May 26, 2016
After a lot of thinking and contemplating, I decided I was 100% ready to take the plunge. I made an appointment with Dr. Wool at Barrington Surgeries. When I got there, I stepped on the scale and the number I saw made me 110% sure I was ready. After talking with Dr. Wool, we decided that the Vertical Sleeve Gastroctemy was the route I was going to take.
Earlier that day, I called my insurance (BCBS IL) to make sure that they were going to cover most of the procedure and if I had to go to a Blue Distinction hospital (they are, and I don't). Most imsurance companies require a 3/6 month supervised diet prior to approving surgery, or a certain number of psychological consultations, but mine doesn't. All they required was that I have a psychological evaluation once.
After the appointment with Dr. Wool, I immediately called the recommended psychologist to schedule the evaluation. Since I called on Thursday before Memorial Day weekend, I was assuming I would have to wait until Tuesday to get a call back. He called me back that day and I was scheduled for the Psych Eval Tuesday at 6pm.
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