Hello Hello Hello!!!! on June 25, 2008 12:00 am
I'm here I'm here!!!!!! Just checking in with everyone. Nothing much going on...Just exercising more than any human should and sleeping a lot..Feeling sick today actually...going to go lay down but I hope everyone is doing well!
Today I weigh 251.2 =)
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Happy Hump Day Again!!! on April 23, 2008 10:19 pm
Hi one and all!!! Just checking in to say hello and wish everyone a wonderful weekend. Today I have my wonderful friend April in my thoughts. She is going to her pre-op appointment tomorrow (part deux) with our surgeon and my fingers are crossed that it goes wonderfully and next week she is lying in bed at Memorial with gas pain!!!!!!!!!!!! Love you April =) I made my appointment today for my 100 pounds lost tattoo. The artist I met with made a quick sketch of what I told him I wanted and it looked great!!! It is wonderful to have an idea in my head and to have someone pull it out and make something amazing!!! So I am excited about it and can't wait to see the finished sketch he has come up with tomorrow!!!! Have a wonderful rest of the week folks =)
Today I weigh 273.6
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Happy Humping Day =) on April 16, 2008 9:53 pm
Hello Hello. It has been awhile OH...It has been awhile..I am still alive and kicking. Still waiting to move into my house. The process is taking a lot longer that originally planned but it is almost finished....Just wanted to check in and say hello.....
Today I weigh 275.4
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Happy Friday!!!!! on March 21, 2008 11:49 pm
Hello again! Still not much to report. My offer on the other house was accepted! So, hopefully it will be finished by the end of the month. And...that is about it! Just got done eating some steak and drinking some drink and I'm full and content. I've decided to go back to school. I register for classes April 10th, I'm going to take some online classes. Last time I attended school I dropped out of my two classes because I couldn't fit into the desk...something tells me that wouldn't happen this time but online is best for me with my 12 hour a day work schedule. I hope everyone is having a good weekend!!!
Today I weigh 287.6!
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Happy Sunday! on March 2, 2008 10:04 pm
Well it has been a while since I posted.....I've been trying to finish up all the house buying stuff. I'm having a problem with the loan going through because the interest rate keeps going up and then going down. My house is set to be sold March 14th. That is only 12 days away so I hope that the loan can get figured out before then. Nothing much else to say. I'm doing okay. It has almost been 4 months since my surgery. I haven't lost much weight over the month of February...kinda frustrating but what can you do? I hope you guys are all doing well!!!!
Today I weigh 295.6.
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Happy Friday TGIF!!!!!! on February 22, 2008 1:29 pm
Hello ya'll. Just checking in to say hi and how ya doing?!?!??!?!?!? I am about to go back to bed for a few more hours but I wanted to share something. Today I am officially in twoderville!!!! That's right. 299.2. I'll take it!!!!!!!! Have a great day and a wonderful weekend everyone =)
Today I weigh 299.2 =)
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Another day has passed....=) on February 6, 2008 9:34 pm
Just checking in to say hello. Not up to much right now. The weight is still coming off slowly but it IS coming off so that is good =) My friend April was supposed to have her surgery today but it was postponed so I'm super bummed for her but they scheduled her for March so that isn't toooo far away. Another gal I know got her surgery date today and it isn't until the end of May so I'm really glad they found a spot for April that isn't in December! Hope everyone has a great night =)
Today I weigh 307!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hello All! on February 4, 2008 1:44 pm
Just wanted to say hi =) I've been sick for the last few days with a really bad migraine. Seem to be doing better today though so that is good. Not much to say today other than that I'm no longer the SYSK =( .... I passed the torch to my wonderful friend Peace4Denise!!!! She definitely deserves it and I hope it helps her make some new friends!!!!!
Today I weigh 308.2!
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Happy Sunday!!!! =) on February 3, 2008 8:41 pm
Hello everyone. Just a quick hello to say hello! hahaha. I wanted to say hello to my wonderful Secret Pal!! Hello Secret Pal!!!! And I also want to say hello to the gal that I'm a secret pal for..Hello to you!!!! I can't say your name because well it would give it away but hello to you!!!!!! This is the last day of my SYSK princess status...waaaah, not exactly sure how I will choose my successor but I will!!!!!! Have a wonderful night everyone =)
Today I weigh 309.4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Happy Monday!!!!! on January 28, 2008 12:42 pm
Well hello there folks =) I would like to send a special shout out to my friend April today who chose me as the SYSK for this week!!!!!!! She truly is a wonderful person and very thoughtful to choose me =) It is very nice to be thought of and I want her to know how much I appreciate her! I hope everyone has a wonderful day!!!
