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A Skinny person trapped in a fat person's body!
HOLY Smokes - 2 months since my last post! on June 11, 2008 6:09 pm
Well, I think I'm slacking here! I have my surgery date of July 11, 2008 AND I was approved TODAY by my insurance company. I received a personal phone call from one of the nurses as a courtesy call to let me know I was approved and to wish me luck. The great thing is that the doctor's office only put the request in on Friday, here it is Wednesday and I'm approved.
The trip thus far has been nutty to say the least. My stress test was, well, stressful! YIKES how fast do they think my short legs will go? I was holding on for life cause I really thought I was going to fly off the treadmill like in those commercials. Could you imagine? LOL
Now, I just have to start getting ready for the surgery. I have one pair of PJ's but I want to bring 2 pairs just incase icky stuff gets on one. Ok, maybe I should bring 3 pair? I have a bathrobe but I have to fix the buttons cause I'm missing a few. I figured I'd take the ones from the bottom and put them on the top. Sounds like a plan. I've been putting away all my winter clothes thinking, well I wont be wearing that next year. I put the stuff away anyway and will store it until next year. Then I can look at them and remember how I looked and THANK the good lord above that I decided to do this. I know it's the right thing to do. More to come as I get closer to the date and more nervous and excited.
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It's been a long time since I posted - Update on progress! on April 26, 2008 6:47 am
Well, I started doing all the necessary testing to be cleared for the surgery. So far, I've had my ultrasound of my gall bladder, which found that I have gall stones. The doctor's office said I may have to have my gall bladder out before I can have my WLS, which isn't what I want, but what can I do. I went to the Pulminologist and he's verbally cleared me for surgery but I still have to do 2 tests for him. Some kind of breathing test and a ABG test, which they test the gases in your arterial blood. This coming Tuesday, April 29th I have the breathing test, the ABG test and I go to the psych, so I took the day off from work to get all this stuff done. I work from home and haven't taken a day off since around Christmas time, so I'm actually looking forward to it. Then May 1st I have the cardiologist. I think I'll be done after that. I know that I have an EKG at the cardio but not sure if there's anything else that goes with that. I hope not because I want my date!!!! I'm shooting for the beginning of June and if I'm all done with my clearances, I should be able to do it in the beginning of June. I want to wear those shorts before the end of the summer! 
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I went to the Seminar on February 23, 2008 7:26 am
Well, a few weeks ago I went to the Weight Loss Seminar. We got to meet the surgeons and his staff. We also met 2 of his patients, one who had surgery 6 weeks prior and one that has surgery 2 years ago. After hearing everything, listening to the questions and answers, my decision is made. I'M DOING IT! My next step is to visit with the surgeon and find out where we start. My appointment is next week, February 28th. I'm very excited to get started and get approved from the insurance company. My husband is going to do this with me as well. When I told him what I wanted to do, he said count me in, we can do it together. He admitted he didn't want me to be skinny without him, so we are in it for the long haul together. I will write again after my appointment next week and let you know what happened. I wish it were my surgery date, but I know good things come to those who wait, so I guess I can wait! 
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My Story I have been overweight since I was a child. I remember my grandmother telling my mother to keep food away from me and I remember my mother telling my grandmother that she can't watch what I eat in school and what I eat at home are good foods. I began hiding my eating, which is my first mistake but I was young, what did I know! All though high school i weighed about 160 to 180 lbs. I remember going on a diet with my mom called The Conway Diet. It was something like Weight Watcher back in the day, where you counted your breads, dairy, protein, etc. I think I was about 16 and I managed to lose 20lbs and fit into those Sweet Ore pants that everyone wore. My lowest weight was 140 when i was around 19. I worked 2 jobs, went to an excercise class with a friend and had a boyfriend, I was a busy, busy girl. Then I hurt my back, that's where the activity ends. I had to quit one job and stop the excercise class. I went up to 220lbs in no time. When I got married in 1991, I was about 220lbs. Mom and I were going to weight watchers but I gained weight and gave up. In 1994 I got pregnant and gained 80lbs! YES 80lbs. I remember the dr asking me what I was eating. I had to make a food journal for him and he said that nothing that I was eating would make me gain 10lbs a month, so he suggested walking a bit every day. It slowed down the weight gain in the middle of my pregnancy but you know what happens at the end ........... BAMB .... the scale went up. Anyway to make a long story shot, I lost about 40lbs when I got divorced and gained it back when I met my now husband. I started working from home and gained even more. I am now over 300lbs. I actually don't know the exact number because when the Dr. weighed me I didn't want to look. All this time, I never felt like I was fat, until NOW. I feel like a slob, I feel unattractive and need this surgery. Through my life I've learned that dieting doesn't work for me. I can rattle off everything I've tried, just to gain the weight back with some extra. So, I'm done and this is where I start my journey to a new life. 
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then we spoke with the Dr and went over our options and the criteria to get approval from our insurance company. Oh and I had to give 7 vials of blood .... YES 7! 
I guess they check for everything including what vitamins you are deficient in. Everything went well, the staff there was fantastic, everyone was so friendly and made you feel very comfortable. I'm excited! 
More to follow!