Stacy B.
5/10/2006
Well this is were my journey begins. I have thought of wls for many years. I am 5'4 and 280lbs. I saw a wls doctor 3 years ago but I was denided by my insurance company(they said I didn't have enough problems yet). So basically I gave up until recently. My husband is now in the army and I have have tricare prime. I also in the past year was diaginosed with pseudo tumor cerebri. My neurologist suggested wls. I told her about my denilal and she said well now you have a condition. So with my letter in hand I mads an appointmet to see my pcp. Well in the 4 weeks it took me to get a appointment I found out I was pregnant. Which for me was great new. You see I have one daughter who is 8 years old and the joy of my life. Getting pregnant with her was a little to easy, and everything went perfect (I was 240 when I got pregnant). But sence then we have been tring to have another baby for 6 years. Me and my husband have been tested and there is no reason that there should be a problem. I got pregnant in may of 2005 and I was so excited. Then my excitment grew when I found out it was identical twins. Unfortaly I had a miscarriage at 13 weeks. So this is my second miscariage in a year. I was told there was no reason this is happening. But to try to loose weight. So I went and got a referal from my pcp. I am now waiting for my appointment with the wls at womack. Between now and June 23rd which is my appoinment for the wls. I have to get a physical, pap and go to a support group. Now that I have decided to make this change I want it to happen soon. I have put my life on hold until after the surgery. We have decided to wait until the 2 year period to have any more children. Which after 6 years of tring so hard it is weird to try birth control. It's kinda sad. But I know it will be worth it. I need my life back and be able to run and play with the wonderful child that I have.
June 19, 2006
Well it has been awhile sence I reported anything so I thought I would up date. Things have been moving quite quickly for me. It seems like one doctor appointment after another. My labs, physical, pap, Psych eval, and nutrishionist are all done. So I am just waiting on my doctor. I had the pshy eval last week. All's I can say is if I was sain going in there I wasn't coming out. I had to take like these four test. Altogether there was about 800 questions. Then this one test was what boxes match please tell me what that has to do with WLS. I mean if I get it wrong not knowing if you put some two shapes together what they make is that gonna stop me from getting surgery. Oh and my favorite Do you here voices in your head. Or how many times a day do you get really drunk. OMG Well I wanted to say that I pretty much had my voices under control as long as they agree with me. I mean really could the questions get any weirder. Okay enough of the voices. My labs came back with really low iron so now I am also on iron pills yeah! I also started birth control patches for the first time in ten years. I was very said after trying to have a baby for 6 years (with 2 M/C) and wanting something so bad now to have to prevent it was kinda heartening. But I keep telling myself it will all be worth it when I am done. Hopefully after my waiting period after surgery I will be able to have a baby and I can have a healthy pregnancy.
Well enough of that. Along with my other doctors appointments I had to go in for another spinal tap or lumbar punture. Ok to say the least this was the worst one yet. My back wouldn't knub so he went for it. He hit my bone 3 times then a nerve in my hip. It was so awful my husband heard me screaming in the waiting room of the ER. After that I almost gave in and said ok give me the VP shunt. But I really want to hold out and see if WLS helps my PTC or atleast make it so it's not all the time. Well thank you for listening and I hope the next time I post I will have a surgery date!!!
June 24,2006
"MY DOCTORS BEING DEPLOYED"
Well things were going so well. Then the other night at the support group my doctor said he is being deployed and they don't have anyone to replace him until sept. My husband is in the army so I have to go to through the army hospital (Womack in fort bragg NC) They said they might get a DR that did it for 6 yeas there to come back for a 4 month contract that would be great but if not The new doctor will resume during the first week of Sept. Which I know is not that long comepared to the wait some people go threw. But any time with these headaches is to long. Also myhusband is being deployed in Feb 2007 to Afganistan. I was hopeing that I would get the WLS before he left so I would have some help. Plus I wouldn't want him to worry while he there. But I guess that's how life goes. I will have to wait and see! Well I will update when I get more info!!
6/29/2006
Well the sogga continues. I had my second half of my psych eval today. Let me just say that if I wasn't depressed when I went in there I am now! First of all she is about 90 lbs wet and she see's all the WLS pateints for the hospital. She started off saying that I was functionally depressed. She said that I function well on a day to day basis but deep down I am depressed. Then she said that she wasn't going to approve me she wanted me to go to counciling for 4 to 6 weeks then come back and see her again. THat's where I got angry. I said first of all what person 100 lbs overweight wanting to get this surgery is not at some point depressed. If I was tottally happy with my self I would not want to get the surgery. Besides the fact that I have Psuedotumor and I have a headache everyday of my life. Wouldn't you think that the surgery would help. I mean with my self esteem and with my Psuedo tumor. If I had releif from both of those I wouldn't be so depressed. So needless to say she approved me but I do have to agree to set up a time with a councler. I know I have some issue's with my misscarriages I agree. I don't think that I am depressed but my last one was less than 3 months ago I beleive I need time to get over it!
