OH Atlanta Conference

OK fellow South Floridians, time for an updated roll call for those attending the OH Conference in Atanta in November...I'm in!! 

Count me in! 

 When and where?  How long?

I have not been to an OH conference..

Jeanne,
I haven't either; but it sounds like a lot of fun.  Think about attending.
Maryjo

I wouldn't be able to make it until late evening on Friday.  Do you think it would be worth it to attend still?

The formal conference is on Saturday.  Check out the "Events" section of the website for all the details.

I'm a North Floridian, but I'll be there as well.  Looking forward to it.  This will be my first OH event.

 Hey Cyndi, looking forward to meeting you.  BTW, do you know Angeles Love?  I used to talk to her, she had her surgery almost 3 years ago, same doc as you, used to live in Pensacola.  Havent heard from her in quite awhile, just wanted to make sure she was ok.

Be well.

John - Thanks for the reply.  Looking forward to meeting you too.  Sorry, no, I don't know Angeles Love.  Unfortunately, I live about 2 hours from Pensacola, so don't know many of Dr. Lord's patients personally or through their support group.  Hope you're able to reach her soon and find out her status.  See you in November.

I am seriously thinking about it.  Would love to go if finances will allow.  It's the weekend before my birthday, so this would be a great way to start off my birthday celebration.  (I'm going to Animal Kingdom 3 days later courtesy of the Disney Birthday Club.  YAY!)

I went to the OH conference in Orlando 4 or 5 years ago.  Unfortunately, I only stayed for the morning session because that's when I found out that (at that time) no insurance providers in Florida were covering WLS anymore.  They had all stopped covering it right around that time.  Since I knew I couldn't afford the surgery outside of insurance, there was no point in my staying at the conference.  So I felt like I paid fifty bucks (plus the cost of gas) for nothing.  I really felt defeated then.  Never in my wildest dreams did I think that 5 years later, I'd be one-month post-op!    

Thank GOD the insurance companies changed their position!  And thank God for my best friend, who had her surgery in March, and suggested to me last spring that I should try checking w/my insurance provider, just to see if they had changed their coverage.