hopefulchurch2000,
I would contact Carolyn at the office and ask her to send them to you or whomever your patient care coordinator is. If you do not get the info, send me your email and I will send them to you.
My husband is going to go with me for the surgery, we have not discussed the fills yet. My mom would have liked to go with for her peace of mind, but maybe on the first fill. I wanted to have someone there who was going to support me 100% and felt that was the most important thing. She has a habit of saying the wrong things even though she means well, all of her ill comments come from her being concerned about me I know. I don't want to be stressed about it is just when I speak to her I feel like I have to be on the defensive at times, so I know where you are comming from.
I do plan to go for at least the first fill or two to the OCC, but I was told there were places around the US called "Fill Centers USA." There is one close to me in Albuquerque, but we may be moving (again) soon because of my husbands work. They charge I believe $300 for the first fill and $155 for those there after, they also do the barrium with the fill. Taking into consideration the airfare and transportation to the center I believe it will equal out in the long run. If I do not feel comfortable with the fill center in Albuquerque I will go back to the OCC, I won't want to mess up a good thing! I was also told that Dr. Ortiz was associated with the Fill Centers USA, if I'm wrong someone please let me know.
I am excited and a bit stressed, only because my monthly seems to make me gain each month, I eventually loose it but that has held up my weight loss. I have 7 more pounds to go before the surgery and hope I can get that off in 11 days! I guess I just need to do the total liquid thing and omit the one Lean cuisine a day. The Cappuccino Delight Optima Slim Fasts are not half bad, like them better than the chocolate and feel like I'm not missing my morning coffee (as much).
I guess I also need to be worried about the weather here and hopes it clears up, the airport has been shut down. I'm sure it will clear, I just hope we do not have another storm move through.
I guess I'm more nervous than I thought, mostly because tomorrow I have to leave to go back to Kansas for a Dr. appt for my son. I'll just have to pack my slimfast in an ice chest and take it with us, it's just a 12 hour drive one way (in good weather) and we will be gone for 4-5 days with three children in the vehicle...Yea! I wish I had the option of putting his appointment off until after the surgery but packing clear liquids would be even harder than Slim Fast & we have already moved his appointment back once because of the weather. Hope all goes well for you and let me know if you get that documentation. Sorry, I'm just rambeling now. Take care.