations at Providence.  I received excellent, gentle and responsive care at Providence.  I loved how I always had a single room.  The only down side was when Dr. Terry Fullum was on call instead of Dr. Harrington.  Dr. Fullum was "fake" friendly, sneaky, uncaring and someone who I wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy.  Dr. Rickford was on staff @ Providence but I didn't have any contact with him.  I have, however, heard wonderful reports about his bedside manner and his competency. 

Many blessings to you as you contemplate this amazing, life changing option!

Marilyn Armstrong

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