To be a healthy and active wife and mother

Ok Now ya'll can see me in all my fat lovely ness on my video blog on YOUTUBE.  Just a warning hubby is deployed yet again so I am going to have some bitchy days, also most posts are made while in pajamas and without makeup.  So if your easily offended....don't watch!

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So today I got a message from the SURGEON at Balboa.  He left a long message and his email address telling me to email him when I get a chance so we can talk about my consultation appointment and stuff.  So I emailed him and within 5 minutes he called me back!  WTH?  I have never had any doctor, let alone a Surgeon call me and email me and then get this, we chatted for about 20 minutes about this and that, and my concerns etc.  He did not try to rush me at all, he was very nice.  I have to tell you I feel so at ease after talking with him.  I have my reservations about having this surgery at a Naval Hospital, but I am at the point that I NEED this tool to get my life back again.  I know it will not be an easy road but I am SO READY.  SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO  my appointment is on MAY 5th at 1pm.  I am so excited.  And scared!  But the surgeon said that if I get everything done on schedule and stuff that I will have my surgery around the end of June!  Can you believe it!  God is good!

Well I got approved for the referral....in a matter of 8 hours of Tri- Care getting the paperwork.  BUT there is a catch.  They are sending me to Balboa Naval Hospital.  I am NOT HAPPY AT ALL. I have to wait until Monday, call Balboa and plead my case.....I am just going to pray and the Good Lord will take care of the rest.  I feel so deflated right now........I am not open to the idea of having my surgery at a MTF.  I have a whole life of experience of MTF and there is no way I can trust them with such a serious surgery.

So while I was stalking Tri- care today I saw that my referral finally made it to Tri-care and is pending.  I called TriCare to ask how long it takes to approve or deny and they said 7 days for non emergency......so I will be working on my patience for the next 7 days!  Saturday morning James and I are attending Alvarado's orientation meeting and I am getting kinda nervous, excited to start living again but still nervous.  I am glad I am keeping a record of the process though, so that I can look back on this transition time and also maybe other's will learn from my experience. 

Ok so I called Tricare and check on my referral and guess what?  The doctor did not send it.  So I called the doctors office and they told me that it takes them 7 WORKING days to process it on their end BEFORE they send it to TRICARE.  WTF?  Are you kidding me?  A week to write a little piece of paper?  I thought when they said I would hear back from them in about a week I assumed they were talking about Tricare, not them!  But even as I type this I know that I just need to be patient and just put this all in God's Hands.  He will take care of everything, I just need to have faith and show up!  Today is Laura's surgery and I am praying for her to have a safe surgery and a speedy recovery.