Hi All,
I know how much you all like to help others who are walking or have
walked the same journey you have.  That's why I'm so excited about
this opportunity.
NDWLS has been contacted by a national media source who is
interested in speaking with patients who had to finance their
surgery.  If your insurance paid for your surgery then you would not
qualify.  However, if you had to take a loan from a bank, mortgage
your house, etc. you could potentially participate in a national
media story about this.  We are not at liberty to disclose the media
source but it's one that all of you know.
Ideally, they are looking for someone who is either pre-op or
relatively newly post op.  If you had to make sacrifices to acquire
the loan or to repay the loan that is of interest as well.
For those of us who've struggled to make it through all the
requirements to get to surgery - this is a wonderful chance to pay
it forward; to help someone else.
If you paid had to finance your surgery, please send me an email at:
ronas@...
and give me your contact info.  I'll give you a call and we'll see
if you can help out.
Thanks for being the great and loyal patients that you are!!
Rona

I truly enjoyed meeting with everyone last night and sharing
information,concerns, challenges and victories. I encourage everyone
who is post-op bariatric surgery and/or those of you who are
considering surgery, to attend. Those of us who are a little farther
along can possibly be helpful to the "newbies" and I know I certainly
was inspired by some of the "veterans" who were there, especially the
one who is 10-yrs post-op.

Dr. Stegeman is wonderful in explaining things. I agree that the
support groups are very important in our long-term success. The surgery
is our beginning- the rest is up to us, but we have wonderful support
from our doctors and medical staff.  I can't tell you how good I feel
when I leave these sessions. I am going to start attending the 1st
Thursday group also. Hope to see you all (and more) again in August.

I've been given a new lease on life and I know I can make the best of
it with encouragement received through these groups.

--- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com, "Kathi"
<katt0398@...> wrote:
>
> Can I come if I'm pending surgery?  I would sure like to get
started
> and meet some people.
>
> Kathi
>
> --- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com,
> NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> >
> > Reminder from: NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery Yahoo! Group
> >  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery/cal
> >
> > Staplemates Group
> > Thursday July 10, 2008
> > 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
> > (This event repeats every month on the second Thursday.)
> > (The next reminder for this event will be sent in 1 day, 21
hours,
> 3 minutes.)
> > Location: New Dimensions Office – 9150 Huebner Rd. Suite 340
> >
> > Notes:
> > This is our largest support group.  Patients who have had any
> weight loss surgery can
> > Attend this group.  We typically have a special speaker followed
by
> general discussion
> > And Q&A.  See the Topic List below for the remainder of 2008
> (Topics are the same for
> > each group while tailored to the specific needs of each group.)
> www.ndwls.com
> >
> >
> >
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>

Kathi, you can attend the meeting even if you have not had your
surgery yet. I couldn't attend the July 10th meeting as I had just
had a Heart Catherization done and am tired. This was at my request
since my mother's side has a heart history. I will be at the next
meeting and am now waiting got my surgery to be scheduled.

Judy

Asking again...  Can I go to the support group meeting tonight?  I'm
scheduled to have the surgery next week.

Kathi


--- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com, "eliana4018"
<mrsorosco@...> wrote:
>
> Is it over at 8:00?
>
>
>
> --- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com, "Rona and
> Wade" <FacesofWLS@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Ha ha Julianne!  It REALLY is at 6:30.  It will stay that way
until
> the
> > end of the year to prevent any further confusion since we put out
> the
> > schedule that way.
> >
> > Thanks for clarifying!!
> >
> > Rona
> >
> >
> > --- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com, Julianne
> Barsun
> > <juwaba@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello there! Is this meeting really at 6:30, or is it at 7:00
> like the
> > other
> > > Thursday meetings? Julianne
> > >
> > > Rona and Wade FacesofWLS@ wrote:
> > > 2nd Thursday of Every Month – "Staplemates"
> > > 6:30 p.m. New Dimensions Office – 9150 Huebner Rd. Suite 340
> > > This is our largest support group. Patients who have had any
> weight
> > > loss surgery can
> > > Attend this group. We typically have a special speaker followed
by
> > > general discussion
> > > And Q&A.
> > >
> > > ******Please note that this meeting is currently at 6:30 but
will
> be
> > > changed in the future to 7:00. Plan on being there at 6:30!!
> > >
> >
>

Is it over at 8:00?



--- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com, "Rona and
Wade" <FacesofWLS@...> wrote:
>
>
> Ha ha Julianne!  It REALLY is at 6:30.  It will stay that way until
the
> end of the year to prevent any further confusion since we put out
the
> schedule that way.
>
> Thanks for clarifying!!
>
> Rona
>
>
> --- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com, Julianne
Barsun
> <juwaba@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello there! Is this meeting really at 6:30, or is it at 7:00
like the
> other
> > Thursday meetings? Julianne
> >
> > Rona and Wade FacesofWLS@ wrote:
> > 2nd Thursday of Every Month – "Staplemates"
> > 6:30 p.m. New Dimensions Office – 9150 Huebner Rd. Suite 340
> > This is our largest support group. Patients who have had any
weight
> > loss surgery can
> > Attend this group. We typically have a special speaker followed by
> > general discussion
> > And Q&A.
> >
> > ******Please note that this meeting is currently at 6:30 but will
be
> > changed in the future to 7:00. Plan on being there at 6:30!!
> >
>

Ha ha Julianne!  It REALLY is at 6:30.  It will stay that way until the end of the year to prevent any further confusion since we put out the schedule that way.

