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Uhhh I'm going crazy. I have met the 6 months of diet, gotten my medical records, gotten the medical clearance..now I'm just waiting on my psych eval. My appointment was the 9th but my sitter showed up too late and I missed it. I cried, and reschuled for the 30th. I am going insane! I know it's only a couple weeks but surgery is all I think about. Every time I look in the mirror I think "it's ok, you will have surgery soon." should I be torturing myself with another diet that I won't stick to while I wait for a surgery date? I have 3 small kids and work full time as a nurse so it's not like I don't have anything to do but surgery is always floating around in my mind. I just want my approval already!!

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I know it seems like forever right now, but It will come an go quicker than you can imagine!

I hate that you hit a bump in the road, just start preparing for things that you will need to do for surgery and after and then in no time you will be getting that call APPROVED! B)

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Uhhh I'm going crazy. I have met the 6 months of diet' date=' gotten my medical records, gotten the medical clearance..now I'm just waiting on my psych eval. My appointment was the 9th but my sitter showed up too late and I missed it. I cried, and reschuled for the 30th. I am going insane! I know it's only a couple weeks but surgery is all I think about. Every time I look in the mirror I think "it's ok, you will have surgery soon." should I be torturing myself with another diet that I won't stick to while I wait for a surgery date? I have 3 small kids and work full time as a nurse so it's not like I don't have anything to do but surgery is always floating around in my mind. I just want my approval already!![/quote']

I can so understand how you feel! I am in now im month 7 of my 6 month program. I too was waiting on my psych appt which I had this past monday, well because of my job she gave me a yellow light and said she would follow up in 8 WEEKS! I of course started crying because I am very motivated have done all the steps and have lost the required weight 30lbs. Well I had appt with my doctor yesterday who was shocked by the report and said she would make a couple phone calls so now im waiting at least another month for my last green light. I feel like my life is on hold right now and my very supportive hubby is getting a little tired of this whole process...good luck, we will get there one of these days!

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I waited for ever or so it seemed. My original application to Blue Cross got shot down because of my uninformed PCP. He slowed down the process by several months. I felt that the health team at my surgeons office didn't care I was going nuts. I kept calling my insurance company and kept getting lies about weither if I was approved or not. But finally I got approved. Then it was go go go. So be patient and know in your heart that you are doing the right thing and soon you will begin your journey. We are all rooting for you.

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My three month plan took six months, so I know how you feel. Your time will come soon enough. Try to relax and do all the research you possibly can to make sure you are prepared. Alot of things you will be going through after the surgery is a lot of headgames so really talk this out at your psych eval. Good luck. Hang in there. You can do this!!!

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