Re: Introduction from (nabi80)

[Guest guest]

> I wasn't real clear on what comes next though. I know I need to

go

> to at least 2 support meetings but what else is there? Pysch

exam?

> Blood tests? Other tests? Can someone fill me in?

>

> Thanks,

>

welcome to our little corner of the world!

I had my surgery in 2001 so things may have changed since

then...having said that here is what happened with me.

After the consultation they sent me a letter. In the letter it

outlined the things I would need to do before surgery. This letter

can contain different things for different folks depending on what

Dr. K found during the consultation. For example I had to have a

Mammogram done because I was 43 and had never had one...that isn't

something they would require of a man!

I needed:

**Medical clearance by primary care (written Clearence) with a

complete H & P.

**Two view chest Xray

**EKG

**Mamogram

**Blood work (with a long list of the labs required)

**Phychological Evaluation

When you get your letter you will take it to your primary care

doctor and he can order the labs and such....What you Might want to

do is call and make an appointment now if it will take you a couple

weeks to get " in " to see the doctor. This is especially true for

the Phychological Evalution it usually take a few weeks to get in.

Also...if during the process you are not clear as to what to

do...Call the office and ask...that is always your safest course of

action.

Jo

[Guest guest]

Welcome, , so glad you've joined us! Congratulations on being a great

laparoscopic candidate -- that is so cool! Best wishes on smooth sailing with

all the preop " stuff. "

Hugs and blessings,

Ann

[Guest guest]

welcome to the group lisa take care amber

Introduction from (nabi80)

Hi everyone! My name is and I just joined this group. I'm 24

years old and my BMI is about 47 I think? I just moved to Orange

County, CA from Austin, Texas 2 months ago.

I saw Dr K on Thursday (3/18) for my first consultation. He thinks

I'm a good candidate for the surgery and would love to do it

laprascopically on me. He said it's because I'm 100% healthier than

his average patient, plus I'm sure he'd like to get more experience

in (for laprascopic that is) But that's ok, I'm going to go

ahead with the laprascopic. Hopefully I'll get approved by my

insurance!

I wasn't real clear on what comes next though. I know I need to go

to at least 2 support meetings but what else is there? Pysch exam?

Blood tests? Other tests? Can someone fill me in?

Thanks,

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In a message dated 3/21/2004 10:45:20 PM Pacific Standard Time,

nabi80@... writes:

> Do you know if

> the list of psychologists that I received in the package from Dr K's

> office are the only ones I can go to?

I went to one here in Northern CA, because I wasn't from the area. I think

anyone qualified would be okay. They never questioned my choice.

Hugs and blessings,

Ann

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In a message dated 3/21/2004 10:45:20 PM Pacific Standard Time,

nabi80@... writes:

> Do you know if

> the list of psychologists that I received in the package from Dr K's

> office are the only ones I can go to?

I went to one here in Northern CA, because I wasn't from the area. I think

anyone qualified would be okay. They never questioned my choice.

Hugs and blessings,

Ann

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In a message dated 3/22/2004 12:51:52 AM Central Standard Time,

positivelyann@... writes:

I went to one here in Northern CA, because I wasn't from the area. I think

anyone qualified would be okay. They never questioned my choice.

Hugs and blessings,

Ann

______________________________________________--

There are requirements depending on what insurance. With BC/BS it was a

psych or a licensed counselor. Dee can tell you what to ask them to see if they

meet the requirements. The one I used had never heard of a Ds much less know

anything about it. in Bama

VBG 1982 (lost from 433lbs to 270's)

VBG -RNY1996 revision(Lost from 343 to 299)

RNY-DS revision Dec 2002 -down 130 lbs (377.7 to 247.2 and still going)

Homepage address- http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html

Many thanks to Dr. K willing to take on a 3rd timer....LOL

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In a message dated 3/22/2004 12:51:52 AM Central Standard Time,

positivelyann@... writes:

I went to one here in Northern CA, because I wasn't from the area. I think

anyone qualified would be okay. They never questioned my choice.

Hugs and blessings,

Ann

______________________________________________--

There are requirements depending on what insurance. With BC/BS it was a

psych or a licensed counselor. Dee can tell you what to ask them to see if they

meet the requirements. The one I used had never heard of a Ds much less know

anything about it. in Bama

VBG 1982 (lost from 433lbs to 270's)

VBG -RNY1996 revision(Lost from 343 to 299)

RNY-DS revision Dec 2002 -down 130 lbs (377.7 to 247.2 and still going)

Homepage address- http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html

Many thanks to Dr. K willing to take on a 3rd timer....LOL

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the welcome!

Dr K did tell me about receiving a letter so I guess that was what

he was talking about.. I don't have a PCP here in California yet,

but I'm going to be calling around tomorrow morning. Do you know if

the list of psychologists that I received in the package from Dr K's

office are the only ones I can go to? All of them were very far

away, which can be a problem since I have a small child.

