I am over the moon......

At exactly 3:10pm this afternoon I got a call from Tricia the surgical nurse at Dr. Davis's office, and she said "I was calling to give you your confirmed surgery date and all the info you need"! I couldn't believe it.....I just got the insurance approval yesterday and they said it would take about a week. So the big day will be Tuesday May 19th! I will now start referring to this as D-Day! I am so excited, I can hardly sit still. I will go in on May 7th for all of my pre-opp labs and an appt with the Dr. and this is my chance to ask any questions and get my schedule for after care. Beginning on May 7th I will be on a liquid only diet that will consist of 5 Bariatric Advantage shakes and day, while drinking lots of water only. I am allowed to have Jello but not orange or red. I am a bit nervous about this part, but I have come this far over the last 7 months so I know I can do this too! The reason for this is they want to remove as much fat as possible from my liver so that it will shrink and reduce the risk of having complications due to the liver being damaged during surgery.

So I ask that everyone prays that everything goes well and I will continue updating as the big day approaches, which is only 3 weeks away! Can you believe it?

God Bless
Amy

It is really going to happen......

I can't believe it, I got an email this morning from the Dr's office and I just got my final approval from the insurance company. They approved and now my file has been turned over to the surgical team and in the next 5 days I should have my offical surgery date! I am over the moon, bouncing off the walls, smiling so hard my face hurts.......It actually feels real now and I know its really going to happen. So say a prayer that I get my surgery date by the end of the week. That would be the best start to a weekend! We are still working on getting all of Chris's files together and should have that in the next few days so we should have his final aproval next week.

Now let me take a minute to say we had a wonderful weekend! On Friday night flood and all we had a fabulous time and the Relay for Life. We walked 4 miles and had lots of fun even dripping wet. On Sat we visited with our friends Angie & Brandon and played with the beautiful Ellie Grace. It was great fun. Then yesterday was the 5 mile walk for the March of Dimes March for Babies. What a wonderful time we had. It was great seeing everyone and meeting people that Angie has told me about so many times and that I have seen their blogs. It was great and the pizza and pasta afterwards was great! Thanks again to everyone who donated to this worthy cause. Team Chunky Monkey raised over $6000 and we are all so very proud. We thought about you all day yesterday precious Bennett and you are truely a hero to all of us! We love and miss you little man!

March for Babies...Relay for Life...no approval yet...oh my!

Well I don't have my approval yet and I am still impatiently waiting. But I have lots of good things happening this weekend so I am not going to dwell on this.

Also let me take a quick minute to wish my friend Angie and big Happy Birthday!

So tonight we are doing the Cancer Relay for Life and we will be walking from 10pm-11pm. My mother-in-law a cancer survior will be walking with all the surviors and we are all excited. Then on Sunday we will be doing the March of Dimes, March for Babies with our dear friends Brandon, Angie, little miss Ellie Grace and their angel Bennett. We are so excited to be able to join them and team Chunky Monkey this year. If you haven't already and are able please click on the link to the right of the blog to make a donation to the March for Babies. They are all no matter how small so greatly appreciated.

Until next week when I will hopefully have my approval and a surgery date.....

Asthma and records finally received

Well its been a rough couple days. Sunday my allergies were beyond out of control which cause my asthma to go haywire. I was up all night Sunday night trying to breath and using all my inhalders and what not. I am finally back to normal for the most part and its back to work tomorrow. The good news is I just heard from Tameki at Dr. Davis's office and she finally has everything she needs from Methodist Weight Management. She is working on our files now and they will be submitted probably tomorrow or Thurs that means we will have final approval sometime between Friday and Tuesday! Its about time. So until then, please pray that we get our final approvals.

Mad....Frustrated....Irritated....

And so it contines. As my luck would have it the weight management group still does not have my records to Dr. Davis's office. I am so angry I could just spit nails. I have been on the phone all day and no one can seem to tell me what happened with my files. Let me tell you come Monday I better have some answers.

So here it is Friday the day I thought I would have my final approval and all I have is a headache and sore throat from arguing with incompetent people.

Here's hoping the weekend is better and hopefully by the end of the week next week I will have an answer.

On to a good note, Sunday is my in-laws 57th Wedding Anniversary! So Sunday is day of celebration after church.

Until next week.....
God Bless

Behind Schedule

So the weight managment center got back to me and it seems all of my records will be sent this afternoon to Dr. Davis and they will have them first thing tomorrow. So I emailed that info to Tameki and asked if that meant that my files would go to the insurance company by the end of the week....remember they were suppose to be there today.....she replied and said she would do her very best and that I could email her on Friday to see where we were. She is so nice and so willing to help in anyway possible. I just love her! So we are still on the waiting wagon and it looks like we will be there thru the weekend and in to next week. I am not happy, but at least I see some progress now. What was I thinking not checking up on things and thinking that everyone would do their jobs....poor stupid me. :) Well I will update on Friday to let you know if it is finally at the insurance company. Until then enjoy the rest of the week.

Frustrated......

ok so I just got an email back from Tameki and the weight management group hasn't sent my records to Dr. Davis yet. They told me he would have them in 2-3 business days and its now been 7 business days. So I just left them a lovely message along with emailing them. Why is this happening to me?!?! Aside from being anxious to get going, I also do have a bit a timeline to deal with too because our insurance renews on 7/1 so that means if I don't have surgery by the end of June, I will have to pay my deductible all over again and I am NOT doing that. Ok I am trying to calm down and wait some more to hear back from the weight management group at Methodist Hopsital.

Having trouble WAITING!

Ok I just couldn't help it anymore......I had to email Tameki at Dr. Davis's office and see where we were in the whole process. I want to make sure that as of today everything has been sent or will be sent by end of day today to the insurance company. If it has then I should have my answer by Friday......If it hasn't.....I just might go crazy. I am litterally going crazy and its official now neither me nor my husband can sleep at night. I just can't seem to stop wondering, worrying and obsessing. I have this horrible fear that the insurance company denies me and then what do I do? STOP IT.....I know I have to think positive and put it in God's hands but that is so much easier said than done. You know its bad when the dogs wake up tired in the morning because you are not sleeping. So keep praying for approval and that I will have my date very very soon! God Bless you all!

Impatiently Waiting.....

Well its Monday and I am hoping and praying to have the final answer from the insurance company no later than Friday of this week. When I started this whole process 7 months ago and found out that insurance required a 6 month monitored diet with a nutritionalist, I was bummed and it seemed like forever until I would actually get to have surgery. Then Jan came, and I was over 1/2 way there and I thought wow that went by so fast, I can hardly believe it. I guess between holidays, birthdays, our anniversary and life in general, things have just flown by......until now. Now here I am a week after the final nutritionalist appt impatiently waiting the final approval. Every day has felt like an eternity since last Monday, however it has been all too busy. At work its year end and we have auditors here and at home its birthdays, anniversaries, get togethers, Easter and the March of Dimes walk so how can I possibly have time to worry about when I will get my approval? The truth is, thats all I can think about all day, all night no matter what I am doing or who I am with. Matter of fact, I am at work making this post because this is all I can think about......

Well let me stop obsessing for a few moments anyways and take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Easter.....a little late, but better late than never. Also let me take a moment to ask you to make a small donation even as small as $5 to the March of Dimes, as I know times are hard right now. See my link on the right had side. My husband and I are walking in honor of some dear friends beautiful babies, Ellie Grace who is a happy growing 2 year old and her precious little brother, Bennett David who fought for life for 6 months and 1 day. These beautiful twins were born very prematurely. The research the March of Dimes does will hopefully one day ensure that all babies are born healthy and that no family ever has to endure what people like the Kahl family and all the others out there have had to endure.

Thanks to anyone and everyone who finds it in their heart to make a donation to the March of Dimes.

Until next time......when I will hopefully have my final approval and a surgery date....God Bless!

Newbie Blogger

Wow this is my first time blogging......I have been following blogs for almost a year now and finally decided its time to make my own. For those of you who happen to find my blog, bear with me until I get this all figured out.

GBS (Gastric Bypass Surgery) Update:
I just finished on Monday my last appointment of my 6 month supervised diet. By the end of this week all of my records should be sent to my Dr. and per Tameki at Dr. Davis's office, I should have a final answer from the insurance company by the end of next week. Everyone pray that the insurance company approves me for this surgery. My final weightloss for the 6 month supervised diet was ........37 lbs! I am so proud of myself. My husband did it with me and he lost 47 lbs. We are so excited. He actually had gastric bypass surgery 7 years ago and lost almost 300 lbs. He has gained some back but know why and what he did wrong. He is hopefully getting a small revision surgery and hopefully by the end of next week we will have his approval from the insurance company too.

So please pray for both of us and I will keep this updated with where we are in the process. We are expecting to have surgery by mid May.

Blessings to Everyone
Amy