- Name: Jodi E.
- Username: odamae
- Location: Wayland, MI, USA
- Member Since: 5/12/2007
- Post Op
- Surgery Type: RNY (10/03/07)
- Surgeon: James Foote, M.D.
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- Family & Friends - Cannot live with out them!!!
- Hobbies - Stampin' UP, Creative Memories, trying to learn how to crochet-not doing so well
- Motorcycles - Love me the sound and feel of a Harley...Vroom Vroom!!
- Board Games & Puzzles - Family Fun Night!!
- Gambling - Love Slots..cannot wait until the Casino come to Wayland
- Movies - Love to watch movies at home with someone special..Any offers???
- Music - I like all kinds of music..
- ATV - Muddin' 2 trackin' Sand Dunes..some things I like to do on my parents 82 acres..
- Trucks - Lifted, dual exhaust...and better yet...with a man inside!!!
- Men - Need a man I can cook, clean, and take care of...and him do the same for me...
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Internist appt 7-31-07 completed!
Consult with Dr Foote 8-2-07 completed!!
1st Psychological Eval 8-7-07 completed!!
EGD (scope) 8-16-07 completed!!
2nd Psychological Eval 8-17-07 completed!!
INS Papers sent 9-4-07 completed!!
INS Approval 9-7-07 YIPPIE!!
SURGERY DATE 10-3-07
 
Update on my Daddy! on June 5, 2008 5:35 pm
6-05-08
My dad went to his Radiation Dr Tuesday and he starts Radiation June 11th. He will be having radiation for 35 days in a row minus Saturday and Sunday. Radiation will be for an hours and he too will be having Chemo on most of them days and that will be for 6 hours. The days he has radiation and chemo he will be gone for about 9 hours a day. He is going to be one tired puppy when the weekend comes. My mom is going to die from exhaustion! When his 7 weeks of radiation is finished and if they got all his cancer killed, he will be having radiation on the brain. This type of cancer he has ALWAYS comes back and attaches the brain. So for a precautionary reasons he will be having Brain radiation. Please keep the prayers coming, they are still needed and helping.
He is doing wonderful. He can sit at the kitchen table for a while with out his oxygen and take several deep breaths on his own. Yesterday he walked outside for a while with out his oxygen on. He is getting braver and trying more things with out it. His radiation Dr. says with him being able to do more and more things with out the oxygen is a huge accomplishment, and tells her, his cancer in his lungs is shrinking and is making her satisfied with the chemo. He only has the oxygen because his phenomena was so severe, he is hoping to be rid of the oxygen when his phenomena is all cleared up. He is still on antibiotics, and that is helping cure the phenomena so we are hoping he will not need the oxygen when the phenomena is cleared up. You never know. My dad is a tough cookie and very persistent that he will beat the odds, so he will do anything he can do get off the oxygen and to fight this cancer.
He is still in good spirits, and does almost everything he did pre-cancer. One good thing that has come out of my dad's lung cancer, he has a friend that he used to visit everyday, and when my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and still in the HOS, his BFF crushed up his cigarettes and has not smoked since. He said that "Butchie, his buddie had lung cancer and that was to close to home" and was going to do something about it. That made my dad feel great he could have an impact on someone else's life. It made my dad beam up and be proud.
Thanks to everyone for their emails and asking me how my daddy is doing. Not all of you know him, but you are still concerned.
Thanks again everyone!
Jodi
Daddy Update... on May 22, 2008 5:29 pm
5-22-08
Here is the latest on my daddy.... He officially does have lung cancer in the early stages. It is inoperable because it will spread. He starts chemo tomorrow instead of waiting for the holiday to get over and it will end up being 2 weeks before he could get in again for his chemo treatments. Mom wanted him to stay in the HOS, until the Oxygen is delivered to the house for him. He will be on oxygen most likely from now on. He does not seem to think he will be, but I guess you never know. This type of cancer can be cured and will come back somewhere else.. it could take up to 5 years or even one year to come back. If in 3 years he gets cancer of the big toe, it will still be considered lung cancer because of the type of cancer it is. He will have to have CT scans regularly to keep an eye on this... he will eventually die of cancer, it will come back and get him again. This is just the luck of the kind of cancer he has. Its extremely fast growing, and on the a good note, its a fast healing as well. His Dr still does not know if the cancer is in his limpnodes, they were all bumpy and lumpy but the chemo will cure that if it is cancer. He will be getting a bone scan, and brain scan just to make sure the cancer has not spread to the bones and brain. He had his PSA test (prostate cancer screening) in December and all was A-okay.. and now it is May and he has cancer. So it is extremely fast growing. Some of you may remember, he had prostate cancer 3 years ago, and had that removed and has been doing great until now. He did not need any chemo or radiation for this. His chemo treatments will be 3 days in a row every 3 weeks... only 4 or 6 treatments will be needed... First treatment will take a total of 6 hours and they are bringing it right to his room in the HOS. He will be able to come home on Saturday after his last treatment of the first set of three. He says he feels great. Has not felt this good in months. **If he chose not to have chemo, he would only have 2-3 months left to live. I'm so grateful he is choosing to do the chemo. I don't think he would have a choice, my mother, brother and I would MAKE him do the chemo! I will again keep updating periodically when I hear anything new. Please think of him in his time of need. And thanks to all of you who sent me messages and comments. I do read them all to my dad, as I did to my mom when she was down and out. Thanks again.. Jodi
My daddy!! on May 21, 2008 5:16 pm
5-21-08
Some know and some don't.. my dad was taken in the ER via ambulance Sunday afternoon because he could not breathe. We were in the ER with him for over 8 hours, when they finally decided to admit him and put him in a room for the night. Jamey (my brother) and my mom stayed until he was settled in his own room for the night and they got out of there around 11. While in the ER they took chest X-rays and a CT scan. They found a mass on his right lung that the ER Doc was concerned about. They ordered for him to have a biopsy to see just exactly what it was. He had a really bad night the first night. Unable to breathe just laying there, they finally gave him a pill and he could breathe better and it relaxed him... Come to find out, it was an anxiety pill!!
Monday he had the biopsy done and they took a chunk of the mass and the surrounding lipnodes. The Doc said it LOOKED like cancer but cannot be certain until the results come back, and they should have been back today (Tuesday) but were not back before my mom left the HOS visiting my dad. What brought on this whole episode was he has bronchial pneumonia that caused to have this episode. Doc, said this episode saved his life. If not for this, they would have never known he had something wrong with his lungs. Yes, a few years back he was diagnosed with Chronic Pulmonary Lung Disease, but this was something totally different that was affecting him physically. We do not know what stage, or if they caught it early. We are crossing our fingers for the best. My dad really wants this lung removed, but the Doc said they might just be able to cure it with chemo and radiation. They cannot go in right now and remove the lung, because of the pneumonia. That would not be a good thing. They have to be extremely careful with there decisions, because of his age and overall health.
We all just hope he beats this cancer too. He already is a 3 year cancer survivor of Prostate cancer, and now this? I just lost an Uncle to Lung cancer not to long ago, and I seen what he went through, and his family. Lets just hope it does not get down to what Uncle Larry went through. My dad is strong and bull headed, we believe he can get through this too. What shocked us all.. is Sunday he asked my mom to call 911. If anyone knows my dad... he is NOT one to get in an ambulance. He would rather try to drive himself, than spend the money on an ambulance run. He also mentioned in the ER that he was NOT going home to die! He did not want to leave the HOS until he could do everything on his own again. Again, this is NOT my dad... he does not like being away from home one bit! He was born in this house, and my mom pays HELL just to get him to go camping for a week or two. He is a home body, so for him to say he was not leaving the HOS, we all knew he was extremely scared. They are trying to weine him off oxygen. This is something he does not want to have to be on when he comes home, but if he does, we all can live with it. It will be an adjustment for him, but he will just have to learn to deal.
I'll update more when my mom hears more from his Doc's.
Thanks for reading.....
J♥di
Twoterville!!! on April 10, 2008 10:20 am
4-10-08
Okay.. as of this morning.. I am UNDER 300lbs.. Yeeee Hawwww!!!
299 to be exact!! I'm SOOOOO excited. I never thought I would have seen this day... and it did not take to long... OMG.. This is a WONDERfUL feeling!!!! God is good, life is great!!!
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6 month appointment on April 7, 2008 12:00 am
4-7-08
So today was my 6th month appointment. I seen Lasandra first with 3 other ladies. I was telling her that I am not able to get in all of my protein on a daily basis so I have been drinking Isopure protein juice drinks. She kind of frowned on that. So she went to the little marker board and gave us TONS of ideas for breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. I guess you just have to use your head. I never would have thought of eating some of the things she suggested. DUH all I had to do was use my head. She made it look so easy, so lets see how well I do with her suggestions. I was also told that we can now start to introduce veggies into our daily food intake. One of the things she suggested for us to eat were some Lean Cuisine meals. I asked her if she thought they were alot of sodium and she said not anymore than what a normal meal would be.. so she was okay with us eating them, but to stay away from the lasagna, and ravioli's because the pasta will digest faster and we will get hungry faster. She suggested a meat and veggie meal. Wouldn't you know.. my freezer is full of the meat and cheese lasagna, and cheese raviolis Lean Cuisines. Oh well, I'm not wasting them, I will just know that I have to be conscious when I eat them. She went over the 8 tools for maximum weight loss.. they are a key to our success. Seem to be pretty easy to live by, but we will just have to see. Also in our new packet, we received several recipes I will have to try out.
