beansmomma

I'm officially in the middle of a very frustrating stall. However, to date, I've lost 20lbs.
Surgery weight: 251.3
Current weight: 231.2
Frustrated - I've showed 2 gains on the scale this week, but I'm holding out for next week, and staying positive, dammit.

I'm officially in the middle of a very frustrating stall. However, to date, I've lost 20lbs.
Surgery weight: 251.3
Current weight: 231.2
Frustrated - I've showed 2 gains on the scale this week, but I'm holding out for next week, and staying positive, dammit.

I'm officially in the middle of a very frustrating stall. However, to date, I've lost 20lbs.
Surgery weight: 251.3
Current weight: 231.2
Frustrated - I've showed 2 gains on the scale this week, but I'm holding out for next week, and staying positive, dammit.

I'm officially in the middle of a very frustrating stall. However, to date, I've lost 20lbs.
Surgery weight: 251.3
Current weight: 231.2
Frustrated - I've showed 2 gains on the scale this week, but I'm holding out for next week, and staying positive, dammit.

I don't have an exact date yet, hoping for the 1st or 2nd week of december.
Surgeon decided i don't need an EGD, yay!!
Need all the pre-op stuff and whatnot, plus my last NUT visit on November 1st. I can barely stand the waiting. I am READY.

Me three! In the surgical waiting room.

Me too!!! I'm back in a room waiting on the nurse to interrogate me then get my IV. Good Luck!!!

At the hospital now waiting to be admitted for surgery!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I got my date!!!! 12.12.13!!!!!
Please add me to the roll call with my other three sleevies on the 12th?
*i'd be doing cartwheels if i could

Well... I mean by your own admission you have two items left to be completed before your case can be submitted to insurance for approval.
I guess I don't really get what the big issue is here. So... they had you down for 4 reqs left rather than 2? OK, fine. I am very sure that you set them straight on that issue. Check. So what's the big deal now?
It seems like maybe you are just mad in general and don't like them. Which is fine, but what can you really do about it? Switch to another surgeon/practice or just deal with it.
I really just doubt that long emails from you are really going to "help" them "improve their process" as much as you seem to think it might....
Just my opinion. Please don't hit me.

No offense to the OP, but quite frankly that sort of attitude is a turn-off in just about ANY situation .... including those "direct reports" of yours for that matter... It's just really not helpful IMO
Just my opinion, but why not try a polite and respectful approach? Can't hurt and will probably help.
Good luck

My surgeon's office uses a 'team review' process. After the team 'accepted' me into the program, I got a letter detailing everything I had to do before the team review process, instructing me to do it all asap.
I called, very confused. Evidently the 'new person' at the office had used the wrong template letter to send to everyone who had been approved at that team review. It's easy to make mistakes, and difficult to keep patients separate. I'm not saying what your office did was awesome, or even okay, but it is the end of the year, and I'm sure they're packed with patients trying to get done before January 1st.
Trust me when I say, killing someone with sweetness is much better than being stinging or biting. I do what they do for a living. I've been there!

I am so happy you listed this! I have been looking and looking for my notes from that appointment! I couldn't remember what the name of it was. Thank you!

I got my date!!!! 12.12.13!!!!!
Please add me to the roll call with my other three sleevies on the 12th?
*i'd be doing cartwheels if i could

Got you both down in the list! YAY to you both on getting your dates!

I got my date!!!! 12.12.13!!!!!
Please add me to the roll call with my other three sleevies on the 12th?
*i'd be doing cartwheels if i could

I got my date!!!! 12.12.13!!!!!
Please add me to the roll call with my other three sleevies on the 12th?
*i'd be doing cartwheels if i could