I am starting to organize a new support group in the Central City area.  It is just in the organizational stages, so I can use any ideas and suggestions that you might have for me.  My co-facilitator is have lap-band tomorrow.  So we will have both lap-band and Gastric by-pass in the facilitating capacity.  Wish us luck and remember us in your prayers.

I hear we have all kinds of plans for fun stuff too. I can't wait to meet you. I have heard all about you, nothing bad, I promise!  I am so jealous that you guys get your surgery now, I am so happy for you guys also. I want to hurryy mine along.  Here's to next week! Dottie

Hi Cindy, Gotta tell you that made me laugh too. Just to introduce myself to your friends here. I am Cindy's older and MUCH WISER sister. Though I must say it was because of her, I got the courage to start the process of getting my surgery. Thanks Sis. I am accompanying her to get her surgery. It will be an unique experience for me to learn before mine. They she is coming with me to mine!! Love ya Sis, Dottie

thought you all might enjoy this story from my day today I work in a nursing home as a bath aide, and the woman who is going to be filling in for me while I am on leave for the surgery has had this panic attack at me leaving and her having to do the baths for the two weeks. Well anyway for the 3 or 4th day in a row she again asked me when is my surgery, "the 18,19, and 20th is when it is" she asked if I could give her directions to my house because she wants to stop in one day after I am home to check in on me and see if everything is ok........ fine I can tell you how to get there................... so strait faced (and yes she is a blonde in every sense of the word, a ditz does not begin to cover it)she tells me "oh I bake you a cake and bring it for you when I come" all I could do was stand there and crack up laughing at her! I mean I really did appriciate the thought but what thought exactly I am not sure. This really made my day for me today. Cindy

Has anyone had primary  insurance deny surgery and have medicare kick in and pay after primary denies? My primary has strick written claus that bariiatric surgery is excluded, but I have medicare as secondary so I am hopeful . anyone been in this sitution?