Secondly I seen Randy the PA. first time I had him for one of my appointments. He was in the OR when my surgery was performed, but obviously I don't remember that. He said I was doing wonderfully. But I told him I had to disagree. I was not happy with my weight loss so far. I have been at a stall for several weeks due to this broken foot. He said I lost 36 lbs since my 3 month appointment. I wanted to cry! ONLY 36 lbs in 3 months!! That is awful!! But he did say that it was okay for me to not be happy, because I will do better the next 6 months, and its just my body trying to catch up to the weight loss thus far. He forgot to go over my blood test results. SO I am going to have to call them this week to see just what is going on with the results. I'm just concerned because my three month results I was deficient in Vitamin C, D and low in Iron. Just curious if I am any better or if I have to up anything. He said some Plastic surgeon wanted to talk to me about measuring me. They are doing study on obese patients and something about being burnt and what not. I did not understand what it was all about, but I let this young HAWT Doc measure every inch of my body. :O) OH MY GAWD HE WAS GOOOOOD LOOKIN'!!! He put an instant smile on my face! :O) I only let him because I was allowed to be fully dressed. I made sure of that before he even came in to do the measurements. But WOW he was GQ Hott! I'm still dreaming about him.. LOL And that is how I ended my 6th month appointment. Such an awesome way to end....
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6 Month Surgaversary!! on April 3, 2008 3:13 pm
4-3-08
Here I sit in disbelief that I am 6 months out today. I am extremely happy that I have made it and to have been so successful thus far in my journey. I am down a total of 122 pounds and am just 'okay' with that. I really wish I would have been down more at this time, but I have been at a stall for the past few weeks and I hold all of the responsibility to my broken foot. I am not able to exercise like I want to and as much as I would like or should. I have started to swim 2 days a week for an hour each time. When not swimming I do some exercise on my exercise ball and with some weights but I am not seeing any changes. I'm getting a little discouraged and irritated that the weight is not coming off like it was in the beginning. I guess everyone goes through this rough time and it should pick up eventually. When I am release to exercise fully, I am going to have to walk 100 miles in a given week just to make up for the 3 months I was not able to exercise like I should have been. This is so depressing, but then again I look at the 122 pounds I have lost so far and I could not have done this on my own with out my new 'tool' Dr Foote has given me to work with. I am so grateful I had a second chance on life and I am going to do my best to succeed. I have to admit, I have not been making the right choices in eating and I have paid for it every time I have ate the wrong items. This is suppose to keep me in check, but has not. I have been told by my NUT that I am to eat 3 meals a day and one snack. Well, I do not do that. I cannot seem to get in all my protein daily so I have been drinking Isopure protein juice just to get in all my protein. 40 grams of protein for a 20 oz bottle. I feel I have to do this, because my hair is falling out 10 folds, and it bothers me knowing I could be bald in a few months. This is not what I want at this time. I guess I would rather be bald and look good, than have a full set of hair and be the size I was 6 months ago. But that is not the point.. the point is, I need to be making better selections on what I eat, and tracking EVERYTHING that goes in my mouth. I have my 6 month appointment on Monday April 7th, and I will be talking to my NUT and I'm going to be open and honest with her about how I have been eating. It will only hurt me if I choose to scoot around the truth. I sure hope she is stern with me and tells me what I am doing wrong and how I can fix it to continue to do better. After this appointment I am going to make sure I track everything that goes through these lips. I have several accounts online that will track for me, but do you think I take the 10 minutes a day it would take to punch in what I have consumed? NO, that would take time out of my other inter-netting time. Well, if I want to be successful I am going to have to do this. Going through all the pre-op diets, and liquids I wrote down everything and was doing great. Since the New Year came, I have become a slacker and I need to get out of this rut! I am going to start fresh Monday the day of my 6 month appointment. I am promising myself that much. :O) If I want to lose the other 100 and some pounds, this is something I have to do...Until next time.... | Leave a comment.
Pills Pills and More Pills!!!! on March 18, 2008 12:00 am
3-18-08
I got the results for my blood test that was two months late. I have to add 3 more vitamins. Just when I thought I was going to be able to cut down on taking so many pills from losing so much weight, I have to add 3 more vitamins. MMPC called and said I am low on Iron, so I have to add ferrous Sulfate 325 mg daily, Vitamin C 500 mg daily, and Vitamin D 2000 IU. Yikes... So now I take all them, plus Calcium 600 mg with 400 IU of Vitamin D two times a day, my prenatal pills, and all my RX pills. WOW that is a total of 10 pills. Yikes!! I took 17 pre surgery!! They are going to check my levels again in about 6 weeks to see if all of these vitamins are getting my levels back up. Around March 28th I have to go and get my 6 month blood draw done. I'm not going to be late for this one! I have an appointment for my 6th month check up on April 7th. I don't really have a goal to be down to by then. My initial goal was to be down 150lbs, but that is not going to happen now. I cannot really exercise because of this damn foot, so I cannot select a goal weight to be down to by my 6 months. I just cannot weight until this foot is better!!! I need to walk walk walk and I cannot!! It's making me really angry!! I am down 118 lbs as of today.. and I SHOULD be down more!! I'm not happy with my results so far. If I could walk for exercise, I would be down a lot more! I pray my foot heals sooner than expected so I can get going on this exercise and dropping the weight faster!!
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foot update on March 17, 2008 12:00 am
3-17-08
So I went to the Orthopedic surgeon Today. He ordered x-rays and I had them done right in the office. Did some standing up and some laying down. Sat and waited for Dr Merriman to come in was not as long as usual. My appointment was bright and early.. 7:50am! He looked over my x-rays and still seen a large gap in my right compared to the left foot. He has me off work until May 5th. I have an appointment with him on April 28th a week before he wants me to return to work with no restrictions. May 5th is just a day we are hoping the right foot is healed up enough for me to put my full body weight on it for 8 hours or more. He did give me permission to start wearing a tennis shoe off and on trading it with my air cast. I tried it today, when I drove over to my parents and I still feel myself babying my right foot. When I do bend it and walk normally its uncomfortable, so I don't want to over do it and prevent it from not healing and being off work even longer. So I am just going to keep taking it easy, and wear my air cast as much as I can without it annoying me.
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Two months late on blood work on March 11, 2008 12:00 am
3-12-08
Today went and finally had my 3 month blood draws. Just 2 months late. oops. I sure hope all is well with my levels. I now can start on my Calcium with Vitamin D supplements. Yeah! One more pill to consume. And the kicker with these pills, I cannot take them at the same time I take my Prenatal pills. NUT says they will make me sick, so Instead of risking it, I'll just take her word for it.
This broken foot is keeping me from doing everything! I hate it. I cannot walk like I want to for exercise! I guess when I am all healed up and back to "normal" routine, I will have to do "double time"! I'm ready to get out there and start walking in the weather that has been not so bad, but as I said, this air-cast is keeping me from doing so. I sure hope my foot heals soon! Only time will tell. I have another appointment with my Orthopedic surgeon in a few days on Friday, so we will see what he has to say. Until next time....
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So Tragic! on March 10, 2008 12:00 am
3-10-07
Nothing like going into cardiac arrest this morning, I received a phone call from a friend, and then an email from my boss stating that our HR lady had a brain hemorrhage last night and passed. This lady was a God sent to Applied Textiles. She was the best thing that happened to Applied Textiles in years. She also has been behind me 100% on all my troubles I have had with my surgery in October, my moms surgery in December, and now my broken foot that occurred at the end of January. She has called me several times at home to see how I was doing and she was behind me in keeping my job open so it will be available for when I was healed up enough and released from my Orthopedic surgeon to return to work. She stated I was a valued employee and was there for a long time and I had nothing to worry about. Now that she is gone, do I still have the same security in my job? Yikes. But my boss has told me she would fight tooth and nail to keep me if something happen to come up. So I guess that is a relief on my mind. They are saying her services will be this week some time. WOW what a tragic experience we all have to go through and her daughter. She was the owner of Applied Textiles right hand (wo)man. She did everything for him and his family. So sad her life had to end in such an abrupt way. You will never be forgotten Jeanne!
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I don't know what to think anymore!! on February 27, 2008 3:15 pm
2-27-08
So.. I was gearing myself to going back to work on March 10th. That is the date I begged my orthopedic surgeon to let me return with restrictions. Well my employer has another story. My HR, HR assistant and my boss called me today on a conference call to inform me that they do not have any work to fulfill my Dr's restrictions. It is slow, and so they are letting some 'temps' go, and well I'm hired in, they still cannot find anything for me to do until my Dr feels I am ready to put full pressure on my foot. The job I was doing in the office when all of this came down ended. So when I was to return I was to go back out on the floor and inspect again. I was ready for that conversion. I can perform it better since I have lost all the weight since surgery. I was looking forward to "moving" again and not sitting at a desk typing all day. Thus would help speed up my weight loss as well. I loved my desk job, but that is how I got in this predicament in the first place. I did nothing but sit there and work all day. Never took breaks (since I quit smoking) or walked or anything. Just sat there until it was time to go home. So with all this said, I cannot go back to work until I am released by my orthopedic surgeon. He has a "tentative" date for May 5th. OMG that is so long away?!?! I guess the good part is, I am getting STD and if out long enough LTD. So I should be getting some money hopefully soon so I do not have to rely on my parents to pay for EVERYTHING!! But there is a downfall, I get 3 weeks Vacation on March 7th. Now with me being out, I'm sure I am going to have to use them damn days. I HATE THIS!! When I had my WL surgery I too had to use up all my vacation days and when I was up and about and back to work, I could only take "pre-approved" days off so that meant NO pay on those days. I sure hope I don't have to take my vacation days, but the way my luck has been lately.. I will. This just sucks!! Don't get my wrong.. I'm getting used to being home all day doing things around the house. I think I would make an AWESOME house wife or a stay at home mom. :O) I can get used to this REAL quick. But not going to, that will not happen in the near future. So here I sit on my duff with my foot elevated waiting for May 5th to arrive or a sooner release date. I think I should go on vacation. Might as well, cant work, and if I have to use all my Vacation days, might as well enjoy while I am off these 3 months! Hmm something to ponder. Maybe the next blog will be that I'm going on vacation. :O) Lets just hope! Giddy Up! If I can talk my parents to paying for it.. I'M SO GONE!!
