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Does anyone have a recommendation for surgeon. I can go to Fairview Southdale WLC, Park Nicollet WLC or the group at Abbott Northwest
I can' t figure out how to find you on FB I have a smart phone on Saturday we can connect on FB in the secret meeting place. See you Saturday! 😊
You will not be able to find the group on FB unless you PM me your facebook id. I will have to add you as a friend to my friend's list, then I can add you to the group. It is secret, which is good. We discuss things in there that we would not necessarily discuss with the general populace, LOL. See you Saturday!!
Thank you for the response. I will plan on this Saturdayat Caribou. my old stomping grounds. When I moved to Minnesota in the late 80's I lived in Cedar Bluff TownHomes off Yankee Doodle. I'll head over to FB and see if I get find the group there as well. I am excited to talk to some sleevers or even 1 would be great! Thank you very much hope to see you Saturday 😊
We have lots of "sleevers" in the group, I think MNMomof2 is one of them. We still meet regularly every Saturday morning, 8:30am and you are absolutely welcome. Bring your questions, we have lots of people who will answer. This coming Saturday, January 3rd, we will meet at the Eagan Caribou inside Byerly's on Yankee Doodle Rd. Hope to see you there! We also have an active Facebook group if you use FB. You can PM me with your FB name and I can add you to that group, if you like--it is a secret group, only members can see that you are part of it and see your posts.
I'm also new to OH. I was approved by my insurance last June for Lap Band Surgery then I decided that wasn't for me now I am interested in the Vertical Sleeve surgery. It's a tough decision no matter what. I have been on this journey (hence my name) for over a year and have met all my insurance requirements. Six months later I still haven't had any surgery and I still need to lose the required weight my surgeon gave me. It's a big life changing decision nothing to take lightly. Everyone thing I have read seems like people in general are very happy with the Sleeve surgery and the results. Everyone is different I wish there was a crystal ball to look in to. I just left a message at my surgeons office that I would like to pursue my journey again with the Sleeve surgery in mind. Not sure if this helps but it does give you an insight on it is a tough decision, life changing and permanent.
HI, I am new to OH. I have not had surgery yet. I am approved by my insurance for the lap band back in July, but then I decided there was to much maintenance and restrictions to the Lap Band. I took a step back to research having the Vertical Sleeve surgery. Does this group still actively meet every Saturday and do you know if anyone who goes to the group had the Vertical Sleeve surgery?
I live in North Dakota and I am looking for some advice on which DS surgeons are good and who is not so good. I don't want to hear just positives, if someone knows who's not so good please don't hold back. I am also interested in knowing which ones perform Laparoscopic DS if anyone knows.
Thank you so much for your reply, and for calling! I was aware that MA would cover it, but I don't qualify for MA. Nor do I qualify for MinnesotaCare which also covers it. I have to buy my own plan through the MNSure website. From my research our state is not one that requires WLS to be covered so none of the available options say that they cover it. I'm guessing I'll have to try to appeal, and I'm hoping someone might have already gone through that process with the insurance available through the marketplace and could advise me on how it went.
