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May 26, 2007 - The ice cream episode on May 26, 2007 2:35 pm
Now this is me being a mental case.
I went to the grocery store to get some low fat ice cream, because you know, you have to have ice cream in the house as all times (according to DH).
I usually buy a low fat cherry vanilla or cookies and cream. But all of a sudden this voice said, “buy the good stuff, you’re not going to have it for a long time” and the thing is, I am so used to the low fat crap, that I never look at the full fat stuff and didn’t know what to buy! OMG, there are some really good freaking flavors “on the other side.”
So I know you’re wondering what I bought. I bought a pint of Hagen Daazs Chocolate Peanut Butter and a pint of Banana Split. Hey, I could have bought the ½ gallons the Edy’s stuff, but I figured this was bad enough.
And if that’s not bad enough, we’re going for ribs for dinner with some friends tonight.
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May 24, 2007 - Nutritional meeting on May 24, 2007 5:28 pm
I went for the mandatory four hour nutritional meeting today. It was actually about 3 hours. First I met with Gina who weighed me, and interestingly, I lost 6 pounds since I weighed with the cardiologist last week. Not sure how that happened, but I'm glad.
There were 3 other patients in the meeting. Gina was very informative and explained the pre-op diet and the different stages of the post -op diet. She answered a lot of questions. I definitley want to start tasting the protein shakes so I can figure out what I like and don't like.
Now I just want to get the sleep study over with and the follow up with the pulmonary doctor in June.
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May 18, 2007 - The rest of the preops on May 19, 2007 5:03 am
I had the rest of my preops.
First I did the ultrasound of the legs, which I was worried about. The tech said everything looked good and no clots. When I saw the pulmonary doctor, I asked him if the report was back yet and he said no. I told him what the tech said and he said she's not supposed to say anything. I said, maybe she just said that then, and he said, maybe. So you know I'm all freaked out that.
Then she did the gallbladder ultrasound. She said my anatomy was perfect and that I have beautiful pancreas...ooooooooooooooooook...
Met with the psychologist. She said her only worry is that I won't be able to stick with the program, because my tendency is to diet, then quit, but she has full faith in me. She stressed the importance of exercising on a daily basis and keeping a log. She said that in order to be successful, exercise needs to be a daily thing and that I need to keep an exercise log. I am going to try really hard to do this!
I met with the pulmonary doctor. My bp was 120/68. Yay! Oxygen was 100%. Nurse said that was fabulous. Pulse was 102. Met with the doctor who changed my allergy medicine. He said Clarinex was a wimpy drug and doesn't help. Then he asked me if I snored. Said yes. Asked me if I got up during the night, I said yes, to go to the bathroom. He said there's a reason I'm getting up and told me he wanted me to do a sleep study. So that's scheduled for 5/31. It takes about 2 weeks to get the results, so my follow up with him isn't until 6/12.
Met with the cardiologist. My bp a half hour later was 110/60 and my pulse was 102. She said my EKG looked okay, there was something that was on the high range but okay. When she listened to my heart she said I had a slight murmur and called it a functional murmur and asked if I was ever told about it. I said no. She said if I was older she would send me for an echocardiogram but she didn't think it was necessary. She said if I wanted one, she would schedule it, but she was clearing me. She thinks my synthroid dose is high and that's why my pulse was elevated and that I should check with my doctor about the dose on Monday. I just had it checked so now I'm worried about that.
Stacey
May 15, 2007 - The preops on May 15, 2007 12:17 pm
Today was pre-op day.
I am going to try and be as detailed as possible for any other OH members who are also scared of hospitals and all things medical. I know for me, it does help when I read detailed information in someone's profile/blog. I really do appreciate those members taking the time to write in detail!
I got to the hospital with my sister about 7:15AM and checked in. I am very impressed with how organized everything seems to be at Cleveland Clinic (with the exception of one thing which I will talk about in a minute).
First came the chest x-ray, no big deal. I stayed in that room for the video flouroscopy (upper GI). It really was not that bad and you all know what a wimp I am! First they give you two small dixie cups filled with something that tastes like alka seltzer and was very salty. They tell you not to burp before they take the pictures or you will have to drink them again.
The thing that totally freaked me out was seeing my insides on screens all over the room. I saw the spine and white stuff and a big black thing and I had no idea what the heck I was looking at, nor did I want to. My eyes started to well up and all I wanted to do was run out the door with no bra on and the cover up. I kept thinking, "I can't do this, I can't go through with this" and yes, I know an upper GI is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but that's just my craziness and we all have some.
The nurses were so sweet. They asked me what was wrong and I told them how I hate to see stuff like that. They told me just to close my eyes and they would tell me what to do. They gave me a big white cup (probably 18 ounces) of that white chalky stuff and I held it in my left hand. Drink, swallow, turn, hold your breath, ok breathe, turn to the right, baby step to the left, lean back. Over and over again. It took about 20-25 mintues. I did feel at one point that I was going to throw up, but I kept trying to focus on the drink being a frappucino. I told myself that if I threw up, I'd have to do it all over again. When it was done, I asked the nurse if I had to do anything else there. I was really trying to find out if the test looked ok. She said that the doctor was watching the scans as I drank the stuff and if he wanted more views, he would have had me drink more.
The mess-up came with the gallbladder ultrasound. Apparently, it has to be done before the upper GI, on an empty stomach. The prescription I gave them fell behind some folders and they didn't see it. The ultrasound was on my chart, and on my list of tests for the day, and it was scheduled as the first test of the day, so I don't know why they didn't catch it. Anyway, I'll go back for that and the one of my lower extremities on Friday when I'm there meeting with the psychologist, pulmonary doctor and cardiologist. Friday is going to be a long day!!
I went up for the EKG and that was over pretty quickly.
Went with my sister to Season's 52 for a healthy lunch and to walk around the mall afterwards. I'm sure I was a joy to walk behind...burping and farting all through the mall, but hey, I was just so happy I got through these tests!
May 14, 2007/Nervous on May 14, 2007 12:57 pm
I have a bunch of pre-ops scheduled for tomorrow morning and of course I'm a nervous wreck. I am so not good with medical things and for me to say, "ok, let's run all these tests on me" is a big step.
All I want to do is throw up.
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