Katie L.
Hi there...My name is Katie & I am 21 years old. I have been overweight for as long as I can remember and I am ready to change. I am married to the most wonderful man Jason and we have a beautiful daughter named Addison. I never thought I would consider WLS but I know that it is the only that will save my life. This website is amazing & it has helped me so much.
*July 14th, 2006*
I went to my PCP today to get a referral. Everything went great, he is sending the referral with no problems. I weighed more there than I do at home which sucks but it made my BMI 43 which is guess is kinda good. I have this huge fear that the my PCP or bariatric surgeon would say I wasn't heavy enough. Isn't that crazy?! I have always thought I was bigger than everyone else and now I might have someone tell me that I don't weight enough !?! That didn't happen thankfully :) He is sending the referral on Aug. 1st because thats when my insurance kicks in. I go in for blood tests on Aug. 1st as well. I have my consult scheduled with Dr. Newhoff on July 20th...I can't wait !!
*August 4th, 2006*
I had my group consult with Dr. Newhoff on July 20th. It went really great, I really like Dr. Newhoff. He seems like he really knows what he is doing & I trust him. I think I am going to have my one on one with Dr. Simon though. He does LAP & I am interested in seeing if I am a candidate for LAP. The only bummer from the consult was that they gave us print outs for our insurance requirements & mine requires a 6 month doc. supervised diet & proof of 5 years of morbid obesity...I have been overweight my whole life but I don't know if I have been morbidly obese for the last 5 years. I am going to see my PCP on the 10th to talk to him about everything.
*August 10th, 2006*
I talked to Shawn yesterday at Dr. Simon's office. He is really nice & really helpful. He said they have received my packet & I should call next week to schedule my one on one with Dr. Simon. I am going to see my PCP today to see about the whole 6 month diet/5 years of morbib obesity thing. I'll let you know how it goes :)
*August 16th, 2006*
I went and had my blood work done yesterday. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would of been. They only took 2 vials which wasn't bad at all. I called Dr. Simon's office today to schedule my one on one with him & they scheduled it for October 12th. I was kinda disappointed because Shawn made it seem like they could get me in earlier. ( Dr. Simon isn't contracted with Mercy Care but Shawn said that I could still have my one on one with him before he was contracted) So now I will wait :( It's ok because that will give me more time for the 6-month diet.
*August 23rd, 2006*
WAHOO!!! (no, i haven't got approved yet :) ) Shawn called me today from Dr. Simon's & said that he doesn't think that Dr. Simon is going to be contracted with Mercy Care for atleast 2 months but it could take up to 4+, so I decided to go with Dr. Newhoff. He is an amazing surgeon and I totally trust him so I feel very confident in my decision. The wonderful news is that my one on one is NEXT TUESDAY!! WAHOO!! It went from October `12 to August 29th, I am so happy :) :) :) I can't wait :) I'll let ya know how it goes!
*August 31st, 2006*
I had my one on one with Dr. Newhoff on Tuesday. It went really well. He is a very nice man who knows what he is doing. It was really casual, Jason & I met with him in his office and went over my chart. He asked me questions & then I was able to ask him questions. I was curious about my gall bladder & I decided that I am going to have it taken out. We also discussed future pregencies and he recommends waiting a year to 18 months. So now I just need to finish my 6 month diet (blah) and have my pysch evaluation & then I can turn in my criteria & submit it to the insurance.
I have been thinking lately about my list of things I want to do after surgery so here goes:
*Feel like the hot mama Jason tells me I am
*Be able to play on the ground with Addison & not almost pass out trying to get up
*Buy clothes some where other than Lane Bryant (the only place I have shopped since sophomore year!!)
*Shop at Victoria's Secret for the first time EVER
*Cross my legs
*Wear my anniversary band Jason bought me
*Have Jason pick & me not think "oh my God, I'm gonna kill this poor guy!"
*Run a marathon
*Go skydiving
*Go to the beach & be proud of my body
*Have some from my past recognize me & say "dang girl, you look good!"
*Be able to sleep with out my body aching during the night
*Have a normal size bath towel fit around me
*Not have my stomach touch my thighs when I sit down (ew.)
*Not be so FLIPPIN' hot all the dang time
*September 5th, 2006*
I met with Dr. Duke today for my monthly check up. So, the girl weighs me & I see her put it on 200 & I think "nope, gotta go to 250" and then she put it on 250 & it still wasn't high enough! She put it on 300 and as I was about to pass out, she moved it back to 250 and rounded it up to 299...I alomst weigh 300 pounds. Holy.freakin.crap. Last appointment (1 month ago) they weighed me at 272 and I was like "cool, I don't need to stress too much over losing weight because I am 6 pounds away from being under 40 BMI" yah, well that wasn't the case. They weighed me wrong so I ate a little extravagantly & I have now really paid the price. Anyways, he wrote me a prescription for a appetite suppressant but he doesn't want me to actually take. It will help look better for insurance approval. I start work on Monday so I am not sure then next time I will be able to see him but it will be sometime during October. So thats where we are with that :)
*November 28th, 206*
ok so a lot has happened since I last posted. I went back to work on 9/11 & I LOVE my job. The team I work with is amazing & I really enjoy what I do. Things have changed in WLS part of my life as well. I found out that Dr. Newhoff is retiring so I am going to the seminar for Dr, Juarez on Dec. 15th. I also have my one on one scheduled with him for Jan. 5th as well. I am SO excited! I also am switching insurance ( I will have United Healthcare) I met a very nice lady through the OH AZ board who has the same insurance as I do (we work at the same place) & she has answered so many of my questions!! If you are reading this Jinnifer, know you have helped me out so much! Thank you! I will let you know how the seminar goes!!
