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on August 14, 2007 1:47 pm
I went to the doctor yesterday......I had my handy dandy little list (and forgot to ask about miraine meds....DUH!  I'll ask next time)....I've never met this doctor before and he was hhoott.....yeah yeah....bad Kayla! Married!  I don't care!  This man was drool worthy!
So he ordered my tests for Iron, Vitamin D, Thyroid, Cholesterol and Diabetes.  I asked for a referral for a papsmear and he said they do it right there....did I want one today?  I said "uh no.....thats something I need to prepare for!"  Like I was letting a hot guy between my legs without shaving!  LMAO!  I know!  He wouldn't be looking, but no way jose!  He was HOT (did I mention that?)
So I'll try calling tomorrow to get the results....
He also put in the referral for me to see a NUT for my supervised diet.  I need to tear up the house to find my WW booklet so I know how long I need to go for......I'm sure the NUT will try to convince me that I can drop the weight without surgery, and I don't mind losing some weight post-op, but I know that it won't all go, or I'll rebound back. 
Thats about it right now......I can't think of anything else.....
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Went to Orientation today
on August 9, 2007 8:32 pm
I had my orientation class today.  I weighed in at 258.6 lbs (18 lbs more than I thought I was!)  Oy!  That makes my BMI 44.4!  Blah.
I was given some information that I didn't know about the surgery (no pills afterwards, everything needs to be chewed, crushed or liquid).....
I'm going to call my doctors office tomorrow morning to see about getting my PAP smear and see about getting on an IUD now, plus I'd like to see how my Iron and Vitamin D are now, so I know if I need to get on some multivitamins (on top of what I'm already taking).  And getting on a supervised diet for 6 months (my weight watchers counts, but I don't think I did a full 6 months of that, and I can't find my book right now....so I'd rather be safe than sorry.....if my weight gets below 235, I won't be able to get the surgery....I don't think there's a chance though.....)  Think thats enough?
I might just do enough to make the full 6 months.  I know this sounds horrible.  But if I lose th 24 lbs that puts me below the minimum BMI, I can't have the surgery and I know I'll just end up putting on that weight and more.  If I have the surgery, I KNOW I'll keep the weight off.
I'll get a phone call from the doctors office in 6-8 months, then I'll have my surgical consult.  Before I go in there, I get the official blood work done, and go and meet him.  He'll put in the orders for me to see the nutritionist and shrink, and if everything is okay with all of that, I call the office and tell them I'm done and go in again to talk to the doctor, and then finally get to schedule my surgery!  Yippee....Here's to Aprilor May, 2008!  Blah!
So, I don't care how catty this sounds......when I told a lady at a playgroup that I was thinking about getting this surgery, one of them told me that I just needed to go to the gym and eat better, that I was stupid and idiotic for considering it.  Guess who was at the orientation today?!  Grrrrrr...........and she probably weighs 40-50 lbs LESS than I do!  Wench!
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Hi!!
on August 7, 2007 8:11 pm

Hello!  I guess I should introduce myself.  
My name is Kayla, I'm the mother of 2 little boys.  EJ is almost 3 and Jaysen is almost 2.  My husband (Jon) is in the Army.  
I weigh somewhere around 250 lbs right now.  When I got pregnant with EJ, I was around 170.  In high school I was sitting at about 160.  So, I've never been skinny, but I used to be healthy at least.  I played on a very good softball team during high school, having practice 6 days a week, for at least 3 or 4 hours.  But I loved it!  
I've tried a lot of diets in the past.....everything from Atkins to Weight Watchers.  Of course, I dropped a ton of weight on Atkins, but I gained it all back....plus more.  I didn't really lose any weight on Weight Watchers....maybe 10lbs (versus my husband dropping like 30!).....it just wasn't effective for me for some reason.
I have my Orientation at Portsmouth on Thursday.  Apparently Tricare just switched from a BMI requirement to 100 lbs overweight....So I'm a little nervous that they're going to tell me that 160 is acceptable weight for a 5'5" female (which I know its not....) and that I am not elegible. 
I'll feel better once I have some answers. 

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