Are you using Dr Mark Gibbs in Little Rock, Ar?

Susan,

I am scheduled to attend a bariatric seminar on Friday, November 21, 2008 with Dr Gibbs at Baptist Hospital and was curous if you knew anything about him. Thank you for starting this group maybe we can get more members as time goes on. I will tell my oldest daughter about the group since she had weight loss surgery in Feb 2007. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Mary

Hey group,

I attended the seminar with Dr Gibbs and he seems to be great. He answered all questions even the redundant ones that were covered during his presentation. My daughter was with me and Dr Gibbs and Carrie (his nurse) recognized her and introduced her to the group for a question and answer session from a real live patient. She did good with answering the questions and even showed the group her excess belly skin without being embarassed. Anyway, now I just have to get my insurance to approve my surgery. First, I have to get a psych consult, a dietician consult, 6 months of weight loss plan medical notes, and then medical clearance from my PCP for surgery. I weigh 368 lbs, have a BMI 59.3 and have three co-morbidities and they still want all this extra stuff. I cannot even walk five feet without being short of breath, racing pulse, and the need to sit down for at least 15 minutes before I can get going again. Do the insurance companies not realize how much this surgery will save them monetarily in the long-term or are they just being stubborn? Anyway, please keep me in your prayers while I gather everything I need for surgery to be approved.

I'll be using Dr. John Baker at Baptist.
I've recently been diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea
and am scheduled to have my psyh. elvaule on 3/4/09

Best Wishes
Kyla

I have taken my MMPI test and am scheduled for my psych eval meeting with the psychiatrist on Febuary 3, 2009 and then I still need my dietician consult which my PCP seems to be having trouble with for some reason. Then Carrie at Dr Gibbs office can submit everything to APWU/CIGNA for pre-authorization. Where do you live? I am in Fort Smith, Arkansas. My daughter had this surgery with Dr Gibbs this February will be two years and she lost over 160 lbs and is doing well with her program. Anyway, keep in touch so we can talk to one another before, during, and after. 

Good Luck,
 

I live in Sherwood it's north of Little Rock going toward the Air Force Base.
I'm using Dr. John Baker at Baptist. WOW that's AWESOME Congrats to your
daughter!!!

I was so hoping that you lived close so that we could be a support system to one another. My son-in-law and youngest daughter are trying to get transferred to the Air Force Base there in Little Rock/Jacksonville area. They are in Sumter, South Carolina at the Air Force base there. My oldest daughter looks great and seems to have more self-esteem and self-confidence than she has ever had in her life. She has always been kind of chubby ever since she was about 5 yrs old but she looks wonderful. I would not have recognized her if I had not seen her progression with the weight loss. Her own grandfather did not recognize her at family reunion last year!  Anyway, keep in contact because I will sure cheer you on from this side of the state!