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Jeans!! on February 26, 2008 12:31 pm
2-26-08
Hey guys...just to let you know I am sitting here in a pair of JEANS!!! They are not cutting me off either! Do you know how long it has been since I could sit and relax in a pair of jeanst?? Here let me tell you...2 or better years!! Life is so wonderful!! I feel half way "normal" now and only half way there. I love life, and my RNY :O)
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Non-Scale Victory on February 24, 2008 3:06 pm
2-24-08
Oh were do I begin....So I decide again go through my "old" jeans that are in many of the totes in my bedroom. This was last night at 4:30am.. well technically this morning. I tried on a smaller size, and sure enough THEY FRICKEN FIT ME!! I'm so geeked!! I feel like a fat kid in a candy store right now. I'm down 108 lbs as of yesterday morning, and down 3 jean sizes....and life is GRAND!!! I could not be any happier.. well I guess I could.. but at the moment.. nothing can ruin this high I am feeling... I LOVE MY RNY!!! Now if my broken foot would heal, I could walk walk walk. I am doing as much as I can with my weights and my exercise ball. It's not alot, but it is something. Better than sitting on my duff doing nothing. Did I mention that I love my RNY????
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Broken Foot Update... on February 22, 2008 3:01 pm
2-22-08
So I went to my orthopedic follow up today....He seems to think I might need surgery. We looked over my CT results and it is broke in 2 different places and several chips. Yikes! To be exact I broke my 2nd metatarsal. An extremely long, and hard healing break. I am still in my walking cast, and he did give me permission to put as much weight on it as tolerable. I am release to go back to work on March 10 for sit down work only. My work has been awesome working with me on all of this. I was scared to be off so long in fear of losing my job, but my HR lady called me personally and told me to "get a life" I have been with the company for years and I have nothing to worry about. That made me feel 100 times better. One week after I am back to work I have another follow up with the orthopedic. He again will check and see how things are going. I'm hoping I do not have to have surgery. I don't want 6 pins and screws in my foot! But I guess who does. I will most likely have to have physical therapy, but I can handle that. He did give me some exercises to do on a daily basis so my muscles do not cease up on me. They are easy and don't hurt to much. All in all, I am hanging in there doing the best I can with this bum foot. Stay tuned....
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100 POUNDS GONE!! on February 10, 2008 1:22 pm
2-10-08
100 pounds gone today... Waiting on my Century card!!
Life is sooo beautiful!!
YEE HAW!!
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Foot Update! on February 8, 2008 1:28 pm
2-8-08
Went to the Orthopedic Surgeon today. Had some FMLA paperwork that needed to be filled out for work. Handed that in to the receptionist, and she abruptly says... "Okay...that will be $15.00 ". I almost shit my drawers! $15.00 for them to answer 3 questions and a lousy signature? WOW! And the killing part is, it takes them 7-10 buisness days to fill them out!! Anyways... I was called back into the room and the nurse was going over the same thing I just filled out. Really short, and stern when she talked to me. I was thinking.. I wonder if they are all jerks here? I waited and waited and waited for over an hour for the Doc to get in there. I was NOT impressed with the staff, thus far. Maybe I was having a bad morning.. but Uggh! The Doc finally came in, and he was this short balding man. Came in all bubbly, and positive and he change my attitude real quick. He was awesome! I just loved him! He took a look at my X-rays and said that this is a very bad fracture and hopes he does not have to do surgery on me. I hope so too!! Doc also mentioned it is going to be a long long time before this is all healed correctly. The fracture I have, is the slowest healing kind. OH great! When I do it, I do it good! He twisted, and prodded and everything on that damn right foot, where I thought I was going to come of that examine table. He also told me that he wants me off work for 12 weeks. I said 12 weeks!!! That is when he went into say this fracture needs time to heal. Good Lord!! I'm going to go broke by then. I mentioned to him that I am NOT coordinated to use the crutches I have at home, so he looked at the girl that he called in and said.. "Get her a walker" Okay, now I'm getting nervous. Is he going to get me one of them grandma walkers with the damn basket in the front. Well sure enough. She brought in one just like I described, MINUS the basket. I was SO humiliated! A cute gentlemen was fitting me for my air cast, and well of course this Ole' Hollander has huge feet, and the ones they have in office would not fit, so they wrote me a Rx for a Aircast/boot, for just down the road at Carelinc. Dr Merriman scheduled me for a CT scan of the foot just to get a clearer picture of the fracture. I then have to follow up with him, to get the results, to see how my foot is doing. At this Appointment I will have to tell him I cannot be off from work this long. One, I cannot go that long with out any money. Yes I will be on STD, but that is not enough, and two, I don't want to lose my damn job over this. I sure hope it heals fast!
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4 Month Anniversary on February 3, 2008 6:22 pm
2-3-08
Hey Everyone!! Today is my 4 month Anniversary of my surgery. Yippie!!  My first 'mini' goal was to be down 100 lbs by this day. Well, as of Tuesday (the day I broke my foot) I was down 95 lbs. I can live with that. I could get on the scale, but why..my cast weights enough to depress anyone.  So I am not even going to attempt. I will just take in stride that I came extremely close, and work harder to make my second 'mini' goal at 6 months.
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Broken foot.. CONFIRMED!! on February 2, 2008 6:16 pm
2-2-08
Today my dad drove me to the ER and was confirmed that I broke my foot in two different places. Uggh!! That was what I thought. Now what the shocker is, they put me in a cast while I was there. I figured I would get an air cast and be on my way. Oh No! I have to make an appointment with an Orthopedic Surgeon this week to check it out. He will look it over and tell me what he is going to do, and put a different cast on. Just when I was starting to get in the groove of exercising, something has to get in the way. Such life!
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Broken or Sprain?!?! on February 1, 2008 6:03 pm
2-1-08
It was a normal Tuesday night. Getting ready to turn the TV off and go to bed. I always look out the door at the weather before I head on down the hallway to my bedroom. I have been sitting in my chair with my legs resting on a TV tray, so this makes my feet extremely high in the air and my feet usually fall asleep. No biggie, just get up and go on my merry way. Well Tuesday night that was not the case. I stood up, could not feel my feet at all and toppled forward bending my feet so my toes could touch my heel and heard every bone in my feet snap crackle pop. This obviously brought me to my knees screaming in pain.. no tears...holding my right foot rocking back and forth on my butt. I wanted to die at this point. Feeling light headed, I had to let go of the right foot and place my head on the floor so I would not pass out. 3 minutes went by, which felt like an hour, I crawled to the phone to call my mom who had been in bed for the past 4 hours, told her what I did and said she was sending my dad to my house to see if I was alright. I was fine!! I make it to the phone! Walked into the bedroom and went to bed.
Wednesday..Received a call from my dad, saying NOT to go to work because it was really nasty out. So I tried to get out of bed, and could not!! My foot was swollen 3 times its size and could not put any weight on it. I thought to myself.. I'M STUCK IN HERE UNTIL I CALL THE AMBULANCE TO GET ME OUT!! I had to pee really really bad, so I got on my knees and crawled into the bathroom and had a HELL of a time getting on the toilet. OMG was that awful! Well now me knees are sore as hell, and I had to get out into the livingroom some how, so I got on my belly and started on my way down the hall. That did not work too well, so I sat on my butt and scooted. Can you say RUG BURN BUM?!?!? My dad was here ALL day Wednesday to help me get around, feed me, and to bring some crutches that I cannot even use!
Thursday.. the weather was just Nasty and did not want to go to the ER and die on the way, so skipped it again.
So here it is Friday and STILL have not went and got my feet looked at. Yes it is both of them, but the right is the one I cannot walk on at all. The left I can at least put some weight on it. I have an office chair with wheels, I have been getting around my house in. If it was not for that, I don't know what I would do.
Can you imagine if this would have happened 4 months ago when I was 100lbs heavier?? I would STILL be laying on the floor whining and crying of the pain. I attached some pictures, tell me what you think. Do you think it is a bad sprain, or a break... All I know is that is hurts like a bitch!! And that's putting it mild!
