I Feel Helpless...

[PrincessDaffodil 30]

I feel like I should be doing something more. I am just sitting around waiting for all of my test results to make it to the Dr's office. It's the weekend, so I can't even call and find out what else needs to be done.

I'm not even sure if my insurance company has approved me for the procedure yet. I want to keep the ball rolling, but I'm sure there is anything else that can be done right now. I have shopped around for ideas for my liquid diet phase, I even bought a few Protein Shakes to practice with.

I can't wait for this next chapter in my life, and I hate that I have no control over how long this is taking. I want it to hurry up and be surgery time already. Ahhhh! Sitting around doing nothing isn't helping me at all. Is there anything else I can be doing right about now?

[IMSKINNY 160]

I know how you feel, PD! I was okay as long as I was going through the process, but when things stopped and I had to wait for the doctor and wait for the insurance, it drove me crazy. If I had been turned down, I was going to Mexico. So, I used the time to focus on that process. Then, miraculously, I was approved by the insurer. Probably not a good plan for everybody, but that's what I did!

[former_vbg 198]

Call your insurance company Monday morning, find out if they have all the documents needed to process your request. I have to admit I micro-managed that process, and I know my Dr.'s office didn't like it- but I didn't care. It was my life, my surgery and my journey! I've seen wayyyy too many times where the Dr.'s office didn't follow up to be sure that the insurance company received the request, or that they submitted everything required turning into delays or even worse denials because the request had to be re-submitted- effectively starting all over again.

Maybe there isn't anything you can do today, but I would make that my first order of business tomorrow IMO.

[sdb1147 54]

I feel like I should be doing something more. I am just sitting around waiting for all of my test results to make it to the Dr's office. It's the weekend, so I can't even call and find out what else needs to be done.

I'm not even sure if my insurance company has approved me for the procedure yet. I want to keep the ball rolling, but I'm sure there is anything else that can be done right now. I have shopped around for ideas for my liquid diet phase, I even bought a few Protein shakes to practice with.

I can't wait for this next chapter in my life, and I hate that I have no control over how long this is taking. I want it to hurry up and be surgery time already. Ahhhh! Sitting around doing nothing isn't helping me at all. Is there anything else I can be doing right about now?

You know the old saying, "Patience is a virtue & none of us are virtuous." LOL Can't control the things you can't control so don't beat yourself up. Get on line and start reading about pre-op & post-op diets. Go to YouTube and watch some of the people that have posted videos. Lots of great information. Good luck on your journey. Sending you best wishes & good vibes from WA.

[PrincessDaffodil 30]

I bought some EAS and Muscle Milk shakes so that I can start "practicing" with those. Another thing I need to practice is to not drink and eat at the same time. That has become such a habit for me, I thought I better start trying to change it now. I am also cutting back on my caffeine intake each day so that I won't be so addicted to it by the time I have surgery. Instead of 2 cups of coffee, I am drinking only one. Instead of 3 glasses of tea, I am having 1. Then I drink Water or sugar-free drinks for the rest of the day (usually water though). Hopefully in a week I'll won't be drinking anymore coffee and I will have switched to Decaf tea. I usually have headaches if I don't drink caffeine, so I didn't want to just quit cold-turkey.

I am going to call the Dr's office in the morning and see what else needs to be done. If there is nothing else that I need to do, I guess I will just have to suck it up and wait. I will check in with the insurance company tomorrow too. I just don't like waiting, I never have. Once I've made up my mind on something, I expect the world to be as ready as I am. LOL!

[sarsar 824]

Start exercising if you haven't already....walking is a great way to start and that may help relieve some of the stress of waiting!

[PrincessDaffodil 30]

That is a good idea, Sarsar. Although, one reason I don't/can't exercise is because of my CSF (Cerebral Spinal Fluid) pressure headaches. They have subsided some this past week, so I think I should be able to walk on the treadmill some next week. With the heat outside, I'm sure it will be best for me to stay indoors! I just need to take it easy, because if I do too much activity my headaches will be back and I will be laid up in bed again for a week or more. They are one of the reasons I am getting weight loss surgery. Hopefully loosing the excess weight will balance out my CSF pressure again. But, I am sure that walking some will keep my mind off of things. Thanks for the suggestion.

Start exercising if you haven't already....walking is a great way to start and that may help relieve some of the stress of waiting!

[PrincessDaffodil 30]

I called the Dr.'s office this morning. No answer...so I left a message. They haven't called back yet. Then, I called the insurance company. They haven't gotten any paperwork to pre-authorize my surgery. Darn it all...waiting still sucks.

[TaiDyed 59]

The waiting is driving me crazy too. My doctors office scheduled my pre op appointment for 7/23 and told me that IF for any reason my insurance denies the request, then the appointment will be cancelled. So I'm left waiting and hoping I don't get that cancellation call. I'm marking the days off my calendar and doing my best to keep busy. Fingers crossed we both get a bit of good news soon!!