Starting the Journey

VERY COOL to find out their is a site for nurses here. I am a RN working in Critical Care. I just found out a few days ago my insurance covers the bariatric surgery. I have made my intital appt with my PCP who has agreed/ talked to the surgeons office and gotten the bariatric packet from the surgeon and made my first BOD POD appt. Already filled out all the history information online for the surgeon and sent it to them yesterday and already have heard back from the coordinator. Now just time to sit and wait for all the appts to roll around as I know they will , gather all the ifnormation and get it to the right people. I am told my insurance has a nurse that does nothing else but bariatric coordination and getting all the ducks in a row for it ( OSF Healthplans ). Well for me its starting a journey and a lifetime change that I had no other option b ut to follow unless you consider dying or disability better options which I dont. My Co-Morbidity factors have taken over my life and quite unpleassantly so. Well have agreat day and looking forward to getting to know everyone.