KingOfClayton
I’m 39-years old , 5’7, 304 lbs. and I’ve been looking into the surgery for about a year and a-half. But my process was delayed due to my need for neck surgery (ACDF or anterior cervical disc fusion (c3-c7)). I am still suffering nerve pain and I have some disc compression of my back (l4 and l5). My surgeon suggested that if I lost a significant amount of weight that the pressure that I’m feeling could be reduced. I don’t know if I am a typical patient; I didn’t have a weight problem until my late 20s. Then the weight seemed to add on as each year passed. If it wasn’t for the fact that I had the experience of watching my wife go through the surgery (laprascopic roux-en-y) and then later on, she suffered some complications, I would not have had the courage to go through it, myself.
I researched into some NC surgeons and I chose Dr. Paul Enochs. The more time that I have to think about the surgery, the more time I have to second guess myself. At this point, all my tests are completed; just waiting on the results to be submitted to insurance. I spoke with Wendy, Dr. Enochs medical coordinator, last week and she told me that on Friday, she would be submitting things to my insurance. Today is Monday, and I called to make sure that all my paperwork was received and ready for submission and to my surprise, Wendy was no longer employed at Surgical Specialists of NC. I spoke to Angelica, the new medical coordinator, to explain who I was as a patient and where I was in the process, she stated that she would look into things and get back with me. Later this afternoon, I received a phone call from the coordinator to say that she was waiting on the psych evaluation. After calling the psychiatrist, she was informed that she would get the evaluation on Tuesday. After the evaluation is received, Angelica said she would submit the paperwork to insurance. So now I get to participate in the waiting game…wish me luck.
