6th Registered Dietician Visit

Mar 30, 2012

So I thought I was on visit 4 of 6 when I went in on Monday for an appointment with my Registered Dietician. I did a six month program through my hospital called Winning Weighs that was 6 months of classes on nutrition, coping and movement. It also included 3 personal visits with a Registered Dietician. I decided to get in to the Bariatric Surgery program when I had 2 months left in Winning Weighs. I really feel much more comfortable with the decision I've made to have the surgery after taking these classes. Not so much in reference to the "honeymoon" period but rather in reference to long term results with my sleeve. I feel like I have a fighting chance now to succeed. I understand what will need to be done for long term success. Whether I will be successful remains to be seen.

So back to my RD visits. We talked about the importance of protein and she gave me a booklet that explained pre-op, hospital stay, post-op and the kinds of changes not just physically but emotionally and mentally I will be going through. They tell me I have now completed my 6 required visits and will wait until the 2nd part of my psych eval is complete on April 5th before they submit my packet for approval to the insurance company. Then it could be 2 or 3 months before I get a surgery date...provided I get approved which, honestly, I'm pessimistic about. I'm nervous about my psych eval results. This will be a review of the 500 question personality exam I took a few weeks back. It was long and complicated and you never really know what it reveals. I was as honest as I could be.

I'm trying not to get ahead of myself. I haven't told anyone at work about this yet. I wanted to wait until I get a surgery date before I say anything in case it all falls apart. I have been obese a long time but my medical files are thin cause I didn't have insurance for a long time. They may take a look at my file and say I don't have a 5 year history in which case I will be in for a fight...stay tuned for the next update after my psych eval.

I started a video blog tonight. Link is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eLRBl4M7Ok

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