Update

[Guest guest]

I suffer with both tacchacardia and bradycardia, all the time. Both bring on the

near fainting and fainting spells. It is pretty bad when your heart has a mind

of it's own.

I am 22 years old and I have been seeing cardiologists for 3 years now.

Tonya wrote:

> Hi all,

> We have been lurking for awhile as we have had a very busy couple of months.

> Marty was diagnosed a couple of months ago with PSVT (taccacardia) and is

> schedualled to see a cardiologist next week. Is anyone else familiar with

> this? He has also been having alot of problems with severe

> shoulder/neck/head pain and getting no relief with his current meds. We are

> hoping the dr will change something tomorrow.

> I went to the dr today, for what I thought was just Restless Leg Syndrome

> and was informed that I may be developing fibro. The dr located 4 possible

> trigger points and started me on meds right away. Amitriptyline and

> Guaifenesin. I just want the pain in my legs to go away!!

> On another note, has anyone heard about Pregabalin? It's a drug that's in

> experimental stages right now, but showing lots of promise for fibro and

> arthritis. We heard that it works on the pain pathways in the spine instead

> of in the brain. Unfortunately, it's not available yet.

> Tonya

>

> ---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Tonya,

I haven't heard about that medication. Which

type of arthritis is this medicatioon for? I hope that

Marty gets the medications that he needs. My doctor

has me on Klonopin for restless leg syndrome. I have a

friend who is on Soma for the same thing.

Hugs,

(Ga.)

--- Tonya wrote:

> Hi all,

> We have been lurking for awhile as we have had a

> very busy couple of months.

> Marty was diagnosed a couple of months ago with PSVT

> (taccacardia) and is

> schedualled to see a cardiologist next week. Is

> anyone else familiar with

> this? He has also been having alot of problems with

> severe

> shoulder/neck/head pain and getting no relief with

> his current meds. We are

> hoping the dr will change something tomorrow.

> I went to the dr today, for what I thought was just

> Restless Leg Syndrome

> and was informed that I may be developing fibro. The

> dr located 4 possible

> trigger points and started me on meds right away.

> Amitriptyline and

> Guaifenesin. I just want the pain in my legs to go

> away!!

> On another note, has anyone heard about Pregabalin?

> It's a drug that's in

> experimental stages right now, but showing lots of

> promise for fibro and

> arthritis. We heard that it works on the pain

> pathways in the spine instead

> of in the brain. Unfortunately, it's not available

> yet.

> Tonya

>

>

>

> ---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Tonya,

I hope that your husband is feeling better now.

I know that with FMS that I have felt the same way at

times. I don't know if your hubby has FMS or some

other problem, but I hope that the doctor's will be

able to find the source of his problem.

Hugs,

--- Tonya wrote:

> < It is pretty bad when your heart has a mind of

> it's own.

>

> I can only imagine what you and Marty are

> experiencing. I know that Marty

> has said his heart feels like it's racing even when

> he has done nothing. We

> are anxious to see what the cardiologist has to say.

> What kind of meds do

> you take? Marty is on Digoxin and Metoprolol.

> Tonya

>

>

>

=====

Remember the Golden Rule:

" Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. "

:-)

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

< It is pretty bad when your heart has a mind of it's own.

I can only imagine what you and Marty are experiencing. I know that Marty

has said his heart feels like it's racing even when he has done nothing. We

are anxious to see what the cardiologist has to say. What kind of meds do

you take? Marty is on Digoxin and Metoprolol.

Tonya

[Guest guest]

-

Truthfully, I don't remeber if the news report stated what kind of arthritis

Pregabalin is being tested on. The report mostly talked about it's possible

use for FMS. Hopefully, this drug will be released soon and be a huge

benefit for all.

My dr gave me amitriptyline (25mg) for RLS. I am a real lightweight when it

comes to meds, so I am a bit apprehensive about taking that much. I'm going

to give it a try, though, and hope for the best.

Tonya

[Guest guest]

Yes, it does stink that we have to be a victim before

the legal system and medical system will help with

certain things. Stupid!! That's giving the

abuser/mentally ill person more power.

Hang in there!

Peace and Love,

phine

--- blueyedcelie wrote:

> We had an appt with the new psychiatrist recommended

> by my therapist

> yesterday. Daughter sat there and refused to talk

> to him, to

> participate, to allow me to leave the room so she

> could talk to him

> alone or to leave the room so that I could talk to

> him alone. He

> asked her what the psychologist had told her in the

> follow-up session

> to her initial assessment and she said that the

> assessment showed she

> was fine and she didn't need counseling. He asked

> me for what was

> told to me and my response tied in with what he had

> gotten from the

> psychologist the day before when they spoke on the

> phone. He knew she

> lied to him.

