the7thdean
December 2005 -- Primary care placed me on an appetitie suppressant/weight management medication called Phentremine. The medication truly works. You have to take it before noon. You can take it anytime before then an hour before or after breakfast -- whichever works best for you. I usually take it and then go workout for about 45 minutes and then come in and have breakfast.
I've lost 20 pounds as a result of being on this medication and dropped a pant size. I probably would have lost more, however, I was in the last two terms of obtaining my bachelor's degree and accomplishing that achievement was more important that getting up in the EVERY morning and working out.
July 5th 2006 -- I had my consult with the surgeon. I've chosen GBMC Bariatric clinic to perform the surgery -- Nice Hospital too. So I've completed the majority of the preliminary tests even the pysch eval this past Monday and she will send that off in the coming week. So I guess I'm looking at insurance approval in about a couple of weeks. I'm in no rush to the table. I want to make sure all the test results are fully and completely reviewed and that any infections are taken care of prior to surgery.
September 8, 2006 -- Had a meeting today with the nutritionist and went over my file. We discovered that my pysche eval and a CT Scan test results had not been submitted. So when I got home, I called both places and they have sent the reports, however, while on the phone with the radiology department they went ahead and re-faxed the information over to the surgeons office and the therapist that conducted my psyche eval returned my phone call and advised that she had faxed the results the previous day and would follow up with the doctor's office to ensure they received the information. The person at the surgeon's office is on vacation, so she want see the information until next week and hopefully we will know approval by the end of the month. That would be the ultimate birthday gift to be approved for the surgery. I guess checking on those items and knowing they have been faxed is God's way of putting things in place.
About Me
Before & After
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