Jenny1981

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its almost been one week since surgery....i'm starting to feel better and trying my best to get in my protein, vitiams, and liquids.  I'm excited to see what the dr scales say on the 20th!!!!  I know my  crazy scales here are going down so.....hopefully i'll be down a lot more come next week.    My problems now include everytime I move I feel like i'm pulling my staples and they are itching and I want to yank them out....but I know that's only part of the healing process....However, I do have a rash and I don't know what is causing it.  I hope it clears up soon!!

Well Good Luck to all those October new lifers out there!!

Jen

October 7th is the date of my surgery!  I can't wait!!!!  I'm nervous and anxious but I am ready for this life change...I have got to keep my mind set on my goals but i'm sure I can make it thru.  I am hoping with all my heart though that losing weight will help my pcos and that i will be able to have a baby in the future.  I have been very blessed that my insurance allowed me to have this surgery and that I have a wonderful husband that is supporting me thru this time.

I finished all my requirements on Aug 2....now i've been waiting for the transcriptionist to finish everything so that my stuff can be sent to insurance.....hopefully I will get approval soon!

I have recently been thru a reality check....All my life I have been made fun of for being overweight.  I use to come home from school crying almost everyday.  I haven't had to deal with that since I graduated from high school...until the other day.  I had a co-worker say to me that I needed to quit eating cake because it was starting to show....she didn't even know that I didn't eat ANY of the cake I brought to work to share with some of my co-workers.  It hurt my feelings sooooo bad and it angered me!  I had put up with all that bull shit for most of my life and I was so tired of it.  I filed harassment charges against her....BUT its not considered harassment because apparently the state doesn't recognize obesity as a disability.  But needless to say I still felt better after finally taking up for myself.   I hope that my surgery is successful but that I never forget where I came from and NEVER hurt anyones feelings over weight the way that mine have been hurt.  

I am really thinking about weither to have the lap band or the roux n y (sorry if I misspelled it).  I am wanting to become pregnant in a couple of years and I was wondering which one would be better.  I am concerned if I have the rny that my stomach will expand and then I will be back in the same boat.  I know with the lap band they can go back and tighten the band.  But I really haven't heard of sucess stories.  I have a friend who's husbands ex wife had it and she has to go to ER every few months with severe stomach pain and I for sure don't want that....but they said that she did loose a lot of weight.  So if any one can give me any pointers I would appreciate it!  Thanks!!

Wow I feel like I have soooo much to do...

done/*I went for my first consultation on 2/8/2010
done/*EGD set for 2/12/2010
done/* Have to get a letter of recommendation from my dr going to request 2/18/2010
done/*have to find one medical record per year for the past 5 years so that I can prove i've been obese for 5 years
done/*attended an education class and support group
done/*attended nutrition class
done/*attended exercise class
done/*attended first meeting with psychologist
done/*have to write a letter myself on why I want to have gastric bypass

in process/*and I have to have a six month doctor supervised weight loss program (sugar busters diet) where I have to be weighed once a month and keep a food journal.   next appointment on 8/2/2010      Next appointment is with the suergon.....then all my stuff has to go to insurance to see if I get approved!!!!!!!! 

I'm getting very close to having all my requirements completed!  Just hope that i will get approved even though my weight has been going up and down.

I AM VERY THANKFUL  that I will not have to get Cobra Insurance because I will not be getting laid off!!!  I'm getting closer everyday....i'm ready for this change even though I know it will be hard.

Good thing they give me 6 months to get everything accomplished!  busy as  a bee!  Got one more to go!