 
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3 Month check up... and more! on January 18, 2008 11:22 am
1-18-08
Today was my 3 month check up, and I am down 85 pounds!! I guess I am okay with it. I have been at a major stand still since NYE. I have fluctuated between these 2 pounds for the past 3 weeks and it is irritating me!! I know it is my own fault. I have been eating the same things day in and day out. I need to switch it up some. I have not been getting my protein in like I should. Seems like the New Year came and everything fizzled. I need to start writing a food journal again. That keeps me on my toes and I do much better!
My first appointment today was with Christine. I like her SO much more than Lasandra, as mentioned before. With being 3 months out, I can no longer have "liquid" calories. I never really drank them anyways. I was not a Cappuccino drinker, Milk drinker, juice drinker, yogurt eater and soup eater. I was always scared of dumping on juice, and the coffee drinks. Christine stressed that we are to have only 3 meals a day, and one snack. We have to get in 1,000 to 1,200 calories a day and less than 30 grams of fat. I don't know how I am going to do this, I never recorded the fats and calories when I journaled about a month ago. I just kept track of the water and protein I consumed. I can do it! I have several sites online I can refer to get the information needed.
My second appointment was with Andy. He was asking me about my exercise. It have not been up there, but I have been walking allot more at work on my breaks. This is why I need a recombinant bike to give me that boost I need. I did buy some bands online and I need to dig them out and do some strength exercises. I'm getting floppy, and need to tone some. This is my goal for this year is to exercise more and more. I will do this! I just have to find the motivation! I don't have any.. and you think I would have TONS after 85 pound weight loss. Am I the only one that had this problem?? I hope not!
My last appointment today was with Nancy the PA. Eh! She was alright. I like Todd the best and then Matt. Have not ever had Randy. Anyways...She was telling me that I will need to get some Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D added and take them twice a day. I cannot take them at the same time I take my prenatal Vitamins, so I will need to take them at lunch and bed time. Yeah right! I can barely remember to take my other pills, now I have to add 2 more!?!? I will do my best, I knew walking into this that I would be on pills the rest of my life. I just have to keep thinking positively.
I was talking to Nancy on a more personal note about her job and her responsibilities and what not. I have decided that I really want to get back into the medical field. I really want to go to school and be come an MA. Just recently my mother was in the HOS at Blodgett in the cancer wing and I just loved how they took care of her, and I think I want to do this!! I think it is my calling. I would love to work at Blodgett in the Bariatric wing. This is my new life dream. I don't think it is too far fetched. I am looking online for schools to go to and get the MA degree. Ross Medical School is sticking out to me. I have a friend that went there. To be someone that has went through what all the people on the Baratric wing are going through is just a wonderful feeling I want to feel some day!
As I said before in a previous post, I did not want to be one of them "obsessed" with the scale I got for Christmas. Well, I am one of them and I am a BAD one!! I have the scale in the middle of my kitchen, so every time I go in there I have to GET ON IT!! This is how I know I have been at a stand still since NYE!! I do know what my problem is. I have to change my diet and get a variety of foods in. I have only been eating Wendy's Chili for the past 3 weeks!! It just tastes so good to me. So I will go and get 8 chili's at a time and freeze them and eat them all the time. Christine said it was okay to eat the chili, but not all the time. I have to switch things up a little. So today I am off to get some groceries. I need a variety of things. Chicken, Beef, and some Pork. I also will get some WW dinners for when I am in a hurry. I know what I have to do, I just have to do it!
Since I am not been losing, I decided to just go and try on some of my old jeans that I have not been able to wear forever. I figured maybe my body was just "catching up" to the weight loss. Well I can get them on, buttoned, and zipped, but man oh man do they look like they are painted on. I DONT CARE!! They are on! That is all that matters to me. I have not worn them out of the house yet, but I will be either this week or next! OH so happy I am!! Until next time....
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And another!! on January 15, 2008 9:48 am
1-15-08
Thanks everyone for all the prayers and thoughts you have given us so far. Please keep them coming...
She was in Surgery from Noon until 7:45pm, and was in recovery for just about an hour. Her surgeon came in and said everything went well. She lost a quart of blood but did not have a transfusion, and they are going to keep an eye on her blood levels. They removed her only ovary, Uterus, tubes, and limpnodes were a little swollen but were removed to go and get tested. She had a hernia on her bellybutton, and she now longer has a belly button. She has had SEVERAL prior surgeries so it took them 2.5 hours just to get down to her female organs from all the scar tissue/adhesions being in the way. Her bowels were adhesion to EVERYTHING and the Doc had to dissect through them all and release them. Her Uterus was buried under everything. She was given an epidural so she feels no pain from her surgery, but when she got back to her room her shoulders and arms were extremely sore and so she was given some meds to help ease the pain. She is doing much better today and can at least lift her arms on her own. So far today, she has sat in a chair and walked the halls. She is oh so thirsty and can not have anything by mouth for at least three days. They are checking her sugar, and giving her shots. She is having a little bit of a diabetic problem and they are monitoring it 4 times a day. They expect her to be in her longer than what they first said, due to them removing her hernia, and from such a great amount of blood loss. Dr's are concerned about her kidneys. She is not urinating like she should be. They have doubled her IV intake in hopes this will wake her kidneys up. If this does not happen, she will be getting an ultrasound to find out what the problem is with them. This is not a good thing. She still is not out of the woods just yet. Yes, she survived the surgery, now she needs everything to start back up again. Please keep praying, she still needs it. They are going to be taking out her epidural soon. She is still having shoulder/numbness in her arms so they are going to start her on a morphine drip. With her kidneys being 'lazy' they cannot give her the pain meds they gave her yesterday (Toridol)-(SP) for her sore arms/shoulders. When she starts to pee and pass some gas, they can take out her NG tube ( in her nose and down her throat into her stomach to pump the junk out), and she will be allowed to eat by mouth. She is ready to have that from sticking out of her nostril, and something down her tummy like food! I think that is it for now, I will again let everyone know what is going on with her Kidneys. I just want her home and well. But on a positive note, she is in good spirits. :O)
The Holiday's!! on January 5, 2008 9:28 am
1-5-08
Christmas and New Years went really smooth. Easier than I thought it would go. Had a few Christmas parties to go to and did exceptionally well on the choices to eat. When I was full, I would get up from the table and go to a different room. I had to do this or else I would have ate more and been miserable. Hey, if it worked for me, I will continue to do this!
I received an iPOD for Christmas. What a wonderful gift!! I cannot wait to strap that on, and go for the longest walk ever!! I'm thinking about getting a Recombinant bike. I believe this will be a great investment for me. I need something in the house to get me going, and a Treadmill is just not it. I do walk at work on my breaks, but it is not enough. I need to exercise more, and more frequently. This is what I am going to work on this New Year. Wish me luck!
Another WONDERFUL Christmas gift I received was a scale!! A digital scale that WILL weigh me!! I love it!! I now can weigh myself and not have to wait for my Dr Appointments at MMPC. I hope I will not be one of the obsessive ones that weight themselves all the time and stress about the fluctuation!! I just want to see how I am doing on a weekly basis. This is really going to help me out. I cannot weight!!
I'm proud of myself in more ways than one. I finally got out of the house!! I went to a NYE party at a friends house and felt great about myself!! It has been forever since I have done anything!! It was nice to get out and mingle the night away. Everyone noticed the 85 pound weight loss. That make me feel great to have other people notice. I do notice, but not as much as everyone else's, which I think is "normal"
Until next time...
J♥di
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Another Mother Update! on December 30, 2007 9:17 am
12-30-07
Just a small update this time..My mom has a tentative surgery date for January 14th. If the cancellation comes through, she will be bumped up to January 9th. We are hoping for the 9th, but what is 6 more days. She has decided to go back to work after the New Year, and only work part time until her surgery and will not go back after surgery. Wayland Union Schools are working WONDERFULLY with her on the part time working. After surgery she will not go back to work at all. She keeps stressing the more she works now, the more she will bring home after her surgery when she retires. The family does not know how this part time working is going to go, she can only be up for a few hours and she is exhausted, but her boss is being awesome and told her when and if she get tired she can up and leave and go home. But the question is.. will she leave when she is tired? Who knows.. Just wanted to give you an update on her surgery dates. I will again let you all know when the final date is. Thanks for reading and please remember, keep thinking of her and us.
Thanks again...
J♥di
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Mother Update! on December 19, 2007 8:15 pm
12-19-07
Here is the latest.... Mom went to her new surgeon/cancer specialist yesterday. Her cancer is in the second stage of stage two. So it could be worse. She will be having surgery before January 13th, but defiantly NO later than January 30th as her surgeon promised her. If that makes since. She will have to be opened up from her breast bone to her pelvic bone. She is not looking forward to this. Reason she has to be opened up so far is because of her previous surgeries, so she if full of scar tissue. They will be taking out ALL of her surrounding limpnodes (SP) and she will be having a complete hysterectomy (SP) The limpnodes will be removed just incase there is cancer hiding in them. She has to have all the work up before she can even be operated on. She has to have a CT scan on her pelvic area, and another round of blood work. She will be in the hospital for 5- 7 days and will have to go for a pap/pelvic every three months for the first 5 years just to make sure it is all gone, and does not reoccure. Radiation and Chemo is unknown if she is going to be needed afterwards. If Radiation and Chemo was needed before her surgery, we know then it would have been worse that what they expected. She still is not out of the woods yet. Please keep thinking of her and keeping her in your thoughts. I have been approved for FMLA so I can help my father take care of her the first few days in the hospital and the first few days at home. This is what she wanted, so this is what she gets. :O)
As for me, i am doing excellent! Don't have a weight update because I do not have a scale here at my home. I don't want to be one of the obsessed ones that weighs themselves daily and freaks out when the scale fluctuates. But I feel good so that is all that counts!!
