Moms rock.

My mom really came through today. My mom has really been coming through for some time now, actually. It is nice.

I called my mom on Friday, panicked because the people at the loony bin part of my HMO were being way difficult about getting me a consultation in preparation for my surgery. My mom talked me through it and convinced me to try and play their game and, at the same, she would talk to her people (my mom has people!) and see about getting me a psych consult from someone she knows. This way I can have my consult and be all done by, hopefully, mid-sept. I called the surgeon's asst. to make sure I could get a psych consult from someone outside of my HMO network. Well, this morning, I got the a-ok! I called my mom and she immediately called her friend who gave me a referral for someone near here. He is in San Mateo so it might be iffy but hopefully I can get in to see him soon and all will be ok. I will need to get a letter from him saying I am sane enough to do this (which I actually think I am!) and then that part of the process is all done!!!

So, update:

Echocardiogram - 9/8 at 9am
Persantine Thallium Test - 8/19 at 9am
Electrocardiogram - DONE!
Chest X ray - DONE!
Abdominal Ultrasound - 8/31 at 8:45am
Pelvic Ultrasound - 8/31 at 8:45am
CBC, Electrolytes, BUN, Creatinine - DONE!
TSH - DONE!
Prolactin - DONE!
Cortisol - DONE!
Upper GI Endoscopy - Initial appt. 8/19 at 11am
Psych Eval - In the works
Nutritional Consultation - In the works
Documentation of 15 pound weight loss - 1 down so far; doing the treadmill everyday and working at it.

Things are progressing. :)