Amy L.
Mixed Emotions.....
Sep 23, 2010
I got the call yesterday! I meet with Dr. Caruana in just two weeks, Oct.7th at 1:45pm. I am soooo excited, and nervous, because it's starting to seem real now. And, I now things will happen much faster after my appointment with him.On another note, I lost a family member the other day. My uncle, he was more than my uncle. He has been my "dad" ever since my father passed away when I was 5 years old. He has seen me through good times and bad, been there to give me advice, and hug me when I needed it. He was truly a wonderful man. He raised thousands and thousands of dollars for cancer research every year through Roswell Park Cancer Institute. He was an incredible father, husband, uncle, brother, and friend. He died in a horrific car crash. Completely tragic, unexpected, devastating to my family. He leaves behind a wife, 4 children, and 10 grandchildren. And me, his surrogate daughter. And many brothers and sisters and inlaws. And his elderly mom. We are all in such pain, There are just no words. We all got together at my aunt's house last night, and it was just heart wrenching. It was comforting, but awful at the same time. This next week with the wake and funeral are going to be impossible.
So, while I am supposed to be excited for my new journey about to begin, at the same time, I am grieving and just feel lost right now.
I know I said I wasn't going to tell anyone about my WLS except hubby & the kids, and maybe my sister in law, but I did confide in my one aunt last night. She completely understands, and is happy for me, nervous, but happy for me. She knows I have done all the research and that I have really good doctors who would not approve of this if it wasn't necessary, and safe for me.
So, I just reassured her with what I know so far, and told her about Dr.C and his practice, and all the awards and recognition he and Sisters Hospital have received as Bariatric centers of excellence.
She was like "oh no, not before THanksgiving!" I said, eh, I will just have it early! Or, not at all. It's not my favorite meal anyway. I'm thinking more like pasta- maybe some chicken fettucini alfredo from Olive Garden, a nice piece of chocolate cheesecake, their awesome salad and breadsticks! Yes, I think that will be my last meal. And, I will definitely need to have some pizza before hand too. Because, well, I live in Buffalo, and we have the BEST pizza!
Well, that's all for now. Must get the kids off to school, get the hubby out the door for work, and then I'm off to my aunts house to help in any way that I can. Another day of UGH....
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About Me
Buffalo, NY
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20.0
BMI
Surgery
11/22/2010
Surgery Date
Aug 29, 2010
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