I can understand the hassle! In having my 6 month diet, I was on the fence of my 40 BMI, and I wasn't allowed to lose anything. And wouldn't you know, since I wasn't trying, I would lose a few pounds here and there. Luckily, it was never too much for that BMI to fall under 40 (insurance requirements, yayyy). The day the insurance coordinator called to say I was apporved, which was a shock honestly (it was way too easy!), I asked things about what meds I couldn't take, etc. So we set the date Aug 19th, my mom had taken off a week to take care of me and help with my two toddlers. My husband was off and so were my in-laws, vacation scheduled - everything was in place.
I get a call about 2.5 weeks before the surgery date, saying there is a diet class I am required to attend and there is only one available. Frustrated, I told them to put me down and I would just have to leave work (3 days notice mindyou) because this wasn't going to be the snag that set me back. So I called my dr office back just to
quadruplecheck everything was scheduled and in line; I didn't want anything standing in the way of this date! She goes on to say that I've got to get my nicotine test done with results back or they wont be able to do anything. She could tell my frustration as I thought this was done with my pe-op so she says we can do that with pre-op, and assume it will come back ok (which it would have). She schedules my pre-op labwork, and again I ask, "Is there anything else I need to do or NOT do???" At this point, if I didn't ask, they didn't tell; which is extremely frustrating. She goes on to ask if I took any daily meds, just my birth control... She immediately says, "Oh no, we will have postpone your surgery, you can't take any meds at all."
why didn't you say that the other 100 times I asked????? I was pissed, crying, frustrated.
So I accepted the fact, stopped taking it that day, and am rescheduled for 9/2. Then the games begin again. I call to make sure there is NOTHING that I need to do other than my consult and my pre-op. Well turns out, this time I have to do the nicotine seperate, and can't do anything else until that's back. So I have gone and done that. With the date creeping up on me, I am so nervous they are going to throw something else in my path. Everyone has rescheduled vacations and time off, and I feel like I might blow my top if this 'lady' doesn't straighten up.
Whoever said this was the easy way out; has never been through it obviously. And this is only the beginning. I wish you the best of luck!!!
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