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No big post here..I feel like an idiot popping all over the boards trying to get answers about the DS- I really need to check back on all my posts. I've assumed that since I didn't get an email saying someone replied to my posts, that there were none. I was going to check out Dr Peters for an RNY to DS revision, but alas- he does not do them. So- I am going to call Dr Davidson, and inquire about an eRNY revision or at least a more distal revision. I will post more when I get an answer,.
TA for now..

*feeling sorta stoopid*
LOL

Ok, so I feel a little bit better today after a mild panic attack..lol..  I called my insurance company today (fepblue) and asked their policy about approving revisions. Their response was that they do not do pre approvals. They said to go ahead and have the surgery and as long as it was medically necessary they would cover it...Which brought back to mind someone elses post about a similar situation, in which they were required to give a huge deposit "just in case" before the surgery would be scheduled. So of course I freaked..just a little bit.. Anyhow, I called my dctr's office and asked them about it. The insurance gal told me that they have never had any problem with getting my insurance company to pay, they just have to jump through some hoops so they would have paperwork stating the coverage conditions just to cover their collective asses..lol..my words, not hers. Anyhoooo...what I got from that conversation is that it's not really a matter of if, just a matter of when.

On that note, I just have to say that I am really hoping to have this done between Sept. 22 and Nov. 8. Otherwise I decided that I would wait until the new year so that I don't put the entire holiday burden on my poor husband again. The first bypass was done on Dec 13, 1999 and I remember it was so hard on him trying to get everything done, working long hours (He works for the post office-so MEGA overtime), shopping and taking care of me while I recovered.
I am going to an NA convention in Williamsport the weekend of Sept 19th-21, and then we are going to my parents in Florida for thanksgiving.  Hence the reason for the tight timing. So if I don't have any luck getting it during those dates...well...that's the way it will be:) I'll just be grateful to be getting it done.

It is exciting, and scarey- but I know God will only give me what is best for me:0)

So- "Just for today, I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations-people who are not using and have found a new way to live. So long as I follow that way- I have nothing to fear"

I've been trying to continue doing research so I am as informed as I possibly can be and so I don't have too many suprises if possible. It's been so long since I had my first surgery-obviously a lot has changed. So...I've been doing searches and reading profiles of people whom I can identify with, or who've had my surgeon etc...I have too say, sometimes there are things better off forgotten...lol.. I find I am torturing myself because although I remember that my surgery hurt like hell, the details have gotten fuzzy over the last 9 years. Well..not so much as of late.LOL! I guess it's better to be aprehensive then to go blindly and be shocked when I do go through it. Well, maybe I should give it a little break for a while-hehe
Anyways, it has only been 3 days since the dctr appt and while I don't expect anything back from the insurance for quite a while, I can't help obsessing about it all. I find it's all I can talk about and people...well they really are tired of hearing about it..lol This is where I intend to spew everything about my journey out, so I might as well get used to writing it down. Not everyone wants to hear about the entire procedure, nor do any of them "really" want to watch an hour long video detailing the RNY vividly in color. LOL! God love em, for putting up with me. My poor husband. He's been against the revision and is just getting a little bit better about it recently since he knows I am going to do it for sure. So what do I do? Dump TONS of information down his throat. Anywayy....nuf about that.
(Being the good addict I am.. I want what I want when I want it, and I'm going to hold my breath and stomp my feet til I get it...lol)
I guess I'll just hang in here til I find more out and until then-journal all the in between stuff so I don't look like a freak on here..
TA for now!

I met with Dr Davidson today (after driving 2 hrs to get there) and left smiling. He read my original surgery notes and found a few things that while they were the norm for the time (1999) - not so much now. The standard pouch now is 20cc and mine was made 65cc, The standard intestine bypass is betwee 120-150 cm--mine was something like 40cm. There was also another problem he mentioned about where my intestine connection was made where there was a pocket at the bottom of my pouch that is causing the vomitting. ( Obviously he used more medical terms but I forgot them already-forgive me)He lso mentioned the probability of a hiatal hernia, but he won't know for sure til he gets in there. He is going to try to do all the repairs and the revision without doing it open, but that will depend on what kind of adhesions if any are in there.
Soooo...that being said everything is a go as soon as the insurance approval comes through. I am still worried that they will give me a hard time even though several people who had surgery with him, had my same insurance and got approved. Dr Davidson assured me that it was medically necessary to fix the problems and the he was going to write a letter personally to send in with the submission. Hopefully I won't have to wait too long on pins and needles waiting for the approval.
As far as my concerns about pain meds, I have been probing lots of my friends in the rooms about their experience with surgeries, (some of whom are even battling cancer) and with pain meds after going home. I have lots of support, lots of phone numbers, and plenty of literature to keep me in the right frame of mind. I feel a lot better about the situation as a whole now after being reassured that I should be ok as long as I continue to work my program. (whew!!) I've come too far in my recovery ( 1 year on sept 20) to risk it for anything.
Anyhoo- I better get some work done around here- you'd think I went to the north pole instead of a 2 hr trip to Harrisburg! My kids are definantely "Cleaning challanged"--LOL..But ya gotta love em right? Right?....hehe Well, I guess not, but I do and I want to stay alive long enough to make sure they know just how much:)
TA for now...



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P.S. I stopped at a thrift store while I was down there and in my head I was stressing out about the insurance and the whole revision in general. I wondered over to this big box of frames and pictures and stuff..I lifted one up and underneath that was a picture that said it all "Let Go and Let God"  *big smile* Guess he told me..lol..Talk about your God shot!

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