jt72978's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jt72978/uzone,blog/blog_id,115595/jt72978's BlogIt's Been 5 Months (Almost)...http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jt72978/uzone,blog/blog_id,115595/action,comments/blog_post_id,158363/Sun, 11 May 2008 17:46:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jt72978/uzone,blog/blog_id,115595/action,comments/blog_post_id,158363/Well, it's been almost five months since I had surgery.  The time has flown by so quickly.  My health has improved drastically and I feel wonderful.  A little tired in the last few weeks...getting my labs done at the end of the month.  My last set of labs came back ... Less Than Two Weeks!!!!!!http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jt72978/uzone,blog/blog_id,115595/action,comments/blog_post_id,116008/Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:23:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jt72978/uzone,blog/blog_id,115595/action,comments/blog_post_id,116008/OK, so I figured I should probably update this page - it's been a while and a lot has happened.  My surgery is scheduled for December 17th at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. Today i went for my preop appt with my surgeon and a patient education session.  I learned ... Almost There!!!http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jt72978/uzone,blog/blog_id,115595/action,comments/blog_post_id,109683/Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:31:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jt72978/uzone,blog/blog_id,115595/action,comments/blog_post_id,109683/Well, I am almost there now.  I've done almost all of my required pre-op testing.  The only thing left to do is the sleep study, which I will do on Tuesday night.  I've received clearance from everyone else, so I should be hearing something very soon once insurance approval is ... First Surgery Consulthttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jt72978/uzone,blog/blog_id,115595/action,comments/blog_post_id,100532/Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:09:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jt72978/uzone,blog/blog_id,115595/action,comments/blog_post_id,100532/Well, a few weeks ago, I attended a WLS Seminar at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT with Dr. Raftopoulos.  I really liked how he presented the seminar so I booked my first surgery consult - which I went to today.  It went great.  I met with the Nut, Judy, ...