Today I weigh 314.
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Happy Holy day =) on January 27, 2008 1:03 pm
Good afternoon ya'll =) I hope everyone is doing well. Just checking in to say hi and that is about it.......Feeling pretty tired today and a little bit of blurry vision. It could be because I need to go back to sleep..hopefully I am not going to die...=) kidding. Another kinda scary thing is I hadn't pooped in like 5 days and then finally did and it was hard as a rock and I strained to get it out (Major TMI sorry)......6-7 hours later when I went to the bathroom again my rear part was bleeding pretty badly....It went away eventually but kinda scary. My mom says it is just because I was straining but being that it isn't something that has happened to me before I was a bit scared. So other than that I'm okay. My external hard drive broke so I spent the last three days off from work re-downloading 1000 songs...yay! But I'm finished so that is good =) Have a good Holy day folks!!!
Today I weigh 314.4 =)
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Ugh Tuesday on January 22, 2008 10:30 pm
Well hello all. I am back. I was in Arizona and Las Vegas for a few days. Had a lot of fun however this last Sunday we were out for breakfast and I had two bites of steak and HALF a bite of an over medium egg (which I've never had a problem with). I immediately had a queasy feeling in my belly and had to throw up..only a little speck of steak came up. We walked around for about 30 more minutes and I threw up in the garbage can. We went to the parking garage to leave...I threw up on the carpet covering the stairs. We left to drive home and once every hour for 8 hours I threw up in a gas station bathroom along the way. While I saw 8 different bathrooms between Las Vegas and Modesto, it was horrible. The nausea wouldn't stop and it wasn't until the 8th hour that I finally threw up the rest of the steak. Now I've read many times before that the food stays in our pouch for only an hour to an hour and a half so what the heck? It was not a big piece of meat by any means. It was very small in fact so I'm weirded out by the whole experience and how it was able to stay in my pouch for so long. I'm all better now but still worried about why that happened. I hope everyone is doing well. My wonderful friend April is the person you should get to know this week so click on her picture next to my blog and GET TO KNOW HER!!!!!!!!!!!
Today I weigh 318. It is coming off so slow...............................
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Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday... on January 8, 2008 6:45 pm
Hello one and all. I'm back! I just finished eating my eggs with bruschetta (from Trader Joes) and later I will be eating some Cilantro sausage (from Trader Joes) and possibly a chicken lime patty (from Trader Joes)..sensing a pattern are we? hehehehe. I hope you all are doing well. I've been on vacation but go back to work tomorrow so hopefully that will keep me busy!
I'm down 1 pound today =)
Today I weigh 326.2.
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Happy Monday! on January 7, 2008 11:32 pm
No weight lost today...Frustrating but what can you do? It happens from time to time. I went to the support group meeting tonight and met quite a few folks from here on OH. Hi Ladies and Man! You guys are great and I can't wait to get to know you better at the coffee "date" on Saturday!!!!! I am really excited =) Aside from lots of people talking waaaay too much about some gal who schedules surgeries for Kaiser but apparently only schedules them for "popular" people who call her 50 times a day and about how much Kaiser sucks, the support group meeting was really nice. Most of the people at my table just sat around staring at me and April buuuuuuuuut it was fun =) The gal who was sitting next to me sat with her head down the whole time knitting a cap and refused to talk when the microphone came her way to introduce herself so I'm glad that they didn't do what they usually do which is just having the tables talk amongst themselves..Our table would have been really boring because everyone was so shy..aside from me and April........Well have a great night everyone. Hopefully some weight will come off me in the morning!!!!!!!
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Not Much To Say Today =) on January 6, 2008 3:14 am
Hello all. Just saying hi. Nothing much to report today..Have a great weekend!!!
Today I weigh 327.2 =)
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Hello Again =) on January 3, 2008 1:40 am
Just checking in to say hello and let everyone know that I'm doing okay...Having a hard time with chicken again today, had to throw up. Other than that I'm feeling okay. Not much else to say at the moment....Hope everyone is doing well!
