Bionic Jay
Cancelled and rebooked
Mar 17, 2008
After sitting there for 5 hours with an IV in my arm on the 14th I was cancelled and sent home due to an emergency. I was very angry. I got my new date today and I'm not pleased with how far away it is. April 24th at 6:45 am. At least it's still happening but I think someone else should be postponed, I was there first! I know it's selfish but I'm pissed off.
PLEAAASE don't postpone me!
Mar 09, 2008
I'm sitting here waiting for a call to see whether or not I have surgery on Friday or not. This SUCKS!!!!!! I got REALLY sick the same day I went in for my tests two weeks ago and my white blood cell count was high, so NOW I had to get blood taken again TODAY and put a rush on it. I feel fine! Just a leeetle bit of drippy nose in one nostril but I'm not stuffed or anything. I wonder why nothing in my life can ever go off without a hitch. *sigh* On the plus side, I got a WONDERFUL care package from Sarah on the ObesityHelp Board! Holy crap! Spoil a guy much? She REALLY didn't have to do that. I JUST saw Be Kind Rewind on the weekend! If I had been awake when they first tried to deliver the package I could have worn my shirt to the movie!
She sent me sugar free jello, sugar free pudding, protein snacks of various sorts, a big bottle of gourmet sugar free caramel syrup for making drinks, a Blender Bottle, a 20 dollar GNC gift card, a Be Kind Rewind T-shirt, a stuffed green monkey with a WICKED t-shirt from the broadway musical and assorted little sugar free doodads.
UPDATE!!! IT'S A GO!!! I'm totally crying now, dammit. I'm such a wuss!
She sent me sugar free jello, sugar free pudding, protein snacks of various sorts, a big bottle of gourmet sugar free caramel syrup for making drinks, a Blender Bottle, a 20 dollar GNC gift card, a Be Kind Rewind T-shirt, a stuffed green monkey with a WICKED t-shirt from the broadway musical and assorted little sugar free doodads.
UPDATE!!! IT'S A GO!!! I'm totally crying now, dammit. I'm such a wuss!
I lost
Mar 06, 2008
Okay so I got impatient and couldn't wait until monday so I called Rinette, the dietician today and asked if she had a minute for me to come in and get weighed. I've been suffering on this diet for two weeks and I've had a couple slips but I KNEW I had to have lost something. The official weigh in is on monday. I went in to see her and she let me hop on the scale, lo and behold I've lost 9 pounds in the last two weeks. My starving and struggling was worth it. If I can just keep this up until the weigh in on monday and then surgery Friday I'll be on the losers bench.
Update from Feb 21st
Mar 03, 2008
I forgot to update on Feb 21st after I went in for pre-op. I had bloodwork, no blood gas thank god. I talked to the nurse, got chest x-rays and ECG and a free chest wax thanks to those electrodes. I had lost three pounds. Now I'm struggling with the new diet, failed a few times but for the most part sticking close. As long as have lost SOMETHING by the 10th, I'm okay. And eating the way I have been there's NO WAY I can NOT have lost SOMETHING.
Closer than I thought indeed!
Feb 08, 2008
I got the call yesterday! MARCH 14TH!!! HOLY CRAP!! That's just over a month from now. Time to smarten up and really buckle down, getting postponed would kill me.
Could it be? so much closer than I thought?
Feb 05, 2008
So I went to get weighed today. I had only gained .2 of a pound. I thought I had gained a LOT. I haven't been focused.
She was looking at her list and saw dates for other people ahead of me but I was also on her list. Surgeries are scheduled for February she said but not march yet and there were three of us on her list. She said that she couldn't say for sure but I might have my surgery as early as march or april! I was thinking MAY or JUNE!
I'm not getting my hopes up yet, but she said to expect a call and she said that if she talked to the secretary today she'd try to find out what type of time frame I might be looking at.
I'm freaking out!
She was looking at her list and saw dates for other people ahead of me but I was also on her list. Surgeries are scheduled for February she said but not march yet and there were three of us on her list. She said that she couldn't say for sure but I might have my surgery as early as march or april! I was thinking MAY or JUNE!
I'm not getting my hopes up yet, but she said to expect a call and she said that if she talked to the secretary today she'd try to find out what type of time frame I might be looking at.
I'm freaking out!
Papers signed
Dec 06, 2007
I signed my consent form today for the surgery. We didn't talk about much. I lost two pounds so I didn't get postponed. No news on a date, but he said probably within six months. Almost there.. almost there...
