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HI THERE; I AM ALSO ENROLLED IN THE ROSE STUDY. MY FIRST CONSULT IS ON THE 30TH OF THE MONTH.I WILLBE HAVING MY HISTORY AND PHYSICAL THAT DAY ALONG WITH THE ENDOSCOPY TO SEE THE SIZE OF MY POUCH AND  STOMA.MINE WILL BE IN LONGBRANCH N.J. AT THE MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER.. GOOD LUCK TO YOU...PATSY

I work at monmouth in the OR and that is how I know what is going on there. As far as I know there are still registry slots left. As far as the wait I dont think its too bad. I know that the docs want to get these patients done as soon as possible. The buzz is that Dr Borao and Gorcey are having a lot of success with the patients already done. none had post op pain and all are losing weight. you can call the bariatric center directly and speak to debbie larusso. that should speed things up. number is 732-222-5200 ext 36070

As of today I have all my clearances and my surgery will be 9:30am on 4/23 ...... clear liquids the day before with a fleets enema at 7pm and another Fleets the next morning before surgery ....and will be NPO after Midnight the night before Cheryl

Patsy ...I beleive the cardiac clearance is manadatory for everyone but not positive ..I dont have a history of heart problems .... and thanks for the good wishes .... HUgs Cheryl

Actually I will be going home within a few hours of the surgery ..... and I live 3 hrs away.... my mom is going to drive dwn here from WV and then I will drive to KY ...nd she will drive me home afterward ... Cheryl

WHere are you having yours done at .... am having mine in 6 days

that is great .the people there are wonderful

you may be eligible to receive thousands of dollars back in potential tax savings. Think of this as a discount on your procedure. IRS Publication 502 states you can deduct only your medical and dental expenses when they total more than 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income (see p. 2 of publication 502). Medical expenses may include fees paid to doctors, payments for hospital services, prescription drug costs, physician co-pays and the cost of participating in a weight-loss program for a specific disease, including obesity.  Capital One Healthcare Finance has an interest free loan option as well.  If you end up doing it and paying for it, remember to save EVERYTHING - all receipts, track travel to and from places, parking expenses, copays, over the counter medications, etc. Capital One Healthcare Finance 1-877-559-5050 www.capitalone.com/healthcarefinance  The doctor said I was going to stay overnight, but the hospital folks I spoke with said I wasn't staying overnight.  Reading some of the responses on this website it doesn't appear that they stayed overnight either.  If that is the case my cost should be less than the $14k, since the doctor and coordinator I spoke with both said the $14k included the one hospital stay.  I'll fill you in more when I get back.

hi lisa; sorry to hear about your predicament.I am going for my first consultation for the rose procedure on the 30th in Longbranch n.j. at monmouth med center. I was under the impression that your procedure should be covered under the clinical trial program. I was told that the nutritional part I would have to pay and maybe some preliminary consults,but that the study would cover the rose procedure totally.Are you in a different program than the UGI study?I hope it works out..patsy

Hi there - How can I join your group.  I am in the preliminary stages of having my ROSE procedure done in San Diego, CA.  I would love to join. :)

-Lisa

Just had my ROSE procedure yesteray at the Cincinnati Weight Lose Center.  It went well.  Just a minor sore throat and some minor stiffness in my chest and neck.  Everyone there was AMAZING!!  I couldn't have asked for a better team.  I got 2 anchors around my stoma and 1 anchor in my pouch.  My pouch length went from 5cm to 3cm and stoma diameter they slimmed down by 50% from 20cm to 10cm.  I don't have much hunger pain at all, but I still am drinking my protein shakes and tomato soup along with as much water as I can drink.  I do need to take medium size swallows and can't take large gulps.  That is the same as how I felt after my roux-n-y back in 2001.

I called and they told me $4200.00  I live in nc