Stuff on my mind today

Dec 02, 2012

Did not manage to make it to support group yesterday. I could not find it confirmed anyplace but on the sheet that the surgeon gave me. I didn't want to head across town only to find no such meeting existed. Now I think I need to wait until next week due to it being the first week of the month. I might be able to get to one on Tuesday, but again, I cannot find it confirmed anywhere. Must dig tomorrow and make calls once folks are back in the office.

Things on my mind:

• Will my eyesight change post surgery? I hope it does for the better. It seems I need to wear my glasses more often lately.
• Who will "tell my story" to the insurance company? I am not sure that the insurance coordinator at the doc's office will piece together all of the details from my various medical charts. Perhaps I will write a summary for her and send over.
• What if the insurance company rejects my request?
• I am worried I have blown out my RIGHT knee now. I am wearing a brace. It's really sore and I cannot bend it. Perhaps I will wait until WLS to have it fixed, if necessary, since my out of pocket max will be met via WLS and there won't be any copay. I just need to control pain till then.
• How do I prove I went to a support group?

Got the EKG and physical and labs done on Friday in my PCP's office. The doc will get the lab results and send them over along with the the other results and the letter of medical necessity, which I thought another doc would be writing. That was two weeks ago, and I have not heard back from her yet. As long as somebody writes it, I don't much care.

Here is the list of stuff my surgeon's office requires, and the status of each. i am putting it here so I can track it:

1. insurance verification: done, and covered.
2. letter of medical necessity/clearance: coming from PCP this week
3. pre op testing: results coming from PCP this week
4. Non-surgical weight loss work: not required by my insurance, but important to my story as the work I did with my previous PCP is why I am at a BMI

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