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My first appointment is next week!

I'm super excited and nervous and happy and scared...all at once! I have started telling family members and a few close friends about my decision...I really thought I would get push back, especially from family, but (almost) everyone is super happy for me and thinks this is the right thing to do! I don't know what the appointment will be like. I do know I have never been excited about a doctor appointment in my life.
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Finally...for me!

I'm not going to get all fancy with this entry...or any of them. I am not fancy. I am fat. Not that fat can't be fancy...I digress... I went to the seminar and turned in my insurance info to get my first appointment. I have to wait 6 months for my insurance, but that will fly by. I think it's better for me this way. I can take the time to wrap my head around the lifestyle changes I will have to make. I am already feeling better about my future! I have dug out clothes I haven't worn in years! I am so excited about being a normal sized person! About not having to take all these pills! About coming off the diabetic list!! I'm getting my life back! I WANT TO LIVE! I want to live my life inside MY new lighter body! I can't wait!!!
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My 1st appointment did NOT go well! :(

So...I have to say I am sadly disappointed with my first appointment! The first thing that bugged me was the insurance deal....my insurance covers 100% of bariatric surgery!! Sounds wonderful right? Well this clinic stated I had to have TWO doctors assigned to me...one was IN NETWORK and the other, conveniently, OUT OF NETWORK. What is THAT? I bantered a bit, making it clear how shady this seems, but they kept the conversation moving. I felt unheard and dismissed. Second, I was told I am a better candidate for the bypass and NOT the sleeve. The reasoning was just unreasonable!! It felt to me the real reason was they get more money! I also learned I need to see a cardiologist, which is neither here nor there, and I have already made that appointment. (Sorta saw that coming anyway) So...I will continue to keep this option on my plate, but NOT with this clinic! I need to deal with the heart thing first. I can live fat, but I can't live without a heart! I had high hopes and I am a bit disappointed, but they are not the only game in town! Who knows, maybe I'm looking down the barrel of a triple by-pass and I will lose a huge chuck healing from that! Onward and upward!!
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