It's been quite a while.. but it doesnt feel like that long. I have been through my six month diet with my PCP .. which my last appt was at the begning of july. This wasn't so bad. The worst part of the 6 months had nothing to do with the diet it was acutally the psych eval... I knew my dad was bipolar.. but never thought I was myself. I went to the first psychiatrist and she okayed me for surgery but wanted me to seek a second opinion about a mood disorder :thumbup:. So trying to decide on a psychiatrist in town who was covered by CIGNA was a nightmare.. I had decided to try on doctor and she never even returned my calls to set up an appointment... so she was out. When I finally found my psychiatrist I went in for yet another evaluation and at the end he looks at me and says "you probably already know what I am going to say...." I almost starting crying right there. I guess it was always in the back of my mind that something wasn't "quite right" about my moods and some of my behaviors, and with a family history of bipolar disorder I can't say that it was totally out of my mind. I am now bieing treated for bipolar disorder and I feel better than I have in YEARS. Its amazing, I didn't ever think that I didn't feel normal but man oh man do I feel better now. :closedeyes:.

So, my surgeon's office needed my new psych dr to fax over med notes or a letter saying I'm being treated just in case CIGNA questioned everything since the other psych said I needed a second opinion. That was a pain in the butt! It took a week just to get them to fax over paperwork... ughh. Finally they were able to submit everything to CIGNA on 7.14.10 and on Monday I was anxious - the lady at my surgeon's office told me it would take 2-7 days to hear from CIGNA. Called on Monday and Cigna said APPROVED . I called the office right away and let them know and the lady called CIGNA to get the auth number, called me right back and said "how about august 2nd" I was so excited.. called my husband right up.. and OF COURSE, he couldn't get off then soo had to schedule for August 30th. Which is ok b/c that gives me some more time before surgery to prepare myself and my family. Now I can't keep myself from obsessing over surgery... I am constantly on the web looking everything up. Checking out different protein powders in the stores.. looking over and over my post op diets. I have never had any surgery before.. so I must say I am really nervous about surgery. I have no idea what to expect. Even though I have read and read about it.. I know that I will be a bundle of nerves on that glorious Monday. My pre-op appointment is 8.11.10 I really hope that hubby can get off to go with me, other wise I will be all by my lonesome.

This has already been the most empowering and incredible experience I have had. In the past I went through so many let downs after let downs, dealing with PCOS, infertility etc. Now I am filled with hope and so excited. I am going to actually get to be the person I see in my head AND... I may even get to be a Mommy...