Ghost town?

Hey, Cutie ... come to Louisiana often?

Power to the Tootful

LOL I wish!  *sigh*  We're snowed in anyway - well we were until very recently :o)  hope you had a merry xmas and that 2009 is shaping up good!  (((HUGS)))

I am from Shreveport and am having revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 1/8/2009.  Have only been in LA for a couple of years.  Would love to start corresponding.

Yea, I'm pretty new to posting myself and I'm in the beginning stages of the WLS journey. I was kind of hoping to be able to talk to a few locals.

Wherever you guys went, come back!! lol

Hey Judy,

I'm originally from North Louisiana but now living in New Orleans.  I'm planning on having my surgery in January.  What about you guys?

I just sent in my insurance information to Dr. Merriman in Shreveport this week.   I hope to hear from them soon with an appointment,  then I guess it will be seminars and appointments and probably a six month diet and exercise plan to qualify for my insurance.   So...it's gonna be a while yet.  But...I am up to my 40 BMI and have been for at least six months now.   That's another qualification thing with my insurance. 
  I was diagnosed with diabetes in April.  I just had to have a stricture forced out in my eosphagus this past week, due to scarring from acid reflux.  One would think that having diabetes, Gerd, hiatal hernia and sleep apnea would be enough to qualify me for the surgery,,,,but I guess not.  They say I have to prove that I cannot lose weight thru diet and exercise....duh!   I CAN lose...just not for long..LOL.
Oh well,  I've waited this long....guess I can wait a few more months. 
Shutejute

I love Dr. Merriman and his wife Katy!  They are sponsors for the Walk From Obesity event.  Good luck as you embark on this WLS journey.

Baton Rouge here. I was hoping to have mine by the end of the year, but there was a screw up with my insurance. Well, my insurace says yes, but my employer's policy is something different and no one mentioned it until a few weeks ago. So I'm back at square one pretty much.

Hey Judy,

The lab work and psych eval won't be too bad and the 6months of dieting will go by fast.  You know we are all pros at dieting...it's the keeping the weight off that has been the problem.  Keep us informed as to how your journey is going.

Hey Beasley,

What's going on with your employers?  Do they have an exclusion clause?  That has been my case for the past few years so I've decided to just be self pay.  I should know if I have my loan by the next 2 weeks and then I'll go ahead and schedule the surgery for January.

I honestly don't know if they have an exclusion clause. I'm just filing an appeal with HR right now to see if they'll change their minds because of the mix up. If they don't I found some attourneys that handle obesity descrimination cases. I'll probably talk to them and see if there's anything they can do to help. In the mean time I'm going to my PCP to do the supervised diet thing. At least I'm covering all the bases I can.