>

> He asked her if she would enter into a contract

> regarding what was

> appropriate behaviors at home and she said no. He

> said that made him

> wonder why she would not do so. She said it would

> not matter in

> anyway because I (mom) would lie about everything.

>

> Bottom line...she stonewalled the therapist. The

> positive side of

> this is that her behavior is now documented by

> another professional.

>

> I detached throughout the entire hour.

>

> I went to Student Counseling at the university a

> couple of hours

> later. The psychologist told me that if my daughter

> refuses

> treatment, there is nothing I can do to get her into

> the system. I

> have to wait for an event of domestic violence/abuse

> to occur and

> then call 911. There's something wrong with a

> system that says that

> you have to be a victim before any action that can

> be taken....and

> I'm not a very happy camper about being told that I

> (or my other

> children) have to be a victim. Here I am, working my

> ass off to get

> out of that mindset and the system only works to

> validate that??? How

> screwed up is that?

>

> The recommendation by the psychologist at SC was

> that under no

> circumstances do I allow the younger children to be

> alone with the 16

> yr old. Luckily I am home when they are 3 days/week

> in the afternoon

> and I need to make arrangements for them to be out

> of the house the

> other two days until I get home at 6:00 PM. There's

> only a month of

> classes left at this point in the semester.

> Generally, she is violent

> with her older brother and not her younger sisters.

>

> I have asked the ex to reconsider about her living

> with him,

> particularly this summer. If I follow the

> psychologist's advice and

> do not allow the little ones to be alone with their

> sister, then I

> either have to hire a sitter for the afternoons when

> I am teaching

> summer school or not work. The economics are such

> that hiring a

> sitter would take the entire paycheck, so there's

> really no point to

> working. If she goes to live with the ex, I will

> give up the house

> (lease is up in June) and move into an apartment

> with just the two

> younger girls as I cannot afford the house with a

> half cut in child

> support (there will be no child support for son

> after July 1).

>

> Daughter sent me an email last night and said she

> wanted another appt

> with the psychiatrist so she could tell him what a

> big fat liar I

> am. I sent one back and said that if she wanted an

> appt she could

> make it herself, she could find her own

> transportation (taxi or bus)

> and she could pay for it with her debit card (and

> her father would

> reimburse her as he covers medical expenses). I

> said I would no

> longer waste my time. (my boundary) She said she

> wasn't capable of

> making an appt, could not use the bus or a taxi and

> would not pay for

> the session. She has options, she just chooses to

> deny her ability

> to use them. That's not my problem...it is hers...I

> refuse to fix it.

>

> So here I sit...waiting for the other shoe to drop.

> I realize I have

> absolutely no control. What pisses me off is that

> I've been told

> that I have to be a victim before anything can

> change. I refuse to

> buy into that bullshit.

>

> C

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Debbie,

Reading your update made me feel like the a horrible whining

person in comparison to what you have been going through with your

daughter. This disorder just goes on and on and on, doesn't it? No, I

don't think you are jaded at all. What I think is that you are looking

at things realistically instead of through rose colored glasses and

facing some difficult realities, but that can only be healthy in the long

run for you. As for your daughter, you are so right to turn it over and

remember that you can't control any of this, that the remedies are in her

hands if she chooses to find them or avail herself to them. Your mil

reminds me a lot of my mother who is now deceased. The just lived in

denial about so many things. I think it was her way of protecting

herself when things were just too hard to accept. I tried for years to

force her with ''realities'' and my revelations to her only brought her

stress and pain as I look back on it. We all have to deal as best we can

in this world, I guess and some people just can't emotionally handle some

truths. I recall times I was so angry with our daughter when she was a

teenager and in college when mom would defend her heartily.

I agree that it's a good thing for us that another Christmas has

passed. I have the little tree out on the curb already and hubby and I

took down all the inside decorations last night after daughter left.

Dinner went well, but the tension started to build when we tried to talk

about some financial things - something she doesn't want to hear from us

because it means she will have to be responsible for some of her own

things again. She make a pleasant but quick exit after that and it

wasn't even two hours after she showed up, but that's okay because had

she not left I'm sure there would have been some angry words again. We

took a nice long ride around our part of the city to look at lights with

me holding our pup on my lap and then came home and took down the

decorations.

