Anyone have Dr.Glas**** Or near Dyersville?

I'm so sorry. I can't imagine what the delay is. I would call different people (Kim, insurance; Mary, nurse; physician assistant, etc.****il you can get someone to respond. I know I've had a hold up on receiving some letter -- probably tells the details, etc. It can't be mailed out until they have all the faxed info/letters of clearance for surgery from my tests. Some doctors, I learned, hadn't faxed them in as I had asked, so I had to re-request that on Friday. I'll call Monday to make sure they received everything this time.

Keep me posted. I was hoping we'd be kinda going through this process at roughly the same time!
  
                  ~Sandy~

Karen,

Try to keep your focus on the end goal of having a healthy lifestyle.  The surgery is simply a tool to help you with that, so in the meantime, do the things you are going to be doing the rest of your life............exercising every day, eating healthy and drinking a lot of water.  Keep your chin up and remember, you didn't gain the weigh in a short amount of time, so getting to the surgery part of the weight loss journey you are on is going to take a few months too.  Everyone is different and you will get to the surgery part when it's time.  Not to defend the bariatric team you are working with, but remember, people take vacations, get sick or go to trainings so that could be part of the reason you haven't heard anything yet.

Please hang in there and keep posting on here.  We all are here for you and will do what we can to help you through the tough times.

Carol

It  is  tough just  waiting  for  the  phone  to  ring  and  nothing.  I  am  going  to  see  what  happens  this  week  and  if  nothing  I  have a plan.  Will  just  wait  this  week out.  At  least  they  could  let  me  know  if  they  need  test  results  or  what.  Have  done  all  the  tests  and  as  far  as  i  know  have  past  them.  But    who  knows.  Very  discouraged.    Glad  everyone. else.  is  doing good. Hope  Sandy  has  good  luck  with  the  liquid   diet.  I  have  bought  everything  but  the  popsicles.   Thanks  Carol.  Will  keep  you  all  posted.    Karen

Well the  phone  rang  and  now more  tests.  Have  to see a  pulmonary dr  now  on the  13th.  Don't  think  it  will ever  end.  But at  least they  called.  Karen

I know it's hard . . . the waiting, the initial tests, the re-tests, the I-didn't-know-I-needed-this-test-too-tests. I spent 2 months spinning my wheels when I could have been getting my testing done (due to a miscommunication). I had policy changes made to my insurance in the middle of this process; I had to wait SEVEN months for the required nutrition class to have enough people signed up so that they could have it.

I know it seems like there's always something left to do . . . I know it seems like the surgery date will never get here . . . But it will. It is definitely a process. As I've said before, mine has taken nearly two years.

I hope this is the last test you have to have done and that everything will turn out fine and THEN you will get your surgery date set! I know, too, it's hard to accept all the testing that is required . . . but we have to remember that the doctors are doing it for our own safety. If it turns out any of these tests reveal we have other medical issues which need addressing, then it's safer to have them taken care of PRIOR to getting WLS -- because the surgery will complicate our lives and how our bodies work even more.

You keep at it, and know that we're all cheerleaders for you!
      ~Sandy~

  I  think  the  Bariatic  fusion  has  the  best  overall  vitamin  count  in  it.  May  go  with  that  to  keep  from  adding Calcium  all the  time  to  others.
   I  had  my  EDG  this  morning  in  Waterloo.  It  was  no big  deal  did  not  talke  long  and  they  put  me  out  so  did  not  know  it  happened.  They  confirmed  a  hiatal  hernia  which  I  was  sure  was  there and  that  will be  fixed  with  the  surgery.  Will  be  so  glad  to  get  rid  of  the acid  reflux.
   I  was  270 at   highest.  lost  a little.   I  am  just  under  5'3"  I  am  going  to  the  support  meeting  Monday   night  just  because  it  is  free  and  I  want  to  confirm  some  things   I  have ?  about.    I  just  have  a  sleep  study  next   Sunday  night  and  then  a  cardiologist  appt on  The  14th  and  then  shoud  be  able  to  set  a  date. 
   I   know  a  lady  that  had  this  done  at 70  and  she  got  along  good but  her's  was  in  Grinnell.  I  ins.  has  Dr.  G and listed and  that  is  all he  does  so  they  ok  it  .
     Let  you  know  how  I  get  lang  with  the  rest  and  you  can   keep  me  up  on  your  stuff.  Karen