Today I weigh 330 =)
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Happy New Year!!!!!! on January 1, 2008 3:03 am
It is the first day of January, so this is the first time I've written on my page in the new year!!! Not much to say. I've been getting headaches lately, not really sure why. I've noticed that chicken really bothers my tummy for the first few bites. I take a few bites, my stomach aches for a good 10 minutes and then I start eating again and it is fine..Also these last few days when I eat I'm getting a strong pain around my belly button..usually it is just on one side of my belly button but it is a new pain so I'm noticing it. Hopefully that will resolve itself or I might have to call somebody about it. Well I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year's Eve and I hope you have a wonderful 2008!!!!
Today I weigh 330.8!!!! That is 61 pounds lost since my journey began and 41 pounds lost since surgery!
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Merry Christmas!!!!!!! on December 25, 2007 5:26 am
Hello All!!! I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!!! I am so excited this day is finally here =) Nothing to update but wanted to pass along that wish!!!
Today I weigh 336.8..ugh!~!~!~!~!~!
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Happy Saturday =) on December 22, 2007 7:59 pm
Hello one and all two people who read this...hehehe. Just wanted to say Hola and let you all know that I wish you a Happy Wappy Christmas =) I'm not feeling so well today. Ate some chicken and after about an hour of feeling like my body was going to explode and diarrhea galore, my throat/stomach decided to reject the chicken and I had the horrible "I'm going to throw up" tingles in the back of my throat and after screaming at my work partner to listen to my radio channel I ran to the sink and threw up a few times..I didn't throw up any of the chicken just a really weird thick brown substance that resembled chicken skin but there was no skin on my chicken. It seems like every day I have this reaction when I eat chicken but every new day I decide to give it another chance and then this happens again. That is the definition of insanity you know..Doing the same negative thing over and over again and always getting the same result. So, I'm insane on this Saturday 3 days before Christmas. While I'm not a huge religion fan and don't really know what I believe in sometimes I sure love Christmas!!! Go Christ!!!! I hope everyone has a fabulous holiday season and I will keep my fingers crossed that chicken starts to agree with me...
Today I weigh 336.2!!!
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Happy Wednesday!!! on December 19, 2007 10:00 pm
Well hello ya'll. Not much to say today except for that I went to my 1 1/2 month post op PA appointment. Per their records I've lost 25 pounds since surgery but being as I gained 5 pounds prior to surgery I have really lost 30 pounds. The PA was disappointed that I haven't lost more because per my surgeon's orders I'm supposed to lose 10 percent of my body weight which is 37 pounds. It is frustrating because I would just like to hear something positive with regards to my weight from her! So far, I just think she is a BIOTCH and ugh!!!! hahaha. She did say though that my labs are great. They are all where they should be. My hemoglobin levels are rather high which could only be explained to me as the opposite of anemic..So I guess that is good. I have too many blood cells!!! YaY!!! Well I really hope everyone is having a fabulous holiday season!!! I just absolutely love this time of year!!!!!
Today I weigh 339.2!
This is me dancing because I've finally finished my Christmas shopping!!!
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Happy Monday!!! on December 17, 2007 12:00 am
Well it has been a while since I posted. Doing well so far. My usually day consists of 2 glasses of milk, 1 atkins carb control shake, vitamins, turkey jerky, chicken and some brocolli and the rest of my vitamins, all spaced out during the day and I'm usually able to get in about 100 grams of protein a day. I had my blood work done today and have my next appt with the PA on Wednesday. Hopefully she isn't rude like she was a month ago. The last few days I've been feeling full very quickly after eating..I wait about 20 mins and the full feeling goes away and I take another bite. I've been having a hard time getting my fluids in too because I'm just not thirsty like I always used to be. I definitely have more energy and am all around happier. Here's to hoping it can "only" get better from here!!! If that is the case, the sky is the limit BABY!!!!!!
Today I weigh 340.2.
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Stall over!!!! on December 2, 2007 12:00 am
For now...hahaha, I have been basically eating as much as I can to get my protein above 100g and today I've lost 1.8 pounds!!! Whew hew. So far I don't like turkey. It doesn't settle well in my belly. I threw up several times on Thanksgiving and tried ground turkey today and I threw up for over an hour to the point that I was dry heaving. Ugh....Better luck tomorrow =)
Today I weigh 350.
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Frustrating.... on November 30, 2007 12:00 am
Well my weight hasn't changed since November 19th.....When I met with the PA for my one week check up she seemed disappointed that I had only lost a few pounds in a week. It isn't like there was something I could do to "not" lose weight. I'm following all the rules. I am going to up my protein for the next few days and see if that makes a difference.......
