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Moving along with Centegra and Dr. Heydari
Oct 07, 2011
Well, here I am, kind of half way through the beginning of the process. I've chosen Dr. Heydari at Centegra for my surgery and I have to say, I didn't have a good experience with Centegra from years ago. But the Centegra Weight Loss Surgery program has really turned my head around. I cannot believe the support this program gives, it's truly amazing!!I actually went to the Kane Center in Hoffman Estates but they were so not treating me like a person, more like a number and they acted like their program was Top Secret as far as the actual technicalities of the insurance process. Centegra is nothing like that. They are very welcoming, are up front about costs, insurance, what the expectations are of patients, and this really huge emphasis that not only focuses on the surgery itself, but the health benefits of the surgery as well which is what is so important for me.
Dr. Heydari seems so genuine and like this is his mission in life and for that I am grateful. I have my consult with him on 10/20. So far I have been doing a medically supervised weight loss program since 5/11 though my insurance doesn't require any length of time, so that's out of the way. I attended the seminar 9/28/11, had my bariatric assessment with a RN and nutritionist (both of which were awesome and very realistic) on 10/6/11. After that I met with this woman Rose who is like an insurance angel and told me each and every step I have to take.
So I got scheduled for my pre-op classess for 11/10 and 11/17 and I am having my psych eval on 10/10. I see my PCP on 10/11 for my H&P and general medical clearance for bariatric surgery. I'm picking up my records on Monday from the sleep apnea doctor and just have a few more records to collect. If all goes well with Dr. Heydari and my psych eval I'll be on my way. I'm so excited.
To think of getting rid of sleep apnea is a dream come true. To hopefully not sweat like a pig when walking would be awesome. I want that energy to play with my daughter, get back to bike riding, and maybe even get on a softball league would be a dream come true.
It's been a long hard decision, years as a matter of fact to finally make the final decision and I feel very confident and good about my decision. I'm not going to kid myself though, as much as I am preparing for this major change in the way I eat and truly looking forward to it, I think it's going to end up being much harder than I imagine it to be. I'm truly hoping that it will end up not being as hard as I think it might be. I'm a medical professional and see negative outcomes so my take on possible negative outcomes is a bit skewed.
I know one thing for sure, this is a great time in my life not only for me and my health, but for my husband and kids. I'm lucky to have such a great support system around me which is going to be very important. I'm starting the support group on Monday just because I think that's going to only benefit me to see everyone in different stages of the process. I'm really hoping to meet friends that way who can share this really BIG thing in common with me, pun intended, lol!!
I'm ready. I've always been a really patient kind of person, but now that my mind is made up it's kind of like waiting to go on vacation..it can't come soon enough. Time is definately on my side. Waiting on my cat stroller to go walking with my other babies, the cats. I'll check back in on Monday if I don't drop dead from exhaustion first, lol!!!
