buenano
January 2006
Jan 23, 2006
1/10/06 WELL I HAVE SURVIVED CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS, AND VACATION IN BETWEEN. I WEIGHED THIS MORNING AND I AM AT 241. THAT IS A LOSS OF 55 POUNDS IN 2 1/2 MONTHS. I FEEL GREAT. CB GAVE ME A MEMBERSHIP TO 24 HOUR FITNESS AND I AM GOING TO THE GYM, AND BEGINNING YOGA CLASS. I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THAT. SOME DAYS I DON'T GET ALL OF MY WATER IN, AND I STILL HAVE TROUBLE WITH MEATS. BUT OVER ALL I AM DOING GREAT. I AM THANKFUL FOR THIS SURGERY AND MY GOOD IMPROVING HEALTH.
I FEEL GREAT, I AM SHRINKING......
1/24/05: Gosh tomorrow is 3 months post op. I have lost 60 pounds and 23 3/4 inches. YEEEEEEEHOOOOOO I am running out of clothes and have to pick up a few things ever couple of weeks. For the first time in my life, I feel like shopping. I am working out, and going to the gym 4 days a week. I have a home gym at home also. I am also tanning every day to darken me up, and it is helping me with the scars on my stomach. (I am sorry, I am a little vain, I want them covered.) I feel great. I am doing great on my eating, and protein. I feel I dont get enough water,. I take my supplements. . I still look in the mirror sometimes and see fat old me, but that mentality is is soon fading. I think I am doing pretty good.
I FEEL GREAT, I AM SHRINKING......
1/24/05: Gosh tomorrow is 3 months post op. I have lost 60 pounds and 23 3/4 inches. YEEEEEEEHOOOOOO I am running out of clothes and have to pick up a few things ever couple of weeks. For the first time in my life, I feel like shopping. I am working out, and going to the gym 4 days a week. I have a home gym at home also. I am also tanning every day to darken me up, and it is helping me with the scars on my stomach. (I am sorry, I am a little vain, I want them covered.) I feel great. I am doing great on my eating, and protein. I feel I dont get enough water,. I take my supplements. . I still look in the mirror sometimes and see fat old me, but that mentality is is soon fading. I think I am doing pretty good.
December 2005
Dec 12, 2005
12/9/05
I went to see Dr. J today. Damn my ass was tired from that drive.
But I have the go ahead on everything. My lab was great, and I am healing well, and he was happy. I have lost 40 pounds as of today.(my scale) 38 on his. He told me I could have some wine, oh my gosh, I was so happy, I just love a good glass of wine every now and then. don't have to come back until March. yeeee hooo.
12/13/05 OH MY GOD, I GOT INTO THE PANTS. THE PANTS THAT HAVE BEEN HANGING IN THE CLOSET FOR 3 YEARS. WITH FRAYED EDGES.
I GOT SO EMOTIONAL AND CRIED LIKE A BABY. THIS IS SO LIFE CHANGING. I CANNOT BELEIVE IT...I AM SO HAPPY.....
I went to see Dr. J today. Damn my ass was tired from that drive.
But I have the go ahead on everything. My lab was great, and I am healing well, and he was happy. I have lost 40 pounds as of today.(my scale) 38 on his. He told me I could have some wine, oh my gosh, I was so happy, I just love a good glass of wine every now and then. don't have to come back until March. yeeee hooo.
12/13/05 OH MY GOD, I GOT INTO THE PANTS. THE PANTS THAT HAVE BEEN HANGING IN THE CLOSET FOR 3 YEARS. WITH FRAYED EDGES.
I GOT SO EMOTIONAL AND CRIED LIKE A BABY. THIS IS SO LIFE CHANGING. I CANNOT BELEIVE IT...I AM SO HAPPY.....
November 2005
Nov 26, 2005
NOVEMBER 1, 2005.
WELL TODAY I AM ONE WEEK POST-OP.
I FEEL GREAT, TODAY, BUT I DUMPED LAST NIGHT......OOOHHHHHHH....I FELT SO BAD.....I THINK IT WAS THE MILK IN THE SOUP....I ATE SOUP OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME,AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DYE....
I WENT STRAIGHT TO BED WITHOUT EVEN CARING ABOUT THE TRICK OR TREATERS......I FELT BETTER THIS MORNING, BUT GOD THT IS A HORRIBLE FEELING, AND I AM SO ALERT TO MY FOODS AND LIQUIDS TODAY......I AM BACK AT WORK THIS WEEK. I CAN SIT AND LAY DOWN IN MY EASY CHAIR IF I GET TIRED, AND MY LAP TOP REACHES ALL OVER MY OFFICE, SO I FEEL I NEED TO PUT MY WEIGHT IN HERE, WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON, AND I WOULD FEEL WORSE AT HOME. SO I WORK A WHILE, AND REST AWHILE, TAKE A WALK AROUND THE SECOND FLOOR, WORK SOMEMORE AND JUST ROLL WITH THE FLOW....I HAVE THE BEST BOSS IN THE WORLD....THIS WHOLE COMPANY IS EXCELLENT......I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN YET.....STILL TAKING THE LORATAB WHEN I NEED IT, BUT I AM READY TO GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING. I WAS ALL PSYCHED TO WATCH THE SPOOKS ON 6THS STREET LAST NIGHT TILL I HAD MY LITTLE EPISODE......THAT WENT TO HELL AFTER THAT. CB BOUGHT ME THIS $60.00 SCALE THAT MEASURES WT. BODY FAT, AND ETC.....WILL TAKE AN ACT OF CONGRESS TO PROGRAM IT. GUESS I WILL TRY TO TONIGHT.....HEHEHE THIS SHOULD BE FUN...I CALLED DR. JAY'S OFFICE YESTERDAY TO MAKE MY 2 WEEK POST OP OFFICE VISIT, AND UPDATE THEM ON MY STATUS.... SO I AM SET TO GO FOR MY FOLLOWUP ON THURSDAY I CAN TELL IN MY FACE I HAVE LOST WEIGHT. I DON'T WANT TO GET ALL WRAPPED UP IN THE SCALE THOUGH.......I THINK IT CAUSES DEFEAT IF YOU WEIGH TO MUCH........SO BASICALLY THAT HAS BEEN MY FIRST WEEK ON THE LOOSING SIDE.
