Huge decision, your opinions please.

Hi everyone, I could use a few opinions on this. I talked to Dr. Curry's staff today and they are so wonderful. I also talked to my insurance company. Everything would be covered if I go down there, but the problem is that Cincinnati is a 2 hr drive from here. I have no family except my husband and children here in Ohio. Everyone else is in Seattle. Linda at Dr. Curry's office said I could possibly get a surgery date in October and definitely before the end of the year. I am faced with sticking with Dr. Price and possibly losing the chance to have my surgery at all or going 2 hours away. Now for some this wouldn't be a big deal, but if I do go ahead and do the surgery with Dr. Curry, then I will be forced to go through the surgery part all by myself. I feel like I am stuck and I really hate the idea of going through with this alone. My husband is my rock and I really need him, but I can't pull the kids out of school. At the same time, I have fought long and hard to get my approval and it would be devastating to go through all of this and then not have my surgery. What would you do? I need to make a decision one wat or another very soon. Thanks for sharing you thoughts on this, ~~Jaimee

You don't have to go through this by yourself. We have a great local support group that could be with you. Try this wlsbutterflynetwork.org (www) and see what support you can get. We have several patients of Dr Curry who are in our group. Email me for more details

and I pray for Jack's group and cohorts for support and visits also...lol

lol@cohorts I love that word, good one!

cohorts meaning, the good kind :D (don't want Jack think I'm dissing him)

We have a great group here go to imnotfatanymore.com and post to sandy peirce she is great really a very supportive person I will be happy to come be with you if I can get enough advance notice Dr Curry is a wonderful man how many dr.'s do you see posting on message boards in the evewning and on Sunday he has a true dedication to us his patients Nikki

Sweet Jaimee, I am going down to Cincy and it's a 3/4 hour drive for me to the hospital. I will have to have friends and family watch my 12 yr old during the time I will be down there also, he will be shuffled around a bit, but he cannot afford to miss that much school. I will have family there on surgery day, but no one (maybe, depends on when I get a date) to stay with me until my first post-op visit. Someone will of course come retrieve me when I am ok'd to come home! I'm counting on my friends from Sandy's group to help me stay sane and keep me company from time to time! 1 floor above the surgery floor for bariatric's (dr. curry's floor) , is hotel rooms which you and 1 family member can stay at after surgery for a very low cost and up to a week. Jaimee if I was you I would NOT rule Dr. Curry out! BTW, through my brief time speaking with Dr. Curry's office staff, they are all super people! If'n I can make this large of a decision.. and make plans for life.. you can too! Remember I'm a single parent also so these decisions have been really hard for me, but still I know deep down inside it is the RIGHT decision also. p/s yes I know I owe you an email still too.. will answer on Sat. as I go for my consult IN CINCY tommorrow. I gotta leave here like at 7:30 am to meet with the dietician (Erin another sweetie at the office) before my consult.

oh I will be there you will hear the bells I will be wearing and you may try to hide but I will look in the toilet and under the bed for you.don't even think about running I will hear the squeeky wheel on your IV pole you cant get rid of me that easy

lol, that reply was cute. what support you all have down in cinci. jennifer

Hi Jaimee, Dr Curry did my surgery almost a month ago, and everything went beautifully. I'm not much help on being "there" for you, as I live 3 hours away myself, but I CAN tell you that the hospital and staff were wonderful. My mother was able to be with me, but had I been by myself, I don't think I would have wanted for anything. Not much help, I know, but at least you know you'll be well taken care of should you decide to use Deaconess. La