tatirod

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 Met the surgeon yesterday. We decided to go with the VSG due to my UC, it's probably the safer route. My surgery is currently scheduled for November 6, 2015.I have 3 weeks of Optifast beforehand.

I received a call today to confirm my appointment with the surgeon... August 28! I'm so excited. Now I know for sure that this is going to happen. It's been an emotional road thus far, but it's well worth it. Now I can get super crazy and create spreadsheets to track everything.

A little known fact... I track all medical issues in spreadsheets. I give the reports (graphs usually) to my doctor to assist in treatment decisions. 

I just had the most terrifying thought as I was replying to a post... what if I don't get approved for surgery? And, I've been a part of this community for several months now and then I won't really have a reason to stay here. It will be very strange indeed.

It's been nearly 8 months since my referral for surgery. I have my assessment with the dietician next week and follow up with the nurse practitioner the week after. I am so glad for the progress I have made in the system thus far. I have read horror stories about people getting lost in the system. I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch, but I'm thankful I haven't had any major process stalls. 

So much information! Suddenly, I'm feeling very overwhelmed by all of the information. My anxiety isn't helping, I'm practically worrying about worrying too much. Today I had my NP visit. It went well, very matter of fact and down to business collecting medical information. I can't believe I forgot to mention a surgery. Like really, who forgets they had a prior surgery? The good news is there are no major red flags to prevent me from surgery (thus far).