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Happy Monday!!! on November 19, 2007 12:00 am
Well hello again. Nothing new to report. I'm starting on solid foods. Yay!!!
Today I weigh 351.8.
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Happy Monday!!!! on November 12, 2007 12:00 am
Just checking in!!!! Still feeling a bit tired but overall I'm okay considering I had major surgery a few days ago!!!!!
Today I weigh 367.
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I am home!!! on November 11, 2007 12:00 am
Well my surgery was Thursday and I'm finally home on Sunday. It took me a while to tootie while in the hospital so they made me stay. Overall the experience was okay except for the nurses being a bit rude and not coming when I buzzed!!!! But I'm glad to be home and get this journey started!!!!! Thanks everyone for your kind words and being so supportive!!!! My wonderful friend April and her husband came to see me while I was in the hospital. While I don't recall most of their visit I just feel so lucky to have a friend who would spend 2 hours of her life standing in my hospital room while I slid in and out of consciousness!! So April thank you for being a wonderful friend and being there for me =)
Today I weigh 367.
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Happy Tuesday! on November 6, 2007 7:54 am
Hello ya'll. Just checking in to let you know I'm still around and haven't chickened out! Thursday is getting closer!!!!!! I went to a support group meeting last night at Memorial's building at McHenry Village with my FRIEND April (shout out to April, what what!)..It was very interesting and wonderful to chat with others who've had the surgery and one lady who hasn't had the surgery but boy does she think she knows everything about it including that when you are pumped full of CO2 it makes your shoulders hurt. Annoying hahahahaha. April back me up here! It was a lot of fun and I was definitely put at ease about the whole situation so now I just wait patiently for it all to be over!!! Have a wonderful day guys and I will chat back at you later!
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Happy Saturday! on November 3, 2007 10:12 am
Hello all who may be reading this...Had my pre-op appointment yesterday with Dr. Coates. He listened to my breathing. Said "Perfect"..he listened to my heart. Said "Perfect"..He pushed on my belly. Said "Perfect"..Looked at my ankles and said "Perfect, no swelling"..He told me that I was healthy and that my surgery was Thursday and he'd be there. I weighed the same as I did when I saw his PA in May and Dr. Coates didn't say one thing about my weight. Then I went across the street to the hospital and had my bloodwork and EKG done. So now all I have left is the 4 hour pre-op class on Tuesday and then surgery here I come!
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HAPPY THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!! on November 1, 2007 11:15 am
Heyro All! Just wanted to say hi and wish everyone a happy Thursday. My pre-op appointment with my surgeon is tomorrow...getting nervous. . . . . . . . Really nervous.
10/29/07 - Well my time of the month came at a bad time...368
10/30/07 - 367
10/31/07 - 366
11/01/07 - 364.2!
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Heyro Heyro! on October 28, 2007 8:35 pm
Just wanted to say heyro to everyone who might be reading this (probably no one!).....hahahaha, it is October 28th and only 11 days until my surgery. It is crazy how I read everything I could get my hands on about this surgery prior to all of this I've gone thru..but once I was told I had to do the six month healthy roads program I put all of my books away and didn't read much of anything pertaining to the surgery. Now I'm a week and a half away from surgery and fell like I know nothing about the surgery. In reality I know quite a bit but I feel like I literally can't read enough and I'm worried that I'm not prepared. Being that I didn't think I'd get a surgery date for another month I wasn't exactly prepared to have a date so soon but I'm really excited. Just worried that I'm not prepared. The day of my consult I weighed 363. Of course after I was told that I had to do six months of nonsense phone calls I ate pretty much what I wanted because I knew I had six months. Well when that call came last Monday that I had a date I hadn't started my pre-op diet to lose the extra 15 pounds I've gained since May 1st. So Monday when I got that fabulous call I weighed 382. I've been dieting since then pretty much just taking liquids and today I weigh 368. So...Hopefully I can lose maybe another 10 pounds before November 2nd when I see the surgeon. But any type of weight loss would be great. Wish me luck ya'll. I'm getting nervous over here!
10/28/07 - 368.4...Come on weight...Melt off my bones!
