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Pre-op appt. completed, Dr. Bauman was not happy with the weight gain but since I had not gained more than were I was at the time of my Nut visit he is reluctantly pressing forward with my surgery.....I'm totally restricted from gaining another pound between now and my surgery date, I'm so fustrated with myself due to the fact that I should stay focused and not gained the add'l weight in the beginning....this journey is a hard one....but I'm in it to win it......Just wanted to give my OH friends an update.......

Well, I have been just preparing myself for my life changing procedure...I have continued exercising, doing protein shakes, and salads....it is hard but this is because I was not so disciplined and not focusing on changing my life style, and how I handled my daily and life issues, until being faced with the fact that I may cause my surgeon to postpone my procedure because of my weight gain, but like everything else this too is a process....I recognized that along with smoking and food I used them as my drug....to comfort my loneliness, pain, anxiety, worries and all those things that you just have to get through....I quite smoking 2 years December 29th, but changing my eating habits, and stop running towards my comfort foods has been the hardest battle to ever endure.....I want too, no I have too change....I do not want to go another year, no another month my current size so I have been working hard, praying and trying to refocuse myself towards this journey.....I'm praying minute by minute for the strength and I have not even had the procedure yet.....When we say journey this is truley a journey....OK, I had to vent and get all of this off of my chest....cause there would be no where else or no other people that would understand what I'm saying so THANKS OH for hearing and understanding......

I did not think that I would ever be saying this but I have a date, I'm scheduled for Surgery, 10/25/2007, I'm having a flood of emotions...nervous, excited, and anxious.....my husband  and boys are happy....already working on changing the lifestyle....working out in the mornings...it is no so bad if I can just get up and go, that is half the battle.....My mind is just from here to there and not able to really journal so until next time OH family........Blessings

Wow, this seem so funny, it is like this is not happening, I received a call today from my insurance company advising that I have approval....now, I just wait for a date....but to just know that I have finally received Approval is one big step closer....and I'm happy....I can say that this has been a good day....I'm Blessed....

Thanks for Listening.....

I 'm waiting on insurance approval, but it seems that things have been done differently than what I heard, or spoken with other patients have spoken of, there is a representative that I deal with only, that asked me a few questions, verified that all the requirements that were needed were done....and once everything is received, then it would be submitted to the doctor to approve...now I'm waiting on that to happen, and the nurses seem to be very aware of the process that has to be completed, so I really felt very good about this....she advised that she would be in communication with me through out the entire process, not just through the approval, but also through the surgery and post-op as well....which I think is new.  So, it seems that I'm so close but so far since my initial consultation it has been almost 7 months since the start, so  thought that this would have been completed by now, and I have gained weight as well, so now I have to mentally prepare myself as well as physically......so it is time for me to start my transformation.

OK, waiting on insurance approval is crazy, so again trying to be calm, and just wait for a answer...so how easy is that going to be, one good thing is that I will be preoccupied with getting my boys ready for school, and filling out papers so I probably will be so preoccupied that I will need some time....to relax and think about nothing.....

OK, I have to admit that I was a little discouraged, but I just went out on my surgeons website to see where I was in the process, and I saw that the box for submitting my stuff to insurance had been checked....My heart skipped a beat, I was like...this may actually happen for me....I'm praying that things are smooth sailing from this point on....I feel like I've been at this for a while...so too make another step forward is wonderful.....and to my OH fam, thanks so much for the encouraging words thus far...it is so comforting to know that there are people with you who understand your battle....I'm blessed....

Nothing New to report, I have become disguisted with my PCP's office, they failed to the Vit. D lab as listed on Dr. Baumans list of required work up which I gave to my PCP, and he did not complete this labs, low and behold it is 3 months later, and I'm waiting for the results, now two weeks out, I have called my PCP's assistant and she has not given me the information that I need, and never returns my call as she should....Now, I'm in the market for a new PCP, because I can not deal with them, and my PCP is so non chilant about my process anyway that I think I selected the wrong physician to continue with me on this journey....we need to be on the same page and we are not....I am so discouraged in this process that I am totally fustrated at this point......

I did contact Dr. Bauman's office to question the two items that was not checked in as received on their website.....one was done, and was checked off the other come to find out was not even completed by my PCP's office so it's back to the PCP's office I go....this is a little fustrating, I'm afraid that once I get that one item in that it is going to take Dr. Bauman another 2 weeks to signoff on it and then submit my file for approval....my husband says that all I think about is this procedure, I just want a date, so that I can really plan around it, because this is one of  the most important thing that I need to do for myself and I'm ready to make it happen......

Well, it has been about a month and no word on Dr. Bauman signing off on my paperwork, I guess this is a busy time for him....I'm hanging in trying to keep myself busy, and not focus so much on this journey....really trying not to gain any add'l wieght....so until next time