Question:
I'm going crazy

I am sooooo stressed. I am waiting for the approval and I can't take! I am very busy so It's not like I just sit around with nothing to do I am very busy with 4 kids and I go to schhol and yet my mind is totally consumed with WLS anyone that will listen I will talk too about it. My family is already tired of hearing about it and I keep bugging the doctors office to see if they heard anything. I just can't wait I'm totally obsessed and I'm driving myself nuts. I love you God Bless you all!    — kumuat (posted on June 23, 2003)

June 23, 2003
haha i too was going nuts! it's like someone telling you not to think about a pink elephant.lol what i did was to use this time to prepare. i collected recipies that werer wls friendly, looked in mags for new hair and clothes styles, went in my closet and draws and got rid of everything i knew i would never wear again. bought small measuring cups, food processor. wrote a private letter to myself for when i get frustrated in the furture i can read. it. wrote a list of goals(a very long list lol). hope this helps...also instead of calling the doctors office to see if the info is in.....call the insurance company. good luck
   — franbvan

June 23, 2003
So glad to hear I am not the only one in your shoes. Talk about going crazy. I am trying to wait 10 working days before I call the psychologist back to see if he has faxed my results in for me to be approved, but this is driving me insane. Obsessed isn't the word for it in relation to myself - it is called PSYCHOTIC. Good luck in your journey
   — Sonya P.

June 23, 2003
Instead of calling your doc, I'd be calling your insurance. Find out what stage it is at - ask them to be specific about what they are doing with the request as of now, and is there info you can provide or retrieve that can speed things along. Try to set your mind on other things. If the worst happens and they deny you, you will surely fall hard. Maybe make yourself a little phrase you can remind yourself when you are getting worked up such as "Good things come to those who wait."
   — bethybb

June 23, 2003
Hi, I am having surgery 7/11, and I just found out, almost by accident, of 3-4 things I needed to do and hadn't... so, make sure your doctor's office keeps you up to date on the timetable towards surgery!
   — Tim W.

June 23, 2003
Definitely start calling your insurance company... don't wait for your doctor's office. As far as being consumed with WLS, I think all of us pre-ops can relate to that. I was approved in mid-May and my surgery is not until July 29th... five weeks. Surgery is about all I can think about these days. Thank the Lord for work which takes my mind off it... for a little while anyway.
   — Bonnie

June 24, 2003
You are not alone. This is all I can think about...waiting is the worst. Its been two weeks since my surgeon told me he was contacting my insurance company...but according to my insurance company, they have nothing from my surgeon. My surgeons' office told me to stop calling them...so I don't really know what to do. Sigh. I'm getting off line to go call the insurance company AGAIN. At least they don't yell at me for calling them!
   — Renee B.

June 27, 2003
I went to BTC June 18th for the first time, paperwork was submitted on the 24th, today is the 27th and I am wondering what is the holdup LOL !!! I bet you are thinking patience isnt a virtue of mine. YOUR RIGHT! I think about this surgery NON stop. Its the last thought on my mind when going to sleep at night and after I aquire a heart beat upon awaking in the morning. I can seriously envision the little men with the white jackets coming to take me for a ride if I have to jump through hoops while waiting for approval. I am not much for hurry up and wait. I hear Good things come to those that wait.. so I guess I will continue to search for EVERY site regarding WLS known to man, read every comment written on these boards, go to work my 50 hours a week and keep my fingers crossed along the way. I'll just be over here waiting.... ugh
   — Bonnie K.