Well…
I have set up my consultation appointment with Dr. Wongsa in Houston on Tuesday 2/27 at 2:15pm.
I’m very excited about getting the ball rolling. My husband will be going with me, so I’m excited about him learning all he can as well.
I had a very rough day yesterday and wasn’t sure what to do. Thanks to everyone who told me not to give up and to either demand a referral from my PCP or switch PCP’s… I did it!
I left a message with my primary care physician’s (Dr. Marietta’s) nurse and said “I want a referral to Dr. Vorivat Wongsa in Houston for the reason of MORBID OBESITY.” MUCH to my surprise, the nurse called me back and asked for Dr. Wongsa’s phone number and said “ok, it will take 4-5 days for the referral to go through. you can go ahead and make your appointment!”
OH MY GOSH!!! I was sooo expecting to have to fight that I was speechless when she called me! Wow. Now to call Dr. Wongsa and set up a consultation.
I’m so torn… I don’t know what to do… I feel so depressed…
I had my appt with Dr. Scumpia today. She won’t give me the referral. She says I’m only overweight and not morbidly obese. Excuse me, but since when was a BMI of 42 considered simply overweight? Can she please tell that to the insurance company so I can qualify for life insurance? I’m sorry I’m so upset. It’s just… why should I not qualify simply because I hide my weight well? She also says I’m still young… well, no duh… everyone I’ve talked to who has had the surgery has said that they wish they had done it 10 yrs ago!
To top it all off, I hit an all-time high for me of 251 lbs today. I’ve never weighed 250 before. And now she wants me to go on the liquid diet… I’m terrified of the liquid diet…
My mom and brother have each done the liquid diet twice… my mom is now back to her pre-liquid diet weight and my brother is 100 lbs heavier than when he started it.
I realize that in comparison to some, I am not as heavy. But I feel MISERABLE. Don’t they make a cut-off for a reason? 100 lbs overweight and BMI of 40+… do I not qualify?