Ok enough of that so now I just have to wait for an appointment with the surgeon. That is if they find one! Until next time fight strong!~
08/14/2006
Ok I know it has been awhile but things have been hectic! I have completed my six weeks of my phsych eval. Thank god! I have taken the test about WLS and have passed, all my labs are finally ok. So I am now done with my pre op stuff! I got the call today and finally have my appointment to see the surgeon and get a date! I also have to get an ultra sound friday which I guess is someting new they are doing. But at least I got in quick appointment! Well really that is it for now I will kepp in touch more!
8/30/2006
i GOT A DATE!!!!! SEPTEMBER 8TH!!!!!
OMG!! I am freaking out. I had talked to the schedulers before I met with my surgeon to get a round about idea about when my surgery would be. My husband is in the army and has to do some training the end of sept and my mother is going to have to fly in from MI! So they told me problay the begining of Oct because my Dr was going on TDY at the end of September! Well then I get to my appointment and he says how about Sept 8th I was like oh god! I instantly freaked out! After 4 years of tring I freaked! So for the next 11 days I am on liquids only! Now that's hard! Beleive me my last threw days have been rough! BUt I haven't cheated at all! I can't say that I am not cranky! But at least my house is getting clean! BUt between me quiting smoking and eating! It's gonna be a long 10 days! I hope my family makes it threw it! The good part is I'm so excited and happy I feal like I'm on a roller coster! I have been addicted to this web sight and the words of everyone and all the pic! But it is just something to make my time go by!
9/06/2006
Well it has been a week or so! I only have about a day and a half left!! I am so nervous! I have kept myself busy by cleaning my house because my mother is coming up to help me! And I am tring to get everything straight so it won't be as hard afterwards! I have been a real bear to live with between not smoking and only eating liquids! It's amazing everyone in my house is still alive! And one thing that I found out was that if you only take in liquids it only comes out as liquids! WARNING THIS IS GROSS!! Ok I warned you I am so tired of peeing out my tail it's not funny! I'm gonna go into surgery with boo boo butt!! WEll I hope things go good for my preop tomorow! Once that is done I will feel better!!! Well I will write more tomorow when I am done with my preop!!!
9/07/06
"DAY BEFORE SURGERY"
Ok well I went for my preop this morning, and now I offically freaking out! My surgery is the first in the morning I have to be there at 6:15am. I am so excited and scared and a little bit of everything else! My mother in law is already here and my mother will be here on Sunday! Hopefully that is the day I will getting out of the hospital! I am just tring to get everything in order! I am going crazy! But hopefully everything will go good! WEll I will write when I get out!!
12/11/06
Ok so I know that I suck so bad at updating but it seems that things have been crazy. WEll lets see where do I start! Surgery went great no problems! I was in the hospital for two days it was ok but I was happy to go home! Then 2 weeks after surgery my husband got called out for a training thing for 3 weeks! Which I didn't like but my mom showed up (she lives in Mi) which was a great sence of releif!
Then about at 4 weeks post op I got really dehydated and ended up in the hospital to get fluids. Which made me feel better but also made me gain 4lbs. Then about 8 weeks post op I couldn't hold anything down so back to the er I went they did a uper gi and said that I had a small part they needed to watch but nothing to worry about. Other than those two ordeals things have been good! I am just tring to get everything in! I am having trouble with getting in the water and protein! I am never hungry! My weight was doing good I was loosing 1 or 2 lbs a day but not anymoreI went a week without loosing anything but now it's about a lb every other day! I know your not supposed to but I am addicted to the scale everymorning like clock work some days I love it other days I want to through it out the window!
I also feel much better than I have have in years. I am working out 4 times a week at pope airforce base gym! I love in it makes me feel so much better, that is until the next morning when I can 't move. Oh I also tried Yoga on my I was so sore I couldn't move at all! Well that's about it things are going ok sometimes things get stuck but it happens less and less! I will update with a pic soon!
12/21/2006
Well things have been pretty hectic with x-mas coming. The holiday food is driving me nuts! My weight loss has also slowed down and it is driving me nuts! I know I shouldn't but that darn scale I get on it everyday! If I don't loose a pound I get frusterated! I keep telling myself that I am not going to do it but I do it anyways!
Well anyways I haven't been very hungry lately except when i am on my monthly! But it's not to bad! I am still struggling with getting my protein and water in. BUt I am tring! I do feel better sence I got my b-12 shot. I have a lot more energy! But other than that nothing is new! My husband deploys for the first time on Jan 18th and I am so scared and nervous! It is going to be a long year! I am tring not to let it get me down but it has! I guess we just have to take it one day at a time! I will update more later!
