Hey you...

Just checking in to see how your appointment with the MD in Miami went!  Let me know if I can be of any help to you. I am a Florida medicaid case manager.  I can give you phone numbers, etc to AHCA and structured requirements on what you need to do prior to getting your surgery approved.  Medicaid does require a 12 month nutritional counseling period.  That isn't to say that you have to lose 100 pounds before you have surgery but that is to say that you need to have 12 solid months of seeing a nutritionist (on record).  Do you have that already???

Hi Jaimee, You look wonderful.  Welcome back to FL-I live up here in Dunedin and will be having lap gastric bypass 5/19.  I know that support will be important-hopefully, you will hear from some others.  Margie

Absolutely. It would be great for you to attend. The event is FREE. There will 30 vendors and three great speakers as well as a support group.

Tues, May 25th 6 - 9 pm

Sister Innocent Conference Center
Holy Cross Hospital
4725 N Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

Let me know if you need any more information

Regards,
Paula

Hi there! My name is Jaimee and im gonna be 2 years post op in Dec.  I moved back to Naples, FL last year and posted on here about if there was any meet up groups in the area and never got any type of response.   When i lived in NC we had a group that got together once a month for lunch or dinner.. we had everything from Preops to 10+ year out and it was such a wonderful thing to get together and meet new people that went through the same things and share advice as well as share with people that were concidering surgery.    I thought i would try to post here again to see if there is anything like that anywhere close to here! i would even be willing to drive a couple hours if needed!  i am at the point now where its alot harder and have put a few pounds back on and would love the support and meeting new people.  if anyone in the area knows of anything like this or wants to get one started please contact me! :)  thank u!

Hey ya'll, I needed to update this post. I've moved to milton, next to pensacola, florida. My family is still in ft lauderdale but I'm up here with  my hubby, son and dogs. I'm still hunting for friends but I'm no longer in my hometown.
I hope to hear from anyone around here soon!!!