Obesity surgery

Hello, I am new to this site and would like to know if anyone knows
of any surgeons who do the LAP BAND in North & South Carolina??? Thank
for your help.

I am going to have to leave my pcp. The medical group he is in is
just giving me too many problems with getting just a referral to see
a surgeon. My insurance Blue Cross California Care has many doctors I
can go to where the request goes right to the insurance company. The
company covers this but the medical group has more requirements than
the insurance company does.

Can anyone recommend WLS friendly doctors in the SF Bay area?
Preferably around San Mateo or South San Francisco. With luck they
will be on my list.

Thank you
Sherrie

Hello everyone - My paperwork was sent to my insurance company last
week for approval to have surgery. I was wondering if anyone out
there believes in prayer to please say a prayer for me. I am so
anxious about their decision that I can hardly stand it.

Thanks a bunch,
Angela

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Yes, I was denied on the day before surgery (8/19). As I mentioned before, I was
concerned about not hearing anything from my Dr’s office on my approval. I
finally spoke with Roxanne at the Dr’s office first of last week. She said
everything looked fine according to the nurse at the ins. company. However on
Friday last, the call came in that I was denied. What a blow! When Roxanne
called and told me, they are now asking for 6 months Dr’s recorders of weight
loss, although I gave over a year of Weight Watchers weekly weigh-ins. The ins.
is also asking for 5 years of records pertainning to my weight loss attempts
supervised by my doctor. Roxanne and the nurse at the ins. com. had never heard
of such a request before. I called my doctors office right after I hung up from
UCSF, the request for records and phone call from the ins. had already been sent
to their office. Just a waithing game again.

My husband said to look at it as a plus, since I am still recovering from my
foot surgery. But on Friday there was no plus about anything. I have been
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I have been using Carbolite protein shakes. I order them off of the
Carbolte site. It almost makes you feel guilty they taste so good.
{Not Soy}. Sometimes with the vanilla I add diet coke or root beer to
make a float. There is no after taste whatsoever and my dietician
approves.
They are 24 grams of carbs and 150 calories per serving. I have to
make sure I don’t drink too many. lol
I also like the Isopure cold fruit punch drinks, 40 grams of protein
and 160 calories.. They are handy to put in a ice chest when not home.
It gets so expensive trying and throwing away all of the powders.
I hated them all. I can finally enjoy the taste of something. Not as
good as a steak.lol

Sheila

I’m Julie and just got pre-approved for Surgery. My dilemma is that
I had thought I could go to Bariatric Treatment Center for my
surgery but today I find out that having surgery there is not
covered by Blue Care Network. So, now I have to find a Surgeon who
is covered by my insurance. Does anyone know of any good surgeons
in Michigan outside of Bariatric treatment Centers. Please let me
know.

Julie

What happened to Kay and her son? Did he have a procedure to help him or is he
sitting in the hospital waiting? Kay if you are out there please give us an
update on your son’s health. Maureen

<< the only one I can stomach is Isopure Zero Carb. Vanilla. It’s more like
a sweet milk, not too thick, or too sweet, no after taste or chalky feeling.
>>

Laura…….
this drink doesn’t have that "protein" taste??
where do you purchase it?
I haven’t had any protein in the last month or so & I know how important it
is….but I can’t stand the taste of ANY of them!!
maybe this one will be different. Thanks….
dee - Louisiana

CHOCOLATE MATHEMATICS

This is pretty neat how it works out. This is cool chocolate math!!!

DON’T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!!!

It takes less than a minute…….work this out as you read.

Be sure you don’t read the bottom until you’ve worked it out! This is
not one of those waste of time things, it’s fun.

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like
to have chocolate.
[Try for more than once, but less than 10.]

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