Consult done, Surgery Scheduled, and the Cliffhanger

Sep 09, 2014

Well, I completed my consult. Everything was awesome. Dr. Heider is a super good doctor. He answered every question I had. My wife had more questions than I did and Dr. Heider was more than willing and able to answer anything at all. The staff was super nice and the facilities are top notch. The only thing that disappointed me was my weight on the scale. It turns out my guess of a starting point was more than 475. I don't get weighed often as it's hard to find a scale with the capacity or accuracy to weigh me. My consult weight was 478 :(. That means I must have been a higher weight since beginning my own diet. Surgery is scheduled for Nov. 6th!

Now for the Cliffhanger.... Last Tuesday (After Labor Day), mom and I went to my credit union to apply for my surgery financing. They would not secure 18k but the loan officer's supervisor instructed her to begin the loan with an equity re finance of my truck, and a hold on a portion of my mom's savings account. I was super excited that it appears the bank is willing to work with me. The only thing they needed to calculate was affordability for me. If I clear that obstacle the loan is good to go.   However, it is 1 week and 1 day later since applying. Still no official answer. I figured something like this would take maybe a day or two. So of course I became nervous and began calling and leaving messages. Of course the loan officer was never available, and never really returned my calls . Not very professional if you ask me. So Monday, I took it upon myself to stop by the bank. The poor girl looked extremely stressed and she apologized to me but said she has not got to my loan yet, and cannot provide a timetable for an answer. Apparently she has a lot of Mortgages closing this week.

Now I know what it is like for folks waiting for insurance approval. The anxiousness sets in until you get the news. I haven't slept too great, and I have noticed I have been grazing the last couple days. I've never been a grazer let alone an emotional eater, but for this it seems to be more nerve racking than ever. I see this surgery as end all be all. Life or death. I really hate this feeling but I know God has brought me this far, and he will keep me through this whole process.

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