Last night I attended the new patient meeting for the CWLS. This is a meeting that all patients are required to go to before they are allowed to go to their first appointment! I had already been to the one at Brigham and Woman's hospital so I was a little annoyed that I had to go sit through another 2 hour presentation. WOW! was I surprised! I am even more grateful now that I am able to go to Newton-Wellesley Hospital instead of the Faulkner. I was blown away by the surgeons presentation and that meeting alone motivated me to want to quit smoking and to start to get myself into shape for my surgery.
This weight loss program will not operate on smokers. Again, I was annoyed by this but after listening to Dr. Gazmuri last night I am more than ready to quit. Dr. Gazmuri was so nice, funny, SMART and kind. I have an appointment set up with his counterpart Dr. Partridge for July 15th, however, I am going to switch my appointment to have it with him. I was so impressed and put at ease by him that I don't care how long I have to wait to have an appointment with him. Anyone that knows me knows that I just wanted to be seen as ASAP. He made me rethink that and feel otherwise. I left there realizing that this isn't something I should rush into and that I should be fully prepared for the life changes that I will go through! As Dr. Gazmuri I said "This is MY year!"
Another thing I learned from Dr. Gazmuri was that I am able to stop by the office and get weighed in for my starting weight. I really am motivated and I want to start preparing myself now but I was scared that my BMI would drop below the required minimum. Silly I know but true.
I am just waiting for a call from the scheduling coordinator to see if I can switch surgeons. Keep you fingers crossed for me!
I will write more once I know. For now you will see my schedule of meetings to the right side. I really want to attend as many meetings as I can to be as informed as possible.
Ta-Ta :0)
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Change of Plans!
I am so very excited right now!!
When I started my research about where I would feel comfortable having my surgery done I found a center close to me that I like. This particular center; The NWH Center for Weight Loss Surgery is located in a hospital in which I know a lot of people, is very close to family and friends, has fantastic surgeons and is rated as a 1A gbs center. I was THRILLED.
The first doctor I needed to meet with was my PCP. She was awesome and was very supportive of my decision. I told her I really wanted to go to NWH and she saw no issue with this. I should have know that would have all been too easy. I received a call from their referral coordinator about 3 hours after I left and she told me I could only see a surgeon within their network. I was quite annoyed by this because I had already make my appointment with NWH. I was suppose to see them on 4/29/09 but nothing I said and no one I spoke to would agree to let me be seen at NWH.
As frustrated as I was I accepted a referral to Dr. Munn, the Dr. within the network of Dr's that my Dr works with. I got an appointment with them on 6/13/09. I was annoyed but there was nothing I could do. I then made all my appointments that I needed to make. I made and appointment with the nutritionist and the psych professional. All of these appointments would take place in June as well. I wasn't thrilled but as the day is getting closer I am getting more excited!
I got a phone call yesterday telling me that Dr. Munn is leaving the practice and not accepting any new patients and that all my appointments have been cancelled. They so kindly offered to reffer me to Brigham and Woman's hospital, which I was OK with since I have a lot of respect for that hospital. I called the two surgeons that they would refer me too and one was booking in November and the other at the end of October. I was speechless on the phone.
I calmly called the referral coordinator at my PCP office because I honestly didn't want to be a pain but if they couldn't see me until November I really wanted to go to NWH since I called and they would be able to get me in within a few weeks and sooner if they had any cancellations. Julia couldn't have been any nicer to me and explained that she understood my frustration and would talk to her supervisor.
Julia called me back this morning to tell me that I CAN GO TO NWH!!!! I am sooooo excited with this news; I just had to share!!
Stay tuned....
When I started my research about where I would feel comfortable having my surgery done I found a center close to me that I like. This particular center; The NWH Center for Weight Loss Surgery is located in a hospital in which I know a lot of people, is very close to family and friends, has fantastic surgeons and is rated as a 1A gbs center. I was THRILLED.
