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Topic: VitaLady is Coming to Coffeyville KS 6-27-09
Michelle Curran...aka "vitalady" and her husband Don "vitadad" will be stopping in Coffeyville on Saturday, June 27th at 2:00 for a Protein Brunch!
Bring you lawn chairs, "before" pics, labs and lots of questions to discuss with "vitalady" and other WLS peers!
We will also have a bariatric doctor and plastic surgeon on hand to answer medical questions and after surgery "skin issues" after we reach our goal weight!
If anyone is interested, please contact Carol Shafer at [email protected] or call 620-251-2662.
We welcome any pre-op., post-op, support people or just those "investigating" WLS surgeries! We don't care if your just plain NOSEY! Your invited to attend!!!
This is an awsome chance to get knowledgable information on vitamins and nutrition that is so VITAL in keeping the weight off for good and staying healthy!
Hope to see you there!
Coffeyville is located on the Kansas/Oklahoma border in the SE corner, we are about 2 1/2 hours south of Wichita!
Bring you lawn chairs, "before" pics, labs and lots of questions to discuss with "vitalady" and other WLS peers!
We will also have a bariatric doctor and plastic surgeon on hand to answer medical questions and after surgery "skin issues" after we reach our goal weight!
If anyone is interested, please contact Carol Shafer at [email protected] or call 620-251-2662.
We welcome any pre-op., post-op, support people or just those "investigating" WLS surgeries! We don't care if your just plain NOSEY! Your invited to attend!!!
This is an awsome chance to get knowledgable information on vitamins and nutrition that is so VITAL in keeping the weight off for good and staying healthy!
Hope to see you there!
Coffeyville is located on the Kansas/Oklahoma border in the SE corner, we are about 2 1/2 hours south of Wichita!
Topic: RE: Psych Eval Question for Tallgrass Patients
Kim
I went to Edmond, OK for my surgery and we were required to see the pychologist but it seems to me that we did a test on the computer which took me about 20 or 30 minutes and then I met with him to review the results and he asked me some general "How do your rate this and that in your life" questions and then he okayed me for surgery. I think it probably took and hour or hour and a half to complete.
Good luck with your surgery. You won't regret it.
Good luck with your surgery. You won't regret it.
Kim
Topic: WL-friendly Quotation [to think about]
"Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable are the kind who do nothing."--William Feather
What do you want to happen in your life? What are you waiting for? Stop waiting for it to happen; make it happen.
Mary
What do you want to happen in your life? What are you waiting for? Stop waiting for it to happen; make it happen.
Mary "Don't tell God how big your storm is; tell your storm how BIG your God is!"
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alice T.
on 6/11/09 9:46 am - kansas city, MO
on 6/11/09 9:46 am - kansas city, MO
Topic: RE: Psych Eval Question for Tallgrass Patients
Seems like alot to me...I would call Brenda or at Tallgrass and ask them if this was their requirement. They are great there and it will be worth it!!
Alice
Alice
Topic: RE: Psych Eval Question for Tallgrass Patients
Thank you...I don't feel quite as weirded out now...lol.
I wish mine had been broken down into multiple appointments vs. all in one sitting. Boy that wasn't fun. I didn't think my hand was going to work right for awhile after all that. LOL. And of course I slept lousy the night before, so was so afraid I wasn't going to be alert enough. But, I think I did ok.
I wish mine had been broken down into multiple appointments vs. all in one sitting. Boy that wasn't fun. I didn't think my hand was going to work right for awhile after all that. LOL. And of course I slept lousy the night before, so was so afraid I wasn't going to be alert enough. But, I think I did ok.
Topic: RE: Psych Eval Question for Tallgrass Patients
I did not go through Tallgrass, however, I had about 6 hours for my Psych eval. This was done in 3 sessions of an hour, and about 3 hours of testing.
Topic: Psych Eval Question for Tallgrass Patients
I had my eval today...and was just wondering if anyone else who has gone through Tallgrass in Topeka, KS could tell me what their psych eval consisted of. Part way through the eval I started wondering if this man was pulling my leg and giving me unnecessary tests, which I will probably have to pay for at least part of them out of pocket. He said Tallgrass sent him a list and we had to do all this. I was in his office almost 5 hours. Seemed a bit overkill. Had a verbal "interview", which he was clearly bored doing. Then he took me to another room and ran a bunch of stupid tests on my memory. Which was crazy since I have the memory of an elephant. And ran a bunch of cognitive tests, which were way too simple and seemed ridiculous. Then there were 3 written tests. Consisting of anywhere from 215 questions to 567. I expected one of those, the MMPI 2.
It all seemed like a bit much. And pretty ridiculous to be honest. Anyone else had a 4 1/2 - 5 hour psych eval?
It all seemed like a bit much. And pretty ridiculous to be honest. Anyone else had a 4 1/2 - 5 hour psych eval?
Topic: RE: support groups?
Oh, Carol, I'm sorry. I assumed you knew how to send a PM (personal message). Click on my name, marylaw, which is right under the quote I use, instead of a picture of me, in my avatar. That gets you to my OH profile home page, and in the upper left hand corner, you will see something that says "Send message." Click on that, and you can type a PM, which goes directly to me and to my email address. No one else sees PMs. :) Hope this helps, and so sorry that you had to ask. :( But now you know how to do it, so it's all good. :)
Blessings,
Mary
Blessings,
Mary
"Don't tell God how big your storm is; tell your storm how BIG your God is!"
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Topic: RE: support groups?
Hi, Carol.
Thank you for your kind words. You're right, I should not get into the comparison thing. [You'd think I'd have learned that by now.] :)
I'm not sure about advertising your group or speaker here. You may need to be OH-certified to do so. I mean, I know that's one of the perks--having your group advertised, as well as being set up with an on-line virtual support group page on OH.com (which I have but haven't done much with, yet). Just email Debbie, and she'll let you know if it's okay.
Thank you for extending the invitation. I'll mention it at group next Saturday. I'm not making any promises, but if you could PM me with all the details (especially directions), I'll see what everyone thinks. It sounds like a fun excursion. :)
Blessings,
Mary
Thank you for your kind words. You're right, I should not get into the comparison thing. [You'd think I'd have learned that by now.] :)
I'm not sure about advertising your group or speaker here. You may need to be OH-certified to do so. I mean, I know that's one of the perks--having your group advertised, as well as being set up with an on-line virtual support group page on OH.com (which I have but haven't done much with, yet). Just email Debbie, and she'll let you know if it's okay.
Thank you for extending the invitation. I'll mention it at group next Saturday. I'm not making any promises, but if you could PM me with all the details (especially directions), I'll see what everyone thinks. It sounds like a fun excursion. :)
Blessings,
Mary
"Don't tell God how big your storm is; tell your storm how BIG your God is!"
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