3-23-09

Mar 23, 2009

Wow... didn't mean to have so long go before I posted again.  Went to see Dr. Greenbaum on 3-19.  He took one look at my Upper GI and felt that first off, since my RNY was done horizontal the pouch was way too big, and he said the free flow thru the pouch is just wrong and not helping.

Bottom line is that he feels that with my co-morbidities that he was able to document (cholesterol of 220 -- borderline anywhere else is high cholesterol here) that there shouldn't be a problem with showing there is medical necessity as well as proving that the re-gain was not due me failing the surgery, but the surgery failing me because if it not being done correctly (or maybe more accurately would be that it wasn't done as efficiently as it could have been done).

So now I have to have a physical by one of the docs that will be following me in the hospital, a nutritional consult and a psych consult.  Before leaving, I asked Ann if she could call around and find the soonest appointment for the physical.  I was able to get one with Dr. Levinson on Friday, March 27 at 1:30.  I made a follow up appointment on April 10 and figured I could get the other appointments just as quickly.  As we left the office I was on the phone with my kids' therapist making an appointment for my psych consult which she was able to fit me in on the 25th.

This left the nutritionist.  To get on the list for Olivia at Dr. G's office it wouldn't be until April 17th and would cost $50.  I hoped I could do better and came home and spent the next day (Friday) on the phone trying to get a nutritional consult.  The other two listed by Dr. G both required multiple visits (4 hours and 3 appointments) and when I called the one local nutritionist that could do DS counseling she wasn't sure it would be a conflict since I would not be having my switch done by that doctor (only because he doesn't do revisions).

I called the office back and decided to go with Olivia, filling a spot for April 17 and also moving my follow up appointment to April 24.  I've waited this long, 2 more weeks won't kill me, right?

So... that's where things stand.

Oh, so before I finish this post, I have to add that I am dragging a friend along on this ride.  I met Maddie uhm.... about 7ish years ago - she had an RNY and was the originator of an RNY support board that I was on early in my original bypass days.  She also goes to the NY Renaissance Faire with me and I've known her husband longer than she has :).  She too has gained back a significant amount of weight since her RNY and I think I got her thinking about a revision too.  I brought her with me to Dr. G's visit and she ended up asking more questions than I did.... .however, I also did book her nutritional consult with Olivia when I am going and she has her initial appointment with Dr. G on April 24th with me.

Welcome Maddie!!!  At this rate, perhaps we can be roommates ;)

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