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  • Username: fishermry
  • Location: baytown, TX, USA
  • Member Since: 10/24/2007
  • BMI: 39.5
  • Surgery date scheduled
  • Surgery Type: RNY (03/11/08)
  • Surgeon: Garth Davis M.D.
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Surgeon Testimonial

Garth Davis M.D.
Dr. Davis was not what I had expected after watching 'Big Medicine'. He was professional, no nonsense and confident. He asked if I had any questions and the question that I did have was more of a concern or worry. He answered my question and told me not to worry. With the confidence that he exhibited that worry was alleviated at that moment. What more could a person ask for? He is serious about follow up care and support meetings and rightfully so.

The office staff seemed helpful, nice and patient.
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  • Home - Where the heart is, our very own safe zone, where mistakes are allowed
  • Parenting - It is my thought that parenting is the most important job ever.
  • English
  • Christianity
  • Nursing - I am a pediatric nurse for chronically ill children
  • Country - The only music
  • Vacation - My favorite, any time any place
  • WLS in your 30's - Hoping to improve my 40's

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by 1texasmom on 3/10/08 4:43 am
    Mary, sending prayers to you and your surgical team. I hope you have a speedy recovery and get a kick start to your new healthier lifestyle.
  • Comment by George T. on 3/10/08 3:46 am
    Mary, best of luck to you. Anticipating your arrival on the Losers Bench.
  • Comment by ttambo on 3/4/08 8:59 pm
    GOOD LUCK!!! You are in the best of hands surgery wise....and you have a wonderful ANGEL!!! Keep us posted on the TMB!!
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wow
on January 31, 2008 8:36 pm
Surgeons office called today to tell me that my info is on Dr. Garth's desk for H&P, when he is finished it will go for typing and THEN go to insurance for an approval.  At that point they say they will call me back to let me know that I am pending insurance approval.  HURRY UP AND WAIT.

I hope this happens soon.  My momentum is waining...bad.

Today I am Thankful for people who call to keep you posted.  I have not had the opportunity to meet Michelle at my surgeons office........but she seems to be God sent.
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Wish me luck and send prayers
on January 30, 2008 10:36 pm

Ok........my surgeons office has everything that is needed to submitt to insurance..........finally.  Prayers and best wishes please.

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1/17/08
on January 17, 2008 11:29 pm
Today I am thankful for courage......have guts to do what I want to do without even thinking of what anyone else thinks.

I have a favorite radio station in houston, basically I listen to it all the time.  I live in what is called the east side of town.  My fav station uses "sky fox" helicopter to report traffic.  This guy...........for lack of a better term, always calls the east side the working side as in blue collar.  It annoys me.....as if there are no laborers that live on the west side.........why label/stereotype sides of town?
I like to think that I'm just smart for not living where it takes 1.5hrs to get anywhere because of the traffic.

So for weeks this has bothered me and surely I'm not the only one.........so, I picked up my cell as I have the numbered programmed on my phone and called.  I voiced my complaint and the person on the phone immediatley relayed my complaint to the person in the copter.  I FEEL BETTER.  

They both acted less than bothered by my complaint, but thats not the point......I made an effort and had courage to do something that I feel strongly about.

BTW, the very next traffic update......he did it again.


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1/16/08
on January 16, 2008 8:50 pm
Today I am a little more emotionally stable after all of the madness with collecting my records....LOL
I swear I have been working on this since atleast November.  I realize that some find that doubtfull, but its the truth.

My surgeons office called back and said she now has my sleep study and all she needs is my weights with dates and a PCP letter.  She also stated that she would like to get my packet to Dr. Davis for H&P before he leaves for vacation so she can submitt to insurance while he's away.  I would like that too.............however...."not happnin" as my chart from my PCP is still somewhere in outter space.  Why me?

It seems as though these things always bring up doubt...I say to myself, if it is this difficult does that mean its not meant to be or Is God trying to tell me something?  I wish this was not my way of thinking.  Note to self.....work on that.

My husband completed his nutrition and psych eval at University General today......they are quick.  He also has all of his records from his old PCP, all he needs is records from new PCP and 3 months of weight management.

Today I am thankful for...........decaffinated iced tea. LOL
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RECORDS 1/15/08
on January 15, 2008 8:31 pm
And so it continues......after the craziness with my pcp's office a couple of week ago and going off on the receptionist I asked her to make me an appointment.....the soonest appt she could give me was for today (2 weeks later, that was after I made such an ass of myself after she told me they could not find my chart..........been there done that with my old doc.......needless to say that set me off......like a rocket).

So I went to the appt today hoping to walk out with everything that I needed for Dr. Davis' office. WRONG.  My PCP told me she would be happy to do the letter just as soon as they could find the chart.........OMG.  

Dr.  Davis' office called on my way to the appt to remind me of ALL the documents that they still need....LOL
What I would give to get them.

So, all that said, today I am thankful for ..............not sure at this point. LOL

My husband went to his seminar on saturday at university general hospital, I was able to go with him.  What a beautiful facility.  It really is 5 star.  
They have already scheduled his nutrition classes for tommarrow and they request records for you.  He may have surgery before me..................at the rate I'm going.
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