| Here it is the end of February, and I haven't really journaled much. A lot has gone on lately. My insurance finally kicked in on Feb. 1st. I had a scheduled consult on Feb. 13th with the Bariatric Treatment Center at 4:30 with Dr. Vaughn. Here's why I postponed it. Ok, last summer...in late June, I submitted paperwork with Weight For Life when I was with my old company and had Aetna Insurance. I was thisclose to getting everything submitted, when I took a new job. The wait for my new insurance was loooong! I was a temp for two months...no insurance. Then I went permananet. I had to wait an ADDITIONAL 90 days for insurance. It was pure torture! In December of 2002 I called the BTC for a consult. They told me that I had to wait until my insurance kicked in. They scheduled me for Feb 13th at their Schaumburg satellite office. Well, last Saturday, Feb 8th, I went with Mike to another obesity seminar. We had met a girl a couple weeks prior, who wanted to go as well. So, as with every seminar, they had about 10-12 people who had the surgery at Alexian Brothers (where the seminars are held) and they tell their stories. Mike told the story of our wedding in Vegas last year, where the lady at the tux place we were going to said that she couldn't pick Mike & Don up for their tuxes, because based on Mike's measurements, she didn't want him to do damage to the limo's axel. She was very ignorant! AND rude! so, crushed and defeated, Mike called another tux place. The Mike went on to tell the people in the seminar that I was gonna have the surgery & that when we were both at goal, we were gonna go back to Vegas and get married again as new people. Well, Ginny Kearney, the head of WFL was there, and when Dr. James Kane Jr. came in to give the "lecture" part of the seminar, Ginny took Mike aside and asked when I was having my surgery, etc...Mike told her I was going to have a consult with the BTC because of the long wait with Alexian Bros. Mike came & got me and I talked to Ginny for a while. She told me that because I had already submitted my paperwork last year, that it would bump me to the top of the pile, and I wouldn't have to wait as long as the ones who were just starting out. Their wait is roughly 8-10 months! Plus it helped that last August I had a sleep study done. So I just need a follow-up with Dr. Hart. This was very good news indeed, but I was so confused as to where I should go. Then I swear it was like God was telling me to go thru A.B. Everything started falling into place. Ginny told me that UHC, my new insurance, approves within 48 hours and they at WFL LOVE UHC. So, I faxed my new insurance card out to Ginny in California on that Monday...the 10th. The next day I got a voicemail from Bonnie at WFL saying that she just needed any updated info on my meds, weight, etc... Since I was at work, I told her I would call her from home. I did. I gave her the updated (and increased) meds list and my current weight and she faxed my stuff over that day! Now we're just waiting for approval. *crossing fingers tightly and praying hard!* Here's the awesome part! I got my Valentine's Day card from the best husband EVER, my Michael, on Friday night. Before I opened it, he told me it was a "magic" card. I was like "uh.......ok. sure!" I opened the card. On the inside Mike had written the following: "My love, your surgical consult is on FEB 26 with Doctor Kane Jr. I Love You!" Michael I was dumbfounded! My jaw hit the ground! I couldn't believe my eyes! Turns out, HE helped arrange my consult! Now I'm still waiting for approval from the insurance, but Bonnie assured me that with my BMI of almost 56 and my co-morbitites, that I should have no problems. It's in God's hands! I'm excited and scared! I just don't want anything to go wrong. It just seems too perfect, ya know? I can't wait, tho! I have to re-do my list of questions for the surgeon cuz Dr. Kane Jr. answered most of them in his seminar. I can't believe this is gonna happen! I can't believe that by my birthday, I could be down some weight. I mean it sounds as if I could get in around April or May!!!!!!!!! EEEE!!!!!!! I'm so excited! This surgery is gonna help me get my life back! My back problems, migraines, high blood pressure, diabetes....all will be pretty much GONE! I know that I'll always be diabetic, but I won't need meds. Same with the migraines, and the other health problems I now have. I take SEVEN pills a DAY! My GRANDPARENTS don't even take that many, as far as I know. Yikes! I am praying to God that this works out. I will probably have to take another sleep study, but I don't care...that's fine. And I WILL have to take another MMPI. Psych tests are now mandatory thru WFL. And I have to attend a support group pre-op. No problem there! I just can't wait to be healthy and to LIVE instead of being a hermit. Ahhhh.......what a dream come true that will be!!!!!!! |
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