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OA uses the same book and 12 steps as AA. Its about working the steps to clear a path to receive a higher power of your understanding, to get our power from, this gives us a daily reprive from complusion overeating. The key is that we have to do the process of the steps on a daily effort, go to meetings, get a sponser, and help others. The pamplets, the 12 x 12 OA book, Big Book of AA, Dignity of Choice pamplet are some that I study and use today. And yes it does work if you work it.

thanks for the tips I will look into the one you swallow. Sleeve may still be to risky with live diease. Again Thanks

My surgeon declined my lap-band surgery because of portal hypertention and liver diease. I going to look for another surgeon, because both my liver specialist and by primary doctors want me to have the lap-band. I am still going to OA and my group has been very supportive either way, maintaining that its all about a spirtual solution with the band or without it.

read "dignity of choice" put out by OA. You choose what your plan is !That why I'm still going to OA. OA has no opinion on lapband surgery as it is an outside issue. I'm two months away from surgery. OA will and is a big part of my recovery from complusive overeating.

going thru legacy good samaritan obesity insitute. will have 2 more months of supervised medical for medicare. From St. Helens, Oregon

I'm in line for lap band after 3 months medical supervised with medicare and pers ods supplement ins. Getting my issues with my liver checked and cleared right now. I am going to legacy's good samaritan obesity clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Patterson will be my surgeon.This will be month one

thanks for your reply. I have made a appointment with my liver specialist next week. Tomorrow I start my evaluations with obesity clinic

I'm 65 year old male, weight 260 at 5' 11" which gives a BMI of near 37. I have a green light from medicare so far. My Doctor is referring me to help me control my comorbities. I'm in the pre-op testing for lap-band surgery. Start Tuesday at the Oregon Obesity Clinic in Portland Oregon, I have heart(open triple, 2 stents 10 years later), sleep apnea, thyroid, diabetes, high blood pressure and portal hypertension liver disease. I've had my gall badder removed 5 years ago . My Doctor says I'm poster' guy for metabolic syndrome. My question is- has anyone had trouble getting approval for having surgery with a enlarged liver?

I just joined and in the process of trying to quality for lapband surgery.:scared2: