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Friday I had an appointment with Dr Oliak and he only ordered blood work, so I could have surgery as soon as 12/26!  I talked to my boss yesterday and we decided the best time would be on 1/7/08.  What a way to start the new year!  Even though I kind of wanted it done before I had to start a new deductable for insurance, I am so happy that I actually having the surgery.  I am blessed.  I know that I will be on my way to a healthier and better looking me.  I started slim fast yesterday.  I took the dr's advise with loosing some weight before surgery.  I don't want a "fatty liver" getting in the way when the Dr is in there trying to put the band on.  But let's be honest...I will be having eating on Christmas!  I HAVE to have my tamales on Christmas morning!  But I think if I behave the rest of the next 3 weeks I will be able to loose some weight!  It is just counttime now!

Last week I lost 1.8 pounds and I worked out 3 times during the week.  The eating is where I have problems with.  I just don't want to eat what is right for me!!  This week so far I am doing better.  I am remembering to bring my breakfast every day.  I even worked out on the weekend, both Saturday and Sunday.  I know that if I had the band already, it would help me with the eating.  Still waiting on the insurance.  But at long as I am going to WW every week to log my progress, I know this is what the insurance wants...and the Dr will sign off on it.  We will see what my progress will be this week.  I am going to try harder with my eating this week...definately no fast food this week!

Yesterday was the 1st day of my 6 month journey.  I recieved a letter from my insurance that states they need more "clinical" information on me.  What does that mean!?!  I called the insurance, and of course they do not know and they would only talk to the provider.  So I called my dr office and asked if they could call.  The office girl did and got back to me and said they have not assigned a nurse to my case at the insurance yet, so they do not know what else they need in order to approve my surgery.
I feel like giving up!  I did read on my insurance website that according the the pre-req for the surgery, they need a 6 month dr supervised weight loss program.  The programs I have done in the past were only 3 months, and they were not consecutive.  And only one was dr supervised.
So if it is a 6 month dr supervised program that they want, they will get it!  I went to my primary physician to discuss with her and she said she will follow my progress month to month.  She wants me to join Weight Watchers, which will give me a weekly process of my weight and I need to take that back to her for her to notate on my "clinical" file.
I also started back at the gym yesterday and signed back up with my trainer, which will be another person to get me back on track.
I decided I will still go to the support groups where I will end up getting the surgery.  Even though I will be secretly envious that they have already had the surgery!  I will try to keep a positive attitude

10/26/07
Ok...I finally got the nurse to send the paperwork onto the insurance on Tuesday.  And since one of the nurse's at the office told me to "bug" the insurance to get quicker approval, that's just what I did today!  I called the insurance company, and they did verify they have my file....but the guy told me they are requesting more "clinical info" from my dr.  What does "clinical info" mean???? And the guy on the phone could not tell me either, nor could he give me a fax copy of the letter that was sent back to my Dr.  UGH!!!!  So I called the Dr office and spoke with the girl in charge.  She told me she will be calling the insurance to see what they are talking about...I hope she can get a better answer than me.  Until then I will wait until Monday to get another update...I just HATE this waiting business...it is very defeating.  Especially since I have made up my mind to have this procudure and I keep getting roadblocks.  I need to have the surgery by the 2nd week of December because we have a "black out" period at my work.  Which means noone is allowed to take time off from the 2nd week of December until the last week of Febuary...which I did not want to wait that long!
Until then, just waiting! and reading all the blogs...when I feel like noone understands me, I can always find a blog that cheers me up and I see so many success's and people like me that are on their journey's themselves.