Going..Going...Hopefully soon itll be gone! lol

Jun 05, 2011

Lets see where I should start.....lol well I have always had WLS in the back of my mind but never researched until a few months ago, I started watching Youtube for just about everything and came across a video of this women and her brother who had went to Mexico to get sleeved, and I was pretty much sold from there on.

I started my research and from there picked which hospital I wanted to work with, I had what I thought only 2 options, Ellis Hospital in Schenectady and Albany Medical Hospital in Albany, I knew for sure after losing my mother in November that I did not want to have anything to do with Ellis Hospital so I chose Albany Medical Center, contacted my insurance to make sure they do work with this particular hospital before going forth with anything else---Yes they do (I also found out that St. Peters Hospital in Albany has a bariatric program and was the first hospital to offer the VSG)

As required of Albany Med Bariatric Program...

Completed:
I have completed both orientation sessions--> 5/3 and 5/5
Completed my Psychological Eval (2 sessions ...(2)50.00 copays) --> 5/13 and 5/16
Evaluation with Physicians Assistant --> 5/18
Dietician Consulation --> 5/18
Stopped smoking tobbaco products (although I never was a heavy smoker)-->5/18
Fasting Pre-op Bloodwork (results came back all normal with the exception of a Vit D, deficinecy)-->5/19

I have recieved a couple letters from my doctor, poor-thing he just can not seem to get them just right, or too where I am comfortable giving them to my program. So I have a NYS perscription from him requesting a bariatric consult, and I have 2 letters from him 1) just saying hes for it, I have tried many diets etc, and that he recommends it  and the 2) pretty much says the same thing, in a more thorough format but has "recommendation for GASTRIC BYPASS" in huge bold letter in the subject line...utt ohhhhh ...I soo have to get that fixed ASAP! I dont need any reason for good 'ol MVP to deny me.
In the works:
Sleep Apnea Assessment --> scheduled for 6/7
Doctor of Nutritition/Surgeon Referral --> scheduled for 6/10
2 Support Groups -->Thrusdays ?? (not sure when I'll be able to attend)
Surgery Date --> Hopefully sometime in August, or whenever all my medical teams is on one page and everybody including myself feels ready. I want this bad, as good as sooner is better, I want to be 100% cleared for surgery...!!!

This is only the beginning....stay tuned!!

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