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Boy, have I benn away a while or what?  Let me catch you up briefly on what has been going on.  I've been to all of my doctor's visit except for the Endoscopy.  The sleep study proved I have a severe case of Sleep Apnea and I now have to sleep with an oxygen mask (that really sucks).  This caused my clinic to submit my paperwork to the insurance company immediately.  I got a letter from the clinic on a Friday and that following Friday I was called informed by Ms. Debbie that I WAS APPROVED. 
I can not tell you how extactic I was and still am.  I had really began to loose hope and having second doubts thinking maybe this was not the right decision for me.  HAH!!!  I am READY...well I'm excited but for some strange reason, I also feel a little nervous.  I told my boss I may need use my STD to go on leave for about 4-6 weeks (depending on what Dr. J says) and he was supportive but asked me to wait until the end of Sptember.  I'm thinking thats too long to anticipate.  NE way.  I have an appointment Tues. to have the Endoscopy done (I am dreading that) and then I can tenatively schedule my surgery.  Overall I am excited and really looking forward to this WLS.  I will touch back to let you know the date I chose.  Toodle lu

Wow!!!...I think I made an excellent decision chosing the right Doctor.  Dr. Jayakamur is the best.  I had soooooo many questions and he did not mind answering every last one of them.  He is very sweet and informative.  He also has a great staff,  even Joe was much more friendlier and very helpful today (so she was having a bad day).  I am really looking forward to having WLS again now that I got a chance to meet my Dr.  He explained what to expect before, during and after.  The only thing I'm looking forward to after is loosing this weight.  Not eating for almost a year has not aroused me a bit.lol...   The doctor said I may need a tummy tuck when this is all over and even suggested my insurance might cover it if deemed medically necessary.  Great!  I was able to set my appointments up for 3 tests:
Psychological Exam-March 20th, 2007 11am-$125
Nutritionist- Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 12pm-$50 
Sleep Study-Thursday, March 29th, 2007-insurance covers
All is coming along.  My only concern is how many denials I'll get before I get the approval...and truss me I WILL get approved. 

I'm beginning to be numb about all of this (is that normal?).  Not that I'm not excited because I am but I just don't want to be dissappointed if I get denied (which I really don't think I will) and there is always that possibility.  I'm also getting mixed reactions from close friends and family members who I have told about my WLS.  It kinda makes me feel I should have kept this to myself but you do look for support from the ones you love...why do they always seem to be the ones that care the less?  I guess you could say I prepare for self for a let down just to protect my own feelings in case things don't go as expected.  NE way I go to my next appointment for 1pm today.  Joe told me to plan to be at the doctor's office all day tomorrow.  She said I have to watch a couple of videos and actually meet with Dr. Jayakumar for a complete consultation.  I heard he is a bed-side type doctor.  That really helps.  I do need to feel comforable with the person I will soon have to trust with my life.  I hope that everything goes well tomorrow.  I'll post when I return...til then...

I went to my first visit today for WLS.  The nurse (Joe) who saw me to do my paperwork and diet regimen history was not very informative aside from what I asked her.  She seemed a little daized if you ask me.  Lets just hope she was having a bad day.  I  still felt comfortable though because the office was immaculate in design as well as serenity.  Its in a quaint little corner of the city ducked off on a side street and in a middle-class area.  In addition, the first person I initially spoke with over the phone at Neweigh (Ms. Debbie) was very nice, empathetic, informative and she made me feel like I had made the right decision by deciding to go through with WLS as well as chosing their clinc to do it .  I guess this helped me over look Joe's nonchalant attitude.  Nevertheless, I found out I weighed much more than what I thought I did considering I have not been to see a PCP since before Hurricane Katrina.  When the scaled reached 267lbs I could have just jumped on the surgery table then...lol.  I was thinking 245lbs max.  I even told Ms. Debbie in our initial conversation over the phone that I think I may weigh 234 since I wasnt sure.  Next appointment Thurs