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So this is something that my husband got me thinking a lot. Yesterday when I went to Pre-admission the nurse asked if I was an Organ Donor and I responded yes but no but yes. I didn't know why I hesitated to say this. But then I was asked other question and I forgot about it. I went home and was having a conversation with my husband and I brought it up and he started say why did I say that, why did I do that. Don't you see the news, take that out as soon as possible and was making me nervous. I don't know why but he made me think like what if I die and what if they purposely let me die on the table something that I am not fearful on a regular. I have been fine with surgery not scared at all just wanting the day to come by fast so I can get it done and start this whole new journey in my life with my 3 beautiful daughters but honestly can't stop thinking about it. Anyways I'll get over it I hope... I have had 5 surgeries in total so God willing I will be fine and ready to blog my journey. What do you guys think? 

I have been debating on whether to start my YouTube again because I want to look back on how much I have change and I sure need all the support I can get. I started Youtube 2 years ago but because of lack of equipment and I didn't want to disappoint anyone I didn't do it. But I am going to and stick to it this time around. I have decided to post my first Youtube video on Sunday a day before surgery and I just hope people love me and subscribe and like my progress and help me through comments and who knows maybe I can help someone out there going through the same things I have gone through. I know YouTube has helped me out a lot in different aspects. So yea.... Nervous to put myself out there but God knows I need too.... lol My channels name is UniquelyLuLou, This is my very first video but is not about WLS. Just heads up is about Acne journey I went through. BTW At that time I did a juice fast so I don't look like that now. Soon I'll be back to that and much less. Please wish me good luck! I'll keep you guys posted!

SO Yesterday 11/14 at 7:45AM I went to my scheduled pre-admissions visit where they took 3 tubes of blood, then I went and met a anesthesiologist who went over medical history with me and signed some papers. Explained a few things that I knew due to the fact that I have had 5 surgeries before. Then I waited for a nurse and he asked me questions as well and signed papers and all. Then I was done by 9:30AM. I went to move the car cause parking really sucks in the ciity. Dropped the car home and came back because I had class at 11AM. In the class I saw the same nurse that basically went over the liquid diet, before surgery, during surgery and after surgery care. What we should bring what not to bring. What to expect basically! There were a total of 8 of us 4 of which were my Doctors patient and we were told to do the diet he send us to do which consists of 1 week pre-op clear liquids and protein shakes and the others follow a 2 days pre-op liquid diet. But I knew every doctor is different so I wasn't surprised. I met a couple people who told me their story and we congartulated each other and I'm keeping in contact with two of them which I think is a wonderful thing to do. We parted ways and now is wait time!! 4 days 13 hrs 5 mins... lol but who is counting... 

Where do I start..... Well today 11/13 I started my pre-op clear liquid and protein shake diet. My doctor only wanted me to do 1 week before surgery and 1 week after. I thought that I would do maybe 3 or maybe even 2 weeks on my own but I failed on those attempts but I believe that helped me get prepared for this week and how not to fail. I went to Costco on Friday and bought 2 case of 18 ready to go shakes of premier protein and my vitamins. Now the reasons of me failing these past 2 weeks is because I can't take it the after taste is horrible makes me nauseous but I got to suck it up and do this. One way I am seeing it as this is my medicine and I need to take it no but, if about it. Also premier protein is the only one I have found to have 30 grams of protein on a ready to go. I have heard that taste buds can change and so I am hoping mines does for the best. I'm having a little heartburn but is mild hopefully nothing serious. Tomorrow I go to testing and then I wait. Time hopefully flies by this week although I feel like this is going to be the longest week of my life... lol Okay let me stop being so dramatic. 

On 11/08/2017 I went for Pre-Op visit where they gave me the consent for surgery, pharmacy info, Health Proxy form, short test to see if I know what I am doing in which I got 100% yay me felt good to get that score. I have been doing so much research. I went over everything with the nurse, then the doctor came in went over everything again. I was told I gain a few pound not to gain no more and so I hope by the day of surgery i'm down another 10 pounds at least. After that I was given my discharge papers which explains different parts like diet, meds, appt basically aftercare. I am excited for this up next is the 1 week pre-op diet and testing on the 14th. Crossing fingers.  

Finally got the news my insurance approved the surgery! I called last week and was told they were reviewing it that they just submitted clinicals on the 16th and that maybe soon. So when I called the lady was like yes the laparoscopic and I said the bariatric surgery yea and she said yes from 11/20 - 11/27..... It's a done deal! I am excited and I just want it to go fast!!! 3 weeks and counting down!!!

I got the call!!!! As I was about to post a rant about my waiting and questions I have regarding submission and approval and surgery date I got the call from the Medical Assistant of my Bariatric doctor and let me say I haven't stop smiling. She asked me if November 20 was okay for me cause that was the next available surgery date and I said YEAAAAAA!!!! I asked if I can be put on a waitlist if anyone cancels sooner cause I am ready. I thought I got the insurance approval already but I got the email from her saying this "Congratulations on scheduling your surgery!!! This date is considered tentative pending approval from your insurance carrier. We need to see you back in the office for consent signing, the appointment information is attached to this email. Please also find attached your Pharmacy form, Health Care Proxy Form, and Pre-op diet instructions. Please start your pre-op diet on 11/13/2017. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. ONSENT FORMS WILL BE GIVEN WHEN YOU COME IN FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT." This is it I know I am getting approve for sure! I am excited to finally get my date. I got the news while I was at work and I literally was jumping up and down! I am so Happy can't you tell!!! lol  So I am planning on doing 2 week liquid diet but starting next week monday I will be starting 2 shakes and small meal. I want to be lower weight at the day of surgery! Thank you!!!!!!!!!! God is Good!!!!