Now the holiday season starts in earnest for hubby and me as we

prepare to take off for a seven day trip to Las Vegas. He has business,

but a great part of it will be play. We need it and deserve it, so I

will gift us with this time away with no guilt and look forward with

anticipation to leaving on Saturday. Have a great day today, Debbie. I

think you did a great job emotionally through these holidays, considering

the place you were in several days ago.

Pat from Texas

[Guest guest]

Wish I'd of had the time today to give my tree the *proverbial* kick

to the curb. It still sits here, dark. No lights....haven't turned

it on nearly enough.

We are heading out of town tomorrow morning for the mountains, so I

guess the dis-assembly of all the xmas decorations will have to wait

til we return.

Glad to hear you guys are going to Vegas. Hopefully our escapes will

provide a true *escape*, if only for a bit.

Debbie S

> Debbie,

> Reading your update made me feel like the a horrible whining

> person in comparison to what you have been going through with your

> daughter. This disorder just goes on and on and on, doesn't it?

No, I

> don't think you are jaded at all. What I think is that you are

looking

> at things realistically instead of through rose colored glasses and

> facing some difficult realities, but that can only be healthy in

the long

> run for you. As for your daughter, you are so right to turn it

over and

> remember that you can't control any of this, that the remedies are

in her

> hands if she chooses to find them or avail herself to them. Your

mil

> reminds me a lot of my mother who is now deceased. The just lived

in

> denial about so many things. I think it was her way of protecting

> herself when things were just too hard to accept. I tried for

years to

> force her with ''realities'' and my revelations to her only brought

her

> stress and pain as I look back on it. We all have to deal as best

we can

> in this world, I guess and some people just can't emotionally

handle some

> truths. I recall times I was so angry with our daughter when she

was a

> teenager and in college when mom would defend her heartily.

> I agree that it's a good thing for us that another

Christmas has

> passed. I have the little tree out on the curb already and hubby

and I

> took down all the inside decorations last night after daughter

left.

> Dinner went well, but the tension started to build when we tried to

talk

> about some financial things - something she doesn't want to hear

from us

> because it means she will have to be responsible for some of her own

> things again. She make a pleasant but quick exit after that and it

> wasn't even two hours after she showed up, but that's okay because

had

> she not left I'm sure there would have been some angry words

again. We

> took a nice long ride around our part of the city to look at lights

with

> me holding our pup on my lap and then came home and took down the

> decorations.

> Now the holiday season starts in earnest for hubby and me

as we

> prepare to take off for a seven day trip to Las Vegas. He has

business,

> but a great part of it will be play. We need it and deserve it, so

I

> will gift us with this time away with no guilt and look forward with

> anticipation to leaving on Saturday. Have a great day today,

Debbie. I

> think you did a great job emotionally through these holidays,

considering

> the place you were in several days ago.

> Pat from Texas

[Guest guest]

Francisco,

Thanks for the encouragement. It helped after I read your post I got on my recumbent bike and did 15 minutes. Hope to see you on Thurs. Peace, Valarie

[Guest guest]

Francisco,

Im so glad to here your doing so well! It just go's to show you we

are all different! or maybe im just a biger baby then most lol

> Hello Angie and all you fine folks out there!

>

> I'm doing rather well. I'm getting stronger and feeling better

each

> day. Dr. Fisher is happy that I'm working out one hour each day.

>

> I'm so blessed that I have had no nausea, no vomiting, and no

> diarrhea (thanks for all your prayers everyone!). I've also

managed

> to avoid dumping by carefully measuring what I eat because I still

> can't tell if I'm full or not. And thank goodness, the water goes

> down easy, so I'm able to get in my fluids. And I have to admit

that

> I'm really happy I tolerate lactaid, fat-free milk. It makes the

> protein drink and my decaf tea taste so wonderful!

>

> I don't feel any physical hunger, but the desire to eat forbidden

> foods comes from time to time, and I really have to talk myself

out

> of the temptation. Call me crazy, but sometimes I talk to my

pouch

> and say stuff like, " Don't worry. I won't overstuff you and

rupture

> your staples. " Whatever works, right?

>

> I'm off all my meds: diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol

> medication--goodbye!!! And a special THANKS to Ramona for

suggesting

> the Trader Joe's calcium citrate--it's so much easier to swallow

than

> other horse pills.

