A lot to Update You on!!!!

Sep 01, 2007

Hello!!! I haven't updated in a long minute. Well I have some exciting news. Let me start out by saying that I am approved. I The packet was faxed on Friday and I called Monday to verify if I was approved and they said they hadn't received it. I called Tuesday to verify if they had received it and was told that I was approved Monday afternoon. I was so excited I started to cry! GOD is GOOD.  Every since I turned my life over to him and put him first I have been blessed. If I were to never receive another blessing I couldn't complain. I would have to be thankful for everything he has blessed me with. I woke up this morning that was yet another blessing. Well let me update you on work I was asked to come to Ireland to fill in for a week. I accepted. Well I accepted but didn't have a passport. We applied for a passport on Friday it was here the next Thursday. I am excited. I have never been out of the country. I also have a date for surgery. I am have LapBand surgery on Oct. 3rd. I am so excited. Thank you and Glory be to God my savior. Well that is it for now. I will holla later and keep you posted!!!!


My First Visit To Meet the Surgeon

Aug 10, 2007

 It went GREAT and he's fantastic. I really like him. He made me feel extremely comfortable. He told me I will probably start preop in about 4 to 6 weeks. He said it takes about 2 weeks for him to send the paperwork off about 2 weeks for United Healthcare to respond. His office manager told me I was the perfect patient. I came in with everything they were going to ask me to go and get and schedule another appointment. I gave him everything he would ask for on the second visit. So I won't see him again until after insurance approval. It will be approved!!!!! i know this. He said he was sure we wouldn't have any problems... He was GREAT!!!!! Office manager GREAT!!!!! 


A update is better than no update

Aug 05, 2007

Today I got up and went to Sunday school and church. It was good. I have no new updates as it is the weekend. I will have a update for sure on Friday. It is my first meeting with my surgeon. Hopefully that will get this ball to rolling. This seems like a very long process. I guess I have no patience. Patience is a virtue. I just need to keep telling myself that.


A Great UpDate!!!!! Yay Thank

Aug 01, 2007

08/01/07

This is my second update today. The reason for the second update is United Health has called and told me that MY GAP COVERAGE IS COVERED. It took them 3 business days to do that. I have called them everyday but I have prayed about it everyday also. I am so excited and happy about this move 1 step forward in my new journey!




Just a Update

Aug 01, 2007

08/01/2007

I have not been updating daily because there has been no change. I called the insurance company to very if the gap coverage was approved and she said that it is being worked. She said to call back in 3-4 days. Which guess what I will be doing in 3 days.... Calling United Healthcare. I have to say since I have prayed about it I am at ease about the situation. It is in the Almighty's hands and that is the best place for it to be. I will update again shortly. I have been extremely busy lately. But I need to keep up this blog so that I can look back at this journey and see how far the Lord has bought me. Well till later. Love OH and BAF!!!!


Just a Sunday Update!!!!

Jul 29, 2007

07/29/2007

Today is Sunday. I got up went to church and had a wonderful time at church. One of my best friends came to get the word with me today. My regular pastor, Pastor Mays wasn't in today but the pastor who did the sermon did a wonderful job. We went to Chili's after church. I guess I am enjoying what I can because I know what will happen after surgery... I am just sooooooooo ready to have the surgery!!!! I just want to get the ball rolling. It is started but moving very very slowly! Well I just wanted to give an update! 



Just a update

Jul 27, 2007

07/27/2007


Today I faxed my info to the new surgeons office manager. She was much more helpful than the other office that I was dealing with. I have already gotten further than with the other office. You should research, research, and research some more. I don't really have much to report tonight. If you are new to the site reading my post you should really check out BAF(Bariatric African American Forurm). Well today not much to report. Will keep you posted.


Update For Today!!!! Going Good!!!!

