Consult with Surgeon Today

I attended the seminar and had my first surgeon consult today.

I was really glad I had done as much research and digging to find out all about the surgery, side effects, complications, etc. I have to remember that we are dealing with surgeons and they do not like to hold hands and pamper their patients, they just want to operate. Being a retired operating room nurse, I should remember that.

Everything went well. I have my Psychologist Evaluation and Nutriionist visit next Wednesday. All I have to do from there is get medical records from my PCP and send all to the insurance company and get their final approval.

A little bit concerned that the insurance criteria states that they want 6 months of consecutive months of documented physician supervision of my weight loss supervised by my PCP. At the time I was striving to lose weight with medication and exercise, I was not considering surgery. Now I am. So I might not have the consecutive months of supervised visits like they want. I was really wanting to have my surgery next month. I was told by the insurance company that my surgery would be covered like any other surgery. They never mentioned criteria to be approved for surgery.

So we will see what they say when they get my records. If I have to have 6 monthly visits, then so be it. My only problem is my blood pressure has become high and I cannot take the Adipex any longer and my arthtitis in my knees keeps from doing vigorous exercise. So it will just be 6 months of office visits without much activity toward weight loss. Kinda stupid. I would save them some money by just having the surgery.

Anyway, I am on the road to surgery be it February or six months from now. Thanks for this website. I knew enough information to teach the seminar. I had very few questions and was not shocked by some of the information. You have to research for yourself. If pays off in the long run.

Will keep you posted on the progress.

Neanie