thanks I did get alot of help from the cash/pay forum I finally was approved on March 15 and my surgery is in 2 days April 11. I am getting excited and nervous. I will let ya know how it goes. Bye Sharon

I had my DS done by Dr Husted and am very happy with it and him. He is very experienced. I would be happy to stay in contact with you thru your journey. Fee free to ask me anything. I am on here a lot and in the DS forum.

Jennifer, we meet this Saturday in the Sun City room.  Come up Litchfield to Olive, Olive to 111th, 111th to Peoria, Peoria to 103rd, turn left and go to Coggins, turn left and you're at the Sun City Room.  We meet at 10:30.  I hope to see you there if you can make it.

I had my RNY done on 9/27/02 with Dr. Juarez and lost 155 pounds. I felt that at the time he needed to step up his ability to spend more than 10 minutes in the office for a consultation, but then again, I think he expects us to have researched a bit on this already. He ended up being great, even in the hospital when the hospital (St. Luke's) was really horrible! Since I gained some weight back from poor eating habits now, I had go through behavioral therapy first, and I had a stretched stoma, but he is going to be doing a revision for me soon. I just have to get through Bridgeway's (AHCCCS) list of criteria, which I am almost done.

 I am scheduled for surgery in Tijuana on 4/13 having a sleeve done. I had a band removed by emergency surgery a yr ago d/t a reaction and am now trying the sleeve. 
It is so nice to here about good experiences in Mexico! I have a different doc but its still great.