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March 13,2007
I cancelled my surgery date of 3/20. They tentatively put me in for mid april but said that they can probably move me back uop to 3/27 but i have to wait and see #1 when i get apprtoved & #2 what is going on with my gramndfather. I just cant stand having everything up in the air.

March 12, 2007

Well besides the fact that i still have no found out if my ins has approved the surgery, there is a new obstacle. My parents who are in Fl with my grandfather just told me on fri that he isnt doing well & they are probably going to be there longer than expevted.. Since i want & need them to be home when  i have the surgery it looks like i am going to have to postpone it. hopefully only for a week or 2 but i have been waiting for so long that even that seems like an eternity.

March 8,2007

I saw Dr Cooperstone yesterday. They have all my ppwk from the psychologist, pulmonologist, sleep study, thyroid series, Pcp letter,  w/ meds from 6 mos of weigh ins.. they asked if i quit smoking which was one of the things i had to do. I was happy to say yes i have almost 4 mos ago.  I found out that i gained 17 pounds since i was there last in Sept.. i guess its just more ill lose then. He went over everything with me in detail & told me that i will ahve to have some pre-surg testing done.. chest x-ray cardiogram & the like & then see  Dr Mensh for medical clearance about 2-5 days before the surgery. Then i went to see the secretary Fern to set up a date. She said she is going to submitt everything to the ins co & most likely will be able to rusyh it through so that i can have surgery ASAP. She gave me a SURGEY DATE: March 20, 2007.  Its leess than 2 wks away.. I am sooo excited & also so nervous. I have to wait to make sure ins co approves it 1st but she said it shouldnt be a prob. I am really nervous also now that it is so soon but i have been waiting a long time for this. Ill keep yopu posted on ins approval.

March 4, 2007

I saw the nutritionist yeaterday & he was very nice. Howver i am at the heaviest i ahve ever been right now. I found out i have a BMI of nearly 53 & that my body is close to 60% fat. He definitely is recomening the surgery for me. He said that my surgeon will have the report by monday ( tomm).  I am calling Dr Cooperstones ofice tomorrow morning to set up an appt to see him again. That is the appt at which i will bring in my die history form i filled out & double check that all my other pre-op reports are in & hopefully have them submitt to the ins co for approval. I may even find out an aprox date for surgery. I am really hoping to have it done by end of this month beginning of next. The past 6 months have gone so fast but even so i still just want to get this done already. Well i wil update again afer my next apptwith he surgeon.

February 20, 2007

Ok so i saw the psychologist that i had to see & that was a breeze.. less that a half & hour .. i was in & out & he cleared me for surgery. 
I went to the sleep study which wasnt so bad.  It was a little uncomfortable with all that stuff connected but the bed itself was very comfy & the room was very cute. I got the results last week & found out that i do have a mild case of sleep apnea so i picked up my mask that im supposed to wear, but i still havent worn it yet. I really should though.
Next step & final thing i need to do before having my surgeon submitt to ins co is see a nutritionist. I have an appt next sat 3/3.  Then after that im just going to follow up & make sure that the surgeons offie has everything & then they can submitt for approval.. Oh 1st i have to fill out my diet history sheet 7 bring that in.. but thats easy. .. IM getting much closer to having a surgery date.

January 29th 2007:

I was upset when i was told that my ins wouldnt cover me unless i went through a medically supervised 6 month diet.. i tried to see if there was anyy way around it possible fudging dates or something. There wasnt any way. So in Sept i weighted in for the 1st time for my "6 month" diet. I now will weighin for the last time on 2/7. I really havent lost anything .. infact due to some unforseen events in my life i actually wound up gaining some weight. but all i relaly need is for the dr to say that i was seing him every month for my weight issue & it should be good. i also was told i have to see a psychologist, a nutritionist, my pulmomnolgisu & go for a sleep apnea test. I have done the psycho & the pulmonologist & have the sleep study tonite. Only a few more things to get done & fllow up on & then i will be able to have my ppwk submitted for ins approval. I cant wait.. these last 5 or 6 months have gone soo fast. Oh and as a side note my friend who i mentioned int eh last blog who had the surgery only a month prior to that blog has now lost over 130 pounds since his surgery in Aug. I am proud of him.

September 17, 2006

I have been considering WLS for a couple of years & even had an appt for a consultation set for last May but then cancelled at the last min because i got scared. A good friend of mine recently had RNY gasdtric bypass & after talking with him in detail & looking researching with the help of this website , i have decided to start on my journey towards a new life through WLS. I have an appt with my PCP tomm & am going to a general info meeting ast North Shore LIJ with Dr Cooperstone on Wed 9/20.