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  1. J

    Gallbladder Surgery Tomorrow

    think of and praying for you. keep us posted on your progress.
  2. J

    Burning up

    hey, all. still no word from cc about being allowed to have the by-pass yet. this has been the longest month of my life. but i do have a question, my doc has me on 81mg aspirin because of family history of heart problems, so what will i take after surgery? please keep me in your prayers, that...
  3. J

    waiting is so hard!

    thank you so much, everyone. i accept your prayers for the situation and appreciate them. my psychologist talked to the cc psychologist to "educate" her on my disorder. hopefully, it did some good. i will keep you posted. and thanks again. jduffy
  4. J

    waiting is so hard!

    i have run into a big block. the psychologist at cc did not ok me for the surgery. my psychologist called her and gave her a lesson in my disability. my psychologist is an "expert" she has learned from a master doctor. now, it's wait time. have to wait until next month's team meeting to see if...
  5. J

    April 28th 2014

    hi, browny and welcome.
  6. J

    things that you don't think about

    wow, now i have even more to look forward to :) as for my glasses, they are tight at this moment. still waiting to hear from cleveland clinic. this waiting is driving me crazy :p i so wish that they would call me to schedule the psych evaluation already. question, should i call them to...
  7. J

    first time and needing advice.

    hi, sweetpea. welcome. i haven't had surgery yet. but i can say study your options before you make a decision. jduffy
  8. J

    WOOT WOOT today is a day of a BIG Milestone.....

    congrats on your weight loss. i can only hope that when i have surgery i do as well as you. i've been trying to loss weight and my friends feel that i am. i don't even know my current weight since i haven't be to any appointments yet. still waiting for cc to call with appointments. again, great...
  9. J

    New

    hi. i'm still waiting for appointment to see psychologist. for me it's the first step. my therapist faxed her report to cleveland clinic last thursday. don't know why it's taking them so long. did your doctor require the weight loss or was it your insurance?
  10. J

    11months post op and need to get back into the groove ..

    hi, SwtHrt7. your looking good. you can really see the difference in your before and after pics
  11. J

    hey, it's jduffy. how do i put a picture with my profile?

    hey, it's jduffy. how do i put a picture with my profile?
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  14. J

    guess what!!!!

    the welchol is working for the diabetes. where my blood sugars were up the 100's it's now down to the 80's-90's.
  15. J

    guess what!!!!

    hi, all. got a huge envelope from cleveland clinic today. i'm on the "orange pathway". this means that i've got to see the psychologist first. then, it's other things like blood work, ekg, etc. get this they sent me papers to sign and fill out to be sent to my therapist. i have to mail those...
  16. J

    done and home yippy a new begining

    congrats, barbarapaul!
  17. J

    Another newbie

    hi, i'm jduffy. heard of coulee dam but never saw it. welcome to the group. you will find great people here.
  18. J

    guess what!!!!

    Called the clinic last week. I have been accepted as a candidate for the surgery. Just waiting for the appointments for the huge number of pre-op appointments. I'm so happy and so scared at the same time. jduffy
  19. J

    New member

    HI, I'm jduffy. Welcome to the group. Got the word the other day that I am a candidate for the surgery at Cleveland Clinic. Now it's just waiting to get appointments for the massive number of pre-op appointments.
  20. J

    guess what!!!!

    i got a call from cleveland clinic this morning. they wanted my insurance info so they could check for coverage. the lady said that after the insurance was cleared someone would be calling me to setup appointments!! just got home from doctor and he is all for the surgery. after looking at my...
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