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I Got A Date! on October 22, 2007 11:37 am
Well I received a call from the insurance coordinator today who told me that she received my approval letter from Pacificare today. So, she mailed them my packet on Friday and already got the approval letter! November 8th is the magical day. I have my pre-op appointment November 2nd which includes bloodwork and stuff and then surgery 6 days later! Now here's to hoping I can get the time off work...........YAY!!!!!! Pacificare admitted to her that they no longer require The Healthy Roads 6 month program but they just aren't letting the patients know. That is just the weirdest thing I've ever heard of and a lawsuit waiting to happen. Well at least they got back to me quickly. I am just so excited to get this journey started =)
Hello One and All =) on October 19, 2007 3:10 pm
Well..interesting follow up to my last post. I happened to stumble upon a post yesterday regarding the Pacificare Healthyroads program that Pacificare requires for 6 months to get approved for the gastric bypass....the post said that Pacificare no longer requires this 6 month program due to requirements for renewing their certificate for coverage in California...I called Pacificare and they had no idea what I was talking about. I spoke with a supervisor. He had no idea what I was talking about. I called my surgeon's office this morning and spoke with the insurance coordinator..She hadn't heard anything about this. She called Healthyroads and after several minutes of nonsense and no straight answers they finally admitted that Pacificare no longer uses their services as of October 1st..well I've had 3 phone conversations/appointments with the counselor since October 1st..who is paying her now????? it is just really confusing buuuuuuut, the insurance coordinator said "Would you like surgery in November??" I said, "Uhm as soon as possible......" and she said they are about three weeks out for surgery so middle of November could very well be my surgery time...She said she was mailing off my approval packet today to Pacificare and I should hear something by Tuesday...Holey Moley..amazing what a little detective work will do...Now hopefully Pacificare doesn't give me problems and try to say that they do still require Healthyroads..Fingers crossed............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had my appointment with the nutritionist 2 weeks ago..went smoothly..went over what I will be eating once I'm out of surgery and up to a year out. So here's to hoping Pacificare gets back to my surgeon's office quickly..............YAY (for now...I'm not counting my chickies before they hatch....)
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Still alive..buuuut barely hanging on..... on August 27, 2007 11:14 am
Well I'm still alive..haven't written in a while because, well...there isn't much to say...Saw the surgeon in May and found out that I have to go thru a 6 month counseling program called Healthy Roads that Pacificare has started requiring since January 2007..Lucky me! So I've been enrolled in the program since May 17th. Basically the counselor calls me once every few weeks and just asks what I've been eating, exercising info and stuff like that. It isn't really all that bad but waiting this 6 months has been evil evil evil..the workings of the devil! It isn't the end of the world but definitely not the beginnings of a new one, so I'm stuck here somewhere in between the old and new..very frustrating. My weight has gone back to 376 pounds which isn't good but now that I know how strong my resolve really is I know I can lose the few pounds I've gained before I see my surgeon in a few months..so November 17th is the magical day when I can continue with this magically delicious process...I have done all of the research for this surgery, taken the time to really make sure I know what I'm getting myself into and then I'm thrust into this process of speaking with someone every week about what I'm eating and being told that healthy eating and exercising will help me lose weight. You think?!? They mailed me this really large booklet titled "Weight Management" that is probably 300 pages and a little "supplemental guide" that is about 20 pages for gastric bypass. This whole process is so that I can get the surgery but only the last month is spent talking about it. It is a little frustrating..but last time I talked to her she told me that I needed to start reading the gastric bypass manual so..that's good....It is just one of those things that I don't have control over. I go thru this 6 months of annoying phone calls and then it isn't guaranteed that I'll get the surgery..and then after I get the surgery I have to talk to the counselor for 6 more months! So in total it is 1 year of counseling! Yee Haw! Well I hope all you folks out there are doing well and I will update my page when and if anything happens! But I have to warn you..nothing has been happening lately so it might be a while....BYE!!!
Off I Go!!! on May 1, 2007 1:48 pm
I am off to my surgeon consult..wish me luck!!!!!
5/1/07 - 363.4!!!!
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Happy Monday =) on April 30, 2007 6:54 pm
364.2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What what!!!!!!! My consult is tomorrow..Gosh I hope it goes okay....Wish me luck!!!
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Another day another dollar.... on April 29, 2007 6:31 am
Well I got called into work today so boo hehe, but the good news is I'm at 365.4! I skipped 366! Have a good day everyone! 4/29/07 - 365.4 ! ! ! !
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Good Morning on April 23, 2007 7:07 pm
4/23/07 - 370.8!
