Ok, I have started this journey with a surgeon by the name of dr. kumar, and from our consult, and knowing all i had to choose from was an open rny, I have found that I am leaning more towards the ds instead, so I called Dr. Kumar's office and asked what they thought,and they thought it would be best for me to see Dr. Chua, for the surgery, So I called and they have told me I need to go to the seminar first and then consult with him and find I need to do the dietician, and the psyc eval, the only problem I have is that I already seen the dietician, had my gallbladder ultrasound, and I have a eval date set up, but by talking to the gal on the phonefor the seminar, she think's I will have to see all his dr.'s for this, so I am actually at step 1 all over again, I chose to do the DS rather than the rny due to my diabeties and the sucess rate for that, also for the fact I have arthritis, and I will need to take nsaids  for that.. I have united healthcare through badger care plus, and i am hoping I can get approved for this, if there is anyone out there who has had this surgery here in wi. and with badger care ins. please let me know..does anyone know here who has had the ds surgery with dr. chua?And  also does anyone really know how fast the process is of getting appointments and seeing the dr.'s for the dietician or the eval, how long did anyone have to wait..? I just am rambleing on .. any info would be appreciated.. thank's a bunch..

I love the clothing exchange idea!!  That's awesome!

I'm hoping I'll have some to exchange in the not too distant future.  I noticed on Sunday that one of my t-shirts didn't feel quite so snug around my hips.  That was kind of a nice feeling.  :)

That would be great. Would be nice to finally meet you in person

Just a friendly reminder that there is a wls support meeting from 6 to 8 pm. Also there is a clothing exchange as well that night as well. It is held across the street from Aurora Sinai hospital in the Aurora heart institute. Take elevator to the basement floor. Hope to see new faces there this week.

take care,
Robin

I've taken a month off, mainly because I can, but I have to do a lot of getting up-and-down in my job, and reaching up for instruments.  My work days are also long and mentally as well as physically demanding.  I could have probably done it at 2 and a half to 3 weeks, but I'd rather take the month and come back well past the pureed-diet stage.

However, it depends on you, your type of job, and how your surgery goes.  If it ends up being an open procedure or your job is very physically demanding, obviously you'll need to take more time off. 

US Employers are required to give you up to 12 weeks of leave per the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), so they can't tell you that you must come back any sooner than you need.