Surgery Approval

[DesertSong]

Hello all,

I got approved for my surgery yesterday. I am excited and nervous!
They are working on scheduling the surgery as soon as possible. Can
anyone share any pre-operative tips that might be helpful?

[Kyra Clarke]

Congrats on getting your surgery approved. I am still working on
getting my surgery approved. Who will be doing your surgery?

[DesertSong]

Hi Kyra,

My surgeon is Dr. Carson Liu. He is great and his entire staff is so
helpful. I got approved for surgery about a week and a half after my
paperwork was submitted. My surgery date is August 27th. I hope
you get approved soon!

[cynthia cordova]

HANG IN THERE! IM STILL WAITING I FEEL FORGOTTEN, HAVENT HEARD A WORD AND AND AM IN PAIN WITH MY FEET, IM NOT FEELING THE SILENT TREATMENT AND IM GETTING DEPRESSED.

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[WLS Support]

Hi There,
I ALWAYS tell patients to be their own advocates. Call the insurance
company and see if they surgery center hasn't sent something yet.
These surgery centers are dealing with a ton of patients you need to
be the squeeky wheel! Call everyday if you have to!

Melissa

On Jul 24, 7:58 pm, cynthia cordova <cynthiacordov...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> HANG IN THERE! IM STILL WAITING I FEEL FORGOTTEN, HAVENT HEARD A WORD AND AND AM
> IN PAIN WITH MY FEET, IM NOT FEELING THE SILENT TREATMENT AND IM GETTING
> DEPRESSED.
>
> ________________________________

> From: DesertSong <niki.chamb...@gmail.com>

> To: WLSsupport <wlssu...@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Sat, July 24, 2010 9:29:18 AM
> Subject: {WLSsupport} Re: Surgery Approval
>
> Hi Kyra,
>
> My surgeon is Dr. Carson Liu.  He is great and his entire staff is so
> helpful.  I got approved for surgery about a week and a half after my
> paperwork was submitted.  My surgery date is August 27th.    I hope
> you get approved soon!
>
> On Jul 20, 7:54 pm, Kyra Clarke <cruz...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Congrats on getting your surgery approved.  I am still working on
> > getting my surgery approved.  Who will be doing your surgery?
>
> > On Jul 10, 10:03 am, DesertSong <niki.chamb...@gmail.com> wrote:> Hello all,
>
> > > I got approved for my surgery yesterday.  I am excited and nervous!
> > > They are working on scheduling the surgery as soon as possible.  Can
> > > anyone share any pre-operative tips that might be helpful?
>
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[cynthia cordova]

HANG IN THERE!

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[Spencer, Audrey]

Hi Kyra,

My surgeon was also Dr. Carson Liu and I had my surgery last year on Dec 11th. The tips I have are listed below..

1) I made a list of things to eat based on doctors recommendation & got my family ready to shop, so when I got home, everything I needed was at my fingertips.

2) Then I started planning on what & where I was going to eat out after my first week of surgery. You'll be on a liquid diet, so I investigated a variety of clear soups that I could eat. Places like BJ's & California Soup Kitchen, etc. That way, I could still go out to dinner with my friends & husband and not miss a beat.

3) I also drank aloe vera gel from Forever Living Products after my first week. Aloe vera is a flowering succulent plant from the lilly family like onions & asparagus. Aloe vera gel is 100% pure & natural vegetable juice that is antibacterial, antivirul & antifungal. It helps promotes healing after surgery & reduced the amount of nausea and vomiting to a bare mininum. If I got any feeling of indigestion, immediately drank the aloe vera gel & it quelched that feeling almost instantly. I can only vouch for my brand of aloe vera barbendenis miller species since there are over 300 species.

Audrey M. Spencer
Manager
Forever Living Products
323-482-3433

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Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 9:29 AM
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Subject: {WLSsupport} Re: Surgery Approval

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[Kyra Clarke]

Hi Cynthia,

Hang in also! Please don't let yourself get depressed, stay
encouraged and hopeful! But please try to call your doctor or the
insurance company. I think they are so overwhelmed with the patients
coming in for surgery that they can't keep up with everyone. Let us
know the outcome!

Kyra

On Jul 24, 7:58 pm, cynthia cordova <cynthiacordov...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> HANG IN THERE! IM STILL WAITING I FEEL FORGOTTEN, HAVENT HEARD A WORD AND AND AM
> IN PAIN WITH MY FEET, IM NOT FEELING THE SILENT TREATMENT AND IM GETTING
> DEPRESSED.
>
> ________________________________

> From: DesertSong <niki.chamb...@gmail.com>

> To: WLSsupport <wlssu...@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Sat, July 24, 2010 9:29:18 AM
> Subject: {WLSsupport} Re: Surgery Approval
>
> Hi Kyra,
>
> My surgeon is Dr. Carson Liu.  He is great and his entire staff is so
> helpful.  I got approved for surgery about a week and a half after my
> paperwork was submitted.  My surgery date is August 27th.    I hope
> you get approved soon!
>
> On Jul 20, 7:54 pm, Kyra Clarke <cruz...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Congrats on getting your surgery approved.  I am still working on
> > getting my surgery approved.  Who will be doing your surgery?
>
> > On Jul 10, 10:03 am, DesertSong <niki.chamb...@gmail.com> wrote:> Hello all,
>
> > > I got approved for my surgery yesterday.  I am excited and nervous!
> > > They are working on scheduling the surgery as soon as possible.  Can
> > > anyone share any pre-operative tips that might be helpful?
>
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[cynthia cordova]

thats great, but ur eating like you were before the surgery, not changing a thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! get serious and Home cook your meals. not everyone can eat out!!! the surgery is to change your eating. it won't work if people, ie, YOU!!!!!!!, continue to Eat fast food and try to manipulate the TooooooooL.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Spencer, Audrey]

Maybe my comments mislead you to believe that I am "cheating" the system but that is absolutely not true. I have changed my eating habits and modified my lifestyle. In the last 6 months I have lost 65lbs and I absolutely cook at home most of the time. I plan in advance and prepare my meals and take my lunch to work daily, but I still enjoy my lifestyle. For me that means, I can still go out with my husband and friends to eat dinner.

 

Let's be real, life keeps goes on with or without you and I want to enjoy all aspects of my life. Going out to dinner from time to time is part of it, so I have learned how to make the smart and proper choices. Bottomline is I have learned to love myself & remember that what goes in my mouth is directly related to my well being. For example, I make sure that my portion sizes are appropriate (cut them in half & doggie bag the rest before I eat), eat my lean protein first (baked or grilled chicken or fish), always include green veggies & salad and I avoid rich dressings, sauses, breads, pasta, rice & potatoes. I am not a sweets lover, so that is an issue I don't have to worry about.

 

I never feel deprived in any way and I am blessed to be successful so far and I will reach my weight loss goal. I keep a positive attitude and never forget that this surgery has given me a new opportunity to regain my health and increase the time I have to enjoy and love my family and friends.

 

Audrey Spencer

 

 

 

 

 

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[cynthia cordova]

Awesome! and Good luck! congratulations on your success.

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