mrsbeng13
I finally have a date....yay!
Aug 31, 2009
I finally have my surgery. I am excited to say to say the least. The Nurse called today and offered me a date of 09/10/09 or 09/17/09. I wanted to go with 09.10.09 but if I did I would have had to go to the doctor this Wednesday 09.02.09 and I am already signed up for overtime at work and I did not want to mess that up so I chose 09.17.09 and I will be going to the doctors appointment 09.09.09 to do the chest xray, Barium swallow, and to see my surgeon and the rest of the team.This has been a long process but not really that long. If that makes sense. I started the process in November 08. I called to make an appointment for the seminar. I got a February 27th date. After the seminar I set up a consultation with the surgeon 03.09.09. The surgeon happened to be out of town and I had to go back 03.16.09. I got an appointment 03.25.09 with the psychiatrist (cleared). Had to take the Bariatrics 101 class with the Nut in the beginning of May and saw the Dietician (cleared) in the end of May. Saw the Nut again 06.24.09 (cleared). Information sent to insurance 06/25/09. Advised it might take up to 6 week. On 08.07.09 called insurance coordinator for update. Was advised they never received the fax. She refaxed 08.07.07. I was approved 08.11.09 and received the approval in the mail 08.15.09. I faxed the approval to the insurance coordinator 08.17.09. She faxed it to the Nurse Practitioner 08.18.09. I just got the call today 08.31.09 with my date of 09.17.09. I have a few extra gray hairs but am excited. I cannot wait to join the losers.