Thanks for taking the time to give me some info though, I appreciate

it!

> welcome to our little corner of the world!

>

> I had my surgery in 2001 so things may have changed since

> then...having said that here is what happened with me.

>

> After the consultation they sent me a letter. In the letter it

> outlined the things I would need to do before surgery. This

letter

> can contain different things for different folks depending on what

> Dr. K found during the consultation. For example I had to have a

> Mammogram done because I was 43 and had never had one...that isn't

> something they would require of a man!

>

> I needed:

> **Medical clearance by primary care (written Clearence) with a

> complete H & P.

> **Two view chest Xray

> **EKG

> **Mamogram

> **Blood work (with a long list of the labs required)

> **Phychological Evaluation

>

> When you get your letter you will take it to your primary care

> doctor and he can order the labs and such....What you Might want

to

> do is call and make an appointment now if it will take you a

couple

> weeks to get " in " to see the doctor. This is especially true for

> the Phychological Evalution it usually take a few weeks to get in.

>

> Also...if during the process you are not clear as to what to

> do...Call the office and ask...that is always your safest course

of

> action.

>

> Jo

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the welcome!

Dr K did tell me about receiving a letter so I guess that was what

he was talking about.. I don't have a PCP here in California yet,

but I'm going to be calling around tomorrow morning. Do you know if

the list of psychologists that I received in the package from Dr K's

office are the only ones I can go to? All of them were very far

away, which can be a problem since I have a small child.

Thanks for taking the time to give me some info though, I appreciate

it!

> welcome to our little corner of the world!

>

> I had my surgery in 2001 so things may have changed since

> then...having said that here is what happened with me.

>

> After the consultation they sent me a letter. In the letter it

> outlined the things I would need to do before surgery. This

letter

> can contain different things for different folks depending on what

> Dr. K found during the consultation. For example I had to have a

> Mammogram done because I was 43 and had never had one...that isn't

> something they would require of a man!

>

> I needed:

> **Medical clearance by primary care (written Clearence) with a

> complete H & P.

> **Two view chest Xray

> **EKG

> **Mamogram

> **Blood work (with a long list of the labs required)

> **Phychological Evaluation

>

> When you get your letter you will take it to your primary care

> doctor and he can order the labs and such....What you Might want

to

> do is call and make an appointment now if it will take you a

couple

> weeks to get " in " to see the doctor. This is especially true for

> the Phychological Evalution it usually take a few weeks to get in.

>

> Also...if during the process you are not clear as to what to

> do...Call the office and ask...that is always your safest course

of

> action.

>

> Jo

[Guest guest]

you can go to any psychologist you want to. A word of warning

though...some will charge mega bucks and some will put you through a

3 day extensive exam/interview and then perhaps suggest therapy...so

shop around. The Psychologist visit shouldn't take more than 1-2

hours. So call a few and ask their procedure and cost. The psyc

exam should be EASY.

On finding a PCP...you want to ask if he/she is willing to be your

pcp and support your decision to have The DS and if they will be

willing to Work with Dr. K when or If necessary.

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

you can go to any psychologist you want to. A word of warning

though...some will charge mega bucks and some will put you through a

3 day extensive exam/interview and then perhaps suggest therapy...so

shop around. The Psychologist visit shouldn't take more than 1-2

hours. So call a few and ask their procedure and cost. The psyc

exam should be EASY.

On finding a PCP...you want to ask if he/she is willing to be your

pcp and support your decision to have The DS and if they will be

willing to Work with Dr. K when or If necessary.

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

Who knows you may even be like Amy and get a Celtic symbol on your

tummy or like Pat and dye your hair purple...or is it green this

week <weg>

>

> ...you're going to really like us ;-)

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`````

LOL,no it is not green,well it was for just one day,and the kids at

school where I volunteer loved it especially the class that I work

in they thought it was so cool.I couldn't leave it green as that

isn't one of my favorite colors...lol

Back to plum or purple

Take care of yourself the both of you

God bless

Pat

Who has to get dressed now,go exercise,go to theraphy[sp] and get to

school...HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!!

LOL once more:Who couldn't have done all this 2 yrs ago at 334,but

can at 175 WooooHoooo!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Thank you.

> In a message dated 3/21/2004 10:45:20 PM Pacific Standard Time,

> nabi80@y... writes:

> > Do you know if

> > the list of psychologists that I received in the package from Dr

K's

> > office are the only ones I can go to?

>

> I went to one here in Northern CA, because I wasn't from the

area. I think

> anyone qualified would be okay. They never questioned my choice.

>

> Hugs and blessings,

> Ann

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you.

> In a message dated 3/21/2004 10:45:20 PM Pacific Standard Time,

> nabi80@y... writes:

> > Do you know if

> > the list of psychologists that I received in the package from Dr

K's

> > office are the only ones I can go to?

>

> I went to one here in Northern CA, because I wasn't from the

area. I think

> anyone qualified would be okay. They never questioned my choice.

