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vanderbilt ftw. - After hitting the wall with the local WLS practices, I followed through with checking out Vanderbilt.  I did the online orientation seminar and then followed up a couple of days la...

just checking in. - Hello, OH community.  I've pretty much avoided the forums for the last few days after I hit an unexpected wall with the clinic I'd chosen for bariatric surgery.  I was bitter, took...

f*cked. - Everything changed today.  I sent the fax off to the clinic showing the qualifications for surgery with Medicare in the state of Tennessee, and got a call back within a few hours. ...

*holds up glass* "Indeed!" And you can call me Kati. :)

medicare coverage variances depending on state - I wanted to share some information I just gathered for myself in case anyone else on Medicare ever encounters the same situation when discussing payment criteria for WLS.  Because ...

turning in my medicare coverage homework. - I better get a freaking A+. I finally got my call back from the surgeon's office on Friday.  The woman was very nice, but delivered surprising news.  I honestly thought that the...

Hang in there, Tbear! I understand the feeling of not wanting to be...

Tennessee Medicare Post-Ops: Input needed - I finally got a call back from the surgeon's office in response to my application for surgery.  I called Medicare before I ever turned in the application to confirm the qualificati...

Pictures! :)

any back pain immediately following surgery? - A hardy hello to you, RNY board!  Ever since I made the decision to pursue surgery about a month ago, I have been thinking and reading about it 24/7.  I called the surgeon's patien...

Seriously, sometimes I think trying on clothes after losing weight...

This post is a few weeks old, but I just have to say, good for you! I...

has gastric bypass evolved since the 1990s? - Hello, all.  I've just begun the process of having WLS, and I've narrowed down what kind to the RNY.  I initially planned on having the Lap-band, but abandoned that idea after the ...

the waiting... - I understand that this is nothing compared to the waiting I'll have to do later with waiting on insurance approval, tests, appointments, pre-op diet, surgery date, etc.., but the...

the waiting... - I understand that this is nothing compared to the waiting I'll have to do later with waiting on insurance approval, tests, appointments, pre-op diet, surgery date, etc.., but there...

2 questions re: pics & weight loss tickers - Hi, guys!  Still loving this site and this forum about a week in to my active participation here.  I've had a couple of things that have been puzzling me, though, and I was hoping ...

pre-op fears. - I wrote the following as a blog entry a little while ago, but after posting I realized that I wanted to open it up to a wider audience.  I was just purging some fears, but I really...

fears. - It's so hard to look in the mirror these days.  That summer two years ago was the first time in my life that I had ever lost weight.  I began gaining weight in childhood and I neve...

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I'm so glad you joined and shared all of this. I don't have children,...

new kid on the block. - Hi, everyone.  I'm new around here and just made my profile this past weekend and added my first blog entry.  I have just started the process for WLS and would like to get integrat...