Dr. Buchwald

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So, just got home from my seminar with Dr. Buchwald... I love him! I'm glad I changed my seminar to his. There was another lady there, and unfortunately she was all gungho for the band. She asked me why I was getting the DS, and I just gave her a quick few facts, about how long term weight loss is better, get to eat more, and after a lot research decided that it was the surgery I wanted.

Hopefully I got her to at least go home and look some things up. I asked her why she wanted the band, and she said "well that thing under my skin like right here (and she pointed to her ribs) will tell me when I've had enough to eat". *sigh* I just pray she does some research.

I had my sleep study Monday night, still not sure of the results.

Hope everyone had/is having awesome holidays!

[smokinstella]

Dr. Buchwald is so sweet, so glad I picked him as well. You are going to be in amazing hands. Hopefully that woman will look at things more but she might end up needing to live and learn. Just a heads up but Danette can be a bit hard to get hold of at times. Usually it takes 2 or 3 calls to get hold of her.

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Thanks! I'm trying not to be worried about insurance. I have a feeling I'll need to appeal since my BMI is 38.75 and I have no huge co-morbitites... I have borderline hypertension and have not even a glimpse of diabetes...

I had a sleep study done on Monday the 26th, and I'll hear the results on 1/18 but apparently it wasn't severe enough for them to rush in and put a cpap on me. I feel like it's "well, you're obese, just not obese enough.

[callmeEJ]

Dr. B did my DS, and he's awesome. I hope your insurance approval goes well, we're rooting for you!

[shrinkingruthie]

Dec 28, 2011 16:29:33 GMT -5 @jenb said:

I asked her why she wanted the band, and she said "well that thing under my skin like right here (and she pointed to her ribs) will tell me when I've had enough to eat".

Awesome, she thinks she is going to be a butterball turkey, except it pops out if she is done eating. I hope she does go research it some more.

Also, good luck on your insurance approval.

[smokinstella]

Dec 29, 2011 16:05:47 GMT -5 @jenb said:

I had a sleep study done on Monday the 26th, and I'll hear the results on 1/18 but apparently it wasn't severe enough for them to rush in and put a cpap on me. I feel like it's "well, you're obese, just not obese enough.

I had my sleep study back end of november start of december and it it wasn't bad enough to put the mask on me that night but I went in for my follow up today and they said I have mild to moderate sleep apnea. I have to go back for another sleep study so they can put the mask on me and get the settings right. Just cause they didn't put the mask on you don't mean you don't have it, just means its not severe enough for them to put it on you then. Usually you need to have 20 episodes an hour of apnea not just apnea any hypopnea. I only had 9 apnea episodes an hour but I had lots of hypopnea episodes even worse when I was sleeping on my back.

Just chill till your follow up and see what they say. Did the person who watched you over the night say that you snored at all or that you had a few apnea episodes, or did they just leave you in the dark?

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Left me in the dark, but I know I slept like crap that night. I was sooo stinking exhausted the next morning... And I know I snored... lmao I woke myself up twice by snoring!

[Sandra C.]

I was your weight at the time of my surgery. Had lost 25 lbs pre surgery diet. BCBS of Mi approved it. I didn't need the comorbidities- "slight hip arthritis", knee pain, and reflux. I could have been a lower weight with these and still qualified. My sleep study was normal. Best wishes with your approval. ;-)