>

> Hugs and blessings,

> Ann

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tanks for the wonderful advice. has given me the name of

her PCP so hopefully I can get in there. Now I just gotta find a

pyschologist Thanks again

> you can go to any psychologist you want to. A word of

warning

> though...some will charge mega bucks and some will put you through

a

> 3 day extensive exam/interview and then perhaps suggest

therapy...so

> shop around. The Psychologist visit shouldn't take more than 1-2

> hours. So call a few and ask their procedure and cost. The psyc

> exam should be EASY.

>

> On finding a PCP...you want to ask if he/she is willing to be your

> pcp and support your decision to have The DS and if they will be

> willing to Work with Dr. K when or If necessary.

>

> Hugs

> Jo

[Guest guest]

Tanks for the wonderful advice. has given me the name of

her PCP so hopefully I can get in there. Now I just gotta find a

pyschologist Thanks again

> you can go to any psychologist you want to. A word of

warning

> though...some will charge mega bucks and some will put you through

a

> 3 day extensive exam/interview and then perhaps suggest

therapy...so

> shop around. The Psychologist visit shouldn't take more than 1-2

> hours. So call a few and ask their procedure and cost. The psyc

> exam should be EASY.

>

> On finding a PCP...you want to ask if he/she is willing to be your

> pcp and support your decision to have The DS and if they will be

> willing to Work with Dr. K when or If necessary.

>

> Hugs

> Jo

[Guest guest]

Wow You guys are awesome! Thanks for all the wonderful advice!! So

thank you to , Deb, Ann, Jo, a and whoever I may have

missed.

, the support group meetings sound so fun. I'd definately

love to go... What time do you normally leave Orange County to

go? I could possibly get my husband to take off work early to take

care of our daughter while I go. That would be great Think I

could hitch a ride with you?

a, I went to bowie highschool for 2 weeks!! lol Before that I

went to Hays and then I just did homeschool after bowie. I think I

hated school so much because of being overweight But a lot of my

family still live in south austin/buda. Pretty cool

Anyways, thank you very much guys... you can check out my daughters

website (has a few pics of me... I'm a bit camera shy lol) it's at

http://www.arifandlisa.com/leila/

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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 06:45:05 -0000, nabi80@... wrote:

> Do you know if

>the list of psychologists that I received in the package from Dr K's

>office are the only ones I can go to?

,

You can use just about anyone who is licensed to do what needs to be done.

Before my consultation with Dr. K., I was a Kaiser patient and they sent me

to an RNY group in San Diego for a consultation. That included the

required psychological workup. When I dumped Kaiser because they wouldn't

even consider the DS as an option for me, I was able to get a copy of that

psyc report faxed to Dr. K. by the psychologict, even though Kaiser tried

to block her from releasing the info. (My patient rights trumped their

medical group rights.) ;-)

ANyway, Dr. K. and my new insurance carrier accepted that report and I was

on my way.

Jerry

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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 06:45:05 -0000, nabi80@... wrote:

> Do you know if

>the list of psychologists that I received in the package from Dr K's

>office are the only ones I can go to?

,

You can use just about anyone who is licensed to do what needs to be done.

Before my consultation with Dr. K., I was a Kaiser patient and they sent me

to an RNY group in San Diego for a consultation. That included the

required psychological workup. When I dumped Kaiser because they wouldn't

even consider the DS as an option for me, I was able to get a copy of that

psyc report faxed to Dr. K. by the psychologict, even though Kaiser tried

to block her from releasing the info. (My patient rights trumped their

medical group rights.) ;-)

ANyway, Dr. K. and my new insurance carrier accepted that report and I was

on my way.

Jerry

[Guest guest]

> Hey !!

> We go around the room, introducing ourselves and telling a little

of our stories. I'm a drama queen so I usually take an hour to tell

my tale of woe (or until Jo or Sharon have managed throw 100 pounds

of pickled tongue smuggled from Woolgrower's at me...remind me to

tell you about Woolgrowers). Afterwards Dr. K does a presentation

and/or takes questions from the group.

>> ...you're going to really like us ;-)

Hi and welcome!

As you can see our exagerates just a bit...actually I am

quite nice and would never throw pickled tongue at anyone!!! I

wouldnt waste good tongue that way....lol now carrots or celery

maybe but not pickled tongue....

Glad to have you on board and ask away...you would love the support

group feast....I mean meeting...lol

Sharon in Onyx

highest weight 347lbs 7-4-01

345 at surgery 12-20-01 Dr K

188 at 2+ years out

3xl shirt 32 pants

now med/lge shirts 14 pants

and freedom.....

[Guest guest]

> It's true...Sharon is really very nice. Actually everyone on the

group is a sweetie. However if she throws carrots at me, they better

be in the form of a carrot cake :-p

>

,

when have you ever known me to waste good food? Carrot cake should

be served not thrown...lol

smiles,

Sharon in Onyx