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Devastating News... on December 7, 2007 8:37 pm
12-6-07
My mom was diagnosed with Uterine cancer yesterday, Thursday December 6th 2007. She is taking this really hard as well as my brother, father and myself. She got all of her crying out yesterday after the Dr called her to tell her the devastating news. My brother and I went to her house yesterday to be with her and my dad to comfort them both. She did have a better day today. More positive outlook. My mom is going to get through this! She is a very strong lady and will beat this. My father is a Prostate cancer survivor of 3 years and is doing excellent. If my "ornery" dad can survive the big "C", so can my mother. I have to be strong for her too, that is going to be extremely hard, she is my everything!! She is all I have besides my dad and brother and brothers family. Yes I have numerous friends, but they are not the same as my mom. My mother and I are EXTREMELY close. We call each other 8 times a day or more. Please keep all of us in your prayers especially my mother. This is just the beginning of her journey. THAT SHE *IS* GOING TO OVERCOME!! Thanks in advance for your support and prayers even though you do not know her. I think of you all like my second family....
Thanks again..
Jodi
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Six Week Appointment! on November 26, 2007 6:48 pm
11-26-07
Went to my 6 week check up today and I am down a total of 57 pounds...YEA!!! This is more then I have lost with Weight Watchers. I hit the 50 pound mark and fizzle. At my appointments today, I was told numerous times that I was on the "higher" end of the scale in weight loss. That was a WONDERFUL feeling. Could not be any happier. I wanted to have lost 50 to 60 lbs in the first 6 weeks.. so 57 was AWESOME. I am well on my way to losing my goal of 100 lbs by 4 months post-op...
Today I seen Matt the PA, and he was asking me if I had any problems or concerns and I just mentioned that I was nauseous alot and he seems to think it is from eating too fast. I will have to agree with that one. Another problem was I am not going to the bathroom 'regularly so I told him I put myself on a "softener" and said that was okay. With all the cheese I eat, no wonder I am bound up. :O) He took a look at my incisions, and only one is red and scabby, only because I pick at it. I HAVE TO STOP!!
Andy was my second appointment today, and of course asking me what exercise I have been doing and how long. Well, I have only been bowling one day a week for three hours, but of course it is not a steady pace. Yes, I know I have to get out there and do something. I am just now to the point I can walk like a normal person and not take 18 minutes to walk somewhere that should only take 7 minutes. Not exactly, but you know what I mean. I mentioned to him I have a ball and some weights, so he went over some things I can do with them and gave me a print out. That will come in handy. I guess I just never knew what to do with the ball. Even just sitting on it watching TV can do a body good. :O) I did get an email today from a friend that has been great, inviting me to walk with her and her husband at the local Middle School. It is open to the public, so I am going to start walking with them a few nights a week. I hate to walk, but the more I lose, I kind of like it. It is getting easier and easier.. WOOHOO!!
And last but not least...the NUT Christine. She was wonderful... she is MUCH more personable than Lasandra. She told us the good, the bad, and the ugly. We better get used to getting our protein from food, because at 3 months we are no longer going to be allowed to. Liquid protein does not stay with you long and makes you hungry faster. So I have some things to learn!! I get 40 grams of protein from my Isopure juice!! Well I guess it will save me 100 dollars a month when I don't have to buy them anymore...:O) I am now approved to eat just about anything my pouch can handle. In a way, that is scary to me. But I am a big girl and can make the right choices. I put a bid on eBay the other day on a silver ring. I figured I was close to my first 50 pounds and at every 50 lbs I am going to buy myself a ring so when ever I look down and see it, it will remind me to stay on track and think about what I am doing, and that I am doing the right thing!! WOW when all said and done.... I am going to have a whole handful of rings. **wink, wink**
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Been a while... on November 24, 2007 8:16 pm
11-24-07
Been a while since I have updated. Here are a few things that are going on.....I am 7 weeks and three days out today. I have got sick about 6 times since surgery. It has been on everything I am approved to eat, but I either ate to fast, or what I ate did not agree with me at all!! The first time was on canned chicken and got the foamies for hours while I was at work. Another time I was eating some steamed cauliflower and well did not chew good enough and of course got sick again... Third time I was eating some wheat crackers and ate too fast and had some sever pain. Another time I too was eating some crackers and questioned my directions from my NUT and said I did not have to wait the 45 minutes to drink after you eat.. well was I totally wrong!! I will NOT do that again!! I will listen to them and wait 45 minutes. Another time I was at work and had some lunch meat rolled up with some cheese and BAMB my mouth got all watery and had to run to the bathroom. Now I tend to stick to mashed potatoes, yogurt, string cheese and pudding and I get my main protein in through things I drink, Isopure and milk. I'm just scared to eat anything other than that. I hate getting the pain and getting sick. (well who don't) Will it ever end?? :O)
Thanksgiving went great, I did eat a very small piece of Turkey that went down great and had no trouble with. Also had some mashed potatoes with gravy and some cranberry, apple sauce stuff that was sugar free. I really would have loved to tried some green bean casserole, and some brown and serve buns and 7 layer salad, but was a good girl and only ate the stuff I was allowed. I'm proud of me!!
I have an appointment Monday for my 6 weeks check up that is actually 7 weeks and 5 days. I am excited to see how much weight I have loss. I am hoping for 50 to 60 lbs. I do not have a scale, I don't want to obsess with weighing myself every 5 minutes so I chose not to get one. I think I am going to have to get one, I do not want to go another 2 months with out knowing my weight loss. I have high goals for myself that I am going to try to achieve. When I am 4 months out, I want to be down 100 lbs. Is this too big of a goal? Nope, I can do it. I have seen others do it so I know it can be done. I am going to strive for this achievement, and I will make it!!
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Joined a Bowling League... on November 7, 2007 6:15 pm
11-7-07
I joined a bowling league not to long ago...I'm sure it is too early to be lifting an 11 pound ball, but this is my only exercise I can do at this time. My knee is still not allowing me to walk much. I do get tired and wore out from bowling, but will get better over time. I called MMPC and asked the Nurses what they thought and they were not happy at all. Here is what they said...." Sometimes people need to use a little common since in the exercise they choose early on after surgery" Then she went on to ask me how heavy my bowling ball was and I told her and she was still disgusted with me. Hey, I told her that Dr Foote released me to go back to work and do my job so I thought this would not be a problem. I am surviving with no problem just get tired quickly.. So take that nurse!! This is the first thing I have done in public in the past year and a half. I am proud of myself to get out there and be seen and not be stuck in my house besides going to work, besides going to my parents on an ocassion. So be it if I lifted early. I am not hurting at all, just wore out. Only because I am not used to doing ANYTHING. I think this is doing me good. I feel better about myself getting out and doing something...
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4 weeks out!! on October 31, 2007 6:10 pm
10-31-07
I am now 4 weeks out, and looking forward to eating something besides Cottage cheese, mashed potatoes, and yogurt. I now get to start eating wheat crackers, canned tuna and chicken, chunk cheese, and of course I still get to eat cottage cheese, potatoes, and yogurt. I am struggling to get in all my water/fluids. I am only getting in about 32 oz of water a day. Is this "normal"?? My pouch will just not allow any more and there seems to be no time in the day to get in all my protein AND the water. I figure the protein is more important so that is what I strive for. For protein help I purchased Isopure juice drinks from online. They are 40 grams of protein for a 20 oz bottle. I don't think I would be able to get in all my protein with out these drinks. Like I said above, there just is not enough time in the day to get everything in. I hope this all gets better later on in the journey. Only time will tell...
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2 week Check up... on October 15, 2007 5:51 pm
10-15-07
Today was my two week check up. Seen the NUT first and learned what I can eat in week 2 through 4. OMG am I ready for some consistency! Cottage cheese is going to be my new best friend along with some mashed potatoes and some other things... I'm ready for this next stage. I can handle it and going to do wonderfully. Next I seen Dr Foote. Did I mention that I luv him before?? He is the best! Awesome bedside manor, soft spoken and through in what he does. He went over and asked if I had any symptoms and I am symptom free. I did ask him what it was on the left side of my stomach, and he just said it was a hemotoma. It was all normal and he said that my incesions are looking great and healing wonderfully. He said I was "above" average in the weight loss department. That made me feel WONDERFUL!! I have lost 27 pounds from surgery, that is a great feeling to me knowing it can be don't and in a short period of time. My six week check up is November 26th and cannot weight to see how I am doing thus far in my journey.
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First day home. on October 8, 2007 10:45 pm
10-8-07
Today is my first day at my home, 5th day from surgery. I lost 23 pounds on the 2 week pre-op diet. Not to shabby if you ask me! :O) I am really sore in the abdomen area, of course, and the sights are pretty red. I asked Dr Foote if I was getting a reaction to the steri strips, but he just said I was really bruised. Does not surprise me, I bruise very easily. I am excited about starting this journey. I am confident and Positive I can and will do this. Cant wait to see some more results. I'm waiting for my 2 week appointment to come so I can see how I have done so far. My stomach looks different on the left side, almost like the fat is breaking up or something, and it feels rough and bumpy. but going to be asking Dr Foote what it is. I'm sure it is noting to worry about, but can never be to sure.