>

> My teeth sensitivity is going away thanks to Sensodyne. And best

of

> all, I'm able to sleep on my side, and getting out of bed is now

not

> a problem.

>

> I'm scheduled to go back to work next Monday, but I'm not sure if

I'm

> emotionally ready for that. The small challenges of everyday seem

a

> bit daunting, but mixed therein are the small wonders of weighing

60

> lbs less than I did just a few months ago (my highest weight was

315

> lbs). I humbly thank God for every joy, like being able to cut my

> toenails easily and the feeling of my jaw (I have a jaw bone???)

when

> I wash my face.

>

> I also thank God for all of you and the support that has made this

> all possible. Prayers to everyone, especially those about to come

to

> the otherside.

>

> Francisco

[Guest guest]

Ramona,

There is a website, I have the address at home, that runs a free clothing exchange for people who have had wls. If you interested let me know and I will find the address.. Basically, people who have out grown their clothes mail them to you and then you mail them to someone else when you out grow them..

Angie

[Guest guest]

go to obesityhelp.com for the clothing exchange.

-----Original Message-----From: teachercrowley@... Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:42 AMTo: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients Subject: Re: UpdateRamona,There is a website, I have the address at home, that runs a free clothing exchange for people who have had wls. If you interested let me know and I will find the address.. Basically, people who have out grown their clothes mail them to you and then you mail them to someone else when you out grow them..Angie

[Guest guest]

ok im now on hold i guess. my pcp did put in the paper work at pbsf a while ago they recieved it today but not all my things where done like my phyciatric eval and my nutritionist appt. and sfpb only holds the referal paperwork for 14 daysthen will send a denile letter if things are not complete and my things are not completed they wont be untill the 29th i got my sike eval and nutritionist appt on the 16th this month so im like in a bunch over this they said my doctor will have to send it in the referal again marina told me today now i fell bummed out marina said she wanted these things completed before the papers came in...

I'm hanging on the edge by the seat of my pants.

tina marie from petaluma

[Guest guest]

Hi Tina Marie,

My name is Carla, I live in Rohnert Park. I was recently approved for the surgery at Richmond, have met with my surgeon, have been to case management and my orientation is tomorrow. My doctor is requiring me to loose 50 pounds, I felt that was unfair since it was over my 10% body weight, but he said I was young and he knew I could do it. Where are you in this journey? Talk to you soon.

Carla Lambertson

www.thelambertsons.com

Re: Update

ok im now on hold i guess. my pcp did put in the paper work at pbsf a while ago they recieved it today but not all my things where done like my phyciatric eval and my nutritionist appt. and sfpb only holds the referal paperwork for 14 daysthen will send a denile letter if things are not complete and my things are not completed they wont be untill the 29th i got my sike eval and nutritionist appt on the 16th this month so im like in a bunch over this they said my doctor will have to send it in the referal again marina told me today now i fell bummed out marina said she wanted these things completed before the papers came in...

I'm hanging on the edge by the seat of my pants.

tina marie from petaluma

[Guest guest]

Ramona,

Im glad to hear things are better! I somehow got down to 338! I

thing all this time my scale has been two pounds more then it should

be. I went to the doctor (obgyn) and there scale said 338 .I did not

belive it so i tried another scale in there office and sure enought

it was 338. This brings me to a whopping 121 pounds lost. amazing

huh? IM also like you ,my clothes are all getting to big on me and i

don't want to buy new ones again! Oh well Ramona im so glad we are

at the same place (smile)

Shell

1/16/03

359/238/?

> Dear friends,

> Thank you all for your words of encouragement. Things here ahve

> calmed down. Life has gone on and everything is getting back on

track

> include me. Since my son has been gone there is so little stress

here

> in the house. I still do see him but he stays somewhere else now.

In

> spite of all that has occured here my husband is still concerned

as

> to whether he is in touch with me and and if he is still working.

> i have been able to go back to eating somewhat normally again and

> once my mom flys back to Texas I will be able to get totally back

on

> track. Even though she doesn't mean to she does cause me to miss

my

> gym calsses at times. That though hasn't caused me to stop losing

> weight. I am now at 116.5 weight lose. I am so estatic. The only

> problem now is that my clothes are getting too big again and I am

so

> broke. Oh well I guess I will have to wear them until they start

to

> fall off. I am still losing my hair also. These last 2 weeks it

has

> been falling out even more than usual. I hope it stops soon .

> Ramona

> 357.7/241.2/?

