Whew

I saw the doctor last week and have been upgraded to stage 3- "Mushy Food".  Im feeling too full to really eat anything.  So far, Ive mastered 1 oz of Wendy's chili.  YUM!  I mix it with sour cream.  Today Im trying some soup.  The last two days Ive been eating The Laughing cow cheese medallions.  I can eat half at a time.  They are a great source of protein and taste yummy too.

My incisions are healing pretty well.   I still am having issues with water.  Ive been drinking flat, Diet, caffiene free Ginger Ale.  YUM!

I had surgery on 5-13-10

I am three days post op.  I wanted to update everyone on whats been going on.  I had gastric bypass on the 13th.  The first two days were pure hell!  The pain was so intense.  I really think it was a failure on my hospital's behalf to control my pain.  I left the afternoon of day three.  I am now home resting.  I feel very full and tired.  As I recover Ill post more and get some pictures and all up.  Thanks for following.

Approved...WOOO HOOO

My denial was overturned!  I got approval on Saturday 4-10-10.  Im waiting to hear from my surgeon's nurse about the date of surgery and any other things I have to do.  Im so happy.  Ive been agonizing over this whole process for nearly two months.  What a relief!  If you are denied.... fight it.  It is your health and you have to take a stand!

Insurance Update

Ok, so I heard from my surgeon's office that they submitted my appeal paperwork on 2/2/10.  Ive been calling my insurance company every few days to see if they recieved it.  Finally, today they said it was in process.  Whew!  I sure hope it doesnt take the full 60 days to get approved.

Insurance Denied me

Im so bummed!  My insurance denied me on 1-14-09 bc I dont weigh enough.   I cant believe it.  I have a new weigh in on Friday for my appeal.  Wish me luck!

Hurry up and WAIT!

Bleh!  I feel like Ive been waiting forever to get on with this whole process.  I had my consultation on Dec. 23rd, can you believe my surgeon's office hasnt even submitted my paperwork to my insurance company yet?  I called a week or so ago to check on the progress and the insurance person told me that she was waiting on the dictation from my surgeon. 

Since my insurance company requires me to have a Psychological Evaluation (even though my surgeon told me I dont need one) I went ahead and scheduled my own instead of waiting on the surgeon's office to do it for me.  I have that appointment on Monday.  Im hoping this will move me further down the line.

Im so anxious and its really bugging me that its taking so long to make any progress.

More updates soon.