Can I just say that this was the worst of the worst. Okay so I had booked my Pre-op Clearance last month with my regular provider but this month my Metroplus insurance had change and to my luck she doesn't take that insurance talk about decisions. Okay so I'm broke and I can not pay for the visit I go back to my old provider who does take insurance and so happen she had an available appointment on the same day but earlier. Okay so I'm okay I got a call a few days before saying that unfortunately the provider won't be there but I can still see another provider. I said well I have't been there in a while but I have all my paperwork and I need a clearance as long as they can do I will go. The manager said yes. Told me to come an hour earlier to get prepped and blah blah blah. Mind you I get there and was it full house, but I don't care I know that place gets like that. So I waited an hour and had to put 1.00 for an hour in the meter went back got called to get prepped was asked why I was there and got my vitals taken. Mind you they all know I am there for that waited another hour had to go back and put another 1.00. Okay waited and waited and another hour and there we go 3.00 meter. Which I am okay I was like fine I am getting my clearance that's all that matter. When I finally get called in by the way with another provider who I guess is her assistant she sits me askes me why I was there and I told her, looks at me like I was dumb and was like well I don't know you. huh?????? Okay I told her I had all my clearances with me cardio, pulmonary, GI, X-ray, 1st blood work I did, PFT, EKG and anything else she needed mind you I know for a clearance you just need EKG and Blood work. Not get to know me. My chart is there regardless that I wasn't there ina bit. But whatever she continues to ask me where I was getting it done and where do I normally get seen and if I had an updated blood work and I said yes we just have to call the medical assistant and we will get it. She hands me the card with the fax and says call them and I said no. You called them because now by this time I only had 5 more mins before my meter is up and my phone was off and all I got from her was a stand off person someone who was more concerned about herself then her patients. But anyways she calls speaks to the MA of my bariatric doctor and get her to fax over the blood work she looks at the letter that she needs to type up for me and forget she goes nope I'm not doing this my signature matters and I don't know you and I won't do it. HUH?????? I said what do you need to get to know because all I need is this clearance and obviously I have everything you need to clear me. She gets up and says who told you I can do this I told her I spoke to the manager when I was told my provider wasn't going to be here and I explain why I was coming and was told I could get this done here. She leaves comes back hands me all the papers and said sorry but I'm not doing this. I'm not putting my signature on a paper for you. I got upset I told her off because 3 hrs and not get anything done not telling me from the beginning. Then I said I want to speak to the manager and it took the manager a few to come out and she came and told me to relax that if I was willing to go to the Bronx location tomorrow that my actual provider will clear me and I left. I went today in the morning waiting 30 min to be seen explain it to her and got cleared. I had already typed the sample letter and emailed it to the manager from the Bronx location because It probably would have been an issue also so she wouldn't have to do it but copy and paste and fix a few things. She did it, faxed it and now I am completely done. Just waiting on insurance submission and approval. Had to take a deep breath and completely let it out.

Went to see the nutritionist yesterday 10/04 and was asked question about how I ate, what to look forward, what is expected of me. What type of vitamins I need and to see if I get cleared and that was it. Mostly it was to see if I new about what I was going to be experience and how my life was going to change. I spoke to her she gave recommedations and I was done. I got cleared and I loved the visit. I will be going back afterwards.

Guess what...... yes I had to do it. So my bariatric doctor did not required me to do a sleep study but when I went to the pulmonary doctors office in order for him to clear me I had to get this done plus PFT and Chest X-ray. Was I on top of them they were telling me that it was going to take a week and a half but I was like nope it was not going to take a week and a half because authorization you can call them to get it and that is pretty fast so I actually got my sleep study done on the 22nd of September. A day before I got the PFT and chest x-ray done and everything came out good. The experience was different, they scheduled my pick up and drop off (UBER). I got there about 8:30 and filled a bunch of papers asking questions like when I sleep, what time I sleep, if I wake up in the middle of sleep, and when I wake up, etc.... Finally they gave me a room which was in the same office like a prep room just with beds and tv and a heater. BTW it was freezing so I don't understand how people sleep and don't get diagnose with sleep apnea because it was uncomfortable in the sense that it was cold, they only provide with one flat pillow and one comforter. I didn't even use the TV and everything was put on me around almost 12AM which I was sleepy by 10PM. I had to wait for them for two hours and feeling extremely tired. They put these cable on your head, flank, chest, and legs. This paste they use was not hard to remove all I have to do is wash my hair massage my scalp and condition for like 5 min each. Then once I was done and fell asleep and saw my self waking up a few times. Which is not normal I only wake up once and is to close the door when my husband leaves to work in the early morning. Then I go back to sleep. Then I was told I snored a little bit but a cute snore whatever that means.... I was told that I stop or pause my breathing like 4 times and most likely I have sleep apnea. Well I went in for my clearance on the 9/29/17 and got cleared but was told I do have Mild Sleep Apnea but not enough to need a machine. Was I excited to hear that. Finally I am done with Pulmonary thought I was going to stay going to him forever... jajaja On to the next clearance.........