Today...

Hi everyone.... Today is a busy day for me. I have a paper due for my Art History class and with everything that is going on, I've been remiss in getting ready for it. I have approximately 3200 words to have done by 11:55 tonight. Thankfully I have my research in hand, now to get organized! Last night I was pretty inert. However, I did have enough energy to do dishes and make myself some dinner. Pasta with sauce and a poached chicken breast. I have some leftovers for dinner when I get home late tonight. Still no luck on finding a place to weight me. I hope I don't have to resort to going to a hospital and asking them. Oh! News, I got a call from the case manager at Cigna a very nice woman Kathy Z. She had suggested I call her after the informative meeting at the OTC. I hadn't had a chance to do so yesterday, so she gave me a call. She wanted to know how things had gone. She still wasn't up on the specifics for WLS that Cinga requires, but she was a pleasant voice. I determined that until I have my intake there's no point in taking up a Case Manager. She suggested that after my intake that I call her for an evaluation. She also advised me to speak with my PCP about getting some documentation started on physician supervised weight loss. Nutritionists don't count, it seems. So -- this is good news, I am seeing my PCP on the 6th. Told my boss what I was embarking on. He was very upbeat, very positive. I told him how much time I could possibly be out and he only asked that I schedule it around our busy times. So come October, I'll be banking more of my earned time to my sick pool. I figure I am going to need 4 to 6 weeks worth. The good news is that for each earned time hour I get, when I bank to sick time I get 3 hours. Unfortunately I have to use up all my earned time before I can get at my sick time. So that's all the news about me today...how about you? Anne 379/?/140

anne, I actually wrote to you the other day before the meeting and when i got there I was trying to figure out who you were. Where were you sitting? Yes, I am so glad that she is opening up new slot especially since I just found out that my husbands insurance probably will not be covering WLS after the first of the year. So, I am waiting for a call back from Dr. Campbell's office about the Vena Cava filter. I am hoping that they call back today. I am already starting to get excited. I need this so bad. I am sick of feeling so sick. Hope you have a great day. Heather

I was sitting at the corner of the table on the left hand side (if you were facing the screen where the projector was). I was wearing a lovely lavendar blouse...lovely only because its lavendar and it covers my big ole butt I believe I was following up with questions when you asked about the PE regarding the filter that might be needed...Cause that's a huge concern I have. Death by a tiny clot... Eeeks...Heck when I go I want it to be doing something I l-o-v-e

OK yes I know who you are now. Well are you as impatient as I am I just got a call back from Dr. Campbells office and her MA said that they have had patients go to the OR with the filter before and that it is usually put in a little bit before surgery in Radiology. What type of surgery are you leaning towards. I am leaning towards the Roux N Y I think that would work better for me. Hope to talk to you soon and see ya at the meeting in Sept. Heather

My cell phone hasn't left my hip! I'm tempted to call, but that's rude. She'll get to me when she gets to me...I'll probably give into the urge Thursday next week But I did say, if she had a cancelation to call me, I can come in. Yes, I am very impatient.... I am hoping to have Lap RNY. I really would like to avoid Open RNY. I've had open abdominal surgery before when I was 14 for a ruptured cyst. It took me a long time before I felt comfortable again. The intial pain was very intense and I'd like to avoid that in the future. I considered LapBanding, but from what I have read I am not comfortable with the long term results. I am accepting a higher risk surgery for a result that I know after following the instructions will work. I've been researching this whole thing for over a year now. However, it has only been recently when I've said enough is enough. I cannot do anything I want to do in my life. My day to day quality of life has decrease so much I feel that my quality of life is fair and not excellent like it should be. I'll be at the meeting in Sept. If there were more meetings I'd probably go to them too. When I get into a mind set, I am a go go kinda gal. Talk soon! Anne in NH 379/?/140 Pre-Op

FYI she is on vacation and she told me that she will probably not be back in the office till a week from Monday but probably late in the day that day or on Tues cause she has to go see post ops and stuff. She is already on vacation yesterday was her last day. I really want to have a lap too I don't see any reason why I wouldn't be able to unless there is something funny when they get in there. Yeah I am like that to when I get my mind set on something. I have been researching it for a while too and my mom is actually having it done too, somewhere else. so, good support system it looks like we would be having surgery within a couple months of each other. that will be nice. TTYL Heather