PLennon
Tomorrow Never Knows...
Jun 03, 2009
Tonight, I went to the free informational seminar at Celebration Health Hospital in Celebration, Florida, about a 40 minute drive from my house. If I'm approved, that's where I'll be having my surgery. The surgeon who runs the program, Dr. Keith Kim, was supposed to be there, but there was a MAJOR traffic tie-up on the interstate and he wasn't able to make it. That was disappointing because I was very anxious to meet him. His staff ran the meeting. They were awesome. They answered all my questions even when I raised my hand and proceeded to forget what I was going to ask
I found out that unfortunately, the rumours are false about Medicare not having the same waiting period as "regular" insurance companies. They also require a six month doctor's supervised diet program before they can even submit my request for surgery. That means that if I start this month (and I already have an appointment with my regular doctor for the 19th), it will be December before Dr. Kims office can submit the request for coverage. After that, Medicare will probably take a long time to give a decision. If it's in my favour, then my surgery can be scheduled. They said the average wait time is 2-3 months after being approved. That means that I probably won't have this surgery till February or March. That really depressed me. I feel like I could be dead by then! One good thing that happened is I'm not as heavy as I thought I was. I assumed I was at least 400 pounds, and I came in at 377.4! Not that it's a good thing, but...yeah.
Yesterday, I got the results of my blood tests and was officially diagnosed with diabetes. Lovely.
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About Me
Orlando, FL
Location
25.3
BMI
Surgery
01/19/2010
Surgery Date
May 27, 2009
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