DIANE H.

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Rita W. 24 years, 5 months ago

Diane, It is great to hear from you. I haven't visited this site in quite a while for several reasons. For one, it hurts alot to relive that time in my life, and two, I have been so busy with my disability case. I am sooo happy to hear of your excellent progress in your weight loss. I know you must fell like a new person. I have thought about you so much but, I figured you forgot about me by now. Just to let you know about my life lately....I have been aproved for disability. Plus they are giving me retroactive payments. This is an answered prayer. I was so worried for so long. I will be able to put braces on my oldest child and put money away for college. I was afraid I wasn't going to have any medical coverage for two years but, it turns out that I will get Medicare right away since they dated my disability beginning so far back. (You have to be on disability for 2 years before you are eligible for Medicare) The Lord has worked out everything for me. I have worried for nothing. I know what the Bible says about not worrrying about things, but sometimes you can't help it. Now my only concern is about affording my medications. When I was on Medicaid, my meds only costed me a copay. But now that I'm on Medicare, I'll have to pay for all my Meds. They are over 500.00 a month. I have quite a list of them. I'm trying to wean myself off of a few so that I won't have so many to take and to buy. I'm looking into getting some assistance with my medication, but that will take a little while to work through. Things are looking up for me. I have finally recieved my information package from Dr. Clements office. It took quite a while. I hear he has alot of new patients. Now, I have to fill out the info and send it to him and wait again. I have learned patience through the whole ordeal. I asked the Lord for patience and he gave it to me. Just not the way I wanted it. So be careful what you ask for. It really was good to hear from you. Thankyou for remembering me. I consider you my friend. I haven't given up on having surgery, but my family is cautious now. They got really scared when they found out why I couldn't have the surgery. So now they are afraid that I may not make it through it. They would rather have me here, than be skinny. But its not a matter of getting skinny for me, its getting healthy. I want to be a size that I can live with and be able to do things with my kids. I just want to live!!!!! Its worth the risk for me. Write me more on you. I want to know everything that is up with you. Update your site. I also want to see some before and now pictures. Keep me posted. God Bless you.

Laura M. 24 years, 6 months ago

Hello Diane, I finally made it on the other side. I came home Monday. It was quit a challange. First of all, with the lap surgery, they found a hernia, then the next day they found a leak, so I had to go back into surgery. All is well now, and I am finally doing pretty well walking around the house. Talk to you soon, call anytime....

Anna G. 24 years, 6 months ago

Diane: Sorry, I didn't make it to the meeting Saturday. My husband came home early Friday with a stomach virus and I woke up with it Saturday. Thought I had better stay home. I would love to have you call me and come see me while I am in the hospital if you can. Either my husband or my mother will be with me there. Hope all is well with you.

Anna G. 24 years, 6 months ago

Diane: I finally have another date for my surgery. It is going to be 10/23/01 at UAB by Dr. Clements. He will be doing the procedure open because of the liver problems and he is going to do a Tru-Cut needle biopsy of my liver at the same time. Please pray for me.

Laura M. 24 years, 6 months ago

Hello Diane, Thanks for your encourgement in my upcomming surgery date. I did try to call and e-mail back but both were unsuccessful. Hope all is well with you, keep in touch...

Anna G. 24 years, 6 months ago

Diane-- After pitching a fit and overstepping the receptionist I finally got to speak to Dr. Clements. I sent a letter with Linda Tillman when she went in for her surgery last Tuesday and she gave it to him. He called me within 30 minutes after receiving it and told me that he had spoken with Dr. Gary Abrams the hepatologist at UAB and he would be calling me soon with a new appointment to get me in sooner to see him so we could get on with my surgery process. My original appointment with Dr. Abrams was on 10/30/01 and I was going crazy knowing that I would have to wait five more weeks before anything could be done. I feel so much better now because Dr. Abrams office called this morning, Monday, and said they needed to see me in the office at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 4th. Maybe we will finally find out something. Please continue to pray for me. Buy the way, Linda did excellent with her surgery, was back home in two days and is up and doing GREAT. Talk, to you later. Hope all is well with you. How did your appointment go last Wednesday?

Anna G. 24 years, 7 months ago

Diane: I am so happy for you. This means that 49+ pounds are gone forever. As for me, the news just keeps getting worse. I have been in contact with Dr. Clements office several times and was told over three weeks ago that they was working to get me a referral to the hepatologist. Well, I finally took it as long as I could and called again this past Monday, only to be told that they had not received copies of my records from Carraway and that I still had not been entered into the UAB computer system. THREE WEEKS WASTED. Anyway, I lost it and cried for days. Later in the week I got a call saying that I had an appointment for 10/30/01, which means I have five more weeks to wait to know what the outcome might be and then will probably have trouble getting an appointment to see Dr. Clements to reschedule the surgery. I feel like I am fighting a loosing battle right now. My friend, Linda Tillman, is having her surgery on Tuesday at UAB by Dr. Clements, we started out on this venture together. She said that she wanted me to write down everything that I have been through during this time and give it to her. She is going to try to talk to Dr. Clements and give him the entire story. I just feel like I have been caught up in the move and lost, maybe no one will ever find me. Well, enough of that, before I start crying again. Let me know how your appointment goes on Wednesday. Hope to see you at the next support group meeting. Keep me in your prayers.

Anna G. 24 years, 7 months ago

Diane: I haven't heard from you in a while and was wondering how its going. Are you okay? When is your next doctor's appointment? I am still waiting for an appointment with the hepatologist that Dr. Clements will be referring me to see. According to Earlene at the office they never got a copy of my records from Carraway but I took care of that, called the hospital myself to see what the problem was and they faxed them over the very same day. Still waiting and getting very discouraged about the whole process.

Anna G. 24 years, 7 months ago

Diane: I listened for your name at the meeting Saturday but I figured that something had happened and you didn't get to come. It was really an informative meeting. The meeting is the second Saturday of each month at 3 p.m. at Medical Center East. Maybe you can come in October. I still have not heard anything from Dr. Clements, but apparently no one has. My friend who is waiting to get her surgery scheduled talked to the receptionist who told here they would be setting up appointments starting this coming week. I sure hope so. I thought that I was a very patient person, but this is really getting on my nerves now. I want to get this done ASAP. When do you have your next appointment with Dr. C?

Loretta C. 24 years, 7 months ago

Diane, I got a comment from you on my page and I just wanted to say Thankyou! I reckon you are as nervous and excited as I am, Tuesday the 11th will be here too quickly, but August is just around the bend! Everyone has told me that the first couple of days are the worst and from there on out it is wonderful! SO , I hope we both have that surgery that I just described! You will be in my thoughts and prayers! Goodluck!