Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum - Considering Dr. Kirshenbaum

[deboregon 0]

Dee: I tried for the 19th, but Natalie said Dr. K was out of the office that day...hmmm...oh, well, i went ahead and scheduled for Feb. 10 at 2:45; my plane gets in at about 11:30 and I fly out at 6 something. Maybe luck will be on my side and you won't get called for jury duty that day.:cursing: If not, I guess I will check out the supershuttle option Mini mentioned. Would anyone be available for a quick coffee in the late afternoon?

[PrtyAntOvrYt 6]

Maybe luck will be on my side too! I hate jury duty!

IF I do, I can pick you up after your appt - if I'm not held over too late and take you to the airport.

I hope!!!

[BellaPerdente 0]

Well, I decided to post a before and "during" picture. I had my 6-month bandiversary on Jan. 17 so I wanted to show my progress. I hope this works. I should mentioned that the first picture is with my kids.

[julie.ann 1]

Bella, You look wonderful. Keep up the GREAT work!

[BellaPerdente 0]

Oh, I forgot:

Here we go, Steelers, here we go....Pittsburgh's going to the Super Bowl:Dancing_biggrin:

[PrtyAntOvrYt 6]

Well, I decided to post a before and "during" picture. I had my 6-month bandiversary on Jan. 17 so I wanted to show my progress. I hope this works. I should mentioned that the first picture is with my kids.

Wow Bella! You look great!! AND so young! Congrats!!

[PrtyAntOvrYt 6]

Adorkable - 8lbs -2.0:smilielol5:

Amethystjade - 15lbs-7.0-2.0-4.0:smilielol5:

Bahotmomma - 10lbs-1:wub:

Bella - 12lbs-2.0-0.0+0.0:smilielol5:

Deboregon- 10lbs-8.4+2.0+2.0:smilielol5:

Jmegirl - 10lbs-1.8-0.4-1.2:smilielol5:

Julieann - 15lbs-3.9-3.1-3.1:smilielol5:

KayleighsMommy - 15lbs-2.0-2.0+0.0:smilielol5:

Lapdancer - 20lbs-1.04-8.0-4.02:smilielol5:

Lotzasunshine - 13lbs-4-1.0+0.0:smilielol5:

Magaines - 15lbs-4.2-2.0+1.9:smilielol5:

Minidriver - 10lbs-4.9-1.5+0.0:smilielol5:

MissMom- -5lbs:wub:

PrtyAntOvrYt - 31lbs-2.0-0.0-2.0:smilielol5:

Shelbi - 7lbs

Hey Kidlings! We all did pretty good! We're at our half way point for the challenge! Good Luck to you all for the next weigh in!

[Fluffy_Gurl 3]

I am new to the site and the journey. i found out today that my ins wont cover my surgery...bummer bu i have been checking into dr. k for a while anyway. it looks as tho all of you have had your surgery done by him. i was just wondering if any of you had ceative ways of paying for your surgery. also i was wondering about what his follow-up includes like if you have complications etc how is hat handled...? and of course any advice you all could give me wwould be superfantastic!

[julie.ann 1]

I am new to the site and the journey. i found out today that my ins wont cover my surgery...bummer bu i have been checking into dr. k for a while anyway. it looks as tho all of you have had your surgery done by him. i was just wondering if any of you had ceative ways of paying for your surgery. also i was wondering about what his follow-up includes like if you have complications etc how is hat handled...? and of course any advice you all could give me wwould be superfantastic!

Cybele:

I financed my surgery through www.surgeryloans.com The interest is a little higher than I wanted, but I have fixed amount for a fixed time. There was a couple of finance companies that wanted me to use there medical credit card. Revolving credit and I would have NEVER gotten it paid off. You knw how credit cards work!

The financing made it possible for me to go ahead with the surgery without waiting a couple of years to save the money! Now instead of having the surgery in 2010 I will ge at goal in 2010!

Good luck. Dr. K is really nice and down to earth. His staff is super too! I live 7 hours away if driving so luckily I haven't had any problems. I have been text book so far. I am 3 months out tomorrow.

[deboregon 0]

Maybe luck will be on my side too! I hate jury duty!

IF I do, I can pick you up after your appt - if I'm not held over too late and take you to the airport.

I hope!!!

Thanks, Dee, I appreciate your offer. Will keep you posted.

Well, I decided to post a before and "during" picture. I had my 6-month bandiversary on Jan. 17 so I wanted to show my progress. I hope this works. I should mentioned that the first picture is with my kids.

You look great! Congrats on losing so much so quickly! Do you work out alot besides the dieting?

[minidriver 0]

Wow, Bella. You look great. Congratulations.

Cybele: I took out a loan against my 401K. Not a bad way to go if you have that option.

Well, I went and got a fill this morning. He put in .8 cc's - by far the most I've had at one time. WISH ME LUCK!!! I haven't tried eating yet, but was able to get down the barium and a cup of Water. Hoping this one gets me to the green zone.

[minidriver 0]

Thanks, Dee, I appreciate your offer. Will keep you posted.

You look great! Congrats on losing so much so quickly! Do you work out alot besides the dieting?

Hey Deb. If your flight is at 6, then supershuttle will probably say that they want to pick you up at like 3:30 or something. I think I lied and said my flight was at 6:30 so they'd pick me up at 4. My appointment was also at 2:30 and I finished in plenty of time.

[deboregon 0]

Thanks for the heads up on that, Mini. I may just schedule for pickup at airport to hospital (still 4 hours early:angry:) but schedule a return time that day as Dee said she might be able to take me back to hospital if the justice system doesn't require her expertise!:bored:

[BellaPerdente 0]

Thanks, Dee, I appreciate your offer. Will keep you posted.

You look great! Congrats on losing so much so quickly! Do you work out alot besides the dieting?

Thanks for all the nice comments. I didn't start exercising until about 3 weeks ago. I did a little off and on but I starting exercising on a more regular basis. I should have done this all along because I have loose skin now. Since I have no money and no health insurance, I guess I have to live with it.:bored:

[Lap_dancer 8]

Wow, we are getting rapid fire posts like last year.

Hello Friends! I trust everyone is having a great week. I can feel the vibe.

Amie, great to see you here.

I can't remember all the things I wanted to say and who to shout out to because it's 3 AM eastern time. Can't sleep. My energy has returned, the medication is almost stabalized. As a result, my energy shot up 75%. I'm back to picking up projects and getting involved like I use to be before I gained the last 40 lbs. and reached uber obese, sported a red satan sailor dress, grew a beard and worked for the circus. ..more on my body morp later.

I want to pass along the info I got from one of the doctors I saw over the past six months for my spine disorder. Regular bowel movements are real important. You want to get at a place where everything is like clockwork. For my mid morning snack I have been eating yogurt that is called "Digestive" yogurt. It was one of three things suggested to aid in keeping my digestive system rolling along. I think I mentioned before the doctor describing the effect a change in structure on the digestive system can have on the digestion of food and how our body breaks even pills down.

This yogurt has stabalized me and now I am feeling more like my older self.

Quite sure I've lost weight this week. Haven't really changed any eating habits other than increasing the amount of food and how often I eat. I added a fresh fruit snack mid morning and late at night.

BOOBS. Speaking of not losing any off the chest, here is a photo of me taken yesterday. As you can see, my girls are still hanging in there...literally.