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BeansOnToast
on 7/22/12 11:25 am - Reisterstown, MD

RNY on 07/31/12

Topic: Anyone have surgery at St Agnes?

I've heard some less than nice things about st Agnes hospital. My surgeon is award winning, but apparently the staff (nurses) there is absolutely horrible! :(

Has anyone else been there before?!

imnety66
on 7/20/12 7:44 am - Columbia, MD

RNY on 06/07/00

Topic: Bariatric-friendly PrimaryCare Doctors near Columbia, MD?

I had my surgery 12 years ago at Mayo in Minnesota, and moved to Maryland in 2004. So I have never really established a good bariatric medical doctor here in Maryland. My current PCP doesn't seem to understand or seem too concerned about issues I have , and I need to break away from him. Long story, but I really miss my doctor back in Wisconsin who guided me through my whole WLS journey, and I'm looking for a doctor like that again. So.....can anyone offer suggestions on a primary care doctor in the Columbia area? I work in Columbia but work in Mt. Washington so I'm actually pretty flexible. I'm so stressed about finding a new doctor that I've been avoiding seeing mine for 1 1/2 years, and i'm overdue for my all my checkups...not a good thing to do. So I thought I'd check in here to see if you all had any advice. Thanks....Kennette

jengel89
on 7/19/12 12:41 pm

VSG on 08/09/12

Topic: RE: Hopkins Bayview?

Congrats on your approval! I was approved a little less than a month ago for surgery with D. Lidor. It took forever to get my date, since I still needed to meet with the dr one last time before I could schedule it. After being approved and meeting with the dr one last time, it took another week to get pre-registered. Good luck and CONGRATS!!!

reigns4me
on 7/18/12 4:12 am - Waldorf, MD

RNY on 07/30/02

Topic: RE: Freebies!!

boy, that was fast!!! lol

kay

reigns4me
on 7/18/12 4:09 am - Waldorf, MD

RNY on 07/30/02

Topic: RE: contact info for Dr. Gary Harrington?

i last heard he had stopped practicing bariatric surgery and was actually doing a desk job in baltimore, maryland. it's very sad because he was such a fantastic doctor. no one seems to want to tell us what happened. hope you can find your records. and if you find out what happened to him, please let us know! we more or less considered him our "resident" doctor down here in southern maryland and he just dropped off the planet. we really miss him!

kay

kimberlina180
on 7/11/12 3:31 am

REALIZE Band on 02/09/10 with

Topic: MoCo Meetup: August 20th at Noodles and Co. Kentlands, Gaithersburg, MD

The Kentlands Noodles and Company will be hosting a fundraiser for the Fisher House on behalf of a charity run that I'm doing.

The date is August 20th. If there's interest we can meet at 7:00 for dinner. I'm cross posting this with meetup. I will have a meetup sign at the table but I would love to meet other WLS folks. The good thing about Noodles and Co. is that you can order small portions of pasta or grab a salad with protein.

25% of sales from 5-9pm will go to the Fisher House Foundation IF you mention the charity while ordering/paying.

The Fisher House™ program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America's military in their time of need. The program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and the hardships of military service by meeting a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.Because members of the military and their families are stationed worldwide and must often travel great distances for specialized medical care, Fisher House™ Foundation donates "comfort homes," built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful times - during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury.

AngieB2011
on 7/11/12 12:54 am - MD

VSG on 03/19/12

Topic: RE: Freebies!!

All Items have been claimed!!

AngieB2011
on 7/10/12 10:46 pm, edited 7/10/12 10:52 pm - MD

VSG on 03/19/12

Topic: Freebies!!

Hey there.

I have some items, I bought in preparation for my WLS, that I never used nor plan to use. If you want it you can have it. FREE!! I just hate for it to fo to waste. Here's what I have...

Multiple cans/packages of chicken and vegetable broth
A few packets of Unjury protein mix (chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and maybe an unflavored one)
Sugar free Jell-O mixes
Sugar free Jell-O pudding mixes (chocolate, butterscotch, lemon(?))
1 unopened sippy cup (lol)
PB2 - (this is opened but only used one serving)
various soups
crystal light

There may be additional things that I forgot (typing this at work from memory).

Send me a message if you want it. If you aren't in my immediate area and unable to meet for a pick up, help with postage would be nice.

MBsRNY
on 7/5/12 7:48 am - Baltimore, MD

Topic: Maryland/Baltimore meet-up

Here is the message from Nikki about the upcoming meetup ....hope to see lots of folks there!

Ok, so our next meetup is this Sunday. I apologize if I previously said the wrong date, but that would be July 8. I hope everyone is still in! I'm not from Columbia, so if I have to make an executive decision, I'm going to say let's meet at the Columbia Lakefront across from the mall. If memory serves me correctly it's pretty out there, there's seating and if it's too hot we can retreat to the mall for some ****d) coffee or something! So let's say 3 p.m. on Sunday. I am not super-familiar with the lakefront area but I imagine there is a parking lot. I will be there in my beat up Blue Toyota Camry. Should anyone need to reach me, my cell # is 443.486.2301. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday! And remember, the planning for our monthly meet-up will be rotating so please think about if you'd like to "host" the next one.
Nikki

HW 270, SW 257, Surgery date: 4/25/12...