Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum - Considering Dr. Kirshenbaum

[Lap_dancer 8]

friends I'm going to be away for awhile. Best to all.

[PrtyAntOvrYt 6]

friends I'm going to be away for awhile. Best to all.

Patty!!

I hope everything is okay. We will miss you!!!

Thanks for letting us know, but please don't be gone long!

Hugs,

dee~

[MissMom24 2]

Lap~

I hope everything is OK, if not, please know that we are here for you.

[MissMom24 2]

I didn't make it to calling the fine people in Gainsville today (I actually got facebooked by an old HS friend and went to lunch) but no worries, I will be calling!!! I have to hear this for myself!!! I am still shaking my head at the absurdity of it all!!!

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[MissMom24 2]

I am trying with the ticker...so please everyone, no laughing!!!

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[marcyinak 0]

Ok, you political gals will love this - I am going to an end of summer bbq tomorrow night, and have a Jello mold of the USA...so I'm doing red (sugar free) and blue jello, and am going to find photos of the candidates and VP candidates, and put their heads on toothpicks, and then stick them in certain states...thought it would be a conversation starter for sure! LOL!!! yeppers, so on Friday night in Denver I'm just having a wild time making jello in my kitchen. Tally, i know you wish you could be here for the fun :thumbup:

Hey, careful there...there are WAY too many people that think Alaska is a state off the coast of California...really, my sister worked for Princess Tours and she'd have at least a dozen or so tourists pissed off that they were upset that they weren't on a tropical vacation!! Really!!:thumbup:

[marcyinak 0]

Take care Lap!

[adorkbl 156]

I don't know the reason but it is so frustrating! I called another Dr. today who is 3 hours away and the same answer, nope! Fill Centers USA are way more expensive than going back to Denver so...

Hang in there. I had the same problem. No one in Tucson would look at me. I found one in Phoenix but they wanted $500 to join the practice and fills were like $175 a piece. I eventually went to Dr Berger in Flagstaff (4 hour one way) for fills under Fluoro for $200. I loved him, loved have fills under Fluoro.

Well when my gallbladder went wonky... and I got a new PCP (who is banded... ROCKS) he said that was ridiculous and gave me several names of Dr who should be able to fill me. Said if they still said no HE would call them personally. I went to Dr Monash for my gallbladder surgery and he said he would absolutely do my fills. So now I have a 20 minute drive cross town and they are only $100. Not under fluoro... but I will live. ha ha.

So you never know. I call Dr Monash before when he was affiliated with another Dr and they flat out said no. Now that he is on his own, I think he is more open to the practice. He just wanted me to have the upper GI done to see positioning and I am good to go. First fill scheduled for the 17th with him.

Keep calling. Keep checking. It will work out! $800 is absurd! $300 is absurd! Be careful of fill centers... they make me nervous!

Welcome Nfaith!

So I got my second fill today, from a guy here in Salt Lake. I was not at all impressed. First, when he heard I went out of state to get a band; he acted like I was stupid, and said that Dr. K may have said he was world famous but he had never heard of him. I never said that Dr.K said that! I said that he was a leading laproscopic surgeon in Colorado! So he was bashing on Dr.K. Second, I don't think the man has EVER found a port without having to poke people half a dozen times, cuz that's what he did to me!! I swear it took him almost 5 minutes of digging around with a needle, and 4 or 5 pokes to actually get it done. He put in 1cc and then pulled out the needle. He had me drink some Water. It was kinda hard to get down, but it went eventually. I didn't tell him that though. I said it was fine(and it is, I have eaten something with no problem) because I didn't want him to poke me again! I thought I was going to be sick!! Maybe it was just a bad day for him, and I suppose I should give him another chance. But if he goes off about my choice of surgeon again, I'm just going to tell him that I am paying him to give me a fill, NOT his opinion! Sorry this is kinda long, but I needed to vent!:cursing::thumbup::cursing::thumbup::cursing::huh2::cursing::thumbup::cursing:

I miss Dr.K and his one painless poke!!

Wow!!! That is absurd! I would drop him like a hot potato. No going back. You already gave him a chance. Time to find someone else in my opinion. That sounded like a horrible experience.

