I should have surgery in about 8 weeks!

Jul 22, 2009

I called the Doctor's office yesterday, and they've scheduled all my required tests and labs on the same day, August 20th.  I need a chest x-ray, EKG, pulmonary evaluation, and some blood work.  The nurse practitioner says she should have all the results by the following day, and will call me to schedule the pre-op with the surgeon, herself, and dietitian, and my surgery date for 3 weeks later at the same time.

I'm so excited!  This whole process has been a little frustrating, for the sole reason of the time involved.  I applied for case management on January 2nd (would have been January 1st if it wasn't a holiday, lol!) and didn't get an intake until the 15th.  Got the go ahead to start the process by losing 5% of my body weight (17 lbs) and lost it in only 39 days.

Had to wait 2 months for a mandatory "Info Session", and every step since then has taken at least a month on their part. They let me know what I need, and I immediately provide it, then wait another month.  Can't stand the waiting!  I realize they deal with a LOT of patients, but I'm only having ONE surgery, ya know?  This is a huge deal to me, and will change my life forever.  I just wish they felt even a fraction of how important this was to me.  Oh well, the end of Phase 1 is in sight, and soon I'll be moving through Phase 2 (post-op).  I can't wait. :)

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