Weighing in today at 230. Total loss so far 85lbs!!

It has been awhile since I updated so I will try to catch you up to date now. I had surgery on Aug. 21st as planned. Everything went well. I won't sugar coat the pain....it was bad.

Well, I recieved the lower CPap settings today so tonight I will try to sleep with this again. I have to do this every nightfrom now on because I have another appointment with Dr. Singh on the 20th of July and I don't want to disappoint him or have him disappoint me and tell the the surgery is off. That would be the pits.
I have been slacking off on dieting and exercising so I have to get back on the ball with that tomorrow. It's been raining so much I haven't been walking and that has led me to not diet.......I must stop this way of thinking......I was doing so good.
I recieved an Email from a very good friend on this site (Meta). I haven't heard from her or her me in so long. I was so happy and now I better go answer her back. I hope we never lose touch again. I want to take a trip to Colorado to visit her eventually.
Enough for now but will write more when I hear something more.
Just want to thank everyone for such wonderful information.

First of all......I HAVE A DATE-----AUGUST 21, 2006. This is 3 days before my birthday......wow, what a great birthday present.
I was waiting for the doctor's office to call me but they didn't so I finally called them and they had a cancellation for the next day so I took it. Dr. Singh was very nice and very much concerned with problems I might have during surgery and after. I could have had a surgery date for 4 weeks but he advised against it because I haven't been on the C-Pap machine because of the headaches. He said if this was regular surgery he would go ahead and do the surgery but since it can wait he wants me to have the machine adjusted and then be on it for awhile. I can understand his point about that. Also, he wants me to try to go down further on the pain medication and to try and lose more weight. I will try to do both of those too but I am getting impatient. I know everyone knows how Ifeel...I want to do whats best but I am also anxious for the surgery.

I had my last nutritional meeting on the 14th. I was so afraid that I had gained some of the 10% back but I actually lost 2 pounds. So, now all my records are going to be sent to the surgeon (Dr. Singh). I was told if I don't hear from his office by Tuesday then I should give them a call. When I meet with him I should get a surgery date. I am so anxious for this but afraid at the same time.
I want to add at this time some of the things I took forward to:
1. Get a nursing degree.
2. Less pain in back and joints.
3. Respect from others.
4. Wear clothes in a normal size.
5. Look good in pictures.
6. Be able to take a relaxing bath again.
7. Feel good about myself.
8. Prolong my life.
9. Be able to keep up with my grown children and grandchildren.
10.Have a relationship.
11.Not settle for less in a relationship.
My 15 yr old son came home from being away at school for the last to years. I am so glad to have him back but I forgot what it was like not to have a perfect house with everything in its place. I can't keep up with it. Maybe after surgery I will be able to (haha). OMG......it will be a disaster until then. We are going to sit down today and make a list of rules and chores for him to follow......its like starting all over again.
I will post more once I hear from the sureons office. God Bless to everyone reading this. Would love to hear from you and find an angel in my area.