Pre-Op Appointments Nearly Done

I am excited to say that I've had my cardio and pulmonary appts and both went extremely well. I was nervous about having blood gasses drawn at my pulmonary visit yesterday, but the doc said everything looks good enough that he didn't feel he needed to do that. Yippee! I have my psych appt tomorrow. Dr. Fisher's office called me today to tell me they had submitted my info the insurance company and are waiting for a reply. I guess they only need to know it is a service they cover. Next, I may actually get a surgery date!

I know how you feel !!! ... I had all my appts a couple weeks ago ...today , I got my paperwork in the mail with my "official" surgery date , etc .... September 25 ....( I had told them I wanted it before my birthday which is the 28th) .... getting this stuff in the mail just made it so much more " real"..... I am having my surgery in Norman by Dr Keith .... Good luck to you ,,, hope you hear something soon ! Debbi

Staci, It is exciting to start getting all the appointments out of the way. Every Appt done, is one more step to your goal of surgery! Best of luck on your Psych appt and hopefully your insurance company will be speedy in getting their info to your Dr.s office so you can get a surgery date scheduled! Jane

My psych appointment went very well. She said she was surprised at how prepared I came for the interview. She said she actually recently talked to a lady about how little she will be able to eat from then on, and the lady was unpleasantly surprised to hear it! We joked about how I never expect to be like Cindy Crawford, and she cracked "Yeah, you're way too short." Overall it was a pleasant experience.

Hi Stacy! So glad you are so close to a surgery date. I remember going through all the motions of the preop testing and dr.'s appointments. Insurance approval was the toughest for me, but once that was through it was all down hill from there. Good luck, God Bless, and take care! See you on the loosing side soon! Pamela Spears RNY 8-31-2005 327/202/165