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Post surgery stay at my parents on October 7, 2007 10:44 pm
10-7-07
The stay at my parents was okay. I loved being waited on hand and foot, but it was not like being in my own home. The first night my mother made me sleep in her bed with her. She wanted me close to her and I just wanted to stay on the couch so my dad did not have to. Pain was there but I kept up on my Lortab every 4 hours and that seemed to help. Second night I slept on the couch and man was that uncomfie, but bareable. Sunday night I was ready to go home but opted to stay one more night and watch movies with my nephew. He wanted to stay over and hang out with his favorite auntie. :O) Monday morning I woke up when Mom and my Nephew were getting ready for school. Mom works at the High school, and nephew is in Middle school so my mother dropped him off on her way to work. I quickly got off the uncomfie couch and went and slept the rest of the morning in my parents bed. My dad was busy going to a Dr's appointment and buying his new 4 door Dodge Diesel truck (spoiled) so he could not bring me home so I called a friend to come and get me. Ahhh I was finally home and got to sit in my own chair and relax.
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Hospital Stay on October 6, 2007 10:31 pm
10-6-07
Hospital stay was wonderful! I had awesome nurses that took care of me exceptionally well! First few hours were awful, only because I was in pain, but nothing I could not handle. I kept pushing the button to get more 'juice'. Every time I heard it beep I knew I was getting some meds. Also a key for me was to keep my ice packs freshly full of ice! At 10 pm they came in and woke me up to go for my first walk. Got up out of bed very carefully and was so dizzy I could not walk, so the nurse asked me to walk in place. I walked in place for 75 steps hanging on the IV tower and the nurses shoulders. I could have went allot longer but she said that was enough and got back into bed. My womanly thing was with me and I was so embarrassed. Every time I got out of bed, they had to change the pad thingy I was laying on. Uggh, I just wanted to DIE!! Again at 3am I was woke up and did my second walk. This time I was able to walk to the end of the hall and back with the assistance of the nurse. I was extremely dizzy but made it with flying colors and was complimented the whole time on how good I was doing just a few hours after surgery. I did not want any blood clots, so I was up when ever they asked me. The next morning which was Thursday the daytime RN came in and asked me if I was ready to have my catheter removed. DUH! That was in the way of me feeling comfortable with the "monthly" thing. She removed it and I was told before I go home I must urinate 200 cc's. I could not go to the bathroom. She also told me if I did not amp up my liquid and urinate at least 200 cc I was going to have to be cathted again. I DID not want that! I drank as much as my pouch would allow and FINALLY I urinated 300 cc. That took FOREVER. I was on the toilet 15 minutes before I urinated. I could feel I had to urinate, but just would not surface. The RN said this was normal, because you have to 'Retrain' your bladder to release urine on its own. Randy and Dr Foote came in and said I was doing really great. When Dr Foote came in to see me, he was in his scrubs, and that was awesome. When Dr Foote left, he was on his way out of the door and he WINKED at me. OMG, did that make my heart flutter!! Whew.. what a cutie!! I chose to stay a second night, to be on the safe side. The second shift RN and NA were the best. Trish came in every time I pressed the nurses button. She was the best and never lost patients with me. Lisa was always there to get me up every 4 hours to do my walking. Just 2 wonderful people I could not have done so well with out them. Friday morning Matt, came in to check on me and looked at my incisions and he thought I was getting an allergic reaction to the steri strips. Dr Foote came in a few hours later and he said no, that I was just bruised really bad. Again Dr Foote said I could stay another night if I felt I needed to. NO WAY I was ready to go home, well to my parents house for a few days to get out of that uncomfortable bed. Got my discharge papers, some RX's and there I sat waiting for my ride. I was ready!!
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UTI on October 1, 2007 12:44 pm
10-1-07
So last week Friday I had the last of the blood work, and urine culture. Well, got a call today, and I have a UTI. Dr Foote's office called in 2 pills I am to take today and one tomorrow. I never had a UTI. I dont know what to expect, but the nurse said it was very common and normal not to worry. I asked her if this will effect my surgery, and she said no.. Thanks goodness!! Dont need it post-poned for anyting. I just have one current worry. I am freaking out BAD!! I am menstrating right now, and have to have a cathter,. WHY ME!! I was nervous enough just being cathed, and now I have to deal with this mess?? (literly) Good Lord!! Other than that, I am EXCITED to get this started.
This afternoon I had a friend come over and take some of the dreaded 'before' pic's. WOW what an eye opener. I took some in my undies and bra... those will NOT be posted until goal!! LOL Good gawd, thank goodness for clothing!!! I cannot wait to see my progress.... 2 more days!!! | Leave a comment.
2 more days!!!! on September 30, 2007 7:48 pm
9-30-07
Only 2 more days!! I am sooo excited!! I have not been getting in all of my 'points' I am suppose to be to be getting in. I cannot gut the food. The creamed soups are discusting, tomato soup is just plain nasty, the spaghetti and chili are some thing else, I can't even get down the chocolate pudding. I hope this is not going to screw me up. I just cannot do it any more. I have been eating the bars, jello, ready made drinks, some of the oatmeal, and the drinks. That is all I can get down. I hope it is not hurting me not getting in all the points. I just cannot do it! I plan on 'cleanin' myself out, if there is anything left in there. I have not been having my normal BM's. I'm sure it is from the different things I am eating....I cannot wait until WEDNESDAY!!!
Last Pre-Op appointment... on September 26, 2007 7:31 pm
9-26-07
Today was my last Pre-op appointment with Todd. Again, he is a wonderful man. Made me feel so comfortable and relaxed.
One week on the discusting diet, and I only lost 11 pounds. I was a bit dissapointed. I was hoping for more than 15. I felt like I was starved to death. I should have lost way more, but, hey I guess I will take it and smile. Only one more week until its my turn to sit on the losers bench. Move over, because here I come!!
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I'M HUNGRY!! on September 22, 2007 11:21 am
9-22-07
I am so friggen hungry I could go and eat a BIG MAC!! I am on my third day of the 2 week pre-op diet and I am STARVING!! How did you people get through this?? The package food I have to eat is discusting!! I'd rather eat dirt.. it has more flavor...OMG.. I know I will love myself in the end.. but WOW never thought it was going to be this hard!!
Okay.. just needed to vent on how hard this is. Now, i'm second guessing myself.. am I going to be able to handle the RNY? I have some this far.. I'm NOT turning back!!!
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Starting of the dreaded 2 week diet!! on September 20, 2007 3:59 pm
9-20-07
So today is the day I started the "pre-op" diet. One word... ICK!! Started out great at 7:30am had a pre prepared chocolate drink that was Yumm!! 1:10pm started making breakfast of apple cinnamon oatmeal.. smelled delish, but first bite it about came back out.. It was discusting!!!.. so dr'ed it up with 10 packs of splenda.. Not 10 but one.. and made a world of differance. I know my breakfast is a little late, but went back to bed and took a long nap after the shake thingie. I know this is going to be hard, but at least we can also have other things to drink with it... water, propel, crystal lite, decaf coffee.. and other low cal drinks. If we could not have a varity of drinks, I would die!!
I am ready for this change.. there is going to be NO cheating on this. If so... It will show in the scale.. and I want to have an awesome weight in next Wednesday...
I called my employer this morning and they already had another set of FMLA paper work ready to be mailed to me to go over with my PCP. I called and made an appointment with my PCP for tomorrow, and I'm guessing she will see that I have sever/chronic pain and will grant me the time off. If she sees that I do not need the time of,(for some Godly reason) I was instructed to call back my employer and they will give me approved time off with out pay. I don't care if I get paid or not...that is what the "rainy day" stash is for...My employer has been so wonderful to me through all of this so far. I have the best boss. She sees how I feel, and that me and my work are suffering from it.
I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL OCT THREE!!! Good Lord, please make these last two weeks go by fast.
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Meeting the MMPC gang... on September 19, 2007 3:48 pm
9-19-07
Today I had my appointments to meet with the Dietitian, Lysandra, Exercise Physiologist, Andy, and PAC Todd. Just have to mention that I LOVE Todd!!! He was wonderful!! Went through all what to expect and what not. Ordered our food, drinks, and then had a one on one with one of the PAC. There were 6 ladies in my group. Two from each Dr. When it came time to have a one on one with the PAC, Todd must have been over worked or what not, because he was not the one to go over my Pre-Op instructions. Matt was the one who went over it with me he said to help Todd out. :O( But he was good too, just not Todd. I was told that Todd or Matt will not be in the OR when I am there. Randy will be in there. He is the one working with Dr Foote next month. I sure hope Todd is the PA to come and see me at the hospital. I have not met Randy, and I'm sure he is wonderful, but there is just something about Todd I fell in love with. He is a jokester and made me feel like I could give it right back. And I did!! :O)
On another note...I asked to be put on FMLA prior to my surgery, and was turned down by, I guess Todd. I asked the front desk people, and they went back and asked the nurses or Todd. The girls were not real clear who they asked. I have not been to work at all this week due to pain. But at least I have something to look forward to, OCTOBER THREE!!!!
