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11/14/07:  I had my first consult with Dr. Machado.  She was very informative and very down to earth.  This has been a long process for me, for starters.... March of 2006 I had gone to a surgeon although my insurance didn't cover him or the hospital for this surgery. UGH! So here I am 1 1/2 years nearly 2 later and I finally found an awesome doctor who is also covered by my insurance.  I'll be even more excited once I have a surgery date.  For now that's all I have for everyone.  

12/10/07:  I had my nutrition appt on the 6th of December.  All went well, now I am just waiting for the authorization from my insurance.  I pray it goes through with-out a hitch.  I have all my pre-op testings completed including my Psych eval. So my fingers are now anxiously crossed.

2/21/28:  Here's the latest.....I finally got my approval and my surgery date is set for March 10th.  I am so excited and can hardly wait.  My pre-op is February 28th then it's tick toc tick toc after that.



2/26/08:  I'm beginning to get excited and nervous at the same time.   2 more days til my pre-op then it's a down slide to my surgery date.  Sweetness no more up hill battles til after surgery and recovery.  Ihope that goes smoothly as well.

3/1/08:  Pre-op is completed and ready to go.  Only 9 days to go!!!!

3/9/08:  Ok, so tomorrow is the day.  Less than 16 hours away.

3/13/08: Well all went well.  First day out of surgery I was up and walking even though I got winded easily.  I was fairly sore but most of the pain I felt was from the gas.  Like eveyone has said....walk walk walk walk.  That can not be stressed enough.  Day 2 in the hosp I was up every hour walking which helped with the gas build up.  3rd day/ discharge day I spent most of the day walking the halls anxious to go home.  Hosp was great but nothing tops being home.  I'll update as things progress.

3/14/08:  Ok I couldn't resist getting on the scale, you know just to see if I was losing my mind that my face seemed to be getting smaller.  Well low and behold I am now down 16 pounds....WOW.  So far all is well, I have been able to keep up with all my fluids and my protein intake, lets pray all continues to go as smooth as it is going.

3/20/08:  I have my post-op appt tomorrow.  I am looking so forward to starting pureed foods.  According to my scale at home I am down 28 pounds, But we'll see what Dr. Machado's scale says tomorrow.

3/24/08:  I had my post-op appt on the 21st.  All went well and graduated to puree's for the next 3 wks.  I have managed to get in all my protein and liquids....Thank you God.  My total weight loss at the Dr's was 19 lbs, which differed from the home scale....Of course.

4/13/08:  I had my 1 month post op on the 11th and I am officially down 25 pounds even.  I just weighed in today on my scale at home and am down 1 more pound.  Not sure if walking the golden gate had anything to do with it or if it was the heat.  

4/22/08:  Well I started back at Curves last week, so far so good. I also started to go on 30 min walks in the evening.  Yesterday I was actually able to jog 2 blocks and do 50 military situps....Wow the highlight of my week.  

6/8/08:  I am at 199.6 #'s as of yesterday on my home scale.  YAY!!!  I go to the gym 5 days a week, and so far so good on following my plan.  Knock on wood...no complications as of yet.  Thank you God. 

6/28/08:  The Doc's scale showed 197 #'s....YAY!!!  Been going to the gym 5 days a week, I love it.  I can actually jog for 5 mins now without stopping....yiippppeeee.

9/18/08: Well my 6 month follow up is tomorrow.  OMG I can't believe it's been 6 months already.  Well all is going smoothly, I can't complain.  No complicatins as of yet thank g od. And now I have a wonderful and supportive boyfriend who's looking forward to going to my appt tomorrow.  He is so absolutely wonderful!!!  I am going to the gym at least 3 days a week but try to go 5 times a week, with school starting for the kids it can be difficult at times.  Anyone who has questions or just needs support can contact me anytime. And I'm now down to 164 #'s according to my scale. God Bless.