Preops...

Jan 18, 2011

Were today. Went to Lab where nurse bruised the crap out of me, I never bruise and its very easy to draw blood from me. I just had an incompentant nurse. Then I went to get my EKG, it was easy they put stickies on my chest and sides, nurse was an ass though. She saw my folder that read, Bariatric Center and she started just being an ignorant bitch. SHe said I should do it the "right way". Saying she was the same age as me and that I just need to eat right and exercise. I tried to be humorous about it. "Oh my God, thats all it was Diet and exercise," I replied with a laugh. She didn't find it funny, my smart ass ness. lol

She continued by saying she's gained weigh since her pregancy and after her birth she would go on a diet and exercise. I never met a person who was so belligerent towards WLS, I'm sad I got to see it but glad at the same time.

The next was abdominal ultrasound which was painful because I hold all my weight in my waste and back. SHe dug into me all over and told me to breath in deep to get a better picture. I will be sore tomorrow. It was embarrassing too, the hanging belly all out for her and her assistant to see.

Thinking things couldn't get more embarrassing, I went for my last test of the day, chest xray. Now let me break down my humiliation...
1. Gound didn't fit, too embarrassed to ask for a biggy, so doubled up, one in back, one in front.
2. Belt didn't fit around my waiste, so I had to hold it behind me, then when I took my side profile, he built a makeshift stand from a chair to hang behind me.

All the while, at every embarrassing humiliating moment I kept thinking, this is the last time I'll have to deal with this. Cringeing about my wait.

All in all, last two I made sure to turn my patient folder over so they wouldn't ask me questions. Its not that I'm ashamed to get this surgery, I'm pretty damn happy and vocal about it, I just don't want to be questioned about it from complete strangers. Especailly strangers that are dicks.

So, I'm very happy. I only have 2 more preops, upper endoscopy on the 28th and nutritional class this saturday. Insurance submits on the 24th, so hopeing to have surgery mid february or early March.

Thanks for listening to my rants.
Everyone keep kicking butt on your WL journeys.
Take care
Its going to happen
KRISTEN

0 Comments