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Any one living in Mass. going to burlington - Hi,   Is there any one in Mass. going to Burlington for their surgery. Or any one that used Burlington. Wanted to know how your surgery went and all your pre -surgery things went....

Hi there, I'm glad u have this site for support. I have a husband who...

What if? - This is for the people that had surgery in Mexico. Has anyone had surgery in Mexico and had problems after returning home. Just wondering what do you, who do you go to for help. Do...

Hi, Congrats on your upcoming surgery. I wish I was right there with...

Confused Moving? - Hi, and Happy Easter.                     Has anyone ever started the process of WLS, I mean like from your first appointment up to the surgery and so on and moved out of state. ...

eating when hungry - I see a lot of people always talking about "you won't be hungry after surgery" and to eat when your hungry but what if you eat out of boredom. I think with me I eat because it is m...

Does any one have high blood pressure? - Hi, Today is Saturday and I just went to Walmart and took my blood pressure. It read 185/105. Do you think I should wait until Monday to go to my doctor? I take meds already and th...

My daughters name is also just Jill. They put Jillian on the birth...

Good for you. I have heard some people just had to have something...

If you find that you will have to pay a lot for the surgery ( if not...

liquid diet pre-op - Has any one had WLS surgery with Lahey in Burlington Ma. I see many people say that they had to do 1 month, 2 weeks, 1 week, I even seen people say they only had to do 24 or 48 hrs...

the sleeve using the spider - Good morning to everyone.    I was wondering if anybody knows of any surgeons in mass. that uses the spider for the sleeve operations? If not mass than if you have had it done can...

Congrats on your up coming surgery. Your finishing the first big step...

Having two Insurances compaines UGH!!! - I have Medicare and FEP Blue Cross. The way my insurance works is Medicare will pay their 80% and my other insurance picks up the balance. I know what the requirements are for Medi...

Happy - Well I finally did it. I called and made my first appointment. It is May 16th which happens to be my grand daughters birthday. Maybe that is an omen for luck, I hope so. They was g...

Insurance for people Blue Cross - I just found the requirements for people that have Blue Cross ( I live in Mass. not sure if different in other states). Hope this can help some people. 1. Diagnosis of morbid obes...

medications? - Hi, I have had a disease in my back now for about 9 yrs. I've been going to a pain clinic for about 8 yrs. As a results I've been taking narcotics that has been medically supervise...

Mexico and WLS - Asking all that have gone to Mexico for surgery. Is there certain requirements that you have to do before surgery? Do you pay for it before you leave home or when you get there? Ho...

Just Wondering - Hello everyone, I have been gathering up as much information as possible. I will be calling in a another week to make my first appointment to meet all the people on the team.  I ha...

pcp visit - Hi everyone, I went to my PCP today to discuss WLS and she was all for it and even said as far as she could see I qualify.(I have Medicare and fbc) So now I need to figure out when...

6 month supervised - Does anyone know if through Medicare and the 6 month supervised visits with your PCP if you actually have to lose weight? I don't want to have to lose weight since I know I will on...

question -  I've been reading a lot about WLS and what I found was if u have a BMI of 40 or more u qualify and under that with a commodity. Does any one know if you are on Medicare and have a...

worried - Hi everyone, well here it is I thought I was(5 ft6.5 in) with a BMI of 40.2 but when my husband checked my height I was 5.5 don't know if it is right but if it is then my BMI is 41...

gastric by pass and medicare - I'm thinking about the gastric bypass surgery, however I'm just short of a BMI of 40 (6 pounds short) and Medicare says that if you have a BMI of 35 or more with one qualifying com...