New here...introducing myself
Right now i am at the starting phase of the program at ADK Medical Center in Saranac Lake, NY w/ Dr. Michael Hill.
I did the required information session.
I had my first appointment with Karen.
Now on Monday the 4th i go back for my "bundle" appointment. I get all the labs, xrays, GB u/s, pulmonary function, PT eval and of course another weigh in.
My insurance (cigna) requires the 6 months of follow up before they will approve so if all goes according to plan the office with submit for approval in May.
I have a sleep study scheduled for Jan 13th, i'm nervous about that because i just don't see myself being able to sleep hooked up to a bunch of wires and in a strange bed, but we'll see.
I also have my mental health eval. scheduled for later this month too.
I've been surfing around this forum for a few weeks now, gathering all kinds of great information, and I thought it was about time i posted an introduction.
~ Sarah ~
wife to John 8/17/02 & mom to Faith 7/16/06 & SURPRISE DS Baby Girl due 12/8/11
HW/CW/GW 379/243/199
Gina
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
******GOAL*******
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
Dontcha love the DS? It's the best tool around!! 
HW/SW/CW/GW 346/335/183/150 5'4.25"
Kelly
"Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. "
"Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before." ~Jacob A. Riis
I am 17 days post op from my DS with Dr Hill at AMC!! You are in GREAT hands! I started the program in June and had my surgery on 12/17. My insurance did not have the 6 month requirement so I was able to get in a bit faster than you will, but the time will fly. I will be happy to answer any questions you have about Dr Hill, AMC, or the program. Feel free to send me a personal message or post here. It's always nice to "meet" others who have had or will have had the same hospital and surgeon.
For whatever it is worth, at 17 days post op, I feel really quite good, have taken nothing for pain (even Tylenol) in over a week and a half, and am already into smaller clothes!
Talk to you soon! Happy New Year!
Best,
~ Lois~