Thanks for clarifying!!

Rona

--- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com, Julianne Barsun <juwaba@...> wrote:
>
> Hello there! Is this meeting really at 6:30, or is it at 7:00 like the other
> Thursday meetings? Julianne
>
> Rona and Wade FacesofWLS@... wrote:
> 2nd Thursday of Every Month – "Staplemates"
> 6:30 p.m. New Dimensions Office – 9150 Huebner Rd. Suite 340
> This is our largest support group. Patients who have had any weight
> loss surgery can
> Attend this group. We typically have a special speaker followed by
> general discussion
> And Q&A.
>
> ******Please note that this meeting is currently at 6:30 but will be
> changed in the future to 7:00. Plan on being there at 6:30!!
>

Thanks for the information.  There are quite a few movies I haven't
seen yet!  I'm scheduled for July 17th at 4:30 pm. I'm so glad they
were able to get me in next week, otherwise I would have needed to
wait until summer of 2009 (I'm off for the summer).  I was thinking
about bringing my own robe, my down pillow, and my body pillow (and
now a DVD player).

Have you been going to the support groups?

Kathi


--- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com, Faith Heidner
<fheidner@...> wrote:
>
> I had my surgery on April 28. at Methodist Transplant Hospital with
Dr. Pilcher.  First let me say I am so glad I did this.  I have lost
35  lbs..
> I would  bring a dvd player and some movies.  I didn't want to pay
$10.00 a day for the extra  TV channels.  You can only watch so many 
breast feeding  comericals.  I also just wore their lovely gowns , in
case you have a drain in . 
> Good Luck,   when are you scheduled?
>
> Faith
>
>
> --- On Tue, 7/8/08, Kathi <katt0398@...> wrote:
> From: Kathi <katt0398@...>
> Subject: [NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery] still nervous
> To: NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 4:34 PM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>             waiting to hear on a surgical date.  It's getting
closer.  I am getting
>
> more excited and nervous day by day and hour by hour.
>
>
>
> Any advice on what to do & not to do to prepare myself?  I've read
>
> EVERYTHING on the New Dimensions site.  I'm looking for advice that
>
> isn't the standard, "bring loose clothes and magazines" variety.
>
>
>
> Kathi
>

2nd Thursday of Every Month – "Staplemates"
6:30 p.m. New Dimensions Office – 9150 Huebner Rd. Suite 340
This is our largest support group. Patients who have had any weight
loss surgery can
Attend this group. We typically have a special speaker followed by
general discussion
And Q&A.

******Please note that this meeting is currently at 6:30 but will be
changed in the future to 7:00. Plan on being there at 6:30!!

Can I come if I'm pending surgery?  I would sure like to get started
and meet some people.

Kathi

--- In NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com,
NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
> Reminder from: NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery Yahoo! Group
>  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery/cal
>
> Staplemates Group
> Thursday July 10, 2008
> 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
> (This event repeats every month on the second Thursday.)
> (The next reminder for this event will be sent in 1 day, 21 hours,
3 minutes.)
> Location: New Dimensions Office – 9150 Huebner Rd. Suite 340
>
> Notes:
> This is our largest support group.  Patients who have had any
weight loss surgery can
> Attend this group.  We typically have a special speaker followed by
general discussion
> And Q&A.  See the Topic List below for the remainder of 2008
(Topics are the same for
> each group while tailored to the specific needs of each group.)
www.ndwls.com
>
>
>
> All Rights Reserved
>  Copyright © 2008
>  Yahoo! Inc.
>  http://www.yahoo.com
>
> Privacy Policy:
>  http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us
>
> Terms of Service:
>  http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>

2nd Thursday of Every Month – "Staplemates"
6:30 p.m.  New Dimensions Office – 9150 Huebner Rd. Suite 340
This is our largest support group.  Patients who have had any weight
loss surgery can
Attend this group.  We typically have a special speaker followed by
general discussion
And Q&A.

******Please note that this meeting is currently at 6:30 but will be
changed in the future to 7:00.  Plan on being there at 6:30!!

I got my surgery date scheduled.  8 days, 6 hours and 45 minutes to
go.  Getting nervous but I've heard that's pretty normal.

Can't wait for my "relationship" with food to become healthier!

Kathi

waiting to hear on a surgical date.  It's getting closer.  I am getting
more excited and nervous day by day and hour by hour.

Any advice on what to do & not to do to prepare myself?  I've read
EVERYTHING on the New Dimensions site.  I'm looking for advice that
isn't the standard, "bring loose clothes and magazines" variety.

Kathi

Morning all,
Has anyone received a call back or been accepted. I did get a call but
am playing phone tag with Elizabeth Wood. I called again this morning
and left a message I am not sure if it is to late or what. Just
wondering if anyone was accepted or qualified. And what it is about.

Thanks.
Celeste

Have anyone purchased Bariatric Advantage tub that is on the NDWL web page?