Julie V.
Nov. 19th 2006
Nov 19, 2006
Wish me luck!!
November 14, 2006
Nov 13, 2006
I'm not quite sure what to do concerning my foot. All I can say is the foot that was operated on is..."ok".... not GREAT, but now my other foot is very painful. I can't walk much, a little at a time, so it make's a job like cleaning your house take sooooo much longer than it should. I really should go get the cortizone shot in it....but the pain of that shot in my heel was soo terrible.... I would rather have natural childbirth again, than go thru with another shot in my heel.
I am going to "Super Suppers" tomorrow & will be making all these take home meals for my family to eat while I'm recovering...so that will be a big help.
I guess thats it for now, .........p.s. I'm NOT nervous YET. :0)
Nov. 9, 2006
Nov 08, 2006
Nov. 9th ~ My 16th Anniversary ~ We are going out to dinner tonight for my "last supper" kinda meal. I don't want to eat heavy close to surgery.. 2 more weeks to go.. WOO HOO.
Oct. 27th, 2006
Oct 26, 2006
- I keep thinking I should be nervous or somthing.... But I'm not.. I have thought's of "what if" & I think about my 3 children not having there mommy around. Then I start praying & I know God wouldn't have gotten me this far, if I shouldn't have this surgery. So I am ready for this, I really can't wait to "Live" life again. Nov. 22nd, can't get here fast enough.
My WLS Blog
Oct 23, 2006
My surgeon is Dr Overcash
Oct. 20th, 2006
Oct 19, 2006
Oct. 20th, 2006 . APPROVED.... I did it... I got my letter today. The letter said they overturned there orignal decision & have approved me. OMG.. I am in total shock. My prayers have been answered. I will call Patrice from overcash's office Tuesday & hopefully get scheduled ASAP. Thank you LORD!!!!!!!!
October 3rd 2006
Sep 30, 2006
I have another sleep study, this one is where I stay into the next day & take naps. IDK why I'm doing this... I thought I had Sleep A... I have all the symptons. It this won't help me get approved I'm not sure why I am wasteing my time with this. I'm going to my new primary dr today & gonna swallow my pride & get put back on medication for my depression. I have been off of it for a year or so now & have gone back inside that dark lonley place. I never did find a good R.X they had me switching for years.. I'm not looking forward to the trial and error shit again.
I was hoping my foot would be 100% now but it's now. I still can't run or even walk very long, it feels like my ankle just gives out. & hurts.
So, not that I would rather be medicated, than lighter & healthier, maybe it will help me cope with all this shit in my life right now that just seems unbearable at the moment.
September 8, 2006
Sep 07, 2006
Sept. 12th 2006 Well I don't have sleep apena...such a dissappointment.. I was hoping that was the answer to why I'm so DAMN tired all the time. I have RLS (restless leg symdrone).
Aetna won' t approve me with my co morbs of Heel Spurs, Arthritus, Depression, GERD, Swelling of legs/feet, Painful Boils, were the skin rubs so much "I guess". Do they really want me to wait a few more years until my blood pressure gets too high, or I get diabeties, or sleep apena???????
Aetna is such a stress in my life right now.. I'm not kidding..I'm stressing so much over all this B.S. I have like itchy hives all over my body right now. Anyway enough of that... here's what I am waiting on now... Patrice from Overcash's office says O.C. will have to do a peer to peer now. She said she will check his schedule & get back with me....so who knows...he's a busy..busy man.
My foot is getting better each day..I'm off crutches, still going to psycial therpy 3 days a week.
I try to watch what I'm eating, but I am emotional eating like crazy right now...depression I'm guessing...My hope of being "Normal" again is fadeing after each road block in the insurance nightmare.
Sept. 17th: Pretty good weekend overall. Saturday I went to my neices 1st birthday party "pool side" yeah that sucked, but I went. Today we went to the lake & I watched my kids tubeing & jet sking, I love to watch my kids have fun..My dream is to be out there having fun with them, before they grow up.
I talked to Overcash's office & they told me he will do the peer to peer either (last) Friday or Tuesday, so I will hopefully get a call from Patrice Tuesday to let me know how things went.
Maybe this is what Aetna needs to kick them in the A$$ & approve me.
September 19th 2006 (my mom's 60th birthday) I called Patrice today to find out how the peer to peer went, there still denying me because of my BMI going under 40 in the past 5 years & none of there listed co morbs. I dont really think there is much else I can do. Patrice said Overcash is deciding which way to go about getting me approved, maybe she just said that so I won't give up hope....which at this moment I have. She told me to check into the laywer on this site, which I wouldnt mind, if I was guarenteed approval, I just can't keep pissing $$ down the drain at this time. I have put alot of $$ into this whole thing for the past year & my husband is very upset about the whole $$ issue. Looks like I have to go get a job ( I have only worked 2 out of the last 12 years..so good luck finding one) & forget about my dream for now.
September 22, 2006 Patrice called me yesterday & said there was nothing else they can do from there end. I wish I had the $$ to hire a laywer, but with 3 kids & 1 income, thats not gonna happen. I sent in my external review papers to Aetna today, so we will see how that goes. I HATE BEING FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aug. 4th 2006
Aug 03, 2006
******** August 7th 2006. I got my 3rd DENIED letter today. Now they are only saying the reason is because of my past 5 years weight. I am going to a sleep DR on the 16th & I will find out then if I have Sleep Apena, if I do I'm hoping I can re summit & be approved, seeing if can drop down to a BMI of 35 if I have Sleep. A.
LORD PLEASE HELP ME !!!! I am gaining weight because I havent been active or able to walk much at all for months. I don't want to get any bigger :0(
Also Heel Spur Foot Sugery is this Thursday.. Please pray for me..
It's Aug. 28th 2006, I had foot sugery 18 days ago. I just got my "boot" today to help me start weening myself off the crutches. The boot is huge & goes up to my knee..it sucks...I feel so off balanced when I walk with it. Anyway I will be happy to get walking again, I have gained 4 lbs in the past 18 days of sitting on my butt watching tv. I'm trying to get out of this depressing slump..but it's so hard, especially when I look at my nasty house (which has been cleaned by my kids for 18 days, so yeah it's gross) My husband took a week off to "help" me, but hasnt done a thing except play his WoW computer game. {Don't get me started with him } Good news is I got my sleep study done 3 days ago, which wasnt bad at all, I quite enjoyed getting out of my house for the night..LOL. I don't have the official results yet, but the nurse say there were times I stopped breathing during the night, but that was all she could say. So my hopes are up that I have sleep apena, which is my last & only hope of being approved after 3 DENIED letters.
June 15, 2006
Jun 14, 2006
Well it's July 17th 2006. I received my DENIAL letter from my 1st appeal. It says because my BMI dropped to 37 a couple years ago that I havent been fat enough, long enough. & My idiot PCP apparently didnt fill out my 6 month's of visits correct, so I have to do that ALL OVER AGAIN. I did find a new PCP who has done this before & knows what he's doing. So looks like I got another 6 months to go thru again before I can re summit. My Life SUCKS so bad right now :0( BTW ~ I HATE AETNA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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