NOVEMBER 2, 2005:
OKAY I HAVE WENT FROM 296 STARTING WEIGHT TO 277.6 ACCORDING TO MY NEW HIGH TECH SCALE. I CAN TELL I AM LOOSING. I AM STILL PRETTY BRUISED UP, BUT HAVE NOT PAIN. TODAY I AM KIND OF FUZZY EYE'D. I FEEL GREAT THOUGH. TIRED, BUT GREAT. I AM SO FRICKING SICK OF SOUP AND JUICE, I CAN'T HELP BUT SMILE WHEN I THINK OF HOW MUCH BETTER I FEEL ALREADY..........
NOVEMBER 8, 2005
2 WEEKS POST OP. OH MY GOSH. I AM DOWN TO 273.6 ON MY NEW HIGH TECH SCALE. I FEEL AWESOME. I STILL DON'T THINK I AM GETTING ENOUGH PROTEIN, BUT I CAN SLOWLY START TO HAVE SOME REAL FOOD NOW. MY BRUISES ARE FADING, AND I FEEL SO GOOD. I SEE DR. J THIS THURSDAY FOR MY 2 WEEK POST OP CHECK UP. THIS IS AN AWESOME JOURNEY THAT I HAVE BEGUN.....
NOVEMBER 11TH.
WELL I HAD MY 2 WEEK CHECK UP YESTERDAY. IT IS A LONG RIDE FROM AUSTIN, TO HOUSTON FOR A 15-20 MINUTE APPT. AND BACK TO AUSTIN AGAIN. BUT I SURVIVED. I HAVE GRADUATED TO SOFT FOODS AND BOY AM I GLAD.DR. J WAS PLEASED WITH MY PROGRESS AND FELT THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING GOOD. I FEEL GREAT, I HAVE THE OKAY TO EXERCISE, WALK AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL GREAT.
NOVEMBER 27TH.
WELL I AM OFFICIALLY 1 MONTH AND 2 DAYS POST OP. I WEIGHED THIS MORNING AT I WAS 263, SO THAT IS A LOSS OF 33 POUNDS IN A MONTH. WOOOHOOO. I AM DOING PRETTY GOOD ON MY PROTEIN AND EXCELLENT ON MY VITAMINS ETC. I FINALLY GOT THE PILL SCHEDULE DOWN, AND IT HAS MADE MY LIFE ALOT EASIER. I WORRY I AM NOT GETTING ENOUGH LIQUIDS SOME DAYS, BUT I FEEL GREAT. I HAVE WENT FROM A SIZE 24 TO A 18-20 DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS. I AM GETTING IN MY EXERCISE BUT I NEED TO DO MORE, TO INCREASE MY LOSS. GOD I AM SO HAPPY AND I FEEL SO GOOD..........THIS IS THE BEST THING I COULD HAVE DONE FOR ME.
WELL TODAY I AM ONE WEEK POST-OP.
I FEEL GREAT, TODAY, BUT I DUMPED LAST NIGHT......OOOHHHHHHH....I FELT SO BAD.....I THINK IT WAS THE MILK IN THE SOUP....I ATE SOUP OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME,AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DYE....
I WENT STRAIGHT TO BED WITHOUT EVEN CARING ABOUT THE TRICK OR TREATERS......I FELT BETTER THIS MORNING, BUT GOD THT IS A HORRIBLE FEELING, AND I AM SO ALERT TO MY FOODS AND LIQUIDS TODAY......I AM BACK AT WORK THIS WEEK. I CAN SIT AND LAY DOWN IN MY EASY CHAIR IF I GET TIRED, AND MY LAP TOP REACHES ALL OVER MY OFFICE, SO I FEEL I NEED TO PUT MY WEIGHT IN HERE, WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON, AND I WOULD FEEL WORSE AT HOME. SO I WORK A WHILE, AND REST AWHILE, TAKE A WALK AROUND THE SECOND FLOOR, WORK SOMEMORE AND JUST ROLL WITH THE FLOW....I HAVE THE BEST BOSS IN THE WORLD....THIS WHOLE COMPANY IS EXCELLENT......I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN YET.....STILL TAKING THE LORATAB WHEN I NEED IT, BUT I AM READY TO GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING. I WAS ALL PSYCHED TO WATCH THE SPOOKS ON 6THS STREET LAST NIGHT TILL I HAD MY LITTLE EPISODE......THAT WENT TO HELL AFTER THAT. CB BOUGHT ME THIS $60.00 SCALE THAT MEASURES WT. BODY FAT, AND ETC.....WILL TAKE AN ACT OF CONGRESS TO PROGRAM IT. GUESS I WILL TRY TO