All set and ready to go!

Had my preop day today! I'm all set and ready to go for Monday morning!! Yippie, Hip Hip Hooray! My visit with the nutrionist was very educational! I learned a lot! And I'm glad to know that I can call on her 24/7! I feel so blessed to have so many supportive people all around me! I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for being there for me! All of you have inspired me! Wow.....I'm so excited! Christie

Christie, I am very excited for you. I can remember the week before gosh so many emotions. I know you will do just fine with your surgery. Take care, Jodi

Christie, I wish you all the best as you cross over to the losing side. This is one remarkable ride. Just remember to walk and get your liquids in. You will be amazed at your progress in the next few month's. I can't wait to hear you share your victory's with us. You and your surgical team will be in my prayers. Congrats on an approval and the best is yet to come for you! Gina

HEY CHRISITE, THATS AWESOME, I THINK WE HAVE THE SAME DOCTOR SO LET ME KNOW HOW IT GOES, ALL MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU ,, DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HOW LONG IT TOOK FOR INSURANCE TO GO THROUGH, I AM PUSHING FOR A FEB 2 OR 3 SURGERY DATE AND DON'T KNOW HOW REALISTIC THAT IS,, I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU MORE ABOUT THE SURGERY!! THANKS!!

Hey Ash.....I sent u an email about some other surgery stuff. But I just thought I'd tell you that he only does his surgeries on Monday. And the appt with the dietician is on Tuesdays! So....hopefully you got your approval in the mail and Rhonda can call u on Monday and you can go do your preop Tuesday and be on the losing side Monday, but that will be the 6th I think....dont' have a calander in front of me! Keep us posted! Hugs

Christie, I am really happy for you! Now the real journey begins! I have you in my prayers and I know that you will do just fine. Debbie

I'm excited for you!! Tina

christie, very excited for you,,, we're here for you , welcome to the losing side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! rhonda

Do you have medicaid through the hurricane assistance program or full time medicaid? I know they gave assistance for a few months for people in the la affected areas and was wondering if you had gotten your approval through that or just having medicaid itself.

Hi.... No I didn't get assistance from the hurricane. I became unemployed in October 2005 and both of my boys already get medicaid. And I'm an insulin depedent diabetic and kidney problems from diabetes so I applied for Medicaid because I told them that I would only have my Blue Cross insurance until the end of October. And I knew I'd be getting unemployment, but it couldn't be like over 9 hundred something a month and mine wasn't. I went through the Denham office and she was excellent. They already had my application and since I had made a certain about already for October, she said she would rework the app the first of November and she did. And I was approved going back to November 1st and she let me know like two weeks into November that I was approved. I'm not completely sure....but I think you might have to have kids too and only making a certain amount of money. Check with Ashleigh Fox, because she has Medicaid also. I'm sure how she got hers though! Good Luck..... ps.....change your name from Why Bother.....because we meet a hell of a lot of speed bumps in our live to slow us down and we go through so many tribulations....but we have to have trials and tribulations in order to have a TESTIMONY!!! These words are spoken from my heart and from experience. Beleive me, last year was the worst year of my life. I felt like giving in so many times! First started off with a call at work on 1/12/05 that my trailer was on fire, i lost everything I had! It darn near killed my oldest son from the grief and shock of it all. Then first of Feb 05, I had a shattered kneew cap. I finally got to get another trailer in move back into my own place in april 05, who comes along in August...Katrina....put me out of my house again for a little while and caused damage. September comes and I break a bone in my foot and messed up some muscles and tendons! Had to have a major foot surgery that had me an incision on top of my foot, 4 inches long and a hole in my heel about the size of a golf ball. That surgery was on 10/26/05 and I'm just really being able to walk around, but will be wearing a special boot for a few more months. Then thanks to Katrina I found out the first week in October that I was losing my job of four years and that 10/7/05 would be my last day! A WEEK!!! And of course there were a few other things that took place, like after I lost my job, I had to sell my explorer because I couildn't pay the note with no job. And having a 15 and 9 year old, you can almost imagine what their chrismtas was like!!! I felt like less than a mom at that time! I'm explaining all of this to let you know that we go through HELL and back at times, but please be strong and keep the faith!!!!! HUGS!!