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its been a rough last week, but i am starting to feel better.  not sure if i am ready to go back to work in another week...still pretty sore if i sit for to long of a period of time
i am starting soft food tomorrow so i am excited.  so far everything has gone down fine :)  so we will see how things go tomorrow...i dont think i will have as easy a time eating once the real food starts going down.  meaning i guess eating as much.  besides that i am happy with the progress, besides some soreness which is my own fault i am doing well

so everyday i am feeling better, getting more engergy.   still pretty sore on the left side where i would have had a drain, but they didnt put it in so when i woke up, no drain.....
only major problem besides not being comfortable in the bed was going pee.  it sucked so they had to put a cathiter in 2 times.  sure i didnt spell that correct, but having the stuck up there hurt...cant explain the pain just hurt a lot....but better then having other problems in side.

came home to full liquid diet...first day was rough so did clear liquids the next day and started on my full liquids yesterday.  only reached about half my protein intate, but its got to be hard in the early stages

besides that i have been walking more, sleeping a little better...havent weighed myself yet...will wait till my dr appt on friday.
dont have a real nutrionist yet, will talk to surgeons on fri

i am so nervous still.  i feel like i have forgotten everything i learned and read.  i am so nervous that i will eat to much, or not eat enough, or not eat the right things.  i just feel like i am so unprepared even though i continue to review everything.  its like cramming for that test that determines if you pass or fail.  just so much going through my mind.  i will be happy when its over but at the same time i am just nerous that i will not succeed.

i cant wait to get to those support groups after, i think i need them every day:)

i cant wait for my surgery.   very nervous still.   i know it will be fine, but still neverwracking.  i have been doing a lot of research still, trying some samples of different protiens, looking into all the vitamins i will need.  have my pre surgery appt in 2 weeks, then i see my pcp the following week, then surgery time.  not looking forward to my liquid died starting on thanksgiving.   but thanksgiving seems to come every year, and this year i will be thankful for a 2nd chance to make things right. 

i have my surgery Date 12/09/10.  So exciting.  its such a long process.  really weird to think about having a date and that its really going to happen.  i am excited but nervous at the same time.  i cant wait for it, just need to take these next few months to really focus and plan at the task ahead of me.  i know its not going to be easy, its going to take a lot of work.  but i am confident i have made the right choice

i was pretty nervous.  my wife when there with me.  i am glad she did, but she is also 4-5 months pregnant and was not feeling well at all today.  i was nervous that we were going to have to leave early, but we stuck it out.  she was a trooper.  i was nervous going there, was pretty quiet most of the time.   it was good to hear other people stories and struggle, and of course their great results.  i hope mine will be as good.  i look forward to going to more meetings and hopefully seeing similar results

Ins approved me after 2 days.  i am excited and nervous.  i cant wait to set the date

i met with the Doctor yesterday.  he was great.  put me and my wife at a lot of ease.  it looks like i will be scheduling my surgery for early/mid december.  i could get it in november, but i figure my recoup time will be 2-4 weeks, so i will be home for the holidays with my family.  it will be nice instead of having to take time off of work. 
i am most nervous about the diet.  not that i cant do it, just making sure i am getting everything i need. but not to much. 

well, i have meet with the shrink, and the nutrionist.  so the nutrionist said this was the last stop before the surgon takes it to my insurance.  lets hope its a quick simple process.  i would love to have the surgery sometime in the fall, but who knows.  you never know what kind of twists and turns life will give you.  just when i think i have everything on track, here comes another train to derail me again

this really just takes forever lol...so far i have met with my my doctor, filled out a lot of paper work, met with a psychologist, had more blood work done.  still havent met with the surgon.  hopefully in a few weeks when they get the results of my psych evaluation i can go from there.  i am not sure if i want the lap procedure or open bypass.  i know people that have done both.  the location i would go through has 2 drs one does open the other does lap.  i would love to do VSG i just dont think there is any chance in heck that my insurance would cover it.  but these are all things i want to talk with the Dr about, just hope i can meet hime soon
besides that i have been talking with a lot of people and getting good advice