[Guest guest]

Hi Carla,

Just read you message, congratulations on making it this far. I popped into the meeting late to give some cd's. I'm having my surgery on Tuesday July 15. I started this process last Oct with my pcp. I went to the May 1 orientation and was told I had to lose 30 pounds even though I had lost 10 since Nov. I too felt this was impossible. But determination drove me to lose 20 when I saw Dr. Fisher last week. thought I had lost 25. He said he would give me a date but not to gain just because I had the date. In my heart I believe that they give us pounds to think of instead of months because it is a personal goal for each and everyone of us. He told my husband that even though I did not lose 30 he knew that I was ready. A big part of this is the support meetings, case management meetings, etc. kind of like taking a read interest in the project and showing you are sincere.

If you did not get the cd from I can burn you one if you would like and we can make arrangements to mail of see each other at Kaiser. the cd is the Balance Log program. It is $100 and I'll copy for anyone that wants one to get ready for surgery. This program has you put in what you eat and analizes everything for you. If you have a palm it can go on there also but will not hot sinc back the information. I then take the time to type the diary in and print a daily record just to see visually what I have done. Doing this and really watching what and the protion sizes helped me to lose 23 pounds since May 1. If I can do it then anyone can.

I live in Pinole so we are not far away from each other. Just know that there is a great support system here in Richmond and that all of the process is worth every painful minute of waiting and working hard.

Best to you, keep in contact.

Caren Feagley

373/363/339/ July 15

1663 Drive

Pinole, California

94564-2216

Home phone cell

[Guest guest]

Hi: This is . I was at the meeting today too. I was the one who had the surgery at SSF, and was there in support of my boyfriend. Which one are you? Poor Dr. Fisher, he sure isn't a public speaker, but in his way, I'm sure he cares.

[Guest guest]

Hi Caren & everyone else too!

Today I went to orientation at Kaiser Richmond. I saw you , only because you popped in with cd's. Congratulation's on your surgery date. July 15th, that's next week - wow!!!! You must be so excited. Today was a very discouraging day for me! Dr.Fisher said like everyone else I needed to loose 10% of my body weight. At the start I weighed 457.3 that meant I needed to loose 45.7 pounds. I met with him on June 19th, he said if I could get down 5% (22.9pds) of my body weight by the next meeting (orientation 20 days later) I could get my surgery date. So I have worked harder on losing weight than I ever had before in my life! I have been drinking 12-14 glasses of water a day, exercising 7 days a week for 1 hour each day (faithfully, I have never done 7 days a week before). As far as the food/eating I was on weight watchers (perfect - no slips at all) for two weeks and lost 13.3 pounds which I thought was great, BUT left little time left to get off the remaining 9.6 pounds, so everyone ( I mean everyone) said do Atkins diet it is the only diet out there where you can loose 10 pounds in one week. So I in "good faith" and desperation went on Atkins. I gained 1.1 pounds. You can only imagine my disappointment & discouragement! I left so sad. Now I have until 7-23 to get the remaining 9.6 pounds off and I am going to do it (on Weight Watchers)!!!! I will never do Atkins again. I stuck to the program 100% except for (1) time I blew it and ate a bowl of junk food cereal (early on in the week). So I KNOW I will loose the remaining 9.6 in 2 weeks and probably more. So I am back on track & on Weight Watchers. Please keep my in your prayers and send some support back. Thanks for listening!

Love Carla Lambertson

www.thelambertsons.com

Re: Update

Hi Carla, Just read you message, congratulations on making it this far. I popped into the meeting late to give some cd's. I'm having my surgery on Tuesday July 15. I started this process last Oct with my pcp. I went to the May 1 orientation and was told I had to lose 30 pounds even though I had lost 10 since Nov. I too felt this was impossible. But determination drove me to lose 20 when I saw Dr. Fisher last week. thought I had lost 25. He said he would give me a date but not to gain just because I had the date. In my heart I believe that they give us pounds to think of instead of months because it is a personal goal for each and everyone of us. He told my husband that even though I did not lose 30 he knew that I was ready. A big part of this is the support meetings, case management meetings, etc. kind of like taking a read interest in the project and showing you are sincere. If you did not get the cd from I can burn you one if you would like and we can make arrangements to mail of see each other at Kaiser. the cd is the Balance Log program. It is $100 and I'll copy for anyone that wants one to get ready for surgery. This program has you put in what you eat and analizes everything for you. If you have a palm it can go on there also but will not hot sinc back the information. I then take the time to type the diary in and print a daily record just to see visually what I have done. Doing this and really watching what and the protion sizes helped me to lose 23 pounds since May 1. If I can do it then anyone can. I live in Pinole so we are not far away from each other. Just know that there is a great support system here in Richmond and that all of the process is worth every painful minute of waiting and working hard. Best to you, keep in contact. Caren Feagley373/363/339/ July 151663 Drive Pinole, California 94564-2216Home phone cell

