from NJ

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the group, its great to have you with us. I live in Pittsburgh,

Pa. I just moved out here from Cali 1 1/2 years ago, so I am not sure how far

you are from me. I look forward to sharing with you. We are having a meet here

in the out skirts of Pittsburgh on September 15th... Email me personally if you

are interested. What hospital are you having your surgery?

Best Wishes,

Shauna

lisakazee wrote:

1. Name:

2. City and state: Flemington, NJ

3. Are you a Southern California resident? No

4. Would you like to be added to our in person luncheon guest list? If

there are lucheons in the NJ area, yes.

3. Email address:

4. Obesity Help Profile name and/or OH URL:

5. Are you: Considering Surgery, Pre Op or Post Op: Pre-Op

6. Date of WLS: Hopefully end of October, beginning of November of this

year (2006)

7. Surgeon's Name: Dr. Koren - Easton, PA

8. Type of Surgery: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass - Laparoscopic

9. Highest Pre Surgery Weight: 257 pounds

10. Insurance or self pay: Insurance

11. What is the name of your insurance company that covered your WLS:

Atena

12.Birthdate: 2/20

13.Occupation: Insurance Customer Service Rep

14.Hobbies: Scrapboooking, Bowling, Computer Games

15.Anything you would like the other members to know about you?

I'm looking forward to my weight loss surgery, yet I am scared to death.

I am almost finished with the insurance requirements in order to submit

my paperwork for the precertification. The hospital that I am using for

my surgery has a support group, but they are an hour away from where I

live. I'm looking to this group to be part of my support group when I

can't get to their meetings. (I hope that makes sense!) I'm very new

to participating in Yahoo Groups. I'm not even sure if I'm submitting

this post the right way! So, I guess that along with WLS Support I

might need a little Tech Support too! I am really looking forward to

hearing about other people's experiences and I would love to hear from

anyone in the NJ/PA/NY area, especially if you have had (or are going to

have) surgery with Dr. Koren. Thanks! [;]