Submitting to insurance...eeek!

Jul 28, 2010

I'm done with the required visits the hospital has for patients and they should be submitting to insurance this week. I'm very excited, but on the other hand extremely nervous. I have more questions for the surgeon, but do feel like RNY is the best choice for me. I keep reading about how folks with the sleeve have more luck with a variety of foods and that sounds so appealing. Then I read blogs or posts about sleeve patients who run into trouble because they are still able to eat a wide(r) variety of foods. Maybe I shouldn't have that type of temptation, ya know?

The original reason why I said yes to RNY was because the surgeon's assistant said if you're prone to acid reflux, the sleeve is probably not a good choice. I've had reflux issues twice since I started the program in May. That got me to thinking (coupled with the opportunity to eat foods I would dump with having RNY) that the sleeve might be OK.

Today, as if my body knew I was going back and forth, I had reflux. I had way too many carbs and I was in some pain after lunch. Clear sign to me that I should stick with the RNY - I'm very susceptible to reflux.

So anyway I hope to hear from someone from the center soon about the request being sent to insurance. I had to wait for the report from the psychologist and they would be ready to roll. I was told approval varies from a few days to a few weeks. Once I am sure that they have submitted, I'll be calling the insurance company to check the status.

I have no idea what life will be like at a healthy weight, but I'm excited to find out.

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