BroDiamond
Ok My Journey began on April 08 2006, I went to my first seminar with Dr. Valin and I was very excited . I went home filled out all of the proper paperwork online to get the process started.
04/10/06 - I made my appointment with Debbie at Dr. Valin's and scheduled my visit with Chris(psych) and Diane(nutr).
04/19/06 - I went to my second seminar at St. Raphs with Dr. Valin and Debbie changed my appointment for 04/20/06.
04/20/06 - Me and the wife(she is also having surgery) met with Who was very nice and she informed me that I would be having the full bypass and that they will be removing my galblader during the process. Later that evening I met with Chris Lodi(psych) and passed .
04/25/06 - I met with my Cardiac doctor and recieved my Cardiac Clearance.
04/26/06 - I met with Diane (nutr) and she gave me the Ketosis diet( I am starting on Friday) and Debbie was in the process of getting my Insurance Company to give her an approval. My primary care Doctor is pissed at me because he felt I just overstepped him(I apologized to him), but I was just extra excited about what is about to happen.
04/28/06 - I saw my PCP today and he told me his concerns about me healing fully because of the Diabetes. He is bugging cause I do not have Heart Disease (because of my size diabetes) God is control I tell him all the time. So I decided to start my 5 day Liquid/protien fast today.
04/30/06 - I am on Day 3 of my 5 day protien diet(So far so good).
05/03/06 - I made it thru my protien diet and I also got my date (06/05/06). I am also having my endioscopy on the 5/18/06.
05/08/06 - Well I have my APproval from Anthem and I am all set for the JUNE 5 Surgery. They changed my Endoscopy to the 25th of May but hey I am all in. I cant beleive it has only been since 04/10/06 and I am at this stage already.
05/18/06 - 10 days since my last post, nothing to report. I meet with WLS surgeon today. God Bless!!!
5/25/06 - I go for my Endoscopy on today, then surgery on June 5.
5/25/06 - The Endoscopy was OK except for that nasty spray that they spray in your mouth.
5/30/06 - I am on this 1000 calorie a day Low Fat diet a week before surgery and I am hungry. As the surgery gets nearer I seem to not sleep at all wondering if I made the right decision. June 5th is around the corner!!!
6/1/06 - 3 days before the big event and I am loosing a lot of sleep. I was just thinking about that nasty fleet phosphate soda they want you to drink eeeewwwww. The last time I threw it up I am looking for an alternative. Until we meet again, peace.
06-04-06 - Man 17 hours until surgery and I am really having a bad time. I am very aggrivated and just don't feel like being bothered at all. Maybe I will post later!!!!
06-04-05 - Ok yall I am still feeling the effects of the Fleet Phosphate Soda my doc said 1.5oz, I took almost 3.0oz to make sure that I was cleaned out and had some dairy to help it out. I had to shave my mustache and beard (Doc's Request) so that if they had to put this special I.V. in the neck and that the tape would stick when they insert the breathing tube. 6 hour until showtime I am starting to calm down, my Angel called me to check on me. I really didn't say much cause the fleet was running thru me.
Man I am looking forward to being a looser but at the same time I am scared, nervous & excited. So pray for me as I try to get some sleep(yeah right) for the big day( I hope they let me keep my IPOD on).
06-10-06 - Well folks I made it thru surgery GOD is great!!! When I got to the hospital I was very nervous, my wife was trying to calm me (by praying) at 7:30am Dr. Valin came in asked me if I had any questions and the next thing I remember was waking up with a tube in my mouth having a hard time breathing. As always I tried to remove the tube myself(I used to be a Doctor on TV :)After I got my room in recovery I took a lil walk out my room and right back in. I knew a lot of people that worked on the floor and one young man was doing my vitals and I swore we had a good conversation (the next day he told me he did all the talking, I just said waaah aaaaaa). I better not forget to mention the pain on top of pain with a side order of pain and a glass of pain with ice and for dessert pain pie.On Surgery day I weighed in at 402lbs day after surgery I weight in at 411lbs and when I left I was 395lbs. So the loosing has begun for me.
