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Im so nervous! I have my 3 Consults tomorrow morning.



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I have butterflies in my tummy. I know I was approved, but I have some odd fear that something will hold me up getting a date.

Is there anything that I should watchout for in my appt? Any triggers that make them not want to clear you?

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wow. all 3 in 1 day?

I have my consult tomorrow afternoon with Surgeon.. i guess this is the 1st thing i need to do.. I see your in NY.. which Dr did you choose?

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It seems like insurance approval is generally the biggest hill to climb. I'm sure you'll do just fine tomorrow. Good luck!!

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wow. all 3 in 1 day?

I have my consult tomorrow afternoon with Surgeon.. i guess this is the 1st thing i need to do.. I see your in NY.. which Dr did you choose?

I am meeting with Dr. Mitch Roslin @ Lenox Hill

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Wow! That's a busy day for you. My insurance requires a 6 month medically supervised diet, so I get to spread my consults out. Doppler vascular was a piece of cake, no problems. Psych was actually kind of fun. We realized that we knew each other a long time ago and it turned into a gab session (well, a $200 gab session), pulmonary was ok, but since I had pneumonia in May he was VERY thorough and had me take a pulmonary function test which was no problem. Cardiac scared me. The cardiologist said I had a murmur, then said my resting ekg was good and later said there was something on it that he needed to look at further. I had to have an echocardiogram and sestamibi stress test. I worried for a week that there was a problem only to return to the cardiologist and find out that my heart is fine and the murmur benign. Just had the Upper G.I. today. Piece of cake. An injection of propofol, you blink and it's all over. Felt fine afterward. All I have left is the dietician and physical therapy clearances since I had some history of lumbar spine pain. Surgery will be in December. Hope all works out for you tomorrow. Relax!

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Wow! That's a busy day for you. My insurance requires a 6 month medically supervised diet, so I get to spread my consults out. Doppler vascular was a piece of cake, no problems. Psych was actually kind of fun. We realized that we knew each other a long time ago and it turned into a gab session (well, a $200 gab session), pulmonary was ok, but since I had pneumonia in May he was VERY thorough and had me take a pulmonary function test which was no problem. Cardiac scared me. The cardiologist said I had a murmur, then said my resting ekg was good and later said there was something on it that he needed to look at further. I had to have an echocardiogram and sestamibi stress test. I worried for a week that there was a problem only to return to the cardiologist and find out that my heart is fine and the murmur benign. Just had the Upper G.I. today. Piece of cake. An injection of propofol, you blink and it's all over. Felt fine afterward. All I have left is the dietician and physical therapy clearances since I had some history of lumbar spine pain. Surgery will be in December. Hope all works out for you tomorrow. Relax!

wow 6months i thought i had it bad. my insurance requires 4months so my surgery date will be sometime in jan.2010

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Ok so I had a great consult. I got a thumbs up from all my docs. I just need to get an upper GI track xray and a TSH blood test. What I didnt realize is when I said i was approved by my insurance I was worng. My referral got approved, not my surgury. Grr. I feel stupid. lol I new it couldnt be that easy. Ugh.

So now I am getting that blood test so I can have my stuff sent off for surgical approval. I was also told my surgery can only be on a Mon or Tues. My plan was to have on a thurs so I could have weekend to recover and go back to work on monday. I am in a delema now. DOH!

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First I begin, by saying hi to all my fellow New Yorkers lol....Corinne, I did the same thing with having 3 in one day. The faster the better......My original surgeon date was 9/21, butmy pcp did not clear me, I rarely see him since my plan doesn't require referrals, but I had a physical by him tonight and my schedule is next. Good lUck.....also Dr. Geiss Syosset Hosp

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UPDATE: So i was really stressing about my thursday and go back monday plan being foiled. I just talked to my boss and he said that I can work from home as long as i get IT to put some needed programs on my laptop. I feel like I just got a gift. I didnt have enough time off this year to cover a monday surgery and the thought of waiting until Jan made me cry. I LOVE MY BOSS!! =)

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