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I'M APPROVED!! on September 7, 2007 3:59 pm
9-7-07
Today I got the most wonderful phone call ever!! I received a call from MMPC Surgery scheduler, Renee. I received her call at 9:31am, and unfortunately I was away from my desk at work and missed it. I called as soon as I realized I had missed the call... This was at 11:04 and of course she was not at her desk. I called back every 5 to 10 minutes approximately 13 times. Finally I called from my cell phone.. (She was probably ignoring the work phone because I called her so many times.) I got a hold of her FINALLY! I had a choice of having my Surgery yet at the end of September, but I turned it down, only to give my employer a heads up. I did choose a week later. OCTOBER 3RD IS THE BIG DAY!!!
This whole weight loss process has been going so smooth and FAST!! It has only 2 months since I have started this whole thing and I am just ecstatic to start to be back to "normal" person again. I have not went out and did something with friends in over 6 months. Not including my birthday weekend at the casino. Then I was not very socialible. I go to work and come home. That is all I do.. I don't even do my own groceries shopping anymore. Either my Mom does it, or my dad will do it. I am looking forward to the day where I can go into the groceries store, pull out a cart and walk around with no pain and shop for myself.
Just a few more weeks and I will be on my way to a happier and healthier ME! I know the first few weeks after surgery I am going to doubt myself.. but with in a month or so, I will happy I did it. So for now, I wait until October 3rd to arrive. :O)
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Pain meds on September 6, 2007 12:00 am
9-6-07
I was in sever pain yesterday. With the diagnoses of Chronic Gastritis I can no longer have NSAIDS. I am used to taking Naproxen for all my daily aches and pains. I could not take it any longer and Tylenol was NOT cutting the pain. I called up my surgeons office and explained to them my situation, and Dr Foote (wonderful man) called me in a RX for Ultram. I took my first pill when I got home from work. I swear, that little pill did not even hit the back of my pallet and my pain was gone!! I don't care if it was mind over matter. I was pain free for a few hours and could walk normally. I have only taken up to 2 a day, and that seems to work just great. I cannot wait until I get a surgery date. I am waiting patiently for the day I can be "re-born".
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Test Results... on August 28, 2007 4:55 pm
8-28-07
I just received my results today. They say I have ‘Chronic Gastritis’ and called in a RX for Priolsec OTC. I told them I don’t have heartburn at all and they said if I do not start to treat it, I will begin to get it and can lead to ulcers. So I will add another pill to my daily intake and that makes 14. They said they found some bacteria in my blood called Helicobacter pylori or H pylori. This was discovered in the blood tests, but was not found in the biopsy. They are having me take 2000 units of Vitamin D for 7 weeks then I will need to go back and have another blood test to see if is still show up. Uggh.. just what I need, is another pill to consume...On the “good” side of the diagnosis.. that is another co-morbidity that will aid in getting the surgery. So I guess there is good and bad.
Blood Work... on August 20, 2007 7:41 pm
8-20-07
Today I went and had all the blood work done that is to be done prior to surgery...plus a nicotine dependency test. It took 3 different nurses and an hour later they finally get enough blood for all the tests. They made me lay back in a chair while 2 nurses hovered over me trying to get my vein threaded. Finally they got it, after poking me in my right hand and then my left hand...and while one held the needle in place, the other one switched full vials. When doing the pee test, it took me FOREVER to pee. I had a shy bladder today.. :O)
Second Psychological Evaluation... on August 17, 2007 9:45 pm
8-17-07
Today I had my second Behavioral visit with Scott Glass. It went well. We discussed the “test” results that I had to take after the first meeting. Scott said that my score of ‘31’ was normal, and that most people score this the first time. That makes me feel a little better hearing someone say that I was not “nuts”. :O) In conclusion, all my depression stems from my weight. Which I could have told him that before I even shook his hand the first time. But I guess it has to be down in writing. :O) I passed the Psych Eval..so I am ready for surgery.. Cannot wait to "live" again...
EGD (Scope) on August 16, 2007 5:03 pm
8-16-07
I went and had my scope done today.... It was a breeze. I was scared for noting. Dr Foote was called off on surgery so Dr Baker performed the procedure. Dr Baker was very nice, and came in on his day off, so all Dr Foote’s patients would not have to go home. That was nice of him. The longest part was trying to get my IV in place, and waiting to be called into the procedure room. I told them to give me extra drugs, because I did not want to feel anything. Well the nurse put the drugs in and said ‘sweet dreams’ and that is all I remember. While Dr Baker was in there, he did find a rash/infection in my stomach and took a biopsy. So now I just wait for the results and hope it is nothing serious...
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First Psychological Evaluation... on August 7, 2007 7:16 pm
8-7-07
Had my first Psych Eval today with Scott Glass.. what a very nice man. I felt comfortable with him. He told me that I was not the only one feeling the way I feel. I let loose on him and really opened up. I don't open up with anyone..I'm shocked I did. I will be going back for a second Psych Eval on August 17 with him. My Insurance requires 2 Evaluations. I'm thinking I passed.. but I don't know now... today in the mail I received a letter about the "Quality of Live Inventory" questionnaire they have you fill out after your appointment.. and well I didn't score high at all. There are 4 different levels and I scored the lowest one. I scored a 31.....This is what my score reads..... 0-36 VERY LOW: Your profile suggests that you are quite unhappy and unfulfilled in life. People scoring in this ranger struggle to get their basic needs met or achieve goals that are important to them. You are at a higher risk for developing physical and/or mental health problems. Recommendations-Contact a mental health professional to help you improve your quality of life. WOW isn't that an eye opener. I don't feel "mental". Just a little depressed because of my weight. That is why I am in the process of getting RNY. I need help, I cannot do it on my own. He said all my depression is caused from my weight. I truly believe this too. If I could just get down to a "normal" weight I would be happier and healthier...but you know how insurance's work....
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Meeting of Dr Foote... on August 2, 2007 3:24 pm
8-2-07
Today I met Dr Foote. I think I love him... He was so gentle and soft spoken and just over all awesome. He went through all the possibilities there are out there and I got to choose what "I" wanted to do. He did not make the decision for me. He said he would perform any surgery on me that I wanted, but thought I would do better with the RNY. So guess what?? I gave up thinking I would have lap band, and decided to have RNY. He said he can get me down to 180 pounds with the RNY. I'M GAME with that one. I too think that the RNY is the best for me. I have more weight than the "normal" person to lose so I believe I am making the right decision. I still need to go and get all my blood work and my nicotine dependency test. I have an appointment with Scott for my psychological evaluation on August 7th. I just now need to convince Priority Health that I need this surgery. I'm counting down the day until I can become healthier.
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Its on a Roll..... on July 31, 2007 3:19 pm
7-31-07
Had my internist appointment today. Went okay I guess. I was telling Dr White (Internist) that I was interested in the Lap-band, but would let the surgeon decide what surgery was best for me. She did all but laugh in my face. She told me that the Dr's at MMPC would never suggest the lap band for me because my BMI is so large. Well that blows that right out of the water.
I chose Dr Foote as my surgeon. He had a cancellation, so I got in on Thursday (August 2nd). I was expecting the wait to see a surgeon to be a month or better. Thanks to who ever cancelled. :O)
I also have an appointment August 7th for my Psychological Evaluation with Scott. I received lab papers for all the blood work, and a urinalysis for a tobacco dependency. Dr White is going to get back to me on a date when I have to have a Scope down the throat. I hope this all goes fast. I am a miserable little girl that does nothing because I am not comfortable doing it. Uggh!! I just need help!!!
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And the Journey Begins... on July 9, 2007 3:35 pm
7-9-07
I got home Friday from work, I had a message on my VM. It was MMPC calling and asking me to return their call and get an appointment set up with a surgeon. I called at 4:30 and wouldn't you know their phone hours are only from 8am to 4:30pm so I just missed them. I called MMPC today and I have an appointment with an Internist on July 31st at 9:15am. The scheduler said that you MUST be nicotine free in order to schedule and appointment with the Surgeon. I am SO glad I started my Chantix on July 1st. I have not smoked since then!! **Jodi pats herself on the back** I never knew it was going to be this easy to quit smoking. I was a heavy smoker, and I have NOT craved one at all. I LOVE THIS DRUG!!! She said they are going to do the basic physical and check me if I have any nicotine in my system. I looked it up how long nicotine stays in you system, and it only stays in your system for 72-96 hours. So I should be good there. I'm so excited yet very very nervous to get this going. I know it will all be worth it in the long run... but still am scared.
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Correct WLS... on July 2, 2007 7:57 pm
7-2-07
Today was the CORRECT WL Seminar. Learned alot about all the surgerys, but still leaning towards the Lap Band. I just think the RNY is too risky for something I want to do. I am keeping an open mind for when I go and meet the Surgeon. I am leaning more and more towards having Dr Foote as my surgeon. I know several people that have had him and they just adore him and some people on here have nothing but good to say about him. Well now I just sit back and wait for a call from MMPC to schedule an appointment with my chosen Surgeon.
1st WL Seminar visit... on June 21, 2007 2:13 pm
June 21st 2007
Okay..So I had my WL Seminar today....I woke up at 4am this morning so I could leave work early to attend the WL Seminar at MMPC. When in the seminar they were talking about the "17 week diet" They mentioned NOTHING about surgery of any sort. So now I new I was in the WRONG Seminar. Pissed as hell, I sat and listed to the 1 hour speal. At the end of the Seminar we were offered to purchase all the foods you will be buying on this "17 week diet" so I went to the front desk and purchased one. While there I told the lady that I think I was told about the WRONG Seminar. I told her when I called last week for a seminar, I wanted the Surgical seminar!!! She said I was INDEED at the incorrect Seminar. So I signed up for the Surgical Seminar for July 2nd. I also told her I very unhappy for being signed up for the incorrect Seminar, and the person I talked to on the phone for "pre register" did not know what they were talking about so I called back a second time and got someone that knew what they were talking about. SO I THOUGHT!!!
