First office visit!

Feb 07, 2017

So due to working on Thursday, I had to move my appointment and today was actually available!   

I could seriously scream from the rooftops because it went WAY better than I couldve ever expected!  Everyone at the office was SUPER nice and Dr Wilcox was so nice.  He basically told me that in 2009, he never wouldve encouraged me to do the lapband because I had too much to lose.  He said he wouldve probably talked me into the bypass from the beginning.  But that is way in my past so I have to push forward.  He said that my symptoms are definitely grounds to remove the band and that he would definitely revise me to the gastric bypass.  Those I was not concerned about at all.  I knew that I would have no trouble convincing him to revise me.

So the part I was worried about: One or two surgeries?  And would I need to do the preop stuff that I had to do in the past?

The GREAT news-----ONE surgery!  I have about two weeks stored in time paid off of work and I am accruing every pay.  So i could not really afford to have two surgeries so that was HUGE relief!  Then they told me that my insurance was no longer requiring the preop workup even with new patients.  She said that they MIGHT make me see a psychiatrist but she wouldnt know for sure until they try to put my stuff through.  That to me is small potatoes.  Bring it on!

The actual center requires me to do a dietian consult, which I am so ready for because I KNOW I need help with the dos and dont of the procedure.  So I made that appointment for next tuesday.

So I am basically just waiting for them to call me when they find out from the insurance company!!  So excited!  They made me feel so comfortable and like I am not a complete failure.  They told me that it is becoming so common for them to be removing Lapbands and revise them.  

So praying for a quick insurance situation because I am OVERLY ready!!!!

 Carrie

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