Wheels keep on spinning round....

It's another update! Yay!

Things I have to do before I can submit to insurance:
- attend at least 1 support group meeting (DONE!)
- get pre-op testing done (DONE!)
- have a preliminary appointment with the dietitian (scheduled for March 19th)
- have an evaluation and get cleared for surgery by a Psychologist (scheduled for March 18th)
- complete my "weight loss journal" chronicling all my previous weight loss attempts (working on it - waiting on rest of my weights )
- have a 5 year record of weights from my physicians ( working on this - 08 & 06 done!)
- Letter of medical necessity/clearance from my PCP (DONE & HAVE LETTER!)


A few things are a little frustrating though...

- I love my PCP. She is very very nice, but (some of) her staff has poop for brains... seriously. It is taking me forever to get the medical records I need and I have been asking for them for a month. The person they have some in to do their medical records messed it up and never requested from my old PCP... at least that is what I assume since a month has gone by and they didn't have the old PCP records when i had my visit on Monday. Thankfully, the main office lady is working on this for me. will be giving her a call in a little bit to check on the status. I can't finish my weight loss journal until i have this... come on people!!

- Ok... so I have my appointment with the Psychologist on the 18th. The appointment will be 2-2.5 HOURS LONG!!! Hold crap!! I have to take some test after our 50-min meeting. The thing that makes me a bit irked though is that it will take 2 weeks for him to complete my review. See the stupid test has to go out to a service for scoring and then when he gets it back he writes up his review. UNLESS.... i pay an additional $60 for expedited service with the scoring service... then it will only take him a week. BAH!! This messes up my timeline of wanting to have everything completed and ready to submit on the 19th after my NUT appointment. Grr!!

I need to call Dr. Hart's office today. I cant find the email for his assistant (Mildred i think) and I need to ask her how I need to send the letter from Dr. Gray. She just hand wrote it on some of her letterhead. I hope its not a problem. She said if it is to just let her know and a typed copy can be made. Since i have UHC and they are pretty flexible, i am hoping i don't have to go back to her for a typed letter.

Anyways.. that is all for now! :)