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Hello to All, as so many others i have been lurking. I ran across this

site the other night. It seems like there is a lot of caring people

here.

              First i am from a little town

about 80 miles north of Pittsburgh, Knox. Not too many people have heard

of it. It is near Clarion. I know people say wheres that. Iam 57, 4

children and 4 grand children. Iam 5 " 2 1/2. I weighed in at 253 in

Pittsburgh. Not my highest weight. Dr. Samer Matter is my surgeon. Any

one here know him.

                When i decided to do

this my family really gave me a hard time. But now they see i am doing

it. They are still not for it, but will be there for me. They are afraid

I won't make it. I have prayed that God show me if it is ok. I believe

he has told me it is. I have been in touch with so many Christians since

i started with this.

                Things have moved so

fast since i was at the workshop. I was there at the work shop on Oct.

7. I needed to see my pcp, my councillor, nutritionest, pulmonologist,(

i have sleep apnea) and a cardiologist. Oh there was All the blood work

also. Would you believe in 3 weeks i have had all my tests done, reports

back and i mailed then monday, oct,3. The cardiologist only dictates

every couple of days. He did mine the day of my office call. His girls

typed them up the next day and i picked them up the next day. I went to

see the pulmonologist, I had to have another sleep study done. They made

an appointment for Dec. 8 to have the study done. Well then i would take

another 2 weeks to it the reports. Well i fooled them. I called to see

if i could get on a waiting list if some one cancelled. I told the girl

what i was having the tests done to have this surgery. She told me that

Bariatric Surgery was a number one priority. I had the sleep study done

Oct. 21. The Doc. office should have told them why i was having it done.

Then to top it all off, the sleep study people told me it would be 2

weeks till i got the reports. Would you believe they mailed them to me.

I got them 2 days later.

              I feel i am so blessed. God is

always there for us. We might not like his answer sometimes, but God

knows what is best for us.

                Now i am waiting on the

insurance. I have UPMC, have no idea how fast they are at approving it.

                Haven't seen the surgeon

yet and don't have a date yet. NOW ANOTHER WAIT.

                  Later ......

  

GOD BLESS you .........Carolyn