I have been a very bad blogger. My excuse? I work. A lot. I have been overwhelmed with work from all directions since early April. There have been other things going on as well. Nothing bad, nothing extraordinary. Just things that take up my time, and a lot of it.
I last left off with the seminar, I believe, so I’ll continue with what has happened since then (it isn’t much).
On April 22nd, 2008, I had an appointment with my mother’s family doctor, Dr. R. I decided to have him do my medical evaluation, because he knows my mother’s medical history (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, risk of heart attack, etc.) inside and out, and subsequently knows my maternal grandmother’s and maternal grandfather’s medical histories. He approved her choice for lapband surgery with no questions asked, so I hoped he would do the same for me.
And he did. I spoke with him for all of fifteen minutes, had my weight done (315.8, ergh), did a quick BMI check (“Oh yes, you more than qualify!”), and I showed him a thorough and detailed list I had created, which showed all of the health problems that are on both sides of the family, starting with my mother and father and working on up to my great-grandparents (all four sets of them). Time and time again, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attack, stroke. He made a copy of my list, listened to me recite all of my research to him and reasons for choosing the surgery, as well as my failed attempts at weight loss going back to 2002.
At the end of the fifteen minutes, he gathered up the paperwork I brought in and the medical history/letter/approval form, and promised to have it and my mother’s form completed and sent in to the weight loss center within two weeks time.
On April 9th, 2008, I called the weight loss center to check on the status of my form, and that of my mother’s. So far part of my mother’s form had been processed, and mine hadn’t yet been processed. They requested that I give them until June 1st, and if I hadn’t heard from them by then, to call back.
So, I’m counting down the days until June 1st. I feel like I’ve been stagnant for far too long. I want to get moving!
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Long time no see! I hope everything is going well!
I’m on hold… until Nov. My insurance denied me because of no current medical supervised died..so, I’m going to a dietian.. Sigh*
Hope you blog soon!