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I am just super excited! I am now 297. I am just under 3 months post-op and I feel fantastic. I am down 60 pounds. I recently cut 10 inches off of my hair and I feel great. I haven't updated this in a while so I thought Id share my fabulous news. I have found a support group in my area that I LOVE going to. Everything seems to be going ok other than some severe hip pain that gets worse with every pound that I drop. I go to my surgeon this coming tuesday so maybe I will bring the hip pain up to him. Anyways life is going great and I'm super excited about how everything is working out. I hope you all are doing well.

I am typing this as i sit here all wrapped up in my stomach binder with a hint of pain from 6 day old incision wounds. Surgery was a success. I came out of it just fine. The one thing i never knew would happen was be in so much pain from my back (from the gas and drainage tube) and that I would come out with a numb leg which I am still dealing with. I was told that they strapped me down pretty tightly and that may be the cause for the numb leg. I follow up with my surgeon on tuesday so we will see what goes on from there. I had a great hospital stay. The staff was excellent. The dining wasnt so great HAHAHAHA. I have a question though. How in the world do all of you get in 64oz of fluid a day? Do you have your water bottle taped to your face???? I seriously am struggling with this. Anyways this won't be long because I am not comfortable enough sitting here in this computer chair. I wil definitely write more on my progress


P.S. I've already lost 20 pounds from the start of my 10 day preop liquid diet.

So i was able to submit to insurance on 1/25/12 and I heard from my Insurance case manager for bariatric surgery on 1/30/12 that my surgery had been approved again.I was also able to schedule my surgery for 2/20/12. I am so blessed and excited beyond belief. I am more ready now than ever. I can't begin to tell you how ready I am for my new start at life. I just want to experience life like I haven't been able to in the past because of my weight. God is so good and I'm thankful for his never ending mercies.

While I'm on the subject of surgery I joined a facebook page called bariatriceating.com and they have a pet photo contest going right now and I would REALLY appreciate your votes. The winner receives vitamin melts. :) To vote for my Chihuahuas simply go "like" bariatriceating.com on facebook and then "like" my dogs pictures. Their names are Minnie and Dobby and they have three photos in the contest. Two of the photos are back to back and then the other one is on down the list. :) I would appreciate votes on my babies pictures. They are super special to me. They are with me through thick and thin and I adore them for that.

Thanks for reading my blog and be looking for an update soon.

Soooo. I had a lot go on in October/November. In October I was experiencing gall bladder pains. I was having a hard time eating and trouble doing any physical activities. I pretty much was in pain 24/7. Thankfully I had an appointment with my bariatric surgeon who told me to go to my family doctor and request something be done. Well I got a referral from my family doctor to go see a general surgeon. I was then told I needed my gall bladder removed. I was scared and yet relieved at the same time. I hadn't had any surgery in such a long time I forgot what the process was like. I had a very hard time waking up in recovery. I had a smooth recovery though and for that I am very grateful.

So i was supposed to follow up with my bariatric surgeon in November. I was supposed to have an appointment on the 21st. Well i get a call a couple weeks before my appointment. This appointment was special to me because it marked my last follow up before scheduling for surgery. I had already recieved my acceptance letter from the insurance company. I thought the bariatric surgeons office was calling to reschedule my appointment or something along those lines. I answered the phone all excited. Little did I know my whole bariatric process would turn upside down. The receptionist informed me that my surgeon was moving out of the state and that basically I was pretty much screwed. I demanded answers. I felt so betrayed. Who leads a patient on to believing they would be having surgery only to up and move the practice. I was told it had been thought of for a long whjile......SO WHY DID YOU TAKE ME ON AS A NEW PATIENT???!?!?!?! Made no sense to me. I cried and cried and cried some more. I thought for sure my journey was over.

I had told myself that I would be open to looking for a new surgeon but I was NOT paying for the same testing over again. I'm pretty sure my insurance company would not approve all of that testing over again. Anyways, I ended up finding a new surgeon over in Ohio which ended up being closer to my house than the previous surgeon. I always had my doubts about the previous hospital that I was supposed to have my surgery at but I am so desperate to have the surgery done that I was willing to take one for the team. Wrong way to go about that type of stuff but I am desperate. \

So i told my old surgeons office to fax over my file. They have been rude with me ever since like I am the one that did them wrong. I even called the office manager and NEVER heard anything back. I find it to be a blessing because God led me away from them for a reason. I was mad at the time but I know God will take care of me wherever I go. His plan never fails. I am now waiting on some more paperwork to go to my new surgeons office and for my preop dietician appointment so I can resubmit to insurance with the new providers info.

I'm so ready to get this done and over with. I'll update this more once I find out more info :)



TO LIFEWEIGH BARIATRICS:
You run a very misleading practice. I thank God for showing me how your practice truly operates things. Thanks for leading me on a painful journey. I look forward to giving some other practice my gratitude. I pray you change things with your other practice and don't just "take on new patients" like you did me. Just remember you are in the health field for a reason - because of the patients!!!

I'm getting so anxious! I am at the end of month 2 pre-op dieting. Surgery feels so close yet so far away. I can't wait to have a new start at life. The place I go to for my monthly Dr. visits is called the Restart center. I am so ready for my restart. I just want to do normal things that I have no been able to do for the last 10+ years. I'm so ready to be healthy as well. Anyways just wanted to write down some feelings so I have something to look back on.