Moving forward and getting close

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Got a phone call today from , Dr. Pomp's PA. She has everything

required to submit my case to Darryl in insurance. I have PHS through

NYSNA. I know others have been approved for the lap BPD/DS by PHS, but

I'm still anxious about this, as I've had a prior problem with getting

PHS approval for a panni in 1999. Here's hoping everything goes OK!

I'm starting to get some things together to make my pre-op course

easier: I've got my clip on fan (in purple), slippers, toothbrush,

toothpaste, shampoo, soap, blow dryer and peri-bottle (for that all

important " personal hygiene " ) packed. Pre-op testing will be done by

my PCP on 8/13. I'm going to have my hair done and a pedicure the week

before surgery. For post-op, I've ordered Devrom and am planning to

start testing baby meats. I'll be cleaning the apt. and hope to have

it re-painted just before I go in the hospital or else during my 4-5

day stay. I am fortunate to have a queen-sized electric bed to sleep

in, so I won't have to sleep flat immediately after surgery. Anybody

got any other suggestions? Thanks to the ladies who permitted me to

visit them in Mt. Sinai so I could get an idea of what to expect

post-op--it was a big help! I'm an RN, but I've spent the last 15

years in acute and chronic home care and geri-psych, so I needed a

review of Medical-Surgical Nursing.