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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
2008 - Flying at a record pace
I have no idea how this year is already 1/6th over. I spent more of February away from home than I was here. London was great. It's easy to forget how important someone is in your life when they're not physically there every day, but having a week to spend with Karen was just the best. I can't even express how much I miss living on the same continent as her. When we said our good-byes on the train platform, after she left, I cried. I felt like a complete goober, but Michael told me it's OK to cry because you miss your best friend. (I swear, he really is the best, isn't he?!) We got home from London late on Valentine's Day. I left for Los Angeles the following Monday morning. I do not recommend hopping 8 time zones in 4 days if you can avoid it. The jet lag was brutal and the lack of sleep created some stress for me which was a bit distracting, but everything come off without a hitch. I was back in Los Angeles again this past week for a major product launch with one of our partner companies. It was a great launch and I was able to get together with some friends while I was there. I was pretty travel weary by the time I got home though, but with 11 nights in a row of sleeping in my own bed, I should be raring and ready to go for my next trip. I'm not struggling with my weight as much this year with the travel as I did last year. I'm pretty much 130-133 all the time. At 28 months post-RNY, I have a limited list of foods that I must avoid because they're trouble (mainly anything made with peanuts, any dairy except cheese, and sweets), but as long as I don't eat those, I'm pretty sure I live my life like a person who has been thin all their life. Which speaking of...there's a lot of people that I work with that I've only met in the last year. Those people saw me go from 144 to 130 and consider that an "amazing weight loss"  It's so strange when someone will compliment and ask how much I lost to see their face when I say 123 lbs. I find it strange that people assume I've always looked like this. That's all I have time for now. With all the travel, I'm behind on some projects at work, so I'll be spending a good chunk of my Sunday working. If you have any questions, PM me. 0 Comment(s)
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