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My itinerary

Jul 03, 2008

May 30th - Optifast/nutritionist Appt. 1:30p

June 2nd - Sleep Medicine Specialist 1:00p

June 9th - Start Optifast

June 19th - Excercise assessment 11:15a

June 20th - Optifast weight check & Labs 8:00a 

June 23rd - Pre-op Education Class  8:30a - 12p 

June 27th - Sleep Study 8:00p - 6:00a 

July 2nd - Optifast weight check & Labs 8:00a

July 2nd - Follow up w/Dr.Graef (Severe sleep apnea)

July 5th - Sleep study w/ c-pap machine 8p

July 9th - Sign consent form w/ Dr. Dan

July 11th - C-Pap Machine arrives 4p

July 15th - Weigh In & Preadmissions Testing 10:30a

July 21st - Bowel Prep. This entails drinking 1 gallon of 
Co-Lyte  

AND THE BIG ONE!

July 22nd - SURGERY DAY! 7:30a

 2009
January 21st - 6 month post-op visit to BCC. Labs: improved  Weight: 248

So far these are it til September.
 

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Sleep Study Results

Jul 02, 2008

The results from my sleep study showed that I not only have sleep Apnea, but I have SEVERE Sleep apnea. I don't exactly understand how this could be since I do not have any of the signs of sleep apnea other than snoring. I am not overly tired during the day, I do not take naps because I'm exhausted...I just don't understand. During the sleep study you have to remain on your back or on your side. I sleep on my stomach...NEVER on my back. On Saturday I get to do another sleep study with my lovely new C-pap machine   OH JOY!

Update: The nurse gave me an explanation about this sleep apnea business. I don't stop breathing like some do...I have moments of Hypopnea (shallow breathing), and my oxygen level dropped to 89-90%. This is the explanation the Doctor should have given me right? I now understand!!

Day 42 Optifast ~ DONE WITH OPTIFAST!!!!!!

Jun 14, 2008

I am down 22 lbs  since I started!

Starting weight:              351 (5/30/08):

Current weight:               224 (7/3/09)
                                251 (12/14/08) 
                            127 lbs gone forever!
                                224 (7/3/09)                  
                                256 (11/17/08)
                                273 (10/26/08)
                                338 (6/20/08)
                                337 (6/21/08)
                                338 (6/23/08)
                                336 (6/24/08) 
                                333 (6/27/08)
                                334 (7/02/08)
                                331 (7/03/08)
                                330 (7/05/08)
Surgeons office scales       332 (7/08/08)

                                329 (7/12/08)

Same Day Surgery Scales   329 (7/15/08)
                                329 (7/17/08)
                                327 (7/22/08)
first weigh in since surgery 305 (7/29/08)
 

                               

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Optifast Update

Jun 11, 2008

This is day 4 of my 6 week stint with Optifast . 
I'm hungry.
I'm a little crabby.
I'm a little light headed off and on.
My pee was about neon yellow this morning. Bumped up the water.

Lost 5 lbs since Monday!

Gotta start Optifast tomorrow.

Jun 07, 2008

 My mom & I went to the Chinese Buffet for lunch, and we had Pizza for dinner. Olive Garden was too packed to wait.  I have my bag all packed with pouches of powder to take to work with me.  

Optifast

May 30, 2008

Just bought my first weeks worth of Optifast. $126.20!    I start it on June 9th. I think I'm gonna go to the Olive Garden on the 8th! 

SURGERY DATE SCHEDULED!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 21, 2008

I got a voice mail from the surgeons office today, and it was them letting me know that they had some information for me. I called, and my surgery date is scheduled for JULY 22ND!!!! I started this journey on 12/21/07, an now it's closer than ever! Just 2 more months. I start Optifast on June 9th. Not at all looking forward to that hell. 


Program Fee is now Paid in Full!!!!

May 12, 2008

I just went and paid off my program fee!!! That means that my chart will be submitted for a SURGERY DATE!!!!!  Once approved, I will go to a 3 hour teaching class, have an excercise assessment for god knows what reason, and Start my long 6 week Optifast journey!!! I'm just too excited! 


                 
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My program Fee is almost paid off!!!!!....

May 06, 2008

I made a $500.00 payment today! I only need to pay another $100.00, and my file can be submitted for a surgery date! WOOHOO!! I'm soooooo excited. 

Another $300.00 bites the dust...

May 02, 2008

Just made another $300.00 payment on my program fee. Crossing my fingers that my rebate money comes Monday likes it's supposed to, and I'll be able to pay it off!!!! I'm so close I can almost smell it!
About Me
Akron, OH
Location
36.6
BMI
RNY
Surgery
07/22/2008
Surgery Date
Feb 24, 2008
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