Date for signing
Nov 27, 2007
December 7th. I'm SO boned though. I mistakenly thought that it was after the signing that I wasn't allowed to gain a single pound, so I haven't been as good as I should be but I haven't been doing "last meal syndrome" or anything but apparently it was after the INFO SESSION that I'm not allowed to gain. I think I may have gained though, but I'm not sure. I'm gonna walk every day and I bought a few veggies that I actually like, but for the most part I'm probably just gonna eat next to nothing until the 7th. Not healthy I know, but I can't deal with having this pushed back any farther, three years has been more than enough of a wait for me.
Info Session
Oct 16, 2007
I just got back from my day long info session. LONG day. I'm not used to being awake in the daytime. I got there REALLY early, got weighed when Lise arrived. I'm 408.
We went over a LOT of information that I already knew, no big surprises or anything I hadn't heard before but it was nice to have it gone over again so it's fresh in the mind. There were four of us. Two of us know which surgery we want, the Gastric Bypass, the other two were undecided whether it be GB or Lap-Band. Even at the end of the day they weren't sure. Hopefully talking to Dr. B can help them. We had two people in with testimonials, one with the Gastric Bypass and one with Lap-Band. The Gastric Bypass guy looks great and it was even more of an inspiration for me because although he weighed less than I do when he got it done, he was much bigger physically and shorter than me so he didn't carry it as well. Anyway, his pant size was the same as I wear now but his shirts were 5X and now he's a 34 waist (I think) and takes Medium shirts. I take a 2X. His tummy tuck was covered by medicare but it isn't always, apparently he has to get his chest done as well though as he carried a lot of his weight in his chest and it sags quite a bit.
From what I hear, it could be 6-8 months until surgery. No idea when I'll get a date for it. The next step is to come in and sign the papers and such and I could get a call for that at any time. After that, the next step is pre-admission testing about three weeks before your surgery which takes about a half-day. Bloodwork, x-rays, all that jazz. Then finally the surgery. In the hospital 2-3 days, then home if no complications. 4-6 weeks off work but the guy who gave the testimonial said he reccommends 8. Going back to work will be tough because you have to take at LEAST 30 mins to a meal and 15 to a snack. I may have to see what kind of arrangements they can make for me, if any. I can't rush my meals or I'll be REALLY sick. If I can figure out a way to take something that I don't have to take time to heat up or prepare at work, I can probably fit it in but just barely.
Anyway, starting tomorrow no more candy, cookies, pop. No more fast food or if it is, it's gonna be healthier choices. From this point on, the only thing slowing me down is myself.
We went over a LOT of information that I already knew, no big surprises or anything I hadn't heard before but it was nice to have it gone over again so it's fresh in the mind. There were four of us. Two of us know which surgery we want, the Gastric Bypass, the other two were undecided whether it be GB or Lap-Band. Even at the end of the day they weren't sure. Hopefully talking to Dr. B can help them. We had two people in with testimonials, one with the Gastric Bypass and one with Lap-Band. The Gastric Bypass guy looks great and it was even more of an inspiration for me because although he weighed less than I do when he got it done, he was much bigger physically and shorter than me so he didn't carry it as well. Anyway, his pant size was the same as I wear now but his shirts were 5X and now he's a 34 waist (I think) and takes Medium shirts. I take a 2X. His tummy tuck was covered by medicare but it isn't always, apparently he has to get his chest done as well though as he carried a lot of his weight in his chest and it sags quite a bit.
From what I hear, it could be 6-8 months until surgery. No idea when I'll get a date for it. The next step is to come in and sign the papers and such and I could get a call for that at any time. After that, the next step is pre-admission testing about three weeks before your surgery which takes about a half-day. Bloodwork, x-rays, all that jazz. Then finally the surgery. In the hospital 2-3 days, then home if no complications. 4-6 weeks off work but the guy who gave the testimonial said he reccommends 8. Going back to work will be tough because you have to take at LEAST 30 mins to a meal and 15 to a snack. I may have to see what kind of arrangements they can make for me, if any. I can't rush my meals or I'll be REALLY sick. If I can figure out a way to take something that I don't have to take time to heat up or prepare at work, I can probably fit it in but just barely.
Anyway, starting tomorrow no more candy, cookies, pop. No more fast food or if it is, it's gonna be healthier choices. From this point on, the only thing slowing me down is myself.
One Step Closer....
Sep 24, 2007
FINALLY after the month from hell, I'm one step closer. Work has been bringing me down and I've been very depressed, but today I finally got something to bring me up a little bit. I got a call from the surgeon's office to schedule me in for my information session! I have to be at the hospital at 8 am on October 16th. I can't believe it! I'm starting walking again tomorrow and I'm getting back on track. All I needed was something more concrete, something to strive for. I had gained all my weight back, not that I had lost much to begin with.. but at least now I have something to look forward to. Who knows how long after the info session that I'll get my surgery date... hopefully not long, but at least I can get back on track.
