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Surgeon Testimonial Nancy Marquez, M.D. I really liked Dr. Marquez from our first meeting and am continually impressed with her. She's got a great bedside manner and very easy to talk to. Her office staff is pretty good. Jerry is the nutritionist and is always available when I have questions. Joy is the nurse that I usually see when I'm there and she's great. She taught me how to do my B12 injections and has been great to work with. The only person I have issue with is Jenna. Jenna is the patient advocate, and I'm sure her job is not a fun one - dealing with all us anxious pre-ops and our insurance companies while trying to make sure the practice gets the operating income they need, but I found her to be unresponsive at times. She insisted that my insurance wasn't going to cover my surgery even after I received my approval letter and was a lot slower than I would have hoped in submitting all of my paperwork for approval. Because she didn't expect UHC to actually pay for my surgery, I had to put down a deposit of $2,000 for my surgery to cover whatever UHC didn't. The best part of that is I received a refund of $1,927 a few weeks ago. Dr. Marquez places a great emphasis on after care. Seton Hospital provides a support group and all are encouraged to attend. All risks were addressed up front with both myself and my husband. I would rate Dr. Marquez a 10. I had no surgical or post-op complications and found her bedside manner to be excellent. Member Interests
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Jennifer in San Antonio's Blog
Feeling Kind of Crappy
I had a really bad Friday last week. Some things happened at work that left me feeling less than appreciated by my team. Then at lunch, my car was hit while it was parked and I was in a store. Whomever did it didn't leave a note and the damage is probably $500-600. My deductible is $500, so I'll just have to live with it. The icing on the cake was one of Michael's Christmas gifts arrived incomplete. I spent 42 minutes on hold to find out the missing piece was on back order. Would've been nice if someone would have called, emailed or put a note in the package. But I guess as the consumer that was just too much to expect. I completely lost it and started crying at my office. I rarely cry, but crying at the office? Ugh! I'll never live it down. I spent the weekend trying to shake off the crap. And did pretty good. Monday, I went into work for a little bit to get some things done. I came home just before noon, Michael and I went to lunch and decided to go look at cars for me. I can't buy anything until my PS is paid off in February or March, but I thought I'd start researching. Christmas was perfectly low key. My mom and stepdad came over for presents and brunch and were gone by 1pm. The rest of the day, Michael and I spent hanging out, napping and watching favorite movies. Today was back to work. I had a panic attack driving in because I knew today was the first time I may have to see some of the people that witnessed my meltdown over the botched Christmas gift on Friday. Fortunately, no one showed up, so I panicked for nothing. And will likely get to repeat the same panic tomorrow, Friday and Monday until everyone is back in the office next Wednesday. Things were fine at the office. I worked until about 3:30 getting a head start on some projects for January and February. Then, I left to go home, change and go spend some of my Christmas gift cards. Driving home, I felt horrible. I was trembling and having heart palpitations. Even though I'd had a properly balanced lunch, I wrote it off as a blood sugar incident. When I got home I had some turkey pepperoni and cheese. Everything seemed to balance out. I changed clothes and headed for the mall. I bought two pairs of Lucky jeans. One pair was included in the 1/2 off sale they have going on. I can't believe I can wear a size 2 Lucky jeans. It's so completely bizarre and foreign to me. I bought two fleece jackets to keep in the cars for when we go into a restaurant and it's cold. And I bought two pairs of shoes at the big DSW clearance. We had dinner while we were out and then stopped at the grocery store on the way home. And when we got home, I was trembling again. So, I don't know if this is a nutritional issue or if I'm just freaking out. It occurred to me earlier today that this Friday would have been my dad's 60th birthday. I hate feeling like I don't have control over my body. It takes me back to the pre-op days when I'd gain weight at the drop of a hat and could never take it off. I hate being the person that wishes life away, but I just need to get past this week. 2 Comment(s)
Comment by molly_mcb on Jan 17, 2008 at 04:30am
I'm sorry to hear that you were going through a tough time around Christmas. How is 2008 treating you, so far?
Comment by CatJ on Jan 19, 2008 at 04:54pm
Jennifer ~
I had a panic attack 3 weeks after my RNY. I found out that I was going to have to have another surgery to remove my gallbladder. I hadn't had a panic attack in 2 years. I was in the hospital and the poor nurse was trying really hard to help. :( It was a horrible feeling because it had been so long. My first panic attack ever was at work. I didn't know what it was I thought I was having a heart attack. Security and our clinic came to get me. They put me in wheel chair and gave me oxygen and wheeled me out in front of everyone. That is embarrassing! No one said anything when I came back. So I understand how you feel. It will be ok! (((HUGZ))) Login to leave a comment. << Blog Home |
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