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Yesterday I got in to do the nutritional assessment.  It went very well, the gal was nice and everything she said seemed to mirror what info is here. 

Thanks to all my past diet attempts, she was impressed with my vast knowlegde of how to eat healthy and loose weight.  

I did ask her many questions I had about the lifestyle changes.  I also shared my concern about bingeing and the RNY surgery.  She suggested therapy and support groups, but bingeing does not exclude a person from this surgery.  Just have to be sure I know what I'm in for and that I'll need help, and a plan what to do if and when I want to binge.  She shared that many bingers have successfully done this.  Ok, I feel LOTS better now. 

My blood pressure is out of control.  I went back to my PCP,  they put me on more meds.  Oh well.  Also, I'm to have a stress echo next week ? Hm, I can't remember the exact date- on my calendar at work.  Anyway next week or the 1st week of July.  My lower extremities are still swollen and I have skin changes that show circulation problems.  This is a concern,  I am very active, really !  I walk 45 mins in the AM with my dog every day and do arobics 2x a week.  If my skin is like this, what about my heart and my kidneys, not to mention brain ?  My labs are normal.    

I'm starting to get excited about this.  I'm starting to get hope this will help.  Amie

My son's girlfriend had their baby at 2:15pm central.  Austin Luke is 8 lbs 4 oz, 21 and 1/2  inches.   No problems with mom or baby.   He is beautiful !  

Amie

Today I had my appointment with Roxy the bariatric nurse coordinator.  She had a great attitude and the meeting went well.  I do not have to have any MD supervised wieght loss documented, just a list of what I've done diet wize and how I did on them. Oh boy, do I have a long list of that!  Made me think of how much $ I've put into wieght reduction only to find myself so big. 

I need a psych eval and a nutritional eval and then I meet with the surgeon, Dr White.  I see him in the halls at our hospital and he is so polite, says "Hi" to me even before he knew who I was. 

My feet and ankles are swollen right now, comes and goes. Roxy thinks Dr White may want to have me get filters to prevent DVT's.  These are inserted (under local usually) into the vena cava to "catch" any clotts that may form while undergoing surgery or in the post op period.  Obese are more prone to DVT's.  He doesn't usually do this on everyone, so I really wasn't thinking I'd be a candidate.  It will be up to him. 
So, Roxy said it could go real fast here. The psych doc's are usually booked tight, so that may take awhile to get in.  I may have the surgery end of July beginning of Aug !  I can't beleive that.  I thought it would take longer.