This is the second WL appointment I have had, and BOTH were WORTHLESS. First one was with a Dr I did not care for. I am not very happy!!! Am I ever going to get on the right path to getting this surgery? I'm beginning to think that I am not. UGGH!!!
Now that I sit and think about it, I guess I am a step ahead of the game. I'm pretty sure that, when and IF I get to see a surgeon, Nut, Dietitian and who ever else you have to see...they will want me to get my BMI down, so I already know what the food is going to be like that I will have to purchase, and what the "17 week diet" is all about.
Still I am steaming... I sure hope this is the last of the run around.. I'm sure it is not even close to the last and it has just begun..
I just had to get this off my chest. So now I have to wait until July 2nd. OH and the best part.. you know how people want to "refrain" from telling people about getting WLS.. well I am not one of them. Just a few people know BUT who did I see at this WL Seminar??? MY HUMAN RESORCE LADY!!! Too Funny!!! I'm sure she will not blab about this at work.. Well she better not!!!
Thanks again for letting me vent.....
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First surgeon Appt...MY second opinion on June 8, 2007 3:44 pm
Two hours later...
6-8-07
I have been thinking and I have decided NOT to go back to him. How can I feel safe and secure knowing that he only has done 8 freaken lap band procedures. I have decided to call my INS Co. on Monday and ask for a seconde opinion.
I have made up my mind. I am going to go to MMPC where my dr wanted to send me in the FIRST place. OH NO stupid me wanted to go to this rinky dink dr i went to today... FOR THE LOVE OF GAWD.. I could not have made a worse decision. uggh.. I knew somthing had to be wrong when I could not find any information on him on OH.
With going to MMPC there are 3 Dr's I can choose from. ALL in which have did more than 8 procedures, and ALL do the RNY also... I dont want that.. but at least that is more experience under their belt...
Okay.. I feel a lot better now that I have made up my mind on what I am going to do.. SO what if I have to go and lose 25 lbs before they will perform. I think I am making a good decision here...
Thanks~
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First Surgeon Appointment... on June 8, 2007 1:49 pm
6-8-07
Okay... went to my first surgeon appointment today. I don't know what I think of him going on my first impression. First off, he wants me to do ALOT of pre-op crap. Such as WL program, to see a NUT, dietitian and all that happy stuff. He wants my BMI down 5 or 10 numbers before he will even do the surgery. I told him, that is why I am here is because I have a hard time keeping it off.. and he said... that is why you are going to go through all this pre-op maintenance classes and what not.
**Big Sigh**.. I guess I just had it in my head that I was an ideal candidate (which he said I was) and was going to have the surgery with in a reasonable time. I told him that I loose weight fast.. the problem is, keeping it off.. He said that was a good thing and will get me to 'his' goal faster. He is going to be sending me to Exercise classes, WL management classes, and all that good stuff. He says this is essential to the surgery to have a lower BMI, not only for me but for him too to perform the surgery more safely. I'm just so upset. I am miserable and DO NOT want to go though all of this before hand crap. He mentioned that a lot of surgeons do not have their patients go through this and they have trouble learning to deal with their "new tool". He says he sends all his patients through this no matter their size.. it is a good way to learn how to eat and exercise. Some patients he deals with do not even need the lap band after this program, they find out what is making them over eat, and not exercise correctly and daily.
Is all this preop medical classes normal? I heard of a 6 month diet, I just figured that was being on a diet and reporting into your Dr. I don't know.. I just need some advice and some answers. Please help me with this...I could use all the advise there is out there.
Another thing that shocked me.. He has only performed EIGHT, yes I said 8 lapband procedure. NOW THAT IS SCARY!!! That is one more thing that turned me off a little bit. Would you go to him knowing he only did 8 surgeries?? He said some people never came back to him, hearing he only has performed 8 surgeries. But the 8 he has performed were all successful and no bad reports. That made me feel a little better I guess...
I am open to your suggestions. Please do not hesitate to respond. Thanks~
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Random’s about me... on May 26, 2007 7:48 pm
5-26-07
I don’t care so much for red meats…On a good day I am 5’10” tall… I live alone…I drive a Dodge Durango and I LOVE IT…I love my job…I call my mother at least 7 times a day…I have 5 acres, but not enough money to build a house yet…I wear size 10 shoes, My father is the best man in my life, and I love him dearly…I moved out of my parents house when I was 24, and moved in with 2 roomies, did not work out so my parents bought me my current residence…I earn to be happy and healthy…I have natural curly hair...I would do almost anything for love…I like to consider myself “full figured” and not “fat”…I pay my credit card balance off when the bill arrives, no matter the amount…Bald is Beauitful...I sleep with a fan on to go to sleep, I take Ritalin 3 times a day to stay awake from the diagnoses of Narcolepsy…I have known my best friend for almost 30 years…I love to go muddin’ on my parents 82 acres…Big Loud Dual Exhaust are the best things on a Truck…The sound of a Harley gets me going…My parents are my Hero’s, they would do anything for me no matter the cost or consequence…I take 11 different pills daily…I have a purse fetish…I smoke :O( soon to be quitting FOR GOOD!!! I QUIT JULY 1ST 2007...I have not been happy with myself in years…I cannot imagine myself being thin…I have a brother that is 7 years older than me…I have 3 very very close friends that are “full figured” also and we call ourselves the “Plumbers”…Soon I hope we call ourselves “Pie”…I have a double bed and love to sleep alone and sprawl out…I own a 5 round, 38 caliber, snub nose pistol, and have even shot it before…I like peanut butter on my pancakes and French toast…I love to do laundry…My washer and dryer was the best investment I have ever purchased…I would love to have an English Bulldog, but 1500.00 is a lot to spend on a dog…I don't drink...The bar scene is not for me, but will go once in a while...I am a Christian...I make decent money...I am online daily...On an average, I am on a computer 12 hours a day...I'm in the administrative field of work...I have been in 6 weddings (always a bridesmaid, never a bride)...I don't like to cook, but would start to for "the one"...I have never received a speeding ticket...I cannot trust myself with candles...The Discovery Health channel is my favorite channel, I'm a sucker for chick flicks, but watch just about all kinds of movies...I want even number of pregnancy's...There is only one word in the English language that I really hate, want to know what is it, just ask...I don't care to shop at the malls...I never skipped school, my mother worked and still works at the HS...I have done charity work, and made me feel good...My favorite band is Aerosmith...My kitchen is done in apples, you name it I have it...I have never been to Starbucks...My two favorite sports to watch are my nephew's wrestling meets, and his football games...Only video games I have played were on the Atari...I LOVE to save money...I did not go to my 10 year class reunion...Politics and Religion are 2 things I will not discuss, everyone's opinion is different...My new found love is OH and reading all the posts...
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First Step... on May 22, 2007 4:45 pm
5-22-07
I took the first step in calling my PCP to get the ball rolling on getting a referal to a surgon. I hope the begining of my journey goes fast. I'm ready... I was ready yesterday!!! I received a call from a surgon and have an appointment set up for June 8th. I am sooo nervous and excited at the same time.. If that is possible.... I know it is only a consultation appointment but I'm still scared. I should have nothing to worry about... I am an IDEAL canidate. And he just might want to sharpen his knives right there and perform... :O) I just hope my journey goes fast. I'm so ready to be healthy and happy... I was ready YESTERDAY!!!
Enough for now...
Jodi :O)
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I have been over weight all my life... Yes I know everyone says this.. but I have...:O) I remember in the first grade, not wanting to get on the scale in front of the whole class. When finally gotten up the nerve, I out weighted my entire class, I weighed in at a whopping 70 pounds. I should have known then, I was going to be a big girl. My mom has always told me that I'm a Dutch girl, and that I come from 'good stock'. :O)
In middle school, I was diagnosed with Pseudo Tumor Cerebri (PTC) Before I was diagnosed I had gained 83 pounds in 3 months. This is when my PCP decided to do a little more investigation on the weight gain. I went through numerous test and nothing was found. When in the 8th grade I complained of a sever headache and neck ache when I came home from school one day. I NEVER got headaches. My mom was a little concerned and called my Dr. and I went in for an appointment and he just said I had a stiff neck to take some Motrin and I would be just fine. Well that did not work, I was out of school for a whole month. In that months time I was loosing my eye sight as well as suffering from a sever head and neck ache... I went and seen 7 different specialists. FINALLY one that knew what he was talking about sent me to the ER for an emergency Spinal tap. Finally the headache was relieved and the vision was coming back slowly. Still to this day I have permanent blind spots and considered legally blind with out my spectacles on.
Over the years I have just been gaining more weight. Since being diagnosed with PTC in 1992 I have also been diagnosed with Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, Pitting Edema, Anxiety, early stages of Diabetes... and of course Obesity.. Uggh!! I HATE that word... Do I have any more room on my plate for another diagnosis???? That is why I am here getting support from all of you... I cannot do this on my own.. I need more people than just my family and close friends.. I would like to thank you in advanced for all your support..
Jodi :O)
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