In desperately need of help

Hi everybody , I am Lina and I live in Miami, FL. I already went to the one on one appointment with Dr Anthony Gonzalez (really nice and professional), now I need to go see the pulmonologist and the psychologist. I also joined Bally on Okeechobee so if anyone out there is going to the same gym let me know please...I hate to go by myself. I am looking forward to having this surgery as a chance to have a new life without all the complications that come with being obese.

LINA, ON TUESDAY THE 13 I WENT TO SEE DR. RABAZA I ALREADY WENT TO SEE THE PSCHYCOLOGIST THE ONE I WENT TO ALSO HAD THE SURGERY. I WANT TO START GOING TO THE GYM BUT I USED TO LIVE IN HIALEAH BUT NOW I LIVE NEAR HOMESTEAD IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO HAVE TO DRIVE TO A GYM IN HIALEAH. WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU SOME DAY . GOOD LUCK IN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY. KIM

HI KIM, IT'S NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU. YOU WENT TO SEE DR. CRISTINA N. MILLER I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HER ON THE 24TH OF THE MONTH. HOW WAS IT ??? HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE PULMONOLOGIST YET ??? WHICH ONE DID YOU PICK ??? I USED TO HAVE BCBS HEALTH OPTIONS BUT THEN AS OF JULY 1st THE COMPANY WHERE I WORK WENT TO AETNA AND I HAVE FOUND MANY PROBLEMS IN FINDING A PULMONOLOGIST THAT WILL TAKE AETNA HMO. I WOULD LOVE TO MEET YOU TOO ONE OF THESE DAYS EMAIL ME [email protected] TO SEE IF WE COULD COORDINATE SOMETHING. THANKS SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU TOO. INDEED IT IS A JOURNEY !!! LINA P.

LINA, I WENT TO SEE DR. MILLER ON SATURDAY THE 10 OF JULY. I ARRIVED AT 9:45 A.M. AND LEFT AT 12:00 NOON I DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT AT ALL FOR HER SHE ATTENDED ME RIGHT AWAY FIRST SHE TALKED TO ME ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE AND SHOWED ME PICTURES WHAT A DIFFERENCE SHE LOOKS GREAT. HER EXPERIENCE WITH THE SURGERY HAS BEEN GREAT SHE HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS SHE WAS EVEN HAVING A PASTELITO FOR BREAKFAST. WELL SHE PUT ME IN ANOTHER ROOM WHICH WAS THE OFFICE OF DR. ESCOFFREY WHICH ALSO HAD WLS SHE WASN'T IN SO I USED HER OFFICE TO TAKE THE TEST. THE TEST IS THE MMP1-2 IT HAS 567 TRUE OR FALSE BUBBLE IN QUESTIONS. IT TAKES ABOUT 1 1/2 TO 2 HRS TO TAKE. LATER WHEN I WAS FINISHED SHE TOOK ME BACK TO HER OFFICE AND ASKED ME ABOUT MY FAMILYS AND MY MEDICAL HISTORY , SHE ASKED A FEW PERSONEL QUESTIONS AND THAT WAS IT SHE TOLD ME SHE WOULD HAVE MY EVALUATION READY ON THE 27 WHICH IS THE SAME DAY I AM SEEING THE PULMONOLOGIST DR. LETILLIER WHICH IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD AN APPOINTMENT OPEN FOR THIS MONTH. ON MONDAY I HAVE TO SEE THE GASTROINTEROLOGIST WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO DR. RABAZA'S OFFICE AND HIS NAME IS DR. RABASSA IT IS SPELLED DIFFERENT. WELL LINA THAT IS ALL I CAN TELL YOU FOR NOW I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED. KIM

Hi Lina! I had Dr. Gonzalez do my Lap RNY three years ago and an emergency unexpected surgery from complications 18 months ago. He is the "gold standard" as far as I am concerned! The two other surgeons are great also and you will probably meet them in the hospital as they cover rounds for each other. I don't belong to a gym but if you ever wanted to get together and go walking or swimming or if I could answer any questions, feel free to e-mail me.

Thanks so much for all your responses....right now I am soo tired and sleepy I went to the gym and the dancing class was awesome. Ellen please email me whenever you feel like getting together to do some kind of outdoor activity my email is [email protected] Thanks everybody.... LinaPerez