Alex - I pulled these from the message board for you: "06/27 06:37 AM Hi everybody. Laurie, good luck on the 6th. Linda T., I thank you for the appeal info that you posted. Last night, I sat up until after midnight writing an appeal letter. I already have 3 doctor's statements documenting
weightloss attempts (medically supervised) in the past 3 years. I only contacted everyone Friday and all have responded. That was quick!! I am going to go ahead and check out the appeal samples on that sight just to make sure mine is even close. Alex, I am not real familiar with you, I'm fairly new to the sight, but it sounds as if you've had a time of it, glad to hear you are doing better. Ava is right, this surgery is not the easy way out. I have not had the surgery yet, but I have no illusions that it will be easy. Jeannie, are you
suppose to hear something by tomorrow? I thought I remembered someone mentioning Wednesday. Heidi,
I am so sorry for what they have done to you. I have little or no patience, especially when things are down to the wire. I would be bouncing off the walls. Hang in there baby, you'll be there before you know it. Well I went out in garden morning after it rained all night and I have tomatoes and peppers and cukes to pick. By this time next year I will be able to bend over and pick without it almost killing me!!!!!!!!!LOL Take Care everybody -- Kimberly Witoszczak 06/26 09:31 PM
HOORAY for Alex! Alex, I was so happy to read Shar's update today! (who, btw, just has to be the best Angel ever!!) I bet liquids never tasted so good, huh? ;-)........ YIKES! I just realized that my surgery is 3 weeks from TODAY! When I was told in April that my surgery would be in July, you might as well have told me it would be next
year. But it really has gone by fast. Ack! The nerves are setting in!! -- Lisa Allen
06/26 09:18 PM I have been trying to keep up with the message board....how wonderful to read about Alex!! I believe he was in chat with us last night; what an inspiration to us all. TJ glad to see you post, you too are an inspiration. My job is getting overly stressful and I have only been back to work for 2 weeks, starting week 3 now. I am anxious to get going on planning my second abdominoplasty, want to get it over with asap. The
protrusion over the incision from the first one never went down at all and a second opinion confirmed that it was not swelling just a lot of tissue that would not shrink....this protrudes almost an inch on my right and an inch and a half on the left. I am back to doing most g...working out before work daily and swimming whenever I can :o) Alreading doing my back flip off the diving board!! Thinking of going to a support group...I hear there is one near me in Toledo/Sylvania at the Flower Hospital. This would be my first even though I am approaching my 2 yr anniversary...it's never too late to start!! Edith Esper -- Edith
06/26 08:32 PM Where do I begin....First and foremost, Heidi I am so sorry to hear about your surgery being cancelled. I know its hard...but there is a reason.You know what they say! Third time is a charm. Secondly, please join me in congratulating Eva Roberts on her surgery date of Sept 14th! Way to go Eva! Third,how good is it to
hear that Alex is making real progress. I felt dehydrated just reading about his inability to drink anything! Shar/UT...how lucky is he to have you as an angel. You have hung right in there for him and for that you should be proud. Maybe you should be an angel preceptor! LOL!!!! By the way...Micki Griffis goes for her pre-ops tomorrow, Micki if your reading this, kinda go easy on the staff there...you know I go the next day for mine! LOL...Jeannie O., what can I say girl, Im here for you and always keep you in my prayers. Your day is coming, please dont give up. Keeping you all in my prayers..... -- Cheryl Simpson"