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!