broken knee cap
· StephC · 11/12/2006 14:00
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StephC
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So the last time I wrote I was whining about a tooth being pulled (still a little sore) well I had written that entry at 7 in the morning, I took the day off of work since my daughter was driving back to college and I wasn't feeling real great. We decided to go to lunch near the turnpike so we drove separately as we were going she was infront of me, there were 2 cars that were coming towards us, my daughter was a good 10 car lengths in front of me, anyway the car in front stopped to make a left turn, she had to wait for me to pass, the car behind her didn't see her stop until it was too late and rear ended her. The car in front spun around in front of me and I crashed in to her. What a mess! I looked up and the older lady was slumped over her steering wheel, she had been hit twice! I prayed oh Lord no, please let her be ok, I got out of my car and she looked up dazed, and got out of her car, she comes over to me and starts yelling at me, you didn't have your turn signal on! I said I wasn't turning. It took a while for her to understand because the car that hit her was in the ditch. Anyway they took the older lady in the ambulance, my daughter drove me to the hospital and the younger girl was fine. I have a broken knee cap. I thank God it wasn't separated just cracked across so they put me in a stabilizer (brace from my ankle to the top of my thigh). Next day I go to the bone dr. and what do you think is going through my head? My lapband surgery! Which btw I had just heard that morning before the accident from Nate and my date was set for Dec. 11th, so the bone dr says it won't interfer with my lapband surgery and I may even be out of the brace by then. All is well. They gave me pain pills, and I'm getting around ok, just get tired easy, which could be from the pills. Bad thing is my hubby leaves today for Philly for a week to work. Ugh! I am used to this - his working away - but when he told me I started to cry. It'll all be ok. Just keep me in your prayers.
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tooth pulled
· StephC · 11/08/2006 12:16
I'm in pain. I had a old root canal tooth break off and had to get it pulled. So I guess I won't go in to work today. Not a big deal since I didn't have any work to do. I didn't hear from Nate yesterday afternoon so I am going to call him today to see what dates we have to pick from. It would be so cool if I could get it done this next monday! :scared: Pray for me!
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YIPEEEEEEEE!
· StephC · 11/07/2006 18:13
:update: oh yeah I'm approved!! :dance: yeehaw! I called insurance yesterday morning to check on my status and they said they hadn't gotten anything from the surgeon yet - I was like oh man! bummer - :think so I called and the PA said they had just sent all the info in on the 1st of november so I should give it a few more days - last week he told me it took a week to 4 weeks to hear from the insurance - I don't think they had even sent out the files - I musta lit a fire under the doc's butt and he sent them in - so then Nate (the PA) calls this morning at 9 am and says good news the insurance company called them yesterday late afternoon and said I am approved! Go figure! I said wow I must have pushed it alittle by calling! I am SO excited. :banana So Nate is supose to be calling this afternoon with dates for me to pick from. He said we need to do the crash diet to shrink my liver (10 days of liquid) and we should be set. I said I am ready - I planned it this way. I work at a golf club in PA so I get laid off in the winter so I had planned to have it this month - oh I am so excited!
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almost there
· StephC · 10/31/2006 12:12
I am feeling so impatient this past two weeks. For the past 6 months I did my doctors visits and now that all my tests are done and I'm just waiting on the insurance to give the go ahead I am so irritated by it all. I had my last doctor visit Oct. 11, called my surgeon on Oct. 18th and PA said all was good, just needed the doctor to double check it before he could send it into the insurance and would call if there was anything the doctor had questions on. That was almost 2 weeks ago and I haven't heard from them so it must have all been ok. So in my right mind I know that the insurance could take up to 4 to 6 weeks but in my unrealistic mind I'm hoping it could be today. I just want to get my surgery done. I wasn't so excited or impatient until I started reading lapbandtalk. Maybe I should quit reading it until I hear from my doctor again.
I know this sounds silly but my nails need done and I don't want to pay to get them done when I know I have to take them off for the surgery. And then on the other hand it could be a month until I even hear from them!
Maybe I'm feeling this way because my job is about done. I work at a golf course and today is our last day of the season. I will still go in to do my office work but I don't have much work to do so ... I read posts! Ok so my whole plan was to work this all out so that when my job was done for the season I'd get the banding and be on my way to losing weight.
I absolutely hate being fat! I hate to look in the mirror and when I accidently see my reflection in a window I cringe.
UPMC - call me!!
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I feel ready now - I finally got fiscal reports done at work, everything is in order here so I can take time off any day now for the surgery. And I bought myself a pretty blue sweat suit.
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feeling better
· StephC · 11/03/2006 02:37
I called my surgeon today to see if they had heard from the insurance company, not yet but everything has been submitted and she said it normally takes 1 to 4 weeks to hear from them I was busy at work so didn't have time to stew over it. Went to prayer meeting tonight and talked with my friends. I got an encouraging word from Teresa - I said pray that it happens fast and she said maybe its not happening fast for a reason. Maybe theres things you need to deal with or take care of before you schedule it... maybe. Made me think all in God's time. This is going to happen I feel very at peace with having the surgery. Its good to have friends who are behind you during this.
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