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I am a mother of one and have been very over weight since the birth of my son . I have PCOS with insulin resistance. I was put on Metformin to regulate sugar levels and to help me loose weight. I didn't loose an ounce. I have been on a number of weight loss diets with little or no luck. I have been researching WLS for over a year and I am now ready to take the next steps. Wish me luck * wink *
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8/16/05 ~ Met Dr. Aranow and a few members of his staff at one of his pre-op support groups. First impression, he is young and really knows his stuff. Felt 100% comfortable with him and was ready to go in for surgery! =-) I need to get weight history from my pcp and a letter from her stating that I am medicaly sound to
go threw my WLS. I am also scheduled for a sleep study on 8/20 for suspected sleep apnea. It was also suggested by Dr. Aranow that I get my insurance policy in writing as if questions as to if they cover it will be answered. I will be calling Blue cross today along with PCP and Dr. A's office to get my next appointment.
9/7/05. That is so fast. I have heard that other people had to wait a month before they got a date to see Dr. A. Ta ta for now, will up date soon.
8/29/05~ Went to a pre and post-op support meeting today. It was very informative. I like the fact that I can hear a "tell all" point of veiw from the post-ops. Kind of reminds you what your infor if you having surgery.
9/6/05 ~ I received the faxed insurance policy from BCBS the day that I called them for it. It looks like so far... I have all my ducks in a row. I will see Dr. A tomorrow form my consult appointment. I hope to get an idea of how long it will be before I get to have my surgery. I have a PCP appointment scheduled for 9/13/05 as she is leaving the practice. =-( I am very sad about this but I am happy that she has found something better for her self. I have to make sure I have everything set before she does leave. I will be going for a group meeting for Elina Schwartz the program dietitian and Dr. Kim Daniels, the program psychologist. I have to attend this meeting before I can get an appointment with the dietitian. I have already been to one other support meeting wich was very good. I got to hear what post-ops had to say about their GBS and how they were doing some of them weeks out and some years out. I will be going again on the 12th for another group meeting. Well that is it for now.. I will let you know how the appointment goes with Dr. A tomorrow. Wish me luck!
9/7/05 ~ Met with Dr. Aranow... he is awesome!!! Yep he is the dr for me. Office staff is equally great. They set up my appointment with the dietitian, and I called for my psych eval. I also have an appointment for an ultrasound on my gallbladder all of these appointments are scheduled for 10/11/05. My appointment was great.. the only bad news was my current weight of 255. Dr. A said I have 10 lbs to loose but try to loose more. Will do! =-)
9/12/05~ Went to another support meeting. This time it was mostly pre-ops but the post-ops that were there where very helpful in answering our questions.
9/13/05~ appointment with my PCP today. I will let you know how it went when I get back. UGH.
9/14/05~ Appointment went very well. I got my letter stating that I am in good health and a good canidate for the surgery. Thank goodness!
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10/11/2005 ~ finished the rest of my appointments. I am done and just waiting now. Lois emailed me and said that I can have a date as soon as I loose the 10 lbs. that Dr. A said I had to loose. Wish me luck! My first weigh in with Dr. A was 256. Elina put me on a Ketotic diet. I hope it works.
10/17/05 ~ 249 diet working.
11/1/05 ~ Lois called... she gave me a tentative date of
11/28/2005!!!!!! Pending I loose the rest of my weight and get insurance approval. Woooo hooooo..... I hope it goes fast. the anticipation is killing me!
11/4/05 ~ Started to get the house in order just in case the ins. co does grant approval... don't want to be caught with my pants down. ha ha!
11/28/05 4:24 a.m.
Today is the day of my surgery. I am wicked scared. I feel like I have to toss my cookies, but there is nothing in my tummy to toss. =-( I just pray that I have made the right choice in having this surgery. I have to be at the hospital at 7:40 and Dr. Aranow will be proforming the surgery at 9:40 if all is on schedule. I have to get off this computer in a little bit because I have to get ready. I have this anti-bacterial soap that I have to wash with but first I have to shave my legs and wash my hair. I am all packed and ready to go. I feel I have everything I will need for my hospital stay due to the wonderful people on this site helping me out. They gave me a very useful list of items. If I remember I will list them when I get home. Okay, well I guess that is it for now. I will add more soon!
Blessings to everyone,
Christina
12/02/05~
I am done and out. Feeling pretty good. tired but good. I will post more later.
1/6/06 ~ Well here I am a little over a month out. I have already lost 25 lbs. and down a dress size. I started at a 22 I am now in 18's and my bmi is under the required 40 needed for approval. wooo hoo! The first two weeks out of surgery were pretty bad, I was depressed and just wanted to feel normal again. But all that is long gone. I don't even feel like I have had surgery other than my new eating habits. I am able to eat about 2 oz. of food right now. I am eating breakfast lunch and dinner and using Nectar and Iso pure to get in the rest of my needed protein. Well I guess that is it for now. I will write more later. =-)
2/17/06~ I am now down 30 lbs. and feeling great! Really started to kick up the exercise. Hoping to see the lbs continue to fall off. I will keep you posted!
3/13 ~ Hi everyone, I am sorry it has been a while since my last post. I am doing well. I am down a total of 55 lbs. Wooo Hooo And I am 4 lbs from wonderland!!!!! I can't wait.
5/1/06~ Sorry all... it has been a while. I am doing great! I am down a total of 72 lbs! Woo hoo! I am now in 14/16's but they are starting to get big. I bough 4 pairs of capri pants about a month ago and they are already loose on me. I am not crabbing though! =-) I went for my check up with Dr. A all is well. I will see him again in about 6 months for my year. Guess that is it for now. Hugs to all!
5/17/06~ Hubby and son bought me a gym membership for mother's day. I have been going for a week now! (got my gift early) I love it. I get up at 4:30 get to the gym for 5:00 and work out and leave the gym by 6:15. I am feeling great and can't wait to report my gym benefits on my next post. I have been doing 30 min. on the elliptical machine and will start light weights this weekend. Need to build that lean muscle to burn more fat! I have also been doing the FIRM www.firmdirect.com and some yoga at home. I love the FIRM! If you start this program... don't give up.. keep going, you can thank me later! Hugs to all!
8/15/06 ~ Things are a little crazy lately. But they work out... right? Okay as far as weight loss... I am now at 173! I am 3 lbs away from being over weight. I feel great! Even started running. I have started the Couch to 5K program. It is awesome. I never thought I would be a person to run unless I was being chased. I am thinking of joining a soccer league in November. It sounds like fun so we will see. That's it for now.
