w8loser

Very insightful. I am a 34 yr old mother of 2 and my PCP was awful. But, I didn't know it until a few of my friends were discussing their doctors. I'm sitting there like "my doctor does none of that." She barely even interacted with her patients. Not just with me, a 34 yr old woman but with my stepdad, a 67 yr old man. She up & quit earlier this month before I could finish my supervised diet then switch. So, you're absolutely right about not all doctors or patients are the same. But, they all should care in my opinion.

Thanks for responding! I most definitely will be there.

Hope you're feeling better....

Try not to worry. Everything will fall into place & you'll pass with flying colors.

Bumping This is fantastic. I, like many others beginning this journey, need this information. Thanks for compiling it all together! My only dislike was the Michael Jackson joke. Booo! I <3 MJ

Are you getting your B-12? I found the B-12 shot works better for me.

Thanks for your response! I contacted another wls friendly doctor recommended by a friend who's had wls. I did have to wait a couple of hours but I got my letter & weigh-in. Patient Coordinator said she just received it & will submit it to insurance 1st thing Monday morning. Yes! Yes! Yes! Now I wait for approval.

I'm so frustrated right now that I feel like I am about to lose it!. I've completed ALL of my requirements for my insurance approval except today was supposed to be my final weigh-in at PCP. However, I got a call yesterday evening at 4:57 pm informing me that my appointment had been cancelled, my PCP had moved to Miami, FL & will not be returning. She's sending all of her patients to another doctor who won't be taking appointments until February 3, 2014. Even then, she will schedule us as new patients & can't see me until March. Well, the problem with that is my weigh-ins must be consecutive & March appt will skip February weigh-in. To make matters worse, my regular PCP never sent my recommendation letter to my surgeon! So, to clarify...all I had left was my letter & last weigh-in in order to submit to insurance. What do I do now? I don't want to have to start all over again!!!! I'm in tears. Please, can someone give me advice as to what to do next?

Thanks everyone for the responses! I contacted another wls friendly doctor recommended by a friend who's had wls. I did have to wait a couple of hours but I got my letter & weigh-in. Patient Coordinator said she just received it & will submit it to insurance 1st thing Monday morning. Yes! Yes! Yes! Now I wait for approval.

I've posted this everywhere hoping to get immediate advice. So, here goes. I'm so frustrated right now that I feel like I am about to lose it!. I've completed ALL of my requirements for my insurance approval except today was supposed to be my final weigh-in at PCP. However, I got a call yesterday evening at 4:57 pm informing me that my appointment had been cancelled, my PCP had moved to Miami, FL & will not be returning. She's sending all of her patients to another doctor who won't be making appointments until February 3, 2014. Even then, she will schedule us as new patients & can't see me until March. Well, the problem with that is my weigh-ins must be consecutive & March appt will skip/forfeit January's weigh-in. To make matters worse, my regular PCP never sent my recommendation letter to my surgeon! So, to clarify...all I had left was my letter & last weigh-in in order to submit to insurance. What do I do now? I don't want to have to start all over again!!!! I'm in tears. Please, can someone give me advice as to what to do next?

Yes, I called my insurance company last night.

I posted this on other forums here. But, here I go again. I'm so frustrated right now that I feel like I am about to lose it!. I've completed ALL of my requirements for my insurance approval except today was supposed to be my final weigh-in at PCP. However, I got a call yesterday evening at 4:57 pm informing me that my appointment had been cancelled, my PCP had moved to Miami, FL & will not be returning. She's sending all of her patients to another doctor who won't be taking appointments until February 3, 2014. Even then, she will schedule us as new patients & can't see me until March. Well, the problem with that is my weigh-ins must be consecutive & March appt will skip February weigh-in. To make matters worse, my regular PCP never sent my recommendation letter to my surgeon! So, to clarify...all I had left was my letter & last weigh-in in order to submit to insurance. What do I do now? I don't want to have to start all over again!!!! I'm in tears. Please, can someone give me advice as to what to do next?

Thanks everyone for the responses! I did exactly what BBdoodle said. I did have to wait a couple of hours but I got my letter & weigh-in! Patient Coordinator said she just received it & will submit it to insurance 1st thing Monday morning. Yes! Yes! Yes! Now I wait for approval.

You'll do great!!! Good luck & blessings your way.

Thanks so much lark & bufflehead! I'm calling my Patient Coordinator at surgeon's office in a few hours to see if she can arrange a new PCP for me. Wish me luck...

I had the mirena for one year & had it removed two years ago. Well, actually it partially fell out. It didn't really affect my weight, meaning I didn't notice a gain. However, I did lose 10 lbs after having it removed. Weird. I experienced cramping & heavy periods the entire year I had it. Probably due to it dislodging itself. (Idk may be the hubby's fault lol) I've found that everyone's experience with it is entirely different. No one is the same. My suggestion would be to ask for an ultrasound regularly, if possible, to ensure it's in its proper location. Good luck to ya!

Hi! Ok...this one is kind of long. Please bare (sp) with me. So, I had my stress test for surgery clearance on Friday & I am terrified that the doc won't clear me for surgery. I did the treadmill test. So, I get my heart rate up to 160, the nurse has me quickly jump off of it & roll onto my left side onto the bed. She says my heart looks fine & leaves the room. Meanwhile, there's another nurse on my right side monitoring my Heart rate & BPM (beats per minute). She says for me to breathe in through my nose & exhale through my mouth slowly. Well, inhaling was easy but exhaling caused me to cough because my throat & mouth were extremely dry. I started dry heaving. I had to beg for water. Then, I began throwing up the water. Nurse tells me keep breathing, I have less than 2 minutes to get my BPM under 100 & I was at 109. But, I continued puking my "heart" out. She stops & checks my BP which was normal for me, I have HBP. They tell me I can go & should have my results in about a week. Well, today, Monday-I missed their call. Tried to return it but it was after hours. Although, I gave them permission to leave a message regarding my health they only said to give them a call. I am over here panicking! This was the only pre-op testing that concerned me. I pray nothing is wrong. Anyone else go through this? If so, were you ultimately cleared for surgery?

Yep! Won't be long now. (-:

I tend to think the same way. LOL It's actually kinda nerve wrecking. "Like OMG! Did you die?"

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

I received my clearance yesterday! So, yes! All of that worrying was for nothing. lol Now all I have to complete are my 2 Nutrition classes, Psych evaluation, and last weigh-in. This will be done by the end of the month. I'm so excited!

Ok, so I just received multiple private messages from a Miriam Ture about money transfers. These are the same type of spam emails I get through my yahoo account. Has anyone else been getting these annoying emails? If you do, it is spam. DO NOT SEND MONEY!!! Just in case you didn't know. Any idea about how to block it?

So, you're having bypass surgery in order to treat a hiatal hernia although you already have the sleeve & appear to be at a normal weight range? Correct? It does seem extreme. I don't understand why your doctor would choose to do this? Maybe I'm missing something? Is it to bypass the hernia altogether rather than remove or repair it? Have you gotten a 2nd opinion? Hope it works out for you though.

Wow! It's unnatural? I wonder if any of them would pass up the opportunity to have a life saving heart bypass surgery if they had a heart attack or other heart issues? I wonder how unnatural it would be to them then? Have the surgery? Die? Why is gastric bypass any different? Yes, there are risks. However, many lives have been saved due to both!