PAULA A.

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Here is my journey.............

For me the longest wait was for the consult with Dr. Roye,  I called in Oct 10th for an  appointment.    I could not believe the date they gave March 3rd.!!!  I was shocked and it seem to take for ever for that day to come.   

Dr Roye is such a nice gentle man,  he will sure you fully understand the complexity and seriousness of the operations.  He will also ask you which operation you are interested in and why. 

 I was approved within 2 weeks. I recieved my paperwork from his office that contains all the tests needed for you, along with your Rx forms for all the test.   

There were 4 test that were already scheduled for me.
1) Cardiolyte streess test on 3.29.07 day1 (2 hrs) day 2(1 hr)          
2) CCK Hida scan on 4.2.07 (2.5 hours)       
3) Ultrasound/Gallbladder on 4.3.07 (40 min)
4) Pulmonary Function Test on  4.6.07. (1 hr)

 I would suggest that you schedule your Sleep Study and Psychiatric Evaluation ASAP.  These usually take the longest, they are both 2 part tests.   

Luckily for me I had previously had the Sleep Study and the Pulmonary in Dec and Jan, so that was two less things for me to do.

I called and made my Psych and Nutrtional Evaluations the day after my paperwork.   
My Nutrtional Eval was for 3.22.07 ( 30min) 
My Psych was scheduled for 3.23.07(2.5 hrs & 3.26.07(40 min) 

The other tests that  did not need a scheduled appointment are chest x-ray, EKG, &  BLOODWORK-had be done last .

I called the office for my pre-surgery appointment and I got my appointment for 4.27.07. 

The test showed that I may possibly have blockage in my heart, but Dr Roye thought that it may have been a shadow from my breast. 

I then had to go see a cardiologist for the consult on 5.9.07and then I had a stress Echo-Cardogram on 5.14.07. 

DrRoye was right there was no blockage.  YEAH!!  I called Dr Roye's office to get a date for surgery, but he was on vacation. 

I called the following week everday,until I got my date of July 10th.   

I have to still take the madatory Pregnancy test the last week of June.

I also have my mandatory Pre-Op surgery class on July 5th (8.30am-11:30am) 

Now I am just preparing everything getting my food supplies and everthing else I will need after the first weeks of surgery.

 That's my story and I am sticking with it.