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Good morning! on April 22, 2007 5:14 am
Well I am still trying to get over a cold..but feeling a lot better. No real updates as of right now. My consult with Dr. Coates is still a week and a half away..That is the next step! I am still trying to lose this extra weight. So far so good.....
4/22/07 - 372!!!!!
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Good Early Morning on April 21, 2007 3:42 am
Well it is 3am and I cannot sleep because my nostrils are completely shut so I'm in the living room trying to watch tv and letting my eyes water down my face. Dr. Morgan called last night and Pacificare faxed him approval for our meeting so that is taken care of! Now I just wait patiently for my consultation with Dr. Coates on the first....hopefully I can lose the weight by then.
4/21/07 - 374
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Ugh on April 19, 2007 4:00 pm
Okay, so I talked to Dr. Morgan and he said he'd fax over an authorization to Sutter Gould in the hopes they will authorize it..God what a mess. 376!!!!!
The nightmare never ends... on April 19, 2007 2:49 pm
I just have no idea what to do. I spoke to my PCP's nurse who basically told me that they have nothing to do with the authorization to see Dr. Morgan. They called Sutter Gould's authorization department who told them that Dr. Morgan should do the authorization...well now I can't get ahold of Dr. Morgan's office because he is in with a client. It is 2:52 PM and I called them at 9 am to get this started..This is such a headache and I just want it resolved. God...................................................
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What a mess! on April 19, 2007 9:42 am
Ugh! Went to see Dr. Morgan. The meeting went very well. He said he absolutely thinks I'm a good candidate for the surgery and will have my approval letter typed up within the next few days and sent off to Dr. Coates' office..The problem you ask???? When I called my PCP last week so she could send off for approval for my Psych Evaluation, I was told that all I needed to do was call the Behavioral Health number on the back of my insurance card to get approval. So I did that. When I say Dr. Morgan today he told me that I needed to get approval from Sutter Gould and that my Dr.'s office should have done that for me, that it shouldn't have been made my responsibility .. .. so I called my PCP's office today and explained to the receptionist what had happened, annnnd she said she'd send off for the approval and someone would be calling me back. The problem is that now that I've already met with Dr. Morgan the approval needs to be dated for today..if not then I have to pay for it out of pocket. Ugh....tooo much drama! But what's great is that I am down to 381 today so I've lost 9 pounds in the last 3 days. Yay!
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Good Morning.... on April 19, 2007 7:01 am
Well I am off to meet with Dr. Morgan nice and early in the morning. I didn't get much sleep last night because my nose was completely plugged and then running off and on. Ugh. And it still is and now I have chapped lips. UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHH. And of course now that I've sat on the couch my kitty is sitting on my lap and I don't want to make her get up...hahahaha, okay have a good day everyone. Oooh and I almost forgot. I weighed myself and I weigh 381.2..so down a few more pounds..YAYAYAYAYA..
4/19/07-381.2
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A New Day..A Caffeine Headache... on April 18, 2007 1:47 pm
So good afternoon to anyone who might be reading this between the hours of Noon and 4:59PM! So today I haven't had any caffeine and as of right now, my eyes are watering, my nose is running and I have a headache like nobody's business. Nobody's! But this morning I weighed myself and I weigh 386. So two pounds overnight isn't bad! Here's to hoping it keeps going down. I realize not eating or drastically cutting back what I eat is a stupid decision for long term results but I have to do whatever I can right now fully knowing it will only be for a little while. So for now,I will only drink water and eat air..or perhaps a few crackers...haha, okay who knows what I will eat but nothing for right now.
4/17/07 - 388
4/18/07 - 386
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Bad Day on April 17, 2007 10:07 pm
So today I went to my doctor's office and the Kaiser Permanente hospital to sign a release for my medical records to be given to Dr. Coates. On the way home I decided I'd by the scale that I said I'd buy in my last post. I weighed myself and I weigh 388 pounds. Somehow I managed to gain 36 in 1 month and didn't know this because my clothes fit me the same and I haven't noticed any difference in the way I look. At the seminar for Dr. Coates they said that they don't do surgery on anyone with a BMI of over 55. While this worried me since my BMI was exactly 55 I knew I'd keep myself within the right range..well now my BMI is 59..so even though I haven't had my consult with Dr. Coates I know that I have to lose 36 pounds in the 2 weeks before I meet him or he will tell me "Wow, I'm sorry Tiffany but until you lose 36 pounds I can't go any further with you"...That would be very disappointing..So apparently I'm going to have to starve myself these next two weeks and then hopefully even though I will still weigh too much Dr. Coates will say that he believes I can lose the rest of the weight during the 2 week liquid diet that he has put others on. It is just another hurdle to jump over and at the moment I don't have the energy. I cried for a while for the simple fact that I'm frustrated. But I have to give it a shot.