Why on earth did he pull the needle out? That's insane! I am assuming he didn't use a "stopcock" --- I have heard of this happening so often! We are so fortunate with Dr. K and Tom!

STOPCOCK??? What the hell is that??? I almost spewed water all over my monitor! ha ha.

Mini, I am feeling so good. I had on a new pair of pants today a volleyball and guess what...they are a size 6 OMG!!!!! It is so nice to be this close to goal. I just need to get my butt in gear and exercise and tone everything up.

AWESOME congrats missy!!! How inspiring!

[adorkbl 156]

Ok ladies. My weigh in. I am owning up to it. I am up 5 pounds. :thumbup: Technically I have been bobbing up and down 4-5 pounds the last 2 weeks, but I usually bobbed to the lower end more often. *sigh* I am really bummed.

So instead of boo hoo hoo'ing. I am grabbing the bull by the horns and fixing what needs to be fixed. I cleaned out the fridge, stocked up on fruits & Proteins, and signed up for 20 sessions with Cynthia, the personal trainer at my gym.

I am GOING to make my Halloween goal. I want to fly home and be able to tell everyone I am 100 pounds lighter. So at this point, that means I now have 20 pounds to lose instead of 15.

Obviously the gallbladder surgery tripped me up a bit. Laying around recovering made it easy to fall out of workout habits. But it is not entirely to blame. My fill level is too lose and I have been taking advantage of that. That is ALL on me.

I have a fill sheduled in 5 days... and I cannot WAIT! I need my band now more than ever. I will scream if I am not down next week.

So yeah. I suck this week. I refuse to change my ticker. :thumbup:

And I type all this as I eat some Haagen Dazs banana Split ice cream a co-worker just scooped out for me. *sigh*

[jmegirl 2]

I do! I work at Parker Adventist Hospital. He does his outpatient procedures at Crown Point Surgicenter which is housed in my hospital.

He'll remember you -- even if he has a 1000 patients, he will always remember you, I can promise you that!

I'm getting my surgery done at Parker Adventist on Weds 11/5 so I better see you! You can be the first bandster I meet! Unless of course, you ladies want to get together on Tues night 11/4. I'll have my mom with me, but she's even more awesome than I am. Besides, the night before surgery, I'm going to need some MAJOR calming-down and I think a few fellow bandsters would be just what I need to help me chill out!

Well ladies, I'm headed to Nags Head for the rest of the weekend. DH's grandpa isn't doing well, and our trip scheduled for next weekend apparently wasn't soon enough. :thumbup: Pray for us!

[MissMom24 2]

I will get togther with you Jaime. Hopefully, I will be at goal then and you can see what a huge difference 1 year makes!!! I bet your getting excited!!

[PrtyAntOvrYt 6]

I'm getting my surgery done at Parker Adventist on Weds 11/5 so I better see you! You can be the first bandster I meet! Unless of course, you ladies want to get together on Tues night 11/4. I'll have my mom with me, but she's even more awesome than I am. Besides, the night before surgery, I'm going to need some MAJOR calming-down and I think a few fellow bandsters would be just what I need to help me chill out!

Well ladies, I'm headed to Nags Head for the rest of the weekend. DH's grandpa isn't doing well, and our trip scheduled for next weekend apparently wasn't soon enough. :thumbup: Pray for us!

Okay Jaime!

I'm up for a night out with the Banditos on the 4th of November!

Let's just plan it!

Everyone - save the date!

Oops, I forgot to mention, Yes, I will pray for you and your grandpa! Let us know how things are going, please.

[PrtyAntOvrYt 6]

I will get togther with you Jaime. Hopefully, I will be at goal then and you can see what a huge difference 1 year makes!!! I bet your getting excited!!

When is your Bandiversary Brandy?

[MissMom24 2]

Dork...

Good for you for owning up to it. It is a hard thing to do. Also, congrats on knowing what needs to be changed!!

I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW THAT YOU WILL MAKE YOUR GOAL!!! WE ALL WILL!!!

[MissMom24 2]

Hi ya Miss Dee~

My bandiversary is on 12/12. Only 17 more to go. I am more motivated than ever...I just want to get there and stay there. A new "home" for me if you will!!!

HOW ARE YOU MY SWEET FRIEND?!?!?