I have a date!!
I got a date already! I was very surprised to get a date so soon when I just got approved yester day so let it be know to all my new life starts on JUNE 5th some time in the afternoon. In most cases I have found out that there is a 2 week liquid diet for the surgery. I was not looking forward to that. Well I guess that with the Regions Specialty Center there is only a 2 day liquid diet before surgery. Thank God! I will only have to be on liquids over the weekend before. I am so excited that I want to just go asleep and have June here already. Any suggestion to make the time go faster? I am hope to be able to attend more support groups between now and then so that I can get a better support group of people that have gone through the surgery. I realized I didn’t have much of one when I only had two people to call when I found out I was approved. I AM GOING TO BE A BIG LOOSER! Stay tuned for a survey for naming my new stomach.
I was approved!!!
I was approved!!! To day is the day Blue Cross Blue Shield decided to let me go a head with the surgery. I call them this morning and then around 12:00pm. Another person I know that was waiting for approval that was submitted on the same day as mine got hers so I called again. I was still in a holding pattern of “Pending Approval“. I wanted to just keep calling every ½ hour to see if there was any change but I didn’t I went to lunch and keep working then I figured I would try one last time before the day ended. So I call just before 5:00pm. I guess 3rd time was a charm. The woman on the other end said “Your Approved” I let out a little squeak. The woman kind of giggled I think she knew that this met a lot to me. The door has now swung wide open on a new life. So now, I am back in a holding pattern waiting for a date for surgery. I tried calling the specialty center but they were closed but of course, I will be calling them early tomorrow. Please keep me in your prayers.
$0.50
Yesterday I was granted the opportunity to go to lunch with my friend Bryan I just want everyone to hear about our day. Well the lunch started off under with the mission of going to lunch before I won’t be able to eat anymore. So we decided to go to Andy's Garage. We had good food and got caught up on life in true Brian fashion. After lunch we proceeded to go to Target as we passed over Snelling Avenue I pointed out that the McDonald’s expanded its store. Bryan was misguided in thinking that it was a new store. I informed him it had been there over 10 years. Well Bryan was missed informed and this is where the $0.50 comes in to the story. The bet was on. I called Justin to help me bring Bryan on to the right path but he was unavailable. We went along our way to Target. As we were leaving Target Bryan said I guess we will never find out who was right. I could not let that happen. I decide to go up to the police officer at the door of Target (we were in the hood target hence the police officer) as ask him to verify the McDonalds a few block up has been there for years. He said YES it has. After that Bryan up the money. Wow I sure have some strange lunches some times don’t I?
I called again.
Last night I went to my first support group last night. I was nice because I don’t know anyone who has had the surgery. As I looked around the room I saw people in the past I would love to look like. I was reassuring to see these people and know they were where I was once and that I am not dreaming unrealistically. There were a lot of really cool people there and I can’t wait to get to know some of them better. I also called Blue Cross again yesterday. Every time I call them I ask for the guidelines for having the surgery approved just to make sure there is something I don’t know about that I need to do. So far I have jumped through all the hoops they want. I will be calling them back on Friday until then I will be keeping my fingers crossed.
I HATE waiting!!!
Ok so I hate this waiting for the Blue Cross approval. As of April 20th, 2006 they have received my claim to have the surgery done. About time after all the hoops of fire I have to jump through to get to this point. I have been calling every two business days to make sure they got it then to see if it has been approved. . I do not to have any nerves about having the surgery done. I guess I am not nervous because I know I need to have it done. I guess I am more nervous about having insurance denied me than having it done.