The first doctor I needed to meet with was my PCP. She was awesome and was very supportive of my decision. I told her I really wanted to go to NWH and she saw no issue with this. I should have know that would have all been too easy. I received a call from their referral coordinator about 3 hours after I left and she told me I could only see a surgeon within their network. I was quite annoyed by this because I had already make my appointment with NWH. I was suppose to see them on 4/29/09 but nothing I said and no one I spoke to would agree to let me be seen at NWH.
As frustrated as I was I accepted a referral to Dr. Munn, the Dr. within the network of Dr's that my Dr works with. I got an appointment with them on 6/13/09. I was annoyed but there was nothing I could do. I then made all my appointments that I needed to make. I made and appointment with the nutritionist and the psych professional. All of these appointments would take place in June as well. I wasn't thrilled but as the day is getting closer I am getting more excited!
I got a phone call yesterday telling me that Dr. Munn is leaving the practice and not accepting any new patients and that all my appointments have been cancelled. They so kindly offered to reffer me to Brigham and Woman's hospital, which I was OK with since I have a lot of respect for that hospital. I called the two surgeons that they would refer me too and one was booking in November and the other at the end of October. I was speechless on the phone.
I calmly called the referral coordinator at my PCP office because I honestly didn't want to be a pain but if they couldn't see me until November I really wanted to go to NWH since I called and they would be able to get me in within a few weeks and sooner if they had any cancellations. Julia couldn't have been any nicer to me and explained that she understood my frustration and would talk to her supervisor.
Julia called me back this morning to tell me that I CAN GO TO NWH!!!! I am sooooo excited with this news; I just had to share!!
Stay tuned....
Welcome!
Hello and thanks for stopping by my blog. I have started this blog to document my journey through gastric bypass surgery. This first post will have a lot of information about myself and will most likely ramble on. Which I do apologize for; I need a starting place and putting it all out there is most likely the easiest.
I have struggled with weight issues for as long as I can remember. I think I was about 10 the first time I joined Weight Watchers and from then on out I have tried them all. I had bulimia for 6 years. I know it was a very unhealthy way to lose weight but I looked my best during those years. I felt so good and had so much energy. I want to feel like that again.
This is a society where people will judge you on how much you weight and how you look. I do not like to be stared at nor excluded. The “peer” pressure is fierce and as if that wasn’t enough I have family members that make comments about my weight issues that truly make me feel unattractive and like a failure.
For example we recently went to a wedding and the comment from this family member was “You do so much to make yourself look pretty but in the end you are still just fat.” I just smile or laugh it off but deep down inside it really hurts. This is the same person that ignored my eating disorder and often asks me if I miss the way I looked when I had it. Of course I miss being fit and attractive!
I have lost weight many times in the past but have never kept it off. This past year I watched my dad die a horrific death due to coronary artery disease. This is what ultimately pushed me into researching GBS. I want to get married, have children and be alive to watch them grow up. The path I am headed that will not be an attainable goal. I currently don’t have any underlying health issues and I want to improve myself before I do.
I hope you enjoy this journey with me!
:0)
Beth
I have struggled with weight issues for as long as I can remember. I think I was about 10 the first time I joined Weight Watchers and from then on out I have tried them all. I had bulimia for 6 years. I know it was a very unhealthy way to lose weight but I looked my best during those years. I felt so good and had so much energy. I want to feel like that again.
This is a society where people will judge you on how much you weight and how you look. I do not like to be stared at nor excluded. The “peer” pressure is fierce and as if that wasn’t enough I have family members that make comments about my weight issues that truly make me feel unattractive and like a failure.
For example we recently went to a wedding and the comment from this family member was “You do so much to make yourself look pretty but in the end you are still just fat.” I just smile or laugh it off but deep down inside it really hurts. This is the same person that ignored my eating disorder and often asks me if I miss the way I looked when I had it. Of course I miss being fit and attractive!
I have lost weight many times in the past but have never kept it off. This past year I watched my dad die a horrific death due to coronary artery disease. This is what ultimately pushed me into researching GBS. I want to get married, have children and be alive to watch them grow up. The path I am headed that will not be an attainable goal. I currently don’t have any underlying health issues and I want to improve myself before I do.
I hope you enjoy this journey with me!
:0)
Beth
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