Jul 26, 2007

07/26/2007

Today I decided to change doctors. One because the doctor's office I originally chose wanted to charge me for everything and then some. There are no doctors in my immediate area that accept United Healthcare. The 1st doctor I chose she was in my network but the practice that she worked for wasn't in the network. So I called my insurance to get network gap coverage. Well even though I was going to get gap coverage which means they would be paid in network price(this is a good thing for the doctor). She was like the $1000 has nothing to do with what the insurance is paying. It has to do with you being out of network. Well I accepted that and put the $1000 away. Then I call them yesterday and they tell me that the 1st visit isn't covered either. So the lady tells me I would have to pay anywhere from $220 to $450. That one was a hard one to swallow on top of the $1000.Mind you I don't have a grand just laying around the house. So I most definitely don't have another $500 to put up. So i did a post last night on BAF and got a lot of good info and put some it to use today. I located another doctor. Dr. Sashidhar Ganta. I called his office and got some info. They told me even they were not in network with United Healthcare if I got the network gap coverage they would see me for my co-pay of $20 and we would go from there. I got a lot of prayers last night from BAF. Look what your prayers did. This is truly a family I am happy to be apart of. So I now have an appointment with the Surgeon on August 10th. I am so blessed and happy. GOD is Good!!!!! Thanks BAF!!!! I will keep you posted 


How many more charges:(

Jul 25, 2007

07/25/2007

Well I called the surgeons office today. She was like you will need Network Gap Coverage! I had already called and checked on it. Then she decided to tell me that the first visit wouldn't be covered. She said it could be anywhere from $200 to $450. I honestly don't have a extra $450 laying around the house. I am a single mom of 2. So money is tight. But I have prayed on it and I know it will work out. I have an appointment with the surgeons office on August 8th. I am going to have to reschedule for the following Wednesday so that I can have the money. I already see that you have to do a lot of calling and verifying. The Lord will see me through this. It is going to be a battle but I feel that it will all be worth it in the end. And oh by the way I have to pay a $1000 to the doctor a week prior to the actual surgery. All of these little cost keep popping up. But you know what I am not worried. This surgery will happen no ifs and or buts about it. Well let me stop rambling. I said I wanted to do a daily post. I wasn't going to post today I felt a little defeated and discouraged but I am speaking this surgery into existence!!!!!!


Me Just venting and Rambling

Jul 24, 2007

Hello All, 

07/24/07

Today is another day of waiting. Not much going on. I have actually decided to try to watch what I eat. Since deciding to have the surgery I have been eating like crazy. I have decided to walk 3 days a week and watch what I eat until I hear from the surgeon and his staff. I keep hearing you don't need the surgery. Have you tried weight watchers, have you tried this or that. I want to tell them HELL YEAH I have tried any and everything. WTF. I am determined to have the surgery. I am extremely serious about this. I am extremely impressed by this site and even more impressed with BAF. This weight thing is big. I am 5'6 265 lbs. I would like to weigh 160. So I am trying to lose 108 lbs. My sons are like why are you having surgery? I am like I am doing it to be healthy. My 15 year old is like nope you are trying to get SUPER FINE. I was like boy shut up. I was like I know I am fine but I want to be healthy. I want to just be me again. I am now going to give you some insight about me. Me and my mom have a love hate relationship. She is the type of mom that wants you to need her and if you don't need her she tries to make you need her. I am a very independent person. I learned that at a early age. We started out living with my grandmother. Then my mom got a boyfriend he was nice but we moved in with him and his mom, and his brothers. He had a brother that was about my age. We were friends we walked to school together and all of that. He was kinda like a big brother. Then he had a older brother that always had friends over. Well they were grown 20+. Needless to say one of the friends well he did somethings. I have never told my mom to this day. My life kinda became survival of the fittest. I think I kinda hold a grudge because she didn't know what was going on. I have a sister and as long as she needs my mom she is the favorite. But I am grown and I can take care of me and my boys. I have control of most of my life. But the part that I don't have control over is the weight. I am going to have control because I am taking control. I don't know why I like writing on this blog. I use to write all the time but that has since changed and it seems this site allows me to put my feelings on paper again. Well there will daily updates on the blog sometimes maybe even :) This is a great way to vent. I am single and I have a love hate relationship with being single. At times I am like I don't need a man I want a man. Well the reality is I want to be loved by someone of the opposite sex. I want them to be in my corner as well as me being in their corner. Well let me stop! I Will pick up later. I am getting ready for a meeting at work.


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Pflugerville, TX
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10/03/2007
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Jul 18, 2007
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A lot to Update You on!!!!
My First Visit To Meet the Surgeon
A update is better than no update
A Great UpDate!!!!! Yay Thank
Just a Update
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Update For Today!!!! Going Good!!!!
How many more charges:(
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