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helengardner
on 10/24/10 6:00 am

Topic: RE: BayView...Dr. Anne Lidor?

I a going to the 2nd Thursday one in November My surgery is with Sweitzer on the 16th:) I have heard nothing but great things on the whole team at Bayview hince the reason why i have and am waitin 11 weeks from my approval date just so i can get the surgery done there. Maybe i will c ya there its the 2nd Thurs but the first RNY meeting of the month good luck with everything!!

heatherirene19
on 10/23/10 10:59 am - Sykesville, MD

VSG on 04/26/10

Topic: RE: Possibly OT: Plastic surgeons in Maryland, VA, DC?

My two cents... I had bilateral mastectomies with reconstruction and there are two plastic surgeons who I highly recommend for any and everything. I could not have made it through those surgeries without them and when I am done losing weight and stable one of them will be doing my tummy tuck and arm surgery :)
Dr. Guy Cappuccino at http://www.drcappuccino.com/
Dr. Fady Sinno at http://www.sinnoplasticsurgery.com/

hw 232/sw 230/cw 170/gw 135
5' 2 1/2" Every little bit counts!!!!!!

md131s
on 10/23/10 1:57 am

RNY on 07/06/10

Topic: RE: Got my Date

When you start doing the final preop work, the time will fly by.

Congrats and God Bless!

M.

hazelnut6
on 10/23/10 1:24 am, edited 10/23/10 1:25 am

RNY on 06/22/10

Topic: RE: Support group local to Severna Park/Pasadena/Annapolis

Dr. Kligman's group has a support group every 4th Wednesday of the month at the Tate Center on Hospital Drive in Glen Burnie. On the BWMC hospital campus. It's down in the lower level @ 7 pm.

I try to go every month....Mary B is there and does a short discussion on nutrition topics. Then Andrew, the LSW..discusses a topic...each month something different. We all interact with eachother throughout the meeting.

They also do events, clothing exchanges, recipe exchanges etc.

These support groups are always held on the same night that Dr. Kligman comes to the Tate Center to do a seminar.

Brandi M.
on 10/22/10 9:58 am - Baltimore, MD

RNY on 09/01/09

Topic: RE: FMLA

I used FMLA when I had my surgery. I had to provide the ICD-9 code for the procedure, but did not have to explicitly tell them what surgery I was having. Medical information is supposed to stay private and management should not be able to disclose any of that information. Do you have an HR person you can go through?

Make a pregnancy ticker

cindy31
on 10/22/10 8:26 am - Gwynn Oak, MD

RNY on 01/25/11

Topic: RE: Got my Date

i look forward to meeting you also , i start test at 10:30 and the workshop at 1 , do you know what we will do in the workshop.

Highest weight- 325 Day of surgery- 301 Post surgery -306

cindy31
on 10/22/10 8:22 am - Gwynn Oak, MD

RNY on 01/25/11

Topic: FMLA

Are you able to use FMLA for weight loss surgery and if so do you have to disclose what type of procedure you are having done. Management in my office tends to spread the news.

Highest weight- 325 Day of surgery- 301 Post surgery -306

cindy31
on 10/22/10 8:13 am - Gwynn Oak, MD

RNY on 01/25/11

Topic: RE: Approved!!

congrats I am Nov 8th best wishes to you.

Highest weight- 325 Day of surgery- 301 Post surgery -306

SunnyGirl7777
on 10/22/10 7:31 am

RNY on 11/15/10

Topic: Approved!!

Got a call yesterday from the surgeon's office that I got my insurance approval. So I'm all set for my RNY on Nov 15. Still feels sort of strange to be so excited about major surgery, but I've been working hard on this for more than 6 months. I'm ready!