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Medical Records specords.. on April 16, 2007 9:57 pm
So I decided today that I'd stay one step ahead of the game and go to Gould tomorrow and Kaiser to get my medical records. Dr. Coates' receptionist said he needs two years and I've only had Pacificare for a little over a year so unfortunately I have to get Kaiser's info too. Pacificare said they take about 1 week to get the records back and Kaiser said it takes 3-5 weeks. What the heck! Kaiser sucks =) And in the packet I received in the mail from Dr. Coates office that I'm supposed to bring to the consulation it has a page that you sign to authorize them to get your medical records..So this way I will hopefully have 1/2 my medical records when I go and save time! I bought a blender/smoothie maker/food processor at Gottschalks yesterday because they were having a Home Sale so I'm slowly getting ready for the big change. Tomorrow I'm going to buy a scale so I can start weighing myself and making sure I'm staying within the weight range I need to be. If my BMI goes above 55 Dr. Coates won't do the surgery. That is only a difference of 6 pounds so I need to lose some weight! So 1 more step down...49 to go! hahahahahhaa
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Have Appointment With Dr. Morgan! on April 14, 2007 9:07 pm
Whew hew. I called Pacificare and got authorization to meet with Dr. Morgan. Called his after hours number thinking he'd just call me back on Monday. Thirty minutes later I got a call from Dr. Morgan...I got lucky. So my appointment is Thursday, April 19th. I'm excited to get it over with since I'm nervous. Perhaps he will think I'm crazy...Hahahaha when he called me this morning he said in a very somber sad tone "Hi, Tiffany. This is Dr. Morgan. Just what can I do for you?" When I told him I needed to meet with him regarding gastric bypass he said, "OHHH!!! GREAT!!!!!!! WONDERFUL!!!!" hahaha, so apparently he thought I'd be a crazy..but when he found out that that wasn't the case he became very happy hahahahahahaha. Anywho I'm excited and one more step down..fifty more to go! hahhahahaha
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Now awaiting approval for Nutrition Class and Psych Evaluation on April 13, 2007 3:16 pm
Thanks to my new OH friend Amy I found out I can apply for approval for the nutrition class and psychiatric meeting before meeting with Dr. Coates office. So hopefully I can get approval the next week or so and at least set up the appointments if not attend the appointments before going to my consult. Yay! thanks Amy for the great idea!
Got my Consultation Date! on April 13, 2007 11:45 am
Called Dr. Coates office today and got my consultation date. May 1st. Whew Hew. When I called yesterday they told me to wait until next Thursday and if I hadn't heard anything to call them..Buuuuut I didn't want to wait and called today and the receptionist went thru all of the packets and found mine and made me an appointment! So I'm excited. The end!
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Went to the seminar! on April 12, 2007 8:07 pm
So last night I attended the seminar. It was very informative and there were a lot of people there. Dr. Coirin gave the seminar. He isn't the surgeon I choose and had been hoping my surgeon would be giving the seminar..buuut no luck! I called today to find out when to expect a consultation date. The receptionist told me that they hadn't received everyone's packets from the seminar last night so I should hear back from them by Thursday next week..And of course I would be calling them every day until I have a consultation date!!!! One step down!!!!!
Finally my journey is beginning! on April 11, 2007 9:15 am
So, I saw my primary care physician on March 8 and she wrote up a request for me to see Dr. Coates and sent it off to Pacificare....after a very long three weeks I received my referral letter from Pacificare on March 27th to see Dr. Coates! The problem though is I noticed on the referral letter that it was approved on March 21st but not sent to me until the 27th. It bothers me waiting! My seminar with Dr. Coates is tonight at 6...I'm excited to start this journey and am hoping I will be able to get through the process with minimal pains...Hahahaha..yeah right there are always pains...My stomach has been in knots just sitting around waiting for this seminar to come..But it is finally here so I'm excited........Can you tell? Hahaha. Well anywho, I'm outta here for now, and can't wait for this day to be over and to get my consultation date!
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