Rollercoaster Ride Today

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/state-forums/MD/postdetail/11006.html?vc=0 Above is my post from the Maryland boards. What a day!! Cliff Notes of that post: - consult I had been waiting to get for the last month was going to happen on Monday - get call from office staff last night that he had to cancel - call them this morning and the next available date is almost another month away. - get a call at 4pm today from the really nice NP in his office to say they took too many people off his schedule and to come in Monday anyway. I was close to tears when I was told I had to wait another month. Ok... I really was in tears when I hung up the phone! My husband probably thought I was nuts. I just was really anxious and excited to do the consult and get things moving after doing all the research the last couple years. I was so disappointed when I heard they couldn't fit me in for another month. Then I reasoned that I've waited this long another month isn't going to kill me and if anything I will just keep doing my thing and working towards getting healthy. Someone was looking out for me!! I was elated to get a call back to hear they will still see me this Monday. Maybe my luck will continue and I can get a tenative surgery date for April. I think he might have some openings in March but I doubt insurance will be approved that fast and I have too much going on at work next month to take off the two weeks (or more if needed). I'm in the middle of too many major new projects - PACS (filmless Radiology) system selection, Ncoder (medical coding) software implementation, Imagenow Scanning Software implementation, and Enterprise Faxing Software selection and implementation not to mention my zillion other little projects.

Just remember everything will work out if you let it. Just remember that there is always a plan, we may not like it, but you just gotta roll with it because there is ultimately a reason! I am happy for you on the consult Monday! NP's are great. I am seriously toying with the idea of getting my practitioners license one day! Keep us posted! Hugs, Val

Thanks Val. I do believe there is a master plan too. I need to remind myself that sometimes. You should get your NP and work with the bariatric patients!!

It's hard. I will tell you, there is nobody that can understand that like we do. Seriously. Earl and I have been there, done that and having the matching t-shirts to prove it! That is the goal. I am really trying hard to get into the Bariatric Dept at OSU. I know this is where I am meant to be. So hopefully this spring/summer I can get back to school and get on my way. Hang in there! Your day is coming, one way or another!

I am sorry, it is rough waiting, I remember it well, keep doing what you are doing, you are getting better everday, you will hit the ground running post op.