Danielle P.
so pissy
Mar 22, 2009
so again i went MIA for awhile but i'm back. when i was at my consultation with dr. roslin he asked why i was on so many meds and i said headaches, which i got often for several years. and he said i need to go to an eye doctor and see if i have pseudo tumor cerebri. guess what? i did have it. two years being on horrible medication that was doing nothing for me and that stupid neurologist didn't even know what the hell he was doing. A BARIATRIC SURGEON DIAGNOSED ME, how ridiculous? anyway, PTC is most likely caused by being over weight. dr. roslin said he had a patient who had it, lost weight, and it went away. actually losing wait is the only way it'll go completely away. so this was my reason to have the surgery and you would think that i would had gone through those initial steps in having it right? wrong.. i chickened out, and now months lately my vision is all screwy and my ears all effed up. i'm on this horrible medication that makes me piss clouds.. seriously.. I PISS CLOUDS! and it makes my feet and hands and face, especially my nose all numb. i can't have any carbonated drinks because the medicine lowers my carbon dioxide levels so everything pretty much tastes like liquid metal. i'm 21 and i can't even have a beer. i'm miserable. there's a good chance if this isn't controlled i could lose my vision so i think i'm finally going to grab the bull by it's balls and do something about this and get VSG. if my insurance company doesn't cover it i'll take out a loan and pay out of pocket if i have to.
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i sheduled my first appointment!
Jul 10, 2008
it took awhile! i chickened out on tuesday when i originally planned to call and i said to myself "oh i'll just call thursday" and then today i almost chickened out and said to myself "oh i'll just call next week" but then i finally snapped out of it and called. i was such a nervous wreck. it seems silly but those are just my weird ways. anyhoot, my appointment is on august 6th with dr. roslin. i've heard lots of good things about him here on OH and am very thankful that his patients put that info out for me. some of you were even willing to answer my questions about him so thanks a lot for that! i have a list of questions to ask him when i get there that i keep adding to everyday. i come up with them randomly, like i'll be sitting on my porch and i'm like "oh there's a good question!" so i go to my room and pull up that document from my computer and add to it lol well i hope it shows that i'm preparing myself.
i'm hoping everything runs smoothly with insurance but i don't think it's gonna happen. i didn't call the company but i was doing some research online and i'm pretty sure they say VSG is investigational. so i know i'm gonna have to fight it i'm just hoping it isn't a long battle. i would like to have it done in december/january since i'm off from school. i don't want it to be in the middle of a semester, especially since it's the first semester where i'm solely focusing on classes for my major. i really can't afford to miss any classes. i also would like it around that time because in july i'll be going to italy for a little over a month. by that time i figured i'd be use to my sleeve. i wouldn't want to go when i'm one month post op. so hopefully everything goes as planned. if insurance refuses to cover it i won't have to worry about all that other stuff because then i'm not getting the VSG at all
i'm hoping everything runs smoothly with insurance but i don't think it's gonna happen. i didn't call the company but i was doing some research online and i'm pretty sure they say VSG is investigational. so i know i'm gonna have to fight it i'm just hoping it isn't a long battle. i would like to have it done in december/january since i'm off from school. i don't want it to be in the middle of a semester, especially since it's the first semester where i'm solely focusing on classes for my major. i really can't afford to miss any classes. i also would like it around that time because in july i'll be going to italy for a little over a month. by that time i figured i'd be use to my sleeve. i wouldn't want to go when i'm one month post op. so hopefully everything goes as planned. if insurance refuses to cover it i won't have to worry about all that other stuff because then i'm not getting the VSG at all
i feel so old
May 02, 2008
ha it's been over a year since that last post! oh how times have changed. well i was 19 when i posted that. acouple of days ago i turned 21 and i'm sad to say i've had some bouts of hypertension lately. and i'm only 21! i'm doing some research on WLS once again, concentrating more on VSG. hopefully i make the right decision on what to do.
i have no clue why i'm nervous.
Feb 14, 2007
so tuesday i'll be going to my first weight loss surgery seminar at lawrence hospital. i'll be going with my best friend amanda who is actually the only second supportive friend i have. i'll be attending another one with my mom cause she'll be in italy with my dad taking care of some stuff when i'll be going with amanda. for some reason i'm really nervous about it. you'd think i was going there to get surgery but no it's just a seminar. i guess it's because i don't know what to expect. but i've heard lots of good things with the lawrence staff and i also heard that lots of questions are asked and answered so that's pretty awesome. i can't help be be nervous about it though, ahhh.
oh and happy valentine's day! <3
oh and happy valentine's day! <3
