I’ve had an EXTREMELY long, rough and stressful week. You know, the kind that leaves you jibbering to yourself in a corner? Yeah, that kind. *shudder* I dont really want to talk about it right now, except to say that it became very clear that transfering WITH my current job is looking more like a faint dream instead of the clear possibility that the H.R. gal left me thinking it was.
In other words, and to sum up, my Boss? Jackass.
On to better news. Due to the fact I am utterly wiped, I’m going to be LAZ-E and post what he did, for those that don’t get over that way :)
Dan (TomasSilverloc on LiveJournal):
“Well…haven’t talked much about my gastric surgery since there really hasn’t been much to talk about…but all of that changed last week. First of all, I got my benefits package for the new benefits cycle and come to find out, Pacificare was no longer a option and this was a problem since if I didn’t have Pacificare, there was no way I could afford the surgery. So I went to the surgeons office and talked to the people there and they said they would see if it was possible to fast track me to get the surgery. Well..they could..partly because I had lost 10lbs and was continuing to lose weight (which was the one thing holding things up…losing 20 lbs).So…fast forward to yesterday, got a call from the surgeon…my current insurance approved the surgery..which was great..though I was still unsure about if I could even do the surgery since I wasn’t sure what insurance I could get to get aftercare. My choices were limited to SRC Base PPO, Atnea, and Kaiser Permanente…which Atnea and Kaiser were out of the question to start with since the surgeon was not a member of the Kaiser HMO and they didn’t have a contract with Atnea. So today I drive up to Auburn to talk with the insurance person at the surgeons office. I guess my Irish luck is with me right now, the office will take the SRC Base PPO.
So this means, that I can have the surgery…when you ask…April 18th starting at 6am in the morning. It will last 3 1/2 hours, and I’ll be in the hospital for 3-5 days.
Wow..for a while I never thought I’d be at this point. Its an odd mix of happiness and fear. Happy that I finally will get the surgery and start down the road to substanial weight loss…fear because it is major surgery even if it is laproscopic and I’ve never had this extensive of a medicial procedure done to me ever. ”
So, there you have it! Surgery is literally weeks away! Everyone at our office, both that have had this done, or just are our personal cheering squad, are excited, happy and holding us up emotionally as we get ready to embark on this adventure. I’ve really been quite amazed and thankful for the VERY vocal support from them. Being that we both work in the same office, and spend nearly 12 hours a day, five days a week there…they really have become a second (odd, granted) family. I know that they will do all they can to help and be sure Dan and the kids and I have and manage everything we need and need to do.
Hooray for support systems!
My mom has also been very vocally supportive of Dan’s decision. Its been sorta odd for me to witness, as I have very clear memories of her difficulty with my OWN weight. But hey, people change, and this is definately a change we need right now! We dont really have any family in the area we are actively involved with, so having the love and support from family ‘afar’ and the more present and accessible support from our co-workers is what is getting us through and I have no doubts that it will continue to do so.
Thanks guys…and continue to keep Dan (and us) in your thoughts, meditations and prayers…they are most appreciated!