RE: AF Biggest Loser/Fitness Challenge-May 3 to Whenever We're Not Fat Anymore
July 12, 2018 at 7:42 pm
(July 12, 2018 at 1:33 pm)Shell B Wrote: Push hard for the procedure before then. Don't let them tell you no.
Probably can't. After the initial consult I have to be on a doctor supervised diet for three months at least, or longer if it takes longer to lose 5% of my body weight. Have to get cleared by psych, have a colonoscopy, might have to have another sleep study to confirm I still have apnea. Lots of insurance hurdles to jump before they can schedule. I don't have to have the procedure by 12/20 but I do have to be cleared.
Its challenging as well because all of my appointments and the procedure are being done in Seattle, 3-4 hours from here. Scheduling around work, yay.
It's not going to be difficult to lose the weight. It's the beaurocratic stuff that is the problem. Hell, it only took 6 weeks for my doc to fax them the right paperwork (which I had provided early), and send the referral to the right clinic. You know, the one my insurance actually covers.
