Magenta73
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Jan 27, 2012
I ended up getting the results back from my sleep study last week...I have extreme sleep apnea. The dr. said I stopped breathing 30 seconds out of every minute, and had 60 episodes every hour. SCARY!!!
So, he had me do another sleep study with a CPAP last night, and gave me the results today.
With the CPAP I only had 5 episodes the whole night! My oxygen was 90 instead of 83, and of course when I woke up, I didn't feel like a truck had hit me like with last week's test. Don't know if this was just a coincidence, but my blood pressure was only 126 today instead of 170 like last week. They are putting in a order for a CPAP machine. Mixed emotions on that.
I also met with the Primary dr., who reminded me about getting an EKG and chest xray, so I did both of those this week.
He also wanted me to get a pap smear, since it has been awhile (no lectures, I already know the importance!), so I have one scheduled for next Monday afternoon. I have a follow up to hear results on the PS, EKG and xray next Friday.
Next Wed, the day of my Endoscopy, I start my pre-op diet! I have a nice little sack from the dietician full of Bariatric Advantage bags of protein drink mix, some protein bars and supplements (Vitamin D, multi-vitamin and sublingual B12).
It's getting close!!! Some days I am excited and some days I wonder why can't I just lose the weight on my own instead of having to take such drastic measures?
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So, he had me do another sleep study with a CPAP last night, and gave me the results today.
With the CPAP I only had 5 episodes the whole night! My oxygen was 90 instead of 83, and of course when I woke up, I didn't feel like a truck had hit me like with last week's test. Don't know if this was just a coincidence, but my blood pressure was only 126 today instead of 170 like last week. They are putting in a order for a CPAP machine. Mixed emotions on that.
I also met with the Primary dr., who reminded me about getting an EKG and chest xray, so I did both of those this week.
He also wanted me to get a pap smear, since it has been awhile (no lectures, I already know the importance!), so I have one scheduled for next Monday afternoon. I have a follow up to hear results on the PS, EKG and xray next Friday.
Next Wed, the day of my Endoscopy, I start my pre-op diet! I have a nice little sack from the dietician full of Bariatric Advantage bags of protein drink mix, some protein bars and supplements (Vitamin D, multi-vitamin and sublingual B12).
It's getting close!!! Some days I am excited and some days I wonder why can't I just lose the weight on my own instead of having to take such drastic measures?
Only 2 Appointments left...
Jan 20, 2012
After my initial consult with Dr. Sebastien on Jan 10, I really focused on getting my appointments scheduled as quickly as I could so I could set a surgery date.
So far I have done the following:
1/11 - Psych Eval
1/12 - GI initial consult
1/13 - Labwork
1/19 - Pulmonary initial consult
1/19 - sleep test (yes, they scheduled it for the same night as the initial visit!)
1/20 - fitness consult
1/20 - dietician consult
1/20 - sleep study results appt (later this afternoon)
I have an appt with a dr. to go over the labwork on 1/23 and an endoscopy on 2/1.
I also start my 2 week pre-op diet on 2/1.
My surgery date has been set for 2/15. Yay!
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So far I have done the following:
1/11 - Psych Eval
1/12 - GI initial consult
1/13 - Labwork
1/19 - Pulmonary initial consult
1/19 - sleep test (yes, they scheduled it for the same night as the initial visit!)
1/20 - fitness consult
1/20 - dietician consult
1/20 - sleep study results appt (later this afternoon)
I have an appt with a dr. to go over the labwork on 1/23 and an endoscopy on 2/1.
I also start my 2 week pre-op diet on 2/1.
My surgery date has been set for 2/15. Yay!
