Ahrie

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Okay, so here I am nearly four weeks out of surgery. The surgery went great. I stayed in the hospital for about 3 days following my surgery which wasn't bad and then opted for home. I have very few and fairly fuzzy memories of the hospital. Mostly walking and sleeping. Once I got home I really struggled with keeping food down. Everything I ate seemed to cause me to feel sick and a lot of it came right back up again. In retrospect, I suspect I may have been eating too fast or not chewing enough. Really though my stomach may just not have been ready for the foods yet, it's hard to say. Anyway, that is not so much of a problem now. Currently I am struggling with getting all my protein/fluid in each day and swallowing all these vitamins. It's funny because I never had problems taking pills before my surgery but now I really struggle with it. I have lost about 22 pounds which is okay but honestly feels a little disappointing. I worry all the time that I am in the percentage of people that the DS won't work for, I barely eat particularly compared to the way I was last month and it just seems like I should be down more than I am. Working hard on being grateful for what I have and let the future take care of itself, but it's tough!

Okay, so it wasn't as easy as I had hoped but was still pretty easy. In mid-march I got a phone call that we were missing paperwork from my primary care, so I made multiple phone calls and eventually decided two weeks ago to stop and be patient. I figured if it was meant to be, it would be. After 2 weeks of hearing nothing I finally called and left a message for my pc's nurse to see if they had faxed the paperwork yet. The next day (yesterday) lo and behold the surgeon's office called to say I had been approved and set the date. I was STUNNED! I had no idea they had even submitted let alone that I had been approved, so here I am 25 days from surgery, excited, freaked out and incredibly hopeful. Guess it was meant to be!

I just got off the phone with my Primary Care's office and they said no probelm on the letter and medical records. I was nervous after leaving a message last week and getting no response.  Nurse assured me Dr. thinks I am perfect candidate and will help me get approved in any way they can. I am feeling really excited now. I go back for to the Sugeon day after tomorrow to schedule all my evaluations. As soon as I get them all scheduled and the records from the Dr., the surgeon will submit for my approval. Praying for a fast process. now that I've made the decision I just want to get it done!

Okay, so iI have been lurking around the site for quite awhile and I decided to begin a blog. I went to my information session two days ago and although I am nervous and scared, I am also really excited to be strting the process toward my DS. I have submitted all my paperwork and am waiting to hear from Primary Care about a clearance letter and get 2 yrs of medical history. I have seen a nutritionist and my primary care over the last 18 + mths because of a diabetes 2 diagnoses and have successfully mangaged it with diet alone so I am hoping that I will not have to do a 6 mth diet supervised diet for approval but we shall see. I am in Columbus, Ohio but am seeing Dr. Anderson in Dayton, Ohio (about 75 minutes away) because I want to have a DS and the practice I like here doesn't do it. I have to go back to Dayton next week to schedule appointments for pych, exercise and nutrition evals. Hoping that I will have some sick time available to use by the time I have surgery...........