06/15/06 - 35lbs weight loss(Since my first concult) so far, BMI 57.5!!!
06/23/06 - Had my staples removed and now I weigh 380lbs (Started the WLS Process at 423lbs), BMI 57.1. I would like to weigh 350lbs for my next check up on July 7.
06/28/06 - I met with my PCP on 6/27/06 and he was very impressed with my progress so far. I was told that when they did the WLS they did a Cancer test on my Liver because it was abnormal (no cancer). PCP wants to put me back on one of my Meds(lisinopril) to lower the protein in my kidneys. I also met with my Endo. Doc and he said all is well no need for insulin or any diabetic meds at all.
07/07/06 - Well I went to the WLS Doc and he said that I am doing very well and I did not make my 350lbs that I wanted, I weigh 367 (upset) but I have a goal of being 320 by the 1st of August. My wife Zeb has lost 20lbs since her surgery on 6/23/06(God Bless Her).
07/28/06 - Today I was at Target and I decided to just weigh myself for the heck of it. As you all know the scales only go up to 350lbs and the last time I got weighed I was 357, so I jump on the scale and it said 324.5. I almost colasped in aisle, I am still a lil skeptical cause those scales may he off by a few pounds. I cant beleive that I started this journey at 423 in April and just think last week I was extra constipated, sick and asking "what did I do to myself".
God is great cause I said that when I returned to work (MONDAY) I wanted to be a 100lbs down. My BMI went from 62 to 47!!
Almost a slim Capricorn!!!
8-23-06 - OK I have been in a real funk lately with the cares of life, this weight loss surgery and my job!!! I went and stopped by the WLS office today and they weighed me and it said I was 338 for a total loss of 87lbs, I posted that the store scale said that I weigh 324:-( so that was aliitle depressing. I have gone from a size 60-62 pants to a 54-56 and a 4 x shirt(6 X before), I still dont think that I am loosing fast enough for my taste so I am continuing my high protien diet.
My pouch is very funny acting it only likes fried food and sauces and I keep throwing up(it has stopped:-)). My Job just transferred me back to where I started 20years ago and I am kinda sad but happy at the same time. Until we meet again!!
09/18/06 - Nothing new to report just that I am weighing between 314 & 318lbs. Will post after my Doc visit in a week or so!!
10/19/06 - Hey everybody!! Well I am drooping the weight at a slow pace between 300 - 305. I am just waiting to be under 300lbs again. My wife is doing great, she is under 200lbs.
01/02/07 - Well I am still dropping the weight at 6 months out to me its kinda slow. I will update my profile later!
1/16/07 - I went to see my WLS doctor yesterday and I weigh 289.1(-5lbs for the clothes284.1). I was a lil upset as was my nurse(Docs wife) she said that I should have lost a lil more cause I was on serious weight loss cycle.
My Doc came in and said that I am ahead of schedule,he said I would loose a 100lbs in 6 months(136lbs gone). The Doc told me to stay away from Protien Bars(I will loose 1lb a week), crackers & as much carbs as possible, he told me that I need to eat (in this order) Fish, Poultry, beef
& pork and that I am at a serious plateau and I need to hit the gym extra hard. I told him that I go for 30 minutes he said I need to pick up the pace hit it hard.
The Doc has set a goal for me to be 260(29lb weight loss) by March 19,I have set a goal of 250. So I need some suggestions, motivations, plateau busters, smacks, hugs, money
just straight up motivation.
Because of my crazy work schedule I will be going to gym at 5am(Laverne's suggestion
) & I will attempt to do it at night with Zeb.
God Bless You, I gotta pretend that I am working!!!
1/1/08 - I cant believe that it has been a year since I posted anything new, I have been doing all of the wrong things lately, the weight is falling off again I went from 292 -282(I was stuck in a plateau forever). I will see Dr. Valin sometime this month to see if I can get back to loosing and get to my goal of 180lbs.
