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sylvie_55
on 5/29/10 4:10 am - Palmyra, WI
Topic: RE: I am APPROVED!!

Congratulations!!  It must have gone pretty quick.

 HW:  407  SW:  386  CW:  202
RNY Surgery Date:  7-9-08
Dr. Manfred Chaing, Bariatric Institute of WI

   
sylvie_55
on 5/29/10 4:09 am - Palmyra, WI
Topic: RE: 6 years!!! My pants still don't fit! HOORAY!!!!

Congratulations--you deserve that decadent egg.  It shows that what my surgeon said prior to my surgery is true--you will be able to eat again but in smaller portions and you will be able to live without the things you thought you couldn't.  That comes along with the new relationship with food which manifests itself with a whole new life.

I came across some "big girl panties" while cleaning and I kept a pair of those along with my old jeans (the ones I wore AFTER I lost 50 pounds because I couldn't wear any zippered jeans prior to that point) and a blouse that I thought made me look slimmer (a 5X can make you look slimmer?)  I also have a pair of shorts that are 5X and when I tried them on, both legs in one, they fell right off my butt.  I could have had my husband join me in them and they would have fit.

Congrats on your success!!  With your attitude you will continue to be successful.

 HW:  407  SW:  386  CW:  202
RNY Surgery Date:  7-9-08
Dr. Manfred Chaing, Bariatric Institute of WI

   
sylvie_55
on 5/29/10 4:02 am - Palmyra, WI
Topic: RE: United Health Care

It usually takes a week or two.  Call the office first to see if they heard anything before you call.

I have and still have United Health Care and I have found that once they get the info they need, they get back to you pretty fast.  When Bariatric Institute submitted my paperwork, they called them and told them that I needed 2 more months of history to equal 6 months before they could make a decision.  All I had to do was weigh in with my PCP for 2 months and once I got that info to them, it was 2 days later that I was approved. 

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 HW:  407  SW:  386  CW:  202
RNY Surgery Date:  7-9-08
Dr. Manfred Chaing, Bariatric Institute of WI

   
Hey Jules
on 5/28/10 8:20 am
Topic: RE: I am APPROVED!!
 Wow, I'm so flattered! Definitely keep me updated with your progress. You're gonna do great! If you have any questions or want to talk, just send me a PM.

Take care,
Jules

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5'8", 150cm C.C. - HW 289/SW 275/CW 150/GW 164      I  my DS!!!

Tammy G.
on 5/26/10 5:54 am - Cudahy, WI
Topic: RE: I am APPROVED!!
Thank's Jules, if it wasn't for your profile, I would have been going in for the RNY, instead of the ds, and I also would not have had picked a better surgeon, the one fefore him was not making me feel comfortable at all!! and now I am here with a date on top of it June 29th @ 730am, I am so excited, and scared at the same time!! Thank you once again for your inspiring words, and your success which gives many the hope and inspiration to move forward!


TammG.
Hey Jules
on 5/25/10 4:51 am
Topic: RE: I am APPROVED!!
 Great news! Get ready for the ride of a lifetime!

Jules

                         brokenwings.jpg image by heyjules77

                          
                             
5'8", 150cm C.C. - HW 289/SW 275/CW 150/GW 164      I  my DS!!!

KerriRNY
on 5/24/10 12:19 pm, edited 5/24/10 12:19 pm - Racine, WI
Topic: RE: I am APPROVED!!
 Congrats!!!!!!
        
(deactivated member)
on 5/24/10 9:31 am - Hawkinsville, GA
Topic: RE: I am APPROVED!!
Hooray!! Hooray!!  Congratulations!!
Tammy G.
on 5/24/10 9:25 am - Cudahy, WI
Topic: I am APPROVED!!
I just got the call this morning that I have been approved to have the Duodenal Switch!! now I am to wait for the surgical tech to set up the next available date!!
        
tbum007
on 5/23/10 10:22 am, edited 5/23/10 10:22 am - WI
Topic: Help.....
So, are there any lapbanders on the south side who would like to meet.  I'm having a hard time and I would love to ask some questions of someone who's had success.

Thanks!

Edited to add.....south side of Milwaukee.....cudahy, oak creek, so. milw. area

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