Just realized...I'm a little nervous. My pre-op appointment is tomorrow and I'm officially 20 days out from my surgery. 

Seem's incredible that it's coming up so quick!! 

 So, yesterday I took off work to complete a billion and 1 tests that need to be done before surgery. I started off my morning with my Chest X-ray followed by me Ultrasound (Ouch), then my blood work , then my EKG, then off to my general praticioners, and finally ending the day at my Pysch Evaluation appointment. 

Super crazy busy day but now all I have left is my GI Scope and Blood Gas (which apparently has to be made via appointment). I have my Blood Gas scheduled for the 2nd and then my first GI Scope appointment to talk to the doctor and set up my appointment for the scope to be done. 

Other then that things are doing good and I'm right on track.  I've lost 4 lbs almost 5 since I started this Atkins low carb diet and I've totally slacked and not gone to the gym.  I'm going back next week - I need to be in tip top shape! 

Life is looking good! 

 I'm literally addicted to this site. I come here and explore profiles, pictures, stories, blogs, forum talk every evening and then I look up and I'm like ugh sooooo tired....oh only cause I've been on this site for the last few hours! BED TIME! hahahaha 

BTW - I just wanted to say thanks to all the amazing people I've been talking to via here it's really been a lot of help and soooo informative! :) 

 So, talked to my Dr.'s office and sheduled my pre-op appointment where they will submit all my paperwork to my insurance.  My insurance is a bit different you have to initially get accepted into the program then pay 1450 for a nutrition program in which you need to lose 5% of your body weight within 6 months.  I have completed that and then now I'm on the next step doing all my tests. I am doing most of them on Thursday and then my Pre-Op appointment on May 1st.  My surgery is currently scheduled for May 21st.  I might have to change it only because of family stuff but it's scheduled!!!! Once paperwork is submitted takes about 4 week possibly less for my insurance to offically approve my surgery. :) 

I worked for my new part time job on Friday night and then again on Saturday. Phew was it a long, busy weekend!! No rest for the wicked right?!   Today I had brunch with my family - I ate a scrambled egg mix with ham and cheese and then some bacon. Very good!  The worst part was the evil cake my cousin made for my brother and his wife's birthday!  Everyone got up and ate cake but me and my dad (he has the lap band about 3 or 4 years ago).  At least no one commented on me not gettin up to have cake. For the most part my family knows what is going on but my sister-in-law's family do not and I wasn't about to go into detail with any of them.  

I have my food all stocked up for the week and have Thursday off to take care of blood work. ultrasound, chest x-ray and EKG along with my pysch appointment in the afternoon.  I'm going to call tomorrow and schedule my Pre-op appointment which I'm excited about.  

Well night world! 

Ps. Got on the scale and it was at 298!!! Yay!!