Todays Appt...

Was wonderful! I met with Dr Brolins team, the nutritionist, the financial coodinator, the assistant and of course, himself. I brought a list of questions with me and we went over all of them. My insurance requires 3 consecutive months of a supervised diet. Dr Brolin has an awesome nutritionist and todays visit counted as one session, so I need to see her 2 more times over the next 2 months.
I am also required to have a psych eval, which is no big deal to me. He prescribed an H. Pylori test and a gallbladder ultrasound. I will get those done asap and my PCP needs to send a letter of medical clearance. Once all those steps are completed, I can have my surgery. We opted for gastric bypass and my tentative surgery date is January 21. Now I know it seems all went smooth, but I am also realistic and do not expect it to go as smoothly with the insurance company, lol. Although they did say, as long as the requirements are met, there shouldn't be a problem, we shall see. I look forward to beginning my journey to good health and to getting to know you all. Thanks for your advice and support.
Shannon

Hi Shannon

Wow .......you only have to see a nutritionist for 3 month, most insurance required 6 month that is great.

Insurance can be tricky...congrats on begining your journey.
I am originaly from Bricktown, so I am a shore person also.
I love it up here in Morris county , but i do miss the beach!

hey shannon

congrats on getting started

i see you live in toms river.  we have an awesome and free peer to peer support group that meets the first Friday of every month at community medical center at 7 pm.  there is also a satellite group which is a bit smaller that meets at Kimball Medical Center the third monday of the month.  that happens to be this coming monday the 2oth.  if you are interested message me and i can fill u in on the details.

there is always a post on the board from nanette reminding everyone of this meeting.  its already there for this month if you are interested

good luck with your journey its awesome

if you have any questions feel free to contact me

hugs and be safe and well, jacki

I was surprised about the nutritionist too. Apparently Aetna only requires 3 months.

WOW ..congrats...Thats awesome only 3 months,I have to wait 6 months too,Im trying to be patient.. and also trying not to eat the whole refridgerator...lol ....Well Good Luck with your journey ...Im on all the time if you want to just chat..
Neece

Thanks Neece. I used to live in South Amboy, on Broadway! I know what you mean about eating the whole refrig. I am trying to cooperate with what the nutritionist wants me to do. 1200 calories, it's way too hard! Actually, it's not bad, but it makes me realize why I'm fat, lol.

I just heard that some insurance companies will deny you if you lose too much weight,so watch losing,it might work against,like if you lose 30 or 40 pounds before you surgery ,the insurance can say you lost that much that you can do it your self.So watch losing weight. Wow  Broadway is a jump away. I live on John Street...Not for long ,Id like to move next June.South Amboy isn't what it use to be. Well if you need to chat drop me a line or a email ,I love chatting,keeps the day going faster ,I just want March to come ......
Neece