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I have lost 10 lbs in the past week and a half.  I have also been eager to be more active.  We went to the Zoo and we walked for four hours, and I never got winded.  Also, rode my bike yesterday pulling my son in the bike trailer behind me.  It was awesome! I am smaller now than I was when I met my husband six years ago.  This is an exciting journey.  Can't wait to see the end result.  Already feel 100% better as far as energy and fatigue.

I am so frustrated.  I don't know what I am doing wrong.  I had my VSG on 01/26/10.  I lost 11 pounds the first week and then....NOTHING since then.  I have been the same weight the whole month of February.  Now the month is closing to an end and still no change.  I lost more through fluctations before the surgery.  I am not eating anything but chili, shakes, tuna and sugar free pops. 

I hope that this will soon pass.  Until then, I am going to drive myself crazy with the scale.

Well my surgery is over! Thank goodness.  My worries are now gone.  As soon as I woke up in recovery I knew that I was okay, in a lot of intital pain, but ALIVE!  I stopped taking pain meds the day after surgery.  I wouldn't say that I am in pain, but rather very sore-kinda like I did alot of ab crunches, but then again, I don't really know what that feels like (lol) YET. 

Thank you so much for your prayers during my recovery.  It has been a smooth journey with the exception of my son getting sick and not sleeping.  I have already lost 9 pounds in the last 6 days.  Pretty great.  Not eating anything that requires chewing yet-just liquids. 

Yesterday I had fixed a bowl of cream of celery soup with chicken broth and I told my mother in law it was the best few bites of chicken and dumplings I had ever eaten.  My taste buds have definitely woke up since starting the pre-op diet.  I can't believe how much went into my mouth unknowingly until you have to stop it.  I cooked for the first time since surgery.  It was quite an awareness to see how many time the spoon came up to my mouth inadvertingly and I had to put it down. It wasn't hard to do, but was very eye opening how we tend to eat like we breath - without thinking about it.

Well, I will close for now.  Hopefully the next time I blog I will be in the 2's.  Just four pounds away!

Charmaine

Well, my surgery is Tomorrow!! I woke up this morning thinking that today I will be supermom and wife.  I tried to catch up on all of the laundry and for some reason, took on the task of changing up my son's room and toys now that he is getting bigger.  I guess it is just nervous energy.  On the flip side, I weighed this morning and I am down another four pounds-making it 14 pounds total since since starting liquids.

I really need everyone prayers as I do believe that is the only thing that is going to get me through the next couple of days.  I just really am going to miss picking up my son for a couple of weeks, but I am doing this for him.  I want to run along side of him when he runs, and play on the floor with him without looking first how I am going to get up due to the combination of my weight and my ankle recovery.

Tremory40, my sister Shanna, is my angel and hopefully she will post on here how I am doing with my recovery.  Until I blog again, -Charmaine

Well, I am one week into my liquid diet and I have successfully lost 10 pounds! WOO HOO!  Still have another week to go before my surgery.  Hope to lose a little more.  I know the real reason is to shrink your liver, but losing a little weight on the way doesn't hurt either. Well it is coming down to the wire with my surgery.  I would be lying if I said that I wasn't just a little worried about it.  I have a beautiful son who needs his mother, and a husband who needs his wife.  I  just pray that everything will go well.  I am having this surgery so I can be a mother and wife who is active and not just on the sidelines.  Please pray for me as I enter into this journey.  I guess this is normal before surgery.  I can't wait to be in recovery!  Well guess I will close now and go fix another delicious protein shake.

Well...I have my date.. Jan 26th.  I have to start liquids on the 12th and have a pre-op appt on the 20th.  It doesn't seem real to me yet.  I can't wait until the weight starts coming off!

Well, I called UHC yesterday and they said that I was approved for VSG!!!!!!!!!!!! It still does not have its own CPT code.  They used the blanket code and the laproscopic code.  Dr. Hausmann just submitted a letter detaling and well they approved it.  I don't have a surgery date yet.  The insurance company said the tentative date was Jan 25th.  Don't know if that is the real date or not.  I am still waiting on a call from the doctor's office with the date and instructions.  So, after I eat the black eye peas and cabbage....it is liquids for me until surgery!

My only concern is that I have a 22 pound 7 month old and I don't know how long it will be before I can pick him up as usual.  But I will put all of that in God's hands and trust that it will all work out.  Afterall, if I could take care of him from a wheel-chair  for the first few months of his life, this should be a no-brainer!

Charmaine

So, I went yesterday and spoke with Dr. Hausmann about VSG and told him that due to my migraines that VSG would be better that gastric in my opinion because of the mal-absorption issue with my meds.  He agreed, but still advised me of the risk with VSG.  I felt happy that I had taken a step towards the right direction.  He said that he will write a letter along with my submission to the insurance company to try to get VSG approved for me.  He said that he has covered some of his patients in the past.  We just have to wait and see.  To me that means PRAY, PRAY,PRAY that it is approved, because I cannot afford to be a cash pay.

So after the consult, his assistant came in and gave me the list of pre-ops that need to be done prior to surgery.  Was kinda caught off guard when I had to do labs, EKG, and chest X-Ray right after the appointment.  She said that I have to get all of this done also, upper GI, nutritional visit, and psych eval before it is submitted for approval? Kinda backwards I thought.  But if it will help me get approved, I am all for it.

So I am asking for everyone's prayers that UHC approves my VSG request!

 Okay so in the beginning, I was going to have RNY, but now after looking at the number of people who fail, I decided not to.  My sister (Tremory40) had VSG.  It is working Fabulous for her!  Now here I am, wanting VSG but can't find the funds since insurance will not cover it.  Trying to recover from the expenses of adopting our son.  Oh yeah, didn't post about him.  He is so adorable and my little gift from God.  Born June 1st.  Named him Christian Emmanuel.  Only God could have helped me save about 38K to get him.  Now we're broke and I am still super plus sized. I am also recovering from a broken ankle.  Had surgery and now have a plate and nine screws.  Lucky me.  Don't think walking in flip flops would have caused such a traumatic injury with my foot rolling over if I wasn't this size.  My size never bothered me that much until I became a mother.  I really want to be here for him and be able to do all the activities instead of being on the sidelines.  So I have a closet full of clothes from my sister and mine and still have nothing to wear.  Everything makes me look Fat.  But that is just reality.  I really need to dig deep and find it in myself to get out of this pit and find a way to raise the money for surgery.  Sis had it  done in Mexico.  A bit cheaper than here.  I am just rattling on and on.  Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Well I have a surgeon, Dr. Hausmann. I did the first step.  I decided on RNY.  Thought it was best since I have PCOS. Now all I have to do is go through the labs, etc and then I will get a surgery date.  I can't wait!!!!!!!  Feeling a bit healthier just at the thought of losing this weight. Thanks for all of the support.