Maryvsg87 posted a comment 6 years, 8 months ago
Okay I will definitely take your advice. I bought a notebook and have...

Maryvsg87 posted a comment 6 years, 8 months ago
Yes I definitely did... lol I can't wait!!

Maryvsg87 wrote My Pre-Op Clearance 6 years, 8 months ago

Can I just say that this was the worst of the worst. Okay so I had booked my Pre-op Clearance last month with my regular provider but this month my Metroplus insurance had change and to my luck she...


Maryvsg87 wrote My Nutrition Visit 6 years, 8 months ago

Went to see the nutritionist yesterday 10/04 and was asked question about how I ate, what to look forward, what is expected of me. What type of vitamins I need and to see if I get cleared and that ...


Maryvsg87 wrote My Sleep Study/PFT/Chest X-ray 6 years, 8 months ago

Guess what...... yes I had to do it. So my bariatric doctor did not required me to do a sleep study but when I went to the pulmonary doctors office in order for him to clear me I had to get this do...


Maryvsg87 wrote My GI Clearance 6 years, 8 months ago

I went to the GI for my clearance on the 19th of September and got back the result and everything came back okay. I have a very tiny hernia but he said is not at all alarming in fact they won't eve...


Maryvsg87 wrote My Pulmonary Visit 6 years, 8 months ago

On September 15, 2017 I went to Pulmonary for a consultation for clearance. I was told I needed to get a Chest X-ray, PFT and a Sleep Study. I was a bit upset because I have heard that unless you a...


Maryvsg87 posted a comment 6 years, 8 months ago
UPDATE: I went to see Dr. Ariyo Ihimoyan my GI and he told me...

Maryvsg87 posted a comment 6 years, 8 months ago
Awww thanks..... yes definitely one step closer!

Maryvsg87 wrote My Final Support Group 6 years, 8 months ago

I went to my last support group and I'm done with. This time around there was three WLS patients telling us their experience and answering questions. I really liked it. I will be going back. Two mo...


Maryvsg87 wrote My Final Psychological Evaluation 6 years, 8 months ago

SO I had my final evaluation this week and got cleared for surgery. Dr. said he feels I would benefit from surgery and I couldn't agree more. I am so happy. I was called from my surgeoms office to ...


Maryvsg87 wrote Endoscopy 6 years, 9 months ago

So the nght before after 9 PM I did not have anything to eat. They said after 12 AM NPO. So went by myself because of course don't really have anyone there for me to go with. Husband works can't ha...


Maryvsg87 wrote My Cardiology 6 years, 9 months ago

Let's just say I'm cleared. Went in not knowing what the outcome would be or what to expect. My doctor couldn't clear me because she is not a cardiologist so she said I needed clearance from the sp...


Maryvsg87 posted a discussion topic 6 years, 9 months ago

Hey everyone I went to do my Endoscopy today. They gave me paper work with the results saying I have a Hiatal Hernia and Mild Erythematous Mucosa of the Antrum which they did two biopsies. I know they are checking if I have H. pylori which I don"t th


Maryvsg87 wrote My Research 6 years, 9 months ago

When I decided to go with WLS I started looking up YouTube videos and I probably did about six seminars educating myself about weight loss surgery. I search things I needed to know about it pre-op ...


Maryvsg87 posted a comment 6 years, 9 months ago
Yes one more step :-)

Maryvsg87 wrote Psychological Evaluation/PCP 6 years, 9 months ago

So I went to my psych eval today and let me just say it wasn't why I thought it would be. I did like 6 pages a total of 62 questions. The Dr. Robins was a really nice psychologist who ask me a few ...


Maryvsg87 wrote My First Support Group 6 years, 9 months ago

So yesterday I went to my first support group and it was good not what I thought it would be. I imagine more interaction and more people supporting eachother. The person conducting the group was aw...


Maryvsg87 posted a comment 6 years, 9 months ago
I will. I'm actually right now in my first support group. Feeling a bit...

Maryvsg87 wrote My First Consultation 6 years, 9 months ago

So I went to my first consultation last week with Dr. Kini from Mount Sinai St Luke's in NY and I am excited to say that I will be going forward with WLS. We have decided to go with VSG and I had m...


Maryvsg87 posted a discussion topic 6 years, 9 months ago

So I went to my first consultation last week with Dr. Kini from Mount Sinai St Luke's in NY and I am excited to say that I will be going forward with WLS. We have decided to go with VSG and I had my consultation with the Gastroenterology the following


Maryvsg87 wrote Mount Sinai Seminar 6 years, 10 months ago

So Ig got home from a seminar at Mount Sinai Hospital and let me just say I felt so comfortable. They were thorough with every questions. We saw a video with all 4 surgery they perform. We had a do...


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Maryvsg87 posted a discussion topic 6 years, 10 months ago

Hello everyone so I have decided to go forward with getting VSG. I am currently undecided if I should keep Fidelis NY or change insurance? In the very near future my job will be offering 1199 and I'm not sure if I should change or just wait. I had a co


Maryvsg87 wrote My start 6 years, 10 months ago

Hello everyone I am a 30 year old woman. I am also a mother of 3 beautiful girls and a wife. I have been struggling with my weight for 12 years now. I have always flutuated throughout all these yea...

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