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Long time, no post--all my WOW's and progress so...
on March 25, 2008 6:00 am

I had my surgery on December 18th and so far have lost around 84 pounds!  I realized a few days ago, that I am really not documenting all the changes that I am experiencing.  I am afraid if I don't document it, then I will forget and then I might begin to take all this for granted.  

1. Getting into and out of my car is MUCH easier-I actually have a couple inches between me and the steering wheel!

2. I can actually zip up my coat!!!!  With extra room!!!!  I bought this coat around four years ago and could never zip up the coat!  I love being able to zip it up--so warm and cozy!  AND I love having POCKETS on my coat!!

3. My joints don't hurt all day, every day--actually they hardly hurt ever!!!

4. I can buckle the front seatbelt in my best friend's minivan!  WOOHOO!!!

5. I can fit into clothes that before my surgery I couldn't!

6. I can walk faster and longer than I used to!

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I have a surgery date!
on November 1, 2007 6:25 am
Woohoo!!  I will be having my RNY on December 18th!!  I am so excited!!
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APPROVAL!!!
on October 24, 2007 10:47 am
Yesterday I found out that I have been approved for surgery!!!  I am so excited, but also the reality has not sunk in yet.  It seems like I have been working SO hard to get approved for the surgery and it is hard to believe that it actually happened! 

I also seem to be having a little bit of sadness--weird, eh?  I am sad that food will no longer be there to support me and I am sad that I have missed so many years of life because of my weight.  

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Starting Over
on September 27, 2007 12:44 pm
Well, it looks like I am going to have to start over with my six months of physician supervised weight loss.  I have learned that the insurance company wants monthly weights (which my doctor has not been doing) and will most likely deny me without them.   It just seems so stupid--I am fat, that is obvious.  I have tried and tried to lose weight.  Six more months will not change that.  I am disappointed and frustrated, but I will do what I have to do to get the surgery.
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Let the Nervous Energy Begin
on August 31, 2007 5:55 am
As way to help alleviate some of the nervous energy that I have as I wait for insurance approval, I have begun writing lists--lots of lists.  I actually have about five lists going right now that are related to the surgery--a list of items to pack for the hospital, a list of things to buy before the surgery, a list of things that need done around the house before the surgery, my short-term goals leading up to the surgery and my post-op goals.  WHEW!!  But this is one way that I am able to channel some of my evergy into something good.  I will plan, plan, plan and hopefully that will ease the transition from hospital to home.
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