[Guest guest]

I drink lots and lots of water. At least 8 to 10 bottles a day. I also go to curves every day. It's so fun. You will do it. This is such a wonderful new life. I truly feel reborn. Good luck to you, Cyn

[Guest guest]

Ok I had my sike appt. today the second one but this time it was with the Maggies supervisor because she got sick. What was funny, Him and I had a arguement on the phone last month as to why I had to wait about a month before Magie could see and complete the evaluation she never completed the 29th. So I thought he would surely denie me just because the verbal argument on the phone but he turned out to be nice and I also I apoligized for taking defence because I had recieved a denile letter. Because maggie held up the refural that was already at PB cause my PCP sent it to early. The first sike appt. was on the 29th of last month but they found issues that needed clearing from 1999 before they would right the report. So I went into today and finished the evaluation with Maggies supervisor. But in the mean time I got denide from PB mearly because the sike refural was not complete yet. So I stand on another line. When I talked to the sike Dr. he said he is going to go ahead and give it a "OK to go" he will send a copy to my PCP and one to me just in case. Because I don't klnow if my pcp is going to do a re refural or am I doing an apeal with member service. I have to talk to member services. The sike doctor said I should just go ahead with the apeal cause member service knows what they are doing but oint he other hand Marina at PB Said my PCP could do another refural so with that said. I will keep you all up to date. I will surely be calling them all on Monday...

[Guest guest]

Good news Monday my pcp sent a second refural this time it was complete with my mental health evaluation. And I then called SSPB Marina to find out she was on vacation till the 28th

but I again called yesterday. Marina then told me it will be about 3 weeks before I get my

answer. So I hope I don't have to do an apeal. But I have a letter just incase. Is there anything

else I should do or could do before that may help speed up things after I get my number? If I

get my number... I am sleeping on shells right now waiting...

Tina Marie from Petaluma

[Guest guest]

Hi tina,

I don't think there is very much you can do at this point. She has your papers and now they need to go before the committee. They only meet once a month. The committee is who decides whether they will approve you or not and where you will be referred to. Where ever you end up at it will be a good place. If it is at either Richmond or SSF you will not need an approval number.

Ramona

-- Re: Update

Good news Monday my pcp sent a second refural this time it was complete with my mental health evaluation. And I then called SSPB Marina to find out she was on vacation till the 28th

but I again called yesterday. Marina then told me it will be about 3 weeks before I get my

answer. So I hope I don't have to do an apeal. But I have a letter just incase. Is there anything

else I should do or could do before that may help speed up things after I get my number? If I

get my number... I am sleeping on shells right now waiting...

Tina Marie from Petaluma

[Guest guest]

I heard recently that it is no longer decided by the committee but done electronically

somehow and the approvals/denials come back quicker. I don't know exactly

how accurate this info is, but it came from a very reliable source.

Jen

Ramona wrote:

Hi tina,

I don't think there is very much you can do at this point.

She has your papers and now they need to go before the committee. They only

meet once a month. The committee is who decides whether they will approve

you or not and where you will be referred to. Where ever you end up at it

will be a good place. If it is at either Richmond or SSF you will not need

an approval number.

Ramona

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Re: Update

Good news Monday my pcp sent

a second refural this time it was complete with my mental health evaluation.

And I then called SSPB Marina to find out she was on vacation till the 28th

but I again called yesterday.

Marina then told me it will be about 3 weeks before I get my

answer. So I hope I don't have to do an apeal. But I have a

letter just incase. Is there anything

else I should do or could

do before that may help speed up things after I get my number? If I

get my number... I am sleeping

on shells right now waiting...

Tina Marie from Petaluma

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone have been reading the post and have gotten some great

information. I had received a letter from the Richmond Bariatric

Surgery program on August the 14th, so from what I have read I guess

I am on my way. Needless to say I am very excited.

I also have a question: Is there anywhere that this group gets

together and have a clothing exchange. I just started my Master's

program in Education and needless to say I am broke so I don't want

to spend my money on clothing that I will only being using for a

while pending my surgery.

Looking forward to your reply's I am a size 22-24.