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Nycfw

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  1. Nycfw
    omg i been on my liquid diet for about 10 days and i lost 15 lbs i been very very motivated because i know my surgery date is coming up.
     
    well the problem that i am face with and that could have prevented is this:
     
    i had blood work done by doctor's brathwait office about a month ago and my blood clotting was a little slow, then i had another test 1 week later at my PCP office and it was normal, 2 weeks later i had another test for my pre admission and my clotting was slow again here are the results,
    (recent blood work)
    PTT: 39.6 NORM: 27.0-36.0
    INR: 1.23 NORM: 0.9-1.2
     
    now this is what get me furious:mad:
    (i did not get clearance for my surgery 4/12)
     
    My surgeon doct wife (who works there) called me and told me about her concern about my clotting time that it was a little bit slow, so she wanted to speak to my PCP to ask her if i should go to a hematologist because she can schedule me in right away so i gave her my PCP number.
     
    my surgeon wife called me back and discussed with my PCP about my clotting time and my PCP said "its not that high and she has no other problem and is in relatively in healthy shape" so my the surgeon wife did not plan my the hematologist apt because as stated above my PCP said i did not need it
     
     
    :thumbup: WELL today was my clearance appointment and my PCP now does not want to clear me and need me to get clear by a hematologist :scared2:. i was sooooo mad she was told about the same results before and she told my surgeon wife that it wasn't needed
     
    so now i have to go to a hematologist app on the day that was suppose to be a life changing experience..
     
    I'm not mad at the fact that i have to go to the hematologist i am mad at the fact that i could have went ahead of tI'me and still been able to have the surgery.
     
     
     
    but im looking at my clotting time and there are not that far from the normal ranges so it doesn't look like it can be bad enough to not clear me.
     
    ugh i don't know.....
    just soooooo mad right now :cursing::cursing:
  2. Nycfw
    In my prior blog I was talking about going with Dr. Arif Ahmad but he was out of network and i was willing to deal with it since i could have the surgery with in a month and I read so much about him.
    But my ex supervisor (the best supervisor you can ever have) told me about the doctor she went to and he in my network. she had great results with him and his staff is very helpful and almost all his staff had the LAP-BAND® surgery (performed by Collin Brathwaite).
    so anyway I decided to listen to my ex supervisor and I called Dr. Brathwaite office and I spoke to a lady name Gina, who was very helpful and she didnt act like I was taking to much of her time by asking questions and asking her to explain stuff to me.
     
    So by the end of out 15 mins conversation she put me in a seminar, give me a consultation, nutrition appt, and phyc appt.
    I looked up a lot about Dr. Collin Brathwaite and he has very great reviews and PLUS PLUS PLUS he is in my network:thumbup: (YAY) so instead of my having to pay $500 (383$ as my deductible and the rest was for my nutrition appt and phyc) to Dr. Arif Ahmad all I have to pay is $150 to Dr. Collin Brathwaite.
    The 150$ is just for my nutrition and pych appt. so I am very excited and I cant wait to go through everything and be able to have a great 2010 to look back on when Jan come back around again:smile2:
     
    If anyone knows anything else about Dr. Collin E. Brathwaite I would really like to know
  3. Nycfw
    :cursing:
    Hi everyone my name is Catherine I decided to get the LAP-BAND®®®. So today I had my first consult 12/21/09 with Dr. Ahmad. (after i went to the seminar 12/8/09.)
    I talked to his wife (she is also his assistant) first because he was still in surgery and it was taking a little longer then usual.
    When i got there i was kinda aggravated cause i found out that they are out of network and prior to the visit i ask if they took my insurance and they said yes (Which they do) but i guess i should have ask if they were in network.
     
    Soooo if i decide to do my surgery with Dr. Ahmad it will cost me 537$ and thats all, and 15$ per doctor visit (fills).
    I think i am going to just stick with this doctor since i feel comfortable with him and just pay for 536$ even though if go with someone in my network it will probally only cost me 19 per appt. i dont know if im thinking realistic or i just want to have the surgery right away idk (what do you think)
     
    So today I was able to make all my appts and if everything goes well i will have my surgery sometime in feb. hopfully early feb. everything is going super fast.
     
    :huh2:I have to lose 12 lbs before surgery:thumbup:
     
    10:15am 12/23/09-Cardiology consult
    8:30am 12/28/09-Bloodwork, ultrasound, pulmonary.
    12:30pm 12/29/09-Pych
    1:30pm 01/05/09-Nutrition
    01/14/10-Endoscopy
    Cardiology have to plan right away so i can have the surgery in January.
    3:15pm 01/19/10-Follow up with Dr. Ahmad!! Then plan a date for surgery:w00t:
     
    :thumbup:If everything goes right i am automatically approve!!!:scared2:
     
     
    :rolleyes:so I hope nothing comes up negative on any of the test so I can have this surgey.
  4. Nycfw
    i went into best buy this morning looking for a new television since my wanna be hip father try to play wii for the first time today and u can guess it, broke my TV:scared2: ugh parents.
    :tt2:He is on a strict PUNISHMENT LOL.
     
    well anyways while i was there i found this book
     
    KITCHEN SURVIVAL GUIDE
    COOK THIS NOT THAT
     
    I find it to be very informational, the first chapters tells you what type of pots and pans you need, and it also explain what type utensils you need and all the above mentions is all the tools you will need for the book.
     
    Some people may not find that to be important but for me it was because i am about to move out on my own and i never cooked anything until now (had to heat up some broth) lol and i don't even know if thats cooking lol
     
    This book has sooooo many recipes that you can learn and see the full nutritional values, and there is a couple of pages that compares items.
     
    for example:
     
    have this in your pantry
    .......
    Smucker's natural peanut butter creamy
    ...................................
    don't have this in you pantry
    .......
    jiff reduced fat
     
    and it explains why by saying
    your trading hydrogenated oils and corn syrup for more healthy fat (small excerpt)
     
     
     
     
    I took a pic as you can see below of one particular recipe..
     
    yogurt parfait
    ................
    made @ home the calories are
    330 G fat (3.5 sat) 34G sugar
    ...................
    but if getting from Au bon pain its
    700 calories (4 sat) 91G sugar
     
    Has anyone else brought this book and cooked anything out of it?

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