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welcome aboard the Board!  good luck on your approval, please post when you get it and your date!

Hi my name is Jo ([email protected]. I had my surgery 3/19/12 weighing in at 255. I am down 31 #'s and feeling good.  I had the rhy {sp} in Ypealanti by Dr. Taylor. Go for 3 mo on 6/19/12 Hoping for a 40 # lose by then. I'm new to this posting. Just found the sight but would love to follow and hear from anyone in the area. I'm from Prescott, Mi

 Hi Jo, 
While I do not live in your area any longer and have not for many years, I am from Hale! Im glad you found this site and are posting with us! Congratulation on your loss so far! You have a long distance to drive to your Dr. as I do as well. I travel 3 hours to see mine! But it is worth the travel for a good Dr. Good luck to you in your journey and hope to continue to hear from you!

Hello,

I am not sure if you are still on here but I was wondering what type of insurance you have?  Also did you get your surgery yet?  How long did it take for you to get schedule for surgery?  I have my appoitment for consult with surgeon on 8-30-12.  I have already had records sent had psych eval and passed.  I have health plus commercial hmo so I was just wondering what the average wait time is?  Thanks in advance for all your help.

Jessmom, I too had Health Plus and went thru Hurley.  Health Plus makes you go backwards so you are very close if you had the psych eval, six month diet and everything sent to Health Plus.  Have you had the records from the PCP sent to Hurley.  If not get them and follow up, seems a lot of docs don't follow thru on sending them on.

They have changed some things since I went thru.  I had to have a classe at Hurley covering nutrition and what would happen at the hospital.  I got my date moved up so only had two weeks to get pre-op and diet and than I was done.  Send my a pm if you want to talk.

What are you having done?

You aren't the oldest!  I ran into someone at support at Hurley that was trying to get in under 70.  One of the surgeons there doesn't do over 65.  Good luck.  Hope you come  back and update us.

You got me! Yes I was a "lurker" here on the lightweights board! lol
My name is Susan, you can call me Susie. I am a 45 year old, married and we have 5 adult sons and 3 beautiful grandbabies.

I had RNY done on 4/25/2012 and my surgery was done at DMC Harper.

I don't feel that I get any support from my surgeons office although I am only 4 weeks post op. Does anyone know of any WLS support groups that I would be able to attend although I had my surgery at DMC?

Thank you, 

Hi Susie!


I didnt think of the distance i would have to travel for my support group.  There arent many open groups, not sure why.  What you can do is come for a walk with me and my OH friends though.  I can PM you and we can set up a day of the week or weekend and walk one of the malls.  We usually rotate the metro area.  We can talk out any issues we are having or just shop, cough cough or walk i mean!

 Hi, my name is Ronda. I am also a "lurker". I am 45 years old. I have 3 children ages 25,21,and 17, as well as a wonderful husband of 22 years. I had the new WLS procedure called Gastric Plication on October 17th. So far I have lost around 70lbs. and am very happy with the whole process. I have found that on the main board that it has been best not to mention the type of surgery I have had  I am looking for support from other WLS patients, it does not matter what type of procedure you have had to me! We are all in the same boat headed towards the same destination of good health  I love coming to this site (I am on here several times a day every day now that the company I work for closed and I am currently unemployed) Thank you to everyone who shares there journey! It means alot to all of us!