nutmeg1965
November 6, 2006
Nov 05, 2006
Dr. De La Torre's office called Friday and my information is being sent to the ins. company. I have until the 31st of December to have this surgery done. That's only 7 weeks away. I wouldn't be surprised if ins. stalls until it is impossible to have my surgery this year. Our insurance is changing its policy. If I don't have my surgery before Jan. 1st, it will cost me $2500 copay and I have to be on the ins. for 3 years before they will approve it. I would also have to be on another Dr. supervised plan for 1 year.
The flip side to this is I may be only 7 or less weeks away from having my surgery and a new lease on life. I am excited deep down inside. I know that I may be setting myself up for disappointment, but I will deal with that if it comes. I am pretty resilient. I will just find another way to get this done.
I saw the nutritionist on Friday. She was really nice and very positive. I told her that I was eating as if every meal was going to be my last. She said that was pretty normal at this stage of the game. I'm not really gaining or loosing. I have a 10-15 lb area that I seem to always hover in. I can loose but I just comes back. She gave me some paperwork to start a food diary on and others that had diet suggestions and instructions on them. Nothing seems impossible, regarding what we covered.
My kids are excited for me and my husband is supportive in my effort to get this done. He went to a support meeting with me and will go with me to the all day seminar that I have to do. He sees the before and after pictures on this website when I show him. He is pretty quiet but I hope he will like the new me. He mostly wants me to be happy and safe. I do worry that something awful will happen and I'll die or be so sick that I never bounce back. I pray really hard that it will all work out. My Dr. is one of the best I could find. The hospital isn't all that great. I work there and know how short staffed they are. I will have to be my own best advocate for sure.
Well that's it for now. I hope everyone reading this is healthy and happy. Best wishes and blessings, Meg.
The flip side to this is I may be only 7 or less weeks away from having my surgery and a new lease on life. I am excited deep down inside. I know that I may be setting myself up for disappointment, but I will deal with that if it comes. I am pretty resilient. I will just find another way to get this done.
I saw the nutritionist on Friday. She was really nice and very positive. I told her that I was eating as if every meal was going to be my last. She said that was pretty normal at this stage of the game. I'm not really gaining or loosing. I have a 10-15 lb area that I seem to always hover in. I can loose but I just comes back. She gave me some paperwork to start a food diary on and others that had diet suggestions and instructions on them. Nothing seems impossible, regarding what we covered.
My kids are excited for me and my husband is supportive in my effort to get this done. He went to a support meeting with me and will go with me to the all day seminar that I have to do. He sees the before and after pictures on this website when I show him. He is pretty quiet but I hope he will like the new me. He mostly wants me to be happy and safe. I do worry that something awful will happen and I'll die or be so sick that I never bounce back. I pray really hard that it will all work out. My Dr. is one of the best I could find. The hospital isn't all that great. I work there and know how short staffed they are. I will have to be my own best advocate for sure.
Well that's it for now. I hope everyone reading this is healthy and happy. Best wishes and blessings, Meg.
