Sneaky Sneaks
No.. I'm not sneaking anything. Alvarado Hospital is being sneaky. My surgeon, Dr. Whitgrove, works out of Alvarado Hospital. Evidently his former partner is working with the hospital to start their own bariatric surgery unit and are sneakily trying to trick me into doing the surgery through them.
I was able to slip past them though, and called my surgeons office to let them know this was happening. Muahahahah. One small victory. (Why did I type fictory then? is it a ficticious victory? weird)
Anyway, today is week 14 of being dessert free. No nothing, no tastes, no nibbles, nadda, zip, zilch. It's easier, and I think will make the post-op food issues a little bit easier to deal with.
Called Evil Intracorp and spoke with Ann. (I'm not giving her the E at the end because Intracorp is Eville!!!!) She said, "Ma'am, we barely received your appeal on the 18th and we have 15 days to respond. The appeals department probably won't even get to your file until some time next week." I asked, "So, because you have fifteen days to respond, you're going to use the entire fifteen days." My tone finished that sentence with "just to spite me." Ann(no e) replied, "Ma'am, we deal with millions of cases, you're just going to have to wait." I asked, "Does that mean I can't call to check?" She sighed heavily and replied, "No, you are free to call as much as you want." "Thank you." I then hung up.
First, I'm barely 28, single, and I hate being called MA'AM. Gah. Second, my fax was RECEIVED on the 17th, but they date stamped it for the 18th. So, stop telling me you received it a day later than you did. Third, MILLIONS of cases my ass. Maybe millions over the last 20 years, but not millions right now.
I will reiterate. Intracorp is an EVIL (EVILLE I tell you!) company.
Talked to Gail to bitch about the Evils of Intracorp. Gail brought up a good and scarey point. What if this appeal drags beyond June 30th? What if the next fiscal year's insurance policy doesn't cover this surgery? Are we completely screwed? Hopefully that's just Gail's cynical side peeping through. But dammit. I hate waiting and these are the reasons why. My blood pressure just has to be way above normal. Dammit.
I'm not gonna call again until Monday, but in the meantime... I've got my phone talk with Dr. Hiser (from my surgeons office) tomorrow at 3:00pm.
Lastly, I'm currently reading a blog that creates a lot of mixed feelings in me. The woman had a Duodenal Switch in November of 2002. Her Before and After pics are amazing. So, I started reading through her WLS account from the begining. And I find myself screaming at this woman to stop with the junk food. Not very nice of me. And I'm not doing it literally, but she eats junk, doesn't exercise and then complains that she's not losing weight as fast as she wants. I'm not even to February of 2003 in her archives yet, so maybe she starts doing better. Anyway... here you can find The Fat Diaries (great title) and decide for yourself.
2 Comments:
Wow, I'm sorry to see that you feel my reactions were only complaining. I read back through my entries and paid special attention to the food I was eating and I'm not sure how you came to the conclusion that from the time of my surgery until at least mid-January, I ate nothing but junk. I wonder if perhaps you're aware of the vast differences between the 2 surgeries and that led to confusion.
Duodenal switch patients also do not have the same dietary restrictions as RNY patients as well. We are able to eat sugars, desserts, and essentially anything we wish, of course in moderation. Like every other post op, I struggled early on with mourning and learning about my body and new plumbing. It was frightening and troublesome.
You should also be aware that duodenal switch patients are not required to go on an exercise program, although I did to the point of obsession. I would also like to point out that my exercise began and was written about the week of Christmas.
Keep reading *smiles* I did indeed continue to get better. I can no longer exercise though; too much as I was dropping the pounds roughed up my knees. I wish you the very best of luck as you begin your journey!
- MB of The Fat Diaries
Yeah, I finally reached the posts where you start exercising much more frequently. I guess I've got a completely different perspective both because of the fact that we're having different surgeries (I chose the RNY because it is less permissive) and that I've been a diabetic for the last four years.
I also like to eat mostly organic foods, was a vegetarian for a few years, lived with a few vegans. I have done yoga for years, swim during the winter, go for long walks and hikes during the summer. And still my weight just sticks. As you've probably read, I'm currently fighting to get my insurance approved and its very frustrating.
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