After i got my second letter with -611 on it i went to my pcp dr and she wrote me a letter for what all my co-morbit conditions where...Honestly kinda scary when i look at it...

Hypertentions
type II diabetes mellitus 
severe degenerative joint disease( esp Knees) 
BMI 58.1 

Gosh i really hope this works, the way my luck has been running i just dont think i have any at all....I had to put one of my girls show goats down the week before thanksgiving cause our donkey bit him and she was gonna be a veggie....then my dog got hit and killed friday, didnt hit me till monday when the kids went to school and it was nap time and my baby girl wasnt here in bed with me...my moms been sick with her sugar all weekend in and out of er and at the dr. tues and wed. trying to get her straight...Not sure i can handle much more of this...with out going crazy.....

On a better note i did get new shoes for work......and they were on sell was looking at over 200 bucks for 2 pairs and i walked out with less then 100 WOOHOO!!!!

I gotta get my xmas shopping finished friday cause i just dont see me fighting all the crowds closer to xmas......
Hope everyone is having a great  week......

I am an 8 year post op by pass patient living in Metairie.  The best advice I can give is to learn how to eat and exercise in the beginning and take advantage of changing your LIFESTYLE.  I cheat on special occassins:  birthday, holidays, but stay on target to keep the weight off.  Good luck all, janbdiver

daboink, I've taken topomax before. It works in preventing headaches which is why I was taking it. I had to stop because of the side affects it caused me. I had involuntary muscle movement, felt weird, caused marked drowsiness and memory loss. I was told that the side affects would subside after about 3weeks but I couldn't make it that long. also hair loss is a side affect but alot of people take it and get adjusted and do lose lots of weight. let me know how that works for you.

 i have been seing a neurologist.  he thinks i am having absent seizures.  he put me on a pill called topamax.  from what i have read on the net.  topamax is an anticonvulsant...but it also helps wiht migraines (i have silent migraines...the aura....but no headache)  and it helps decrease bmi and systolic and diastolic measures....it also decreases alcoholic cravings.  i have been to rehab for alcohol.  this seems like a miracle pill to me.  i know i will not lose a ton of weight from it....but it will help me in the cases in which i suffer....htn...silent migraine...alcoholic cravings.   anyone wanna give me feedback>?

yea i got mine too... and no i have not heard from medicaid. it sucks... but anyways ttyl