kmc_78
Time For An Update
Mar 11, 2008
Hello all. Well, the last time I posted I was talking about seeing if I could get my two required pre-op tests done at Barix. Well, I called several times, but never received a call back.
Well, having to pay for this out of pocket, it's made me question myself. Just how hard have I actually tried? Have I REALLY tried? Sure, I've made attempts. Slim Fast, Thin & Healthy, going to the gym...lots of stuff. But each time I tried, I knew that I wasn't doing ALL that I could. So I'm on my own crusade. A crusade of me, I like to call it.
Back at the end of January, the 21 to be exact, my best friend and I decided that we were going to really make a go of this. She has had gastric bypass but has put on a few pounds and was having a hard time taking them back off. So since we're going on vacation together at the end of April..we decided we better get busy!
We are each others support system and we have our own diet plans. (If you'd like to know what we're doing, just send me a message, I'm more than happy to share!) But I'm very happy to announce that I've lost 23lbs since Jan. 21!! We'll be going in on Thursday to weigh in again, and I'm really anxious to see what the scale says this time around. I've been much more active, with the almost 2 feet of snow that we got, I've been shoveling a LOT! I know that there's a big difference. I'm already buying a size smaller shirt and my jeans are getting pretty loose, when before I had to pour myself into them.
Well, I'll keep updating my page with my results...just incase anybody actually reads this! hehehe
Well, having to pay for this out of pocket, it's made me question myself. Just how hard have I actually tried? Have I REALLY tried? Sure, I've made attempts. Slim Fast, Thin & Healthy, going to the gym...lots of stuff. But each time I tried, I knew that I wasn't doing ALL that I could. So I'm on my own crusade. A crusade of me, I like to call it.
Back at the end of January, the 21 to be exact, my best friend and I decided that we were going to really make a go of this. She has had gastric bypass but has put on a few pounds and was having a hard time taking them back off. So since we're going on vacation together at the end of April..we decided we better get busy!
We are each others support system and we have our own diet plans. (If you'd like to know what we're doing, just send me a message, I'm more than happy to share!) But I'm very happy to announce that I've lost 23lbs since Jan. 21!! We'll be going in on Thursday to weigh in again, and I'm really anxious to see what the scale says this time around. I've been much more active, with the almost 2 feet of snow that we got, I've been shoveling a LOT! I know that there's a big difference. I'm already buying a size smaller shirt and my jeans are getting pretty loose, when before I had to pour myself into them.
Well, I'll keep updating my page with my results...just incase anybody actually reads this! hehehe
A Small Bump In The Road
Jan 04, 2008
Hello and Happy New Year to all of you! I've not posted in a few months so I thought I'd bring you all up to date.
My finances have come though and I'll all set on the money front. I've run into a small snag though. We don't have insurance coverage and when I went to see my family doctor to get my pre-op testing done, she wouldn't see me because of that fact. Well, to say the very least, I was NOT a very happy camper. I won't rant and rave about it here though.
Well, my newest problem is that I'm having a hard time finding a doc that will see me that 1) is supportive of gastric bypass and 2) will accept me as a self pay patient. We're not on the medical card or anything, I had no idea that doctors wouldn't take on a patient that has decided to pay for their own medical care.
So, I've called Barix to see if I can just get my ECG done there. I think I can probably get the bloodwork done at LabCorp, since I have the order for it, they should just be able to fax the results down to Barix instead of my quack doctor. Problem is, I haven't heard back from them. I was hoping they would call me today, but no such luck. Rumor has it you have to stay on top of them sometimes. I don't want to be a pain in the rear, but I'm anxious. I want to really get into this process before I change my mind again.
Yes, I've changed my mind a few times about getting this done. When you've got to pay for the entire amount yourself and not just a small percentage...well...you can think of 25,500 other ways to spend that money. So right now I'm on all ready to go, and would like to get my PAT's scheduled while I'm in this mindset. I'd love to be down 100lbs come July or August. That would just be absoutely amazing, and honestly, completely unimaginable.
So wish me luck that Yolanda calls me back soon!!!! I'm ready to get this ball rollin!
My finances have come though and I'll all set on the money front. I've run into a small snag though. We don't have insurance coverage and when I went to see my family doctor to get my pre-op testing done, she wouldn't see me because of that fact. Well, to say the very least, I was NOT a very happy camper. I won't rant and rave about it here though.
Well, my newest problem is that I'm having a hard time finding a doc that will see me that 1) is supportive of gastric bypass and 2) will accept me as a self pay patient. We're not on the medical card or anything, I had no idea that doctors wouldn't take on a patient that has decided to pay for their own medical care.
So, I've called Barix to see if I can just get my ECG done there. I think I can probably get the bloodwork done at LabCorp, since I have the order for it, they should just be able to fax the results down to Barix instead of my quack doctor. Problem is, I haven't heard back from them. I was hoping they would call me today, but no such luck. Rumor has it you have to stay on top of them sometimes. I don't want to be a pain in the rear, but I'm anxious. I want to really get into this process before I change my mind again.
