Standing on Solid Ground Finally- " I think"
Well, I going to jump right in for my first post and say I owe many of YOU a HUGE THANK YOU! I have lurked here since my seminar back in December. Its about time that I came out of hiding!
I have read and reread numerous posts. I have learned so much over the last few months. I feel like I know "who the vets are" and really hope I can live by the advice that YOU shared. Even if you are a new to the forum, I have read your post too, I am sure! I honestly feel like I am standing on solid ground at the moment walking into this surgery. ( Now, ask me in a few weeks on June 17 - it might be different! )
I never thought I would ever get to this day. I started my Pre-op New Life ( I am not going to say D- I-E- T) today. I am so ready for this. I was one of the lucky ones that didn't even know that my paper work was submitted when it did go to insurance so when I got the phone call that I was approved, it was out of the blue. I was shocked. I was standing in the library ready to cry!
At first, I didn't even know if I was going to ever make it here at times. Some days, it seemed like the process was long. My insurance Anthem PPO didn't really have a anything that I had to do, however the Cleveland Clinic is so back logged, it took a long time. I knew the surgeon I wanted because my mom went to him a few years ago for RNY.I liked him from the start, but back then I didn't even know that I was ready for surgery!
The only people that know about my upcoming surgery are my husband and my oldest sons and my therapists. I am ready and I the ground is solid! June 17 is right around the corner, so I will be ready.
I want to be able to come back a year from now and read this post and say, YOU KNOW I was ready for this. I want to be one of the ones that can say " I ROCK MY SLEEVE!" LOL.
I look forward to learning more. Thank you again!
Hi LakeErieGirl! I am going to assume with your screenname and hospital that you are in/around the Cleveland area? I am but I had my VSG at UH. I've heard great things about the surgeons at CC. I'm sure you will be well cared for and a great success! Good luck!!
HW: 387 (12/13) ConsultW: 383 (12/13) SW: 321 (4/9/14) CW: 234.6 (10/19/14)
I had my sleeve done by Dr. Schauer at the Cleveland Clinic a year ago January and couldn't be happier with how things went. You have made a good choice of programs. Where do you live? I live south of Erie PA, so I have a 2 1/2 hour drive to the clinic. My oldest daughter teaches at Case so I visit her when I have appointments. The day of my surgery my hubby and I drove there in a horrible blizzard!
Anne
HW 259 GW 145 CW 140.2 Not finished yet? 
Thank you everyone for the welcome! I see there are some people from my area. I actually live near Mentor so I am about 40 mins from Cleveland. I know what it was like driving in the blizzard weather to appointments! LOL.
One of my appointments, actually the very first one with the nurse, I had to take my 8 year old! He was called off school and I was not about to miss the appointment. That was a day when almost every school in Ohio was called off. I just apologized for bringing him, however they understood because they even said they were impressed that I didn't miss the appointment! It was important to me. I just made sure he was occupied with his DS. LOL. He is a great kid and I bribed him a little bit. HA. Sometimes, we all have to do, what we have to do.
