UC Davis - Sacramento

Hi Northern California

R U in the UCD program @ Sacramento, CA?

My case is going before "committee" this Thursday.
I'm nervous...I've done all the tests.
I'm unsure what their criteria is to accept/reject candidates.

I had trouble over 25 years ago with mood drug when I was in bulemic trial treatment program, so when they asked if I wanted Rx for the depression, I opted to rejected the drugs.
I figure it's better to know what's good & bad rather than be drugged into no feelings.
Besides, the side affects of many of those drugs seems counter intuitive to weight loss.
I know many find anti-depresesants helpful in balancing their life. I'm just at a point in my life where I want to fix myself rather than mask symptoms with prescriptions.

I'm praying UCD doesn't hold it against me.

My BMI & weight is well past the criteria. My co-morbid conditions include elevated cholesterol, depression, joint pain, reflux...Not to mention my Mom died @ 53 from Cancer.
We both grow tumors...i've already had 2 but fortunately, both weren't cancerous.

Also, my blood gas test positive so they're just Rx me for prevpac..to get rid of the bacteria...but when I got home the Rx it indicates not to take it if allergic to pencillin...WELL That's me...wondered how my UCD medical screener missed that, eh?
They ask me every time I'm checked in so I sure it's in my file.
Found out today - my Rx didn't mention @ allegeries as UCD thought she had written & then expected Longs to notice. Longs indicated the Rx doesn't mention allegies it's not their concern. Yet, UCD mentioned "Consult" of new drug by Longs Pharmacist should have been done with them asking me specifically if I had allegeries. That didn't occur...so now I have to deal with Longs management. Meanwhile, I don't have the correct prescription which is delaying my erradication of the stomache bacteria (takes 14 days). Just one more annoyance I'd like to avoid, as well as the unnecessary cost of wrong Rx if longs refuses to take it back.

Then there's the fear of life just after surgery & beyond.
So many conveniences I'll have to be restricted from.
How will I cope ...will I survive the surgery. The complications are so disturbing. I keep telling myself I'm doing this to live for my young 2 kids, yet I faced with the fear that I could die.
The question is how soon...now - soon or much later.

Life seemed so easier before mid - life & family.
Or is the opposite, death is.

Ok, so now that was morbid. I'm just so scared in Sacramento..

Bonnie,

I would urge you to have faith and hang in there.  Your doctor knows if you are a good candidate and generally committees go on that.  I don't know alot about WLS insurance issues in CA but there are great people on this board that do.

Please take one day at a time and things will work according to God's plan.  I will pray for a quick decision from this committe for you.

Keep the faith,

Barb

Bonnie justed wanted to tell you that I also have Dr. Fuller @ UCD. My surgery is scheduled for 04/07/09, this is a tentative date. Hopefully things will change and it will happen sooner. You can PM me if you like, we can exchange info and so on. Hope you get you meds soon. Take care and good luck on your acceptance for surgery.


~ Marcy ~

****UPDATE***sorry there's no spell checking feature**

I'm now also scheduled next week for mycardiogram (spelling?) to verify heart values are health to undergo the procedure - when I was younger I used a PFen Fen - albeit over a decade ago. So Dr. Ali wants to be sure there's no internal damage.

Also, after chatting with others in the program, here & afar, I'm at peace with the mandatory pysche Rx. UCD wants me to take the Rx for 8 weeks prior to surgery. My PTP was kind enought to rush an appt for me to see her since UCD Sac can't issue the Rx but will consult/advise with my PTP for coordination. I guess my PTP has to monitor the reaction, if any, to the Rx.

I sure hope the first Rx is the right kind. Sometimes psyche Rx have side afects that can result in changing brands to PTP can finally get the "right one" for me. And that's just the side affects. I'm still scheptable about whether I know the difference mood wise, I really don't think I need them to survive life. In retrospect I wish the psyche screener was more direct such as saying "if don't start Rx the UCD sugeon might not want to perform the procedure" ..then I would have conceed to the offer months ago.

This pushes target sugery date to at least mid March 2008.
I was scared but now I'm just anxious to get the surgical overwith. In retrospect I wish the psyche screener was more direct @ if I didn't start the Rx the UCD sugeon might not want to perform the procedure Funny how I worried about the chance the surgery date would come sooner, only for the outcome to be a delay in scheduling the surgery has affect me.

Well, this will get me on track to do the food logs & obtain samples (yes, I didn't do that yet either...well at least didn't start trying to watch my food intac****il Dec 2008). Now I can get my liver smaller without crash dieting.

I'm also wondering if Dr. Ali has assumed my case instead of Dr. Fuller since the Nurse quotes Dr. Ali.
I forgot to ask them.