Patience is a Virtue...

Apr 04, 2009

...I keep reminding myself.

I completed the pschological exam and nutritional evaluation, and according to the "insurance lady" at the dr. office, as soon as she gets the report from the NUT she'll have everything she needs to submit to the insurance company.   She thought she would have everything by Friday (two days ago) and she'd call me when she got it sent off.  I didn't hear from her, so I'm hoping on the side of she just didn't get around to calling me yet rather than she hasn't sent it off yet  : )  She also thinks we should have an answer back in about a week after she sends it off, so that's pretty awesome.  Next step is a 4-hour pre-op/nutrition class on 4/13.  Maybe by then we will have an answer back from the insurance company and I can get scheduled!!  I am praying so hard for the first week of May, or even second week, so I can still get it done before vacation (6/18-7/4) and have time to heal and adjust.

I've made a couple changes while I'm waiting.  First, I stopped drinking coffee.  I've never been a big coffee drinker, but did find that I came to like that little boost in the a.m. and again in the afternoon.  I didn't suffer greatly from caffeine withdrawals, but did have a bit of a headache for a few days.  I'm still drinking regular tea, and will cut that out as soon as I pick up some decaf at the store.  (Forgot it when I went shopping yesterday!)  My second change was cutting out sugar and white flour.  WOW, that was harder than caffeine withdrawal.  But I'm sitting here drinking a bottle of water this morning and not feeling too bad about it.  : )

I find that every time now I'm eating, I sort of push aside the amount of food I think is a half cup to visualize what my new portion will be.  All I can say is, thank goodness I'll have a band to help me be able to eat that little!   I think it's going to be hard to get used to not  drinking during meals.  But like everyone else, I'm sure I'll manage.

I'm off now to enjoy a warm, sunny Sunday... and to practice patience. 

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