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Thomas H. Magnuson
At our first meeting, I felt relaxed and put at ease. Even though they forgot to put me into the system,he didn't rush me out and took the time to answer all of my questions. I felt comfortable with him. I was a bit disappointed with him after surgery though. He only saw me once post op; the rest of the time, his surgical team visited me. When I went for my 2 week post op, I didn't see him at all, I saw a P.A. She was very nice but it would have been nice to see him. As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I was concerned about having to recieve blood. Even though he reassured me that he has never had to do a transfusion for this surgery and said he would totally respect my wishes, he made a couple of comments that I guess he thought were funny, but not to me. One right before I was wheeled into surgery. I guess all in all, as a surgeon I would rate him a 10+, he is very skilled and takes his time.
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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I wasn't overweight as a young child; I started to pick up weight around 11 years old. Most of my family was overweight and we didn't have rules as far as food goes. I lost weight for the first time when I was 16 and lost about 50 lbs. When I met my husband at age 19 I was well over 200 and my weight just went up from there. I would lose weight through various programs over the years but I would always gain it back plus some. When my husband and I got married, we partied most weekends and that included eating all hours of the night. When the kids came along, we ate out a lot and it wasn't until my daughter was cleaning out her room and we came across some old journals that I realized that 90% of the time we spent together as a family...
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  • Comment by ladybugnessa on 2/12/10 1:14 pm
    best of luck to you
  • Comment by Laura L. on 2/12/10 11:44 am
    Just wanted to pop on and wish you the very best of luck today. Hopefully you are now through surgery and in recovery. Can't wait to hear about how things went and see your progress. :) Laura
  • Comment by maceyland on 2/12/10 4:45 am
    Just wonted to wish you good luck, I'll be praying for you and wishing you well my friend, Tracey
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Scan of my legs was negative...
on September 29, 2009 9:55 am

Happy Autumn everyone!   The ultrasound done on my legs came back negative; so now they know that I don't have clots.  They still aren't sure what is causing the swelling though.  It comes and goes, so I think it may just be fluid. Anyhoo, I am still waiting for the insurance approval (hopefully).  My doc said they can take anywhere from 48 hours to 45 days!  I will post as soon as I hear anything.

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Papers submitted!!!
on September 18, 2009 8:26 pm
Well, all of my information has been submitted to the insurance company; now all I can do is wait!  I will have an ultrasound of my lower legs on Monday because I have swelling in them.  I have had it a while so I don't think it is from a blood clot or anything, but my surgeon needs to know what it is.  I hope they don't take too long!  
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Finished with my insurance requirements!
on September 11, 2009 8:05 pm
I  attended my last support group needed for my insurance requirements.  Now it is in the hands of BCBS!  I am excited but apprehensive.  Attending those support groups are very eye  opening; it is amazing how some people have no problems at all while others have various issues.  I guess  I will have to wait to see which type I will be!  
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