Anyways It's Friday. I am so eager to start my journey. Well, I know I've already started but I feel like it will "officially" start once I go to Orientation. My Doctor sent in my official referral on September 22nd. I called them yesterday just to confirm they received my referral.
They did!
However.... The nurse told me that it can take up to 3-4 weeks to hear from them. This is torture.
For something so life changing as this journey, it's so hard to be patient. I know it's terrible but I keep checking my phone every 10 mins hoping I will see a call or missed call from them. I've looked at the forums online and people have said they heard back in a week, up to 3 weeks.
I am slightly anxious to hear back from them because this process has had me take a lot of time off of work to make apts and meetings. I can't even imagine how it will be once I have to start making apts for meetings and apts with the surgeon and psych. I haven't told anyone yet that I am starting this journey. Only my Fiance knows. I will tell others, I am just not ready yet. I was praying that I would get a call to go next week. I've learned that orientations are held on Tuesdays and it so happens that next Tuesday I have the day off since my family and I will be going down to the bay for the Giants game. It would have worked perfectly. There is still hope that I will get scheduled to go next week but it's unlikely. Ahh fingers crossed it all works out.
In the meantime I've joined a Facebook group called S. Sacramento Kaiser Bariatric Support. It's a private group just for pre op or post op patients of S. Sacrmaneto Kaiser. I think it will be a great resource. It's also nice to see what other people have experienced with their journey through Kaiser.
No matter what I am so grateful to start this journey. It will be life changing and I am so ready!
I will let you all know as soon as I hear from them and get my orientation date. I can't wait!!
love and thinner thoughts,
Anna
They did!
However.... The nurse told me that it can take up to 3-4 weeks to hear from them. This is torture.
For something so life changing as this journey, it's so hard to be patient. I know it's terrible but I keep checking my phone every 10 mins hoping I will see a call or missed call from them. I've looked at the forums online and people have said they heard back in a week, up to 3 weeks.
I am slightly anxious to hear back from them because this process has had me take a lot of time off of work to make apts and meetings. I can't even imagine how it will be once I have to start making apts for meetings and apts with the surgeon and psych. I haven't told anyone yet that I am starting this journey. Only my Fiance knows. I will tell others, I am just not ready yet. I was praying that I would get a call to go next week. I've learned that orientations are held on Tuesdays and it so happens that next Tuesday I have the day off since my family and I will be going down to the bay for the Giants game. It would have worked perfectly. There is still hope that I will get scheduled to go next week but it's unlikely. Ahh fingers crossed it all works out.
In the meantime I've joined a Facebook group called S. Sacramento Kaiser Bariatric Support. It's a private group just for pre op or post op patients of S. Sacrmaneto Kaiser. I think it will be a great resource. It's also nice to see what other people have experienced with their journey through Kaiser.
No matter what I am so grateful to start this journey. It will be life changing and I am so ready!
I will let you all know as soon as I hear from them and get my orientation date. I can't wait!!
love and thinner thoughts,
Anna