Yes, I've changed my mind a few times about getting this done. When you've got to pay for the entire amount yourself and not just a small percentage...well...you can think of 25,500 other ways to spend that money. So right now I'm on all ready to go, and would like to get my PAT's scheduled while I'm in this mindset. I'd love to be down 100lbs come July or August. That would just be absoutely amazing, and honestly, completely unimaginable.
So wish me luck that Yolanda calls me back soon!!!! I'm ready to get this ball rollin!
APPROVED!! YAY!!!
Oct 30, 2007
Well my consult at Barix Clinics was a big success! I'm very pleased. I have to get my bloodwork done and have an EKG then we're all set. Just gotta wait on the finances to get in order. It's almost been to simple this time around. Every time before I'd get my hopes up only to be shot down by insurance. I keep waiting for that to happen this time....but it won't. Yay!! But I have one concern...although I really liked the surgeon that I met with, I looked him up on here and it seems he doesn't have much experience. His percentage rates are all real good, and all of his specific training has been done in bariatric surgery. Just kinda scares me a bit, ya know? But I'm sure everything will be fine...and by the time my surgery comes around, he'll have more under his belt, I'm sure. I'm gonna leave it in Gods hands...He wouldn't have sent me to a quack surgeon, I'm sure!
Almost Consult Time!!
Oct 25, 2007
So let me just say that I thought that Monday would NEVER get here. Although it isn't YET, it will be soon! I'm soooo excited! I'm still having trouble with paying for it out of pocket, cause that is a ton of money. I just have to keep reminding myself that I'm not spending this money on only myself, it's for all of us. And this little girl of mine is one of the biggest reasons that I'm doing it. We took her trick or treating tonight, and I barely made it around the block. I missed out on all the fun because my back and knees couldn't handle the extra walking to take her up to each house. So thank God for Kristin, my best friend, she helped me out. But just think...hopefully by this time next year I'll be running around that block and my daughter won't be able to keep up with me!
Made The First Call!
Oct 08, 2007
Well I did it. I made that first call and got my consultation scheduled! I'll be going to Barix Clinics in Columbus, Ohio on October 29 at 1:00. So yay!! I'm excited, can ya tell?? It's just really weird when you dream of something for over six years and the dream is finally coming true.....wow. That's all I can say! God is good!
My Final Decision
Oct 06, 2007
My best friend Kristin came over yesterday and we chatted about a number of different things. One of those being the death of my father in June and the inheritance check that would be arriving when the estate closed. We just talked about how when you're set to recieve that sort of money, it's good to have some sort of plan as to what you're going to do with it so you don't blow it.
Well, as we talked, she mentioned that this would be the perfect opportunity for me to have my surgery. See, my husband lost his job back in May of this year and with it our insurance coverage. Which didn't matter toooo much since our plan doesn't cover anything to do with wls. I mean, it stinks that we have no secure income or insurance, but pertaining to wls, it didn't matter.
So after talking about how unhappy I've become and how much I've noticed my health declining she tried convincing me that I should pay for the surgery myself. I just have a really hard time dropping that kind of money on myself. But the I just think, it's not just for myself. A healthy, happy Mommy makes for a healthy, happy family. "Dropping" that kind of money on myself would mean dropping that kind of money on the security of my family. I lost my Mom when I was 19 to cancer. I don't plan on leaving my daughter any time soon. But if I don't do something about this soon, that's exactly what's going to happen.
I'm at my highest weight I've ever been, somewhere around 450. And it's time. It's time for me to take care of myself, nobody else can do it for me. So I have no idea when Dads estate is going to close, but I thought maybe I could go ahead and get a consult scheduled and get any pre-op testing out of the way. So when the estate does close, all that stuff will be out of the way. My only problem would be if they make me pre-pay. That might be an issue. Time will tell though.
So wish me luck that all this goes smoothly. I can see myself backing out of this fairly easily if I hit a snag cause I can think of a million other ways to spend twenty five grand.
Well, as we talked, she mentioned that this would be the perfect opportunity for me to have my surgery. See, my husband lost his job back in May of this year and with it our insurance coverage. Which didn't matter toooo much since our plan doesn't cover anything to do with wls. I mean, it stinks that we have no secure income or insurance, but pertaining to wls, it didn't matter.
So after talking about how unhappy I've become and how much I've noticed my health declining she tried convincing me that I should pay for the surgery myself. I just have a really hard time dropping that kind of money on myself. But the I just think, it's not just for myself. A healthy, happy Mommy makes for a healthy, happy family. "Dropping" that kind of money on myself would mean dropping that kind of money on the security of my family. I lost my Mom when I was 19 to cancer. I don't plan on leaving my daughter any time soon. But if I don't do something about this soon, that's exactly what's going to happen.
I'm at my highest weight I've ever been, somewhere around 450. And it's time. It's time for me to take care of myself, nobody else can do it for me. So I have no idea when Dads estate is going to close, but I thought maybe I could go ahead and get a consult scheduled and get any pre-op testing out of the way. So when the estate does close, all that stuff will be out of the way. My only problem would be if they make me pre-pay. That might be an issue. Time will tell though.
So wish me luck that all this goes smoothly. I can see myself backing out of this fairly easily if I hit a snag cause I can think of a million other ways to spend twenty five grand.
