This morning I called the insurance company again, to be sure that they were working on my pre-auth, and they said they'd have it processed by tomorrow afternoon, so I told Cory I was 99% sure the surgery was going to happen on Monday. Good thing I didn't say 100%!
We arrived at the clinic at 4:45 and filled out some paperwork (since I hadn't been seen by that doctor in three years), and after waiting a bit I went back with the nurse to be weighed and my blood pressure taken, and to wait for the doc. The nurse chatted with me for a few minutes and let me know that ORM only sent over the results of the sonohysterogram and nothing else, which meant that they couldn't get everything to the insurance company that they needed, nor did they feel comfortable not knowing results of blood tests or the consultation that I had at ORM. So I'll be having the surgery on the 21st.
One of the doctors had to attend a birth, so my doctor had to cover both her own and the other doctor's patients this evening, so we ended up waiting about an hour to see her. We kept each other amused in the exam room though, giggling and making stupid jokes and faces at each other. I haven't gone to many OBGYNs but I know enough to be patient as there's a lot of stuff going on.
When the doc finally came in, she asked me a little more about our prior procedures, checked my heartbeat and breathing and thyroid and belly, and drew me a little picture of what the hysteroscopy was going to be like. She told me a couple of side effects, and answered my question about catheters (as long as I pee before the procedure, I should be fine, but if my bladder is still too full she'll give me a catheter and take it out as soon as she's emptied my bladder), and we were on our way.
So I have to go get a blood count done at the lab next week, and at some point next week they will tell me what time I have to be there. I go an hour early after having not eaten for at least 8 hours, and that's that.
All in all, it was a positive appointment, though I'm pretty disappointed to have to wait for the surgery. I think I need to print out a bunch of "BE PATIENT!" quotes and stick them to everything. :) In fact, I just spent the last several minutes starting a Patience board on Pinterest - if you feel impatient too, pin a few of these to your own board!
Follow Megan Granholm's board Patience on Pinterest.
Okay I guess all I can offer is two weeks is like a second to Nicholas Flamel (I hope you get the reference).
ReplyDeleteI know it's not ideal and all the waiting we go through absolutely stinks. It seems all we do is wait for one thing or another. sigh
Admittedly, I had to look it up, but now I get it, and I hope so too! Yesterday I said to a coworker "how is it July already??" And then I realized looking backwards time goes quickly - so I need that attitude looking forwards too!
DeleteI suppose I assume everyone would get a Harry Potter reference! ;-)
ReplyDeleteKeep yourself entertained the next two weeks and it will fly by. I notice time slips by faster when I'm occupied.
It's a good assumption probably - I have just never read them and have only seen the first movie!
DeleteGood advice. I'll definitely try to keep busy!
So sorry that you're having to wait again.
ReplyDeleteLove your pinterest board, though! Having patience is such a tough challenge. Some days are easier than others, I find. I second JH4DCU's advice to keep busy. That's the only way I've managed to remain at least semi-sane in the midst of all the delays and postponements that NHS (our dear National Health Service) has thrown our way.xx
I try to remember that kids always throw curveballs despite our best-laid plans, and ours are doing it even before I'm pregnant! I've been trolling the internet for craft projects, hopefully making things will take my mind off of not making babies. :)
Deleteoh, lovely pictures! i hope it is OK if i use one of them for my blog, where i write about challenges of waiting to get pregnant?
ReplyDeleteThe Pinterest ones? They're all freely available for anyone! I can't guarantee that their sources are correctly linked to, but you might be able to find them by Googling, if finding the source is important to you.
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