Screening done!

Feb 05, 2010

My bariatric screening is complete! Now all I have to do is wait for my insurance to tell me if I have to participate in a medically managed weight loss

program or approve me as is!

I sure hope I don't need to do a program. I've been watched by my PCP for a few years and at her suggestion I've done a few diets that really didn't work. So I don't see how following some program is going to do anything.

My mom saw some program that talked about how a person can fall into a diabetic coma and die from their sugar being way too high. So now she wants me to hurry up and get the wls done as soon as possible! LOL! I hate to tell her, but if that was going to happen to me, it would have already! Before I was put on insulin my average glucose reading was in the upper 300's to mid 400's. Scary!

Anyhow, the screening appointment was actually pretty fun! I really liked the dietitian that I met with. She was very friendly and knowledgeable. I feel very confident that if I have any questions she will help me greatly. I've met the nurse previously and I like her too. Although I did learn that before going to work for Dr. Heydari she was an OR nurse for 20+ years and had worked with him there. She said that he was a fabulous surgeon and that's why not only does she work for him, but she had her lap band  done by him. If that's not an awesome endorsement I don't know what is!!!

So I was told that the process from here on out depends on my insurance. If they give me approval I could be looking at a surgery date in a month or so. If they insist on the medically managed weight loss program, I'm looking at a surgery date in four months or so. And if they deny me, well I guess I'll keep appealing until I get the answer I want!

I've researched enough and gotten myself prepared as much as I ever will and I know that this is the path for me. RNY is going to be the tool to save my health and make my life worth living!

Now to finish my psych evaluation next week!

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