News!!!! Finally got the 1st call....

Mar 16, 2011

I finally got a call from Duke today and have my New Patient Evaluation and Psychologist Appointment on 04.18.11.  I am debating having my primary care doc do the necessary tests since I need a physical.  I am somewhat excited but definitely ready to get going.  It is hard to believe my partner had this surgery in January of 2009 and I am now headed down the road to surgery myself.  At least I know pretty much what to expect.  The administrative assistant for my doc said that a couple of other patients (BCBSNC) with BMIs under 50 were on appeal with them to have BPD-DS.  She said by the time I have my 1st visit they should have a better idea of how BCBSNC is going to respond.  My BMI is 44, and I was not sure Dr. Sudan would even do the DS on me since Duke does not even really acknowledge that the surgery is done through the DWLS center.  Well, we will see....

I am impatient and keep wondering how long it will take to get a surgery date.

Remember...  Life's too short....

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