Ashley A.

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I haven't posted in a couple days..I think I'm already going through bandster hell...since I haven't been doped up on meds. I have been starving. I've been trying to keep drinking the liquids and eating jello. I don't have that much pain just really when I get up. I can finally sleep on my side...YAY!! I have major back problems so being stuck on my back for those few days sucked. I finally got out of the house, my sister and I went to the grocery store so we were there for about an hour and I was fine. My back started hurting but thats a usual thing. I go to see my surgeon on Tuesday so I cant find out what I weigh until then. They really need to sell scales in stores that go higher than 300 lbs that dont cost a fortune so I have resorted to ebay. I found one that goes up to 440 lbs for just 40 bucks...I can't wait for it to arrive. Well I'm off to bed..I think I'm going to try to workout tomorrow so I know for sure that I'm losing because if I go to the doctor and it still shows the same weight I'm going to get discouraged..

Today is my 4th day post op and I don't feel well at all. I slept until about 2 pm which was crazy...I could barely get up out of bed. I don't feel like eating anything. I'm forcing myself to get liquids down.  I guess what they say is true about the 3rd day of recovery being the worst. The pain ball is driving me crazy because its in the way and it makes it hard to sleep in my bed so I've been sleeping on the couch so I cant sit up some. I can finally take my dressings off today. My incisions arent as big as I thought. I'm just thankful they didn't have to do it open. I really hope this is the last day I feel like crap. I have to get out of this house. I hate being couped up.....I actually miss work too..I'm not getting paid for the time off which is really hurting me because I live by myself..oh well its worth it.

Today was my final appt with my surgeon before surgery. I hadn't seen my surgeon since July at the time I weighed 409. Today when I went in I weighed 454...I can't beleive I gained that  much in just 4 months...I was freaking out thinking I was going to get rescheduled...and of course I did. Luckily for me, it got rescheduled for the 1st of Dec rather than the 3rd so I guess it worked out. I have to definitely get on my liquid diet hardcore now...I don't want to  have to end up getting the surgery open...We shall see how it goes.

Yuck...the worst stuff I have ever tasted. I went for my pre-op testing today. I was kinda mad because the staff at the hospital wasn't all that friendly, luckily its not the hospital I'm getting my surgery at. They were just pushing me from place to place, being very short and not nice at all. I try to be nice and friendly to everyone and they just made me feel like I was nothing..oh well.  I will most likely never see them again anyways. The 8 hour appt pratically killed me. The worst test was probably the pulmonary function test...I thought I was going to die doing all those breathing test.  I'm glad I quit smoking a few months ago or they would have been worse. I was in a small plastic box that reminded me of something off of willy wonka.... I'm very surprised  I actually fit but my knees took a beating since I'm so tall..but hey I don't want to complain that much.  The hard stuff is over finally until the actual surgery. I just have to go to a support group and see my surgeon and I will be good to go.

Finally....my family doctor got my medical history done so now the wait for approval begins. I have been reading some forums and based on my insurance they are saying it only takes a couple weeks so I'm getting super stoked....

I have completed all of my appointments with my surgeon, dietician, and pysch but I'm beginning to panic just a little bit. My family doctor is taking forever to get my medical history filled out. I have now been waiting 3 months...how long can it possibly take? I renewed my insurance for the year 2009 and guess what? The age limit for bariatric procedures are being increased from 18 to 21...can things get any worse? If I don't get approved before Jan and have my surgery before then I will not be covered. I think I'm going to have my mom call the doctors office to find out what is taking so long because they never help me when I call...so the wait continues....