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Is trying her very best to enjoy this rainy Memerial Day here in Charlotte, NC.  I am super excited that this Fri is my 2 week pre-op appt! I cannot wait to see my Dr again and then have my interview at the hospital! I hope to attend some support group meetings in the coming weeks as well but that is very hard because of hubby's schedule and 3 little ones. I am just so glad I can come to OH and read posts of fellow WLS friends to get support and encouragement! I think I am still a little in shock that all this is going to REALLY happen and soon. I have even found myself wanting to exercise and already thinking how it WILL be a daily part of my life forever. Still taking deep breaths and day by day! :)

I got my surgery date!!! I am feeling so blessed that this dream is becoming a reality!!! But also stressed because of the huge amount of things that seem to be going on in my life right now along with the finacial burden of co-pays due. I am also freaking out since I have not lost ANY weight and am parranoid that when I go in for my pre op visit I will have gained and my surgeon will post-pone the date! How do people handle stress with out eating!! I have been doing my best but find myself so mean and angry and can snap in the drop of a hat! I need to just stay strong take deep breaths and keep the faith!! Everything has gone relativly smooth so far so I just need to do the best I can to keep it going. My Pre-Op visit and 2,100 is due Fri June 4th and then the BIG LIFE CHANGING DAY is FRI JUNE 18th!!!!!

I was busy getting all the appt's in back in Feb, March, & April. My insurance requierd a 3 month physician assisted diet. Had everything done in May!!! Carolina Weight Loss submitted my stuff to BCBS of TX on 5/12. Today 5/21 I found out I AM APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So excited :)

Wow January is a full month! Last week was especially busy and eventful! On Wednesday 1/13 I had the first initial consult for Psych. My insurance requires it in 2 parts. It was not as scary as I originally thought but definitely puts you in a vulnerable situation telling someone everything g about you and then it seems your outcome is in there hands. I think I did good and did really like the Doctor. Wednesday evening my surgeons office called to say they had a cancellation and would like to move my appt. from the 29th to the 14th which was the very next day! I of course said YES and was super excited and nervous! I hardly slept but was so eager it didn't phase me one bit. The office staff was amazing ( Carolina Weight Loss Surgery ) and Dr. Baumen was so wonderful at putting me at ease and making me feel so comfortable! After that I knew my decision to have gastric bypass ( banded R-N-Y / Fobi Pouch ) was the best one! I was unsure at first which option I thought was best for me but I am sure with out a doubt now I have made the right choice! Friday the 15th I met with my PCP for the second time since telling her the news. The first visit she was not as overjoyed as I was but this second visit was very different. She seemed much more supportive and eager to do what I needed from her. My insurance ( BCBS of TX )required my to do a 3 month Physician supervised weight loss attempt before seeking approval. 3 monthly visits n a row specifically for WL. I was bummed at first but 3 months is not that long in the scheme of things. She also scheduled my Physical to clear me for surgery and get all my blood work done. I have a call into the radiologist to schedule my upper G.I. and then she is also gathering my 5 yrs of past weight history to send in. My hope are that when my 3 month diet is over I will have everything needed to send into BCBS and get approved to have a surgery date sometime in May or June!! I hope that is a realistic time frame. I am SOOO ready to start living my new life!!  Trying to lose weight in the mean time is very difficult I find that I am being tempted more than ever before.

  December 20th 2009 I finally made the desision to have WLS! I think I had just always been in denile that I  was big enough to do something that drastic. I figured I put on the weight I could take it off. Year by year every birthday wish was that the next year I would do it!!! I would loose weight and be thinner/healthier/happier!!! Now that the big 30 is approaching  and I look in the mirror and don't recognize the person I see it is time!! Now that the size 28 jeans are getting snug and I can hardly walk up the stairs in my home and not be out of breath it is time!!

  I have heard recomendations of a Dr. in Concord, NC. SO I called up and then went online and started filling out paperwork! I then called my insurance to see if I did have any Bariatric benifits and praise GOD I do!!! I had my first appt. with my PCP yesterday 12/23 and told her the news. SHe was supportive but also warned me about several of her patients who have had WLS and are now climbing there weight back up slowly. Also about how it doesn't fix the emotional part of things. I know I will HAVE to change y life/lifestyle forever and I am willing and ready to tackle it head on!!! I have my Psych eval on 1/13 and am very curious as to what that entails!!! ThenI already have my Nutrition consult on 1/15. I am moving forward and hopeing and praying everything will proceed in a timely manner.