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Well,  the big day is drawing nigh...I guess I'm as ready as I'm gonna get!  I'm having the typical second thoughts, should I give traditional weight loss one more shot?  Am I doing the right thing?  How am I ever going to drink enough?  Am I gonna turn into the Saggy, Baggy Elephant?

It's a moot point now, and I've asked them to give me good drugs as soon as the IV is in so I won't run for the door!!  I'll check back in on the flip side and let ya'll know how it went.

Later!! 

After endless hounding and not getting phone calls returned, I finally nailed down my surgical date.  It will be August 10th.  I'm trying to squeeze it in between my out of town guests this July and (hopeful) travel to Russia in September.  I feel like I may have a few too many irons in the fire!  Soooo... I guess I'm ready?    It's been hard to focus lately with all the other plans we've been making.  We're working on our second adoption right now, so I've been busy with paperwork and interviews and gathering various and sundry documentation of our fitness to parent.  

Anyway, the date is set and I'm gearing up for the party!! 

I finished all my appointments about two weeks ago, and I got a call yesterday from the program.  I got all hyper when I got the message from my husband, but they weren't calling with a date... sigh.  They just wanted to let me know that I had H. Pylori, which is a bacterial infection in your stomach that can cause ulcers.  I had to start a 14 day course of mega antibiotics and Prevacid to clear it up before surgery.  

The coordinator told me she was forwarding my file to the scheduler, so I should be hearing something in the next two weeks or so about my date.  They're still thinking sometime late July, early August.... so I'm thinking I'm looking at two more months before I can jump on the losers bench.  Of course, I'm ready for it to happen tomorrow, but I didn't get fat overnight, so I guess I can wait.

I'll update when there's something to update.....

 All my appts. are scheduled... the MD consult, psych screening and the Heart and Wellness Center.  They're all a month to six weeks away, but I'll survive.  I've got to make the two support group meetings as well, and that should be it.  Nothing else exciting going on, I'll just be picking my parents up at the airport today.  They're here for four days to see the grandkids.  It'll be nice to see them!

Nothing more to post until I meet with the MD on May 12th... see you then!

Okay, so I went to my first informational session at NSMC.  I met the surgeon... he's a fabulous guy.  I got the info packet and slogged though all the crapola they require.  I've placed the requisite phone calls to the necessary people and places.  And now... I wait.  I wait for the surgeons appointment so I can schedule the Wellness (cardiac, nutrition, etc.) appointment.  I wait for the psych people to verify my insurance so that they can schedule an eval two months from now.  I wait to attend the two MANDATORY pre-surgical support groups... alas there isn't one in May, so my surgery has to wait until July at the earliest.  

Did I mention that I HATE waiting?  My husband will tell you that I am the most impatient person he has ever known.  I would agree, but quite frankly I'm too impatient to wait for my answer!  So perhaps these are the first steps to recovering the person I used to be... or the person I'd like to be.  Waiting patiently for things to happen in the right time.

Are we done yet?  I've got a new life to start....