Hoops

This is a list of all the hoops I have to jump through before I can get the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy.

**The items in RED are the Hoops they made me jump through....all others are cuz I wanted to :-)

1. Choose and enroll in some seriously great health insurance:  Friday, November 15, 2013  (My employer decided not to offer the seriously-great-health-insurance this year, so I got some not-too-bad-I-can-make-this-work-health-insurance.)
2. Attend Bariatric Surgery Seminar with my potential surgeon:  Thursday, November 21. 2013
3. Schedule appointments with the Bariatric Center for January. Tuesday, December 10, 2013
4. Attend my first WLS Support Group. Wednesday, December 11, 2013
5. Make an appointment for January with my PCP:  Tuesday, December 23, 2013
6. Go to my PCP appointment (mention weight loss surgery). She wants me to get an ultrasound of my gallbladder.  (Thursday, January 2,2014)
7. See psychologist for food issued.  (Thursday, January 9th 2014)...and every 2 weeks after.
8. Get ultrasound of gallbladder.  (Monday, January 13, 2014)....it's all good. 
9. Group Nutrition Appointment- 2 hours long:  Thursday, January 16, 2014
10. History & Physical at Bariatric Center-1 hour long:  Thursday, January 23, 2014
11. CT of abdomen:  Friday, January 31, 2014
12. One-On-One Nutrition Appointment #1- 30 minutes:  Tuesday, February 11, 2014
13. Psych Eval: Thursday, February 27, 2014
14. PCP: Fill out approval form for surgery: Thursday, March 6, 2014
15. Nutrition One-On-One #2: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
16. GET MY A1C 7.5 or LOWER (was 8.8 on 1/23/14): ASAP!