I'M FROM KANSAS

PAUL, SOUNDS LIKE YOU WERE ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES, PLUS YOU'RE LOTS YOUNGER THAN I AM.  BUT YOU ARE DOING GREAT. I ALSO HAVE A SWEET TOOTH. DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU SICK.  WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN SOMETHING GETS STUCK.? HOW DID YOU GET YOUR PILLS DOWN, I TAKE SO MANY. WHEN I WRITE I NEVER KNOW WHETHER YOU'RE RECEIVING MY MESSAGES OR NOT. I WROTE MY STORY SO EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ALL ABOUT ME.....TILL LATER,,,,,DAR

Hi Dar, I was at that same seminar. I'm new here too. Mostly just reading a lot of the posts. I'm hoping to have my surgery by Dr. Hitch**** I just mailed my packet on Monday so I guess I will just  try to wait patiently.  Stephanie

HI STEPHANIE, SO YOUR JUST STARTING OUT, HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT SO LONG WITH THEIR EXTRA HELP. MY PAPERS WERE IN NOLAS HANDS APRIL 10TH. NEARLY 3 MONTHS AGO.     DAR

Thanks for the information, I will find out monday at the seminar how long this is all going to take, hopefully either nola or shelly will be there.  You are right about this forum for MO, it is alot better than the kansas one.  Hopefully you will get your band soon and i will follow, I absolutly cant wait, will let you know what i hear at seminar.  PS:  I had a dog named tuffymcgoo, her first name was tuffy and people call us mcgoo for our last name.  My husband goes to great bend quite a bit for racing but he is originally from Nickerson/Hutchinson. Amy

AMY,,,I WILL BE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE DR. OR WHOMEVER TALKS TO YOU ABOUT HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO GET THE SURGERY. JUST BE SURE YOU SEND IN YOUR PAPERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  LIKE I SAID BEFORE I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 CARDS FROM SHELLEY. DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS. WE WENT TO THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY LAST NIGHT ,,WAS RAINED OUT THE 4TH,,,AND THEY HAD DRAG CAR RACES UNTIL 10.  I'D LIKE TO CHANGE MY NAME FROM TUFFYMCGOO TO DARDELANEY BUT DON'T KNOW HOW.  I WROTE MY STORY SO EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ALL ABOUT ME....TILL LATER,,,,DAR

Dar, went to seminar last night, the wait as it was told to us is 4 to 6 months and self pay goes to the top of the line.  I was told on the phone it was a 2 month wait.  I wanted to have the surgery before i turned 50 in oct, so we'll see.  I am going to the Tallgrass seminar here in Topeka on Saturday and see what they have to say.  I would prefer to go to KC because they seem more friendlier, but will go to the one here in topeka (which my husband and friends want me to do). My insurance covers both places 90% so we'll see.  Thanks for all the feedback and I will let you know, keep me posted on your progress, have a great week

HI AMY,  I HOPE I DIDN'T HURT YOUR FEELINGS OR ANYTHING ABOUT HAVING SURGERY IN TALLGRASS, I CERTAINLY DIDN'T MEAN TO AND I'M SORRY IF I DID.  ANYWAY I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE FELLOW THAT PASSED AWAY.  HIS NAME WAS EUGENE AND HAD RNY AND DIED JUNE 21ST.  WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON SAT. AND PASSED AWAY ON TUES.  HE HAD GONE TO KC BARIATRIC A YR AGO AND WAS TOLD HE WOULDN'T BE ACCEPTED BECAUSE HE NEEDED TO LOSE WEIGHT AND HIS HEART WAS WEAK.  GUESS HE DECIDED NOT TO DO AS THE DR. SAID AND CHOSE TO GO ELSEWHERE AND GET IT DONE NOW AND THATS WHAT HAPPENED.  ITS JUST VERY SAD AND WE ALL KNOW THAT IT CAN  HAPPEN IF THINGS AREN'T JUST RIGHT.  I HAVE A FRIEND THAT WANTS TO GO THERE IF HER INS. APPROVES IT ALSO. AND I TRIED AND HAVE HEARD THEIR VERY GOOD.  I'VE SAID BEFORE I'M NOT VERY GOOD ON THE COMPL AND CAN'T FIND THE NOTE I WROTE TO YOU LAST NIGHT.   AGAIN SORRY IF I OFFENDED YOU IN ANY WAY,,,HUGS TO YOU,,,,DAR