Patience
Posted 09-08-2008 at 12:16 PM by BiGMerf
Wow the waiting game is really taxing on the mind and soul, as well as physically. I am finding it on my mind constantly. Each appointment they give me seems years away, i sit and count the days like i was in jail or something. I have done so much research that i am now running into walls. I cant find anything else to do. I am a member of multiple forums, allthough the threads are different the element is the same. So everything is redundant. I am only half way through my 6 month program , once i complete the six month i obviously have to wait another 6-8 weeks for everything else to happen and get a date. I get my self sick worrying about whether i will be approved by my insurance company. I know this is normal but it feels good to vent..
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HELLO.., IM WORKING ON LOSING 10 PERCENT....AND I CAN SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS FOR ME...I DUNNO WHY...BUT IT SEEMS LIKE U HAVE DONE EVERYTHING U CAN POSSIBLY DO, INCLUDING LOSING WEIGHT AND THINGS HAVENT FELL INTO PLACE YET...WELL I WANTED TO TELL U IM PROUD OF U AND I HOPE TO HIT THIS JOURNEY AT THE SAME TIME AS YOU DO...BoRiCuA408
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seems like you may be ahead of me being that i have not even met my surgeon and you have...you will probably be b4 for me...
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Merf,
I know how the waiting has been for me and can't imagine having to do a 6 month diet which you are limited on how much you can lose. My insurance co required a 6 month documented work out record. Thank God I joined the gym in January and went at least 2 - 4 days a week or I'd be in a holding pattern too. Hang in there you seem to have the right attitude to get through this period. I enjoy reading your perspective on these threads. |
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Hey Merf, the six month thing wasn't what stressed me it was the constant "what if" game I kept playing over and over in my head. Like I called the insurance and they told me it was excluded "unless medically necessary". I thought that is good cuz my dr says I have all the "medically necessary" stuff to qualify. Then talking to my HR lady she screws it all up and puts me back in the "what if" game when she says, "if they said excluded then it probably will be. Because if the work "excluded" is even mentioned then it won't cover"....Damn! I didn't know what to think. Well when I went to my consult with my WLS the insurance coordinator comes in the room after the dr leaves and says, "well the good news is, the surgery is covered, now we have to prove it's medically necessary" Oh yeah!! woo hoo!! I got this in the bag!! I told her that wouldn't be a problem to prove. I have a couple more things to do and it's off to the insurance.
Looking back at the past 6 months it doesn't even seem like it was that long. Coming to these forums really helps me stay motivated and not depressed about the whole time thing. |
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