It hs been a while...

So I has been a while. Hope things are good for you out there in blogger world. Let me catch you up on what's been going on with me. I am doing the Aetna 3 months plan so that is three nutritionist appointments, three exercise appointments and a phych eval. I also got a body scan, full blood work-up, a barium swallow and chest x-ray. Also let's not forget that all important two year weight history.
About the barium swallow, it was like drinking a penny milkshake and be shoved in a copier. You stand in between a vertical table and the x-ray machine. Then it's super model time. They want a thousand different angles all while you are sucking down that thick white metal drink. Then they tell you that the wall behind you is going to start moving and that you will end up flat on your back. What they don't tell you is that the human response to this process is to try and get off that crazy thing. So once horizontal there is another series of posses including the strange request to "act like you are taking a poo" Not long after the table flips back up and you are once again on your feet. As for the chest X-ray it was breath in...breath out...turn and DONE!
I wish I could say that everything went smoothly but that is just not how my life works. I had issues with the staff and lost paperwork. I won't bore you with the details but I will give you this advice.

1. Make copies of everything
2. Hold the staff accountable by getting name
3. Check, Check and Re-check their work

So all of that was done by 3/29/2010 and I thought, great just one more step to go. All I needed was the letter of medical necessity from the doctor then it is off to insurance. The problem is that has been three weeks and still no letter. Is it me or is that is totally RIDICULOUS?!?!? I wish I could say that this is not getting me down but it totally broke my momentum. It is nothing worse than email the staff on Monday and being told "No letter yet. Check back next Monday". Grrrr...it makes me so mad!

I'll update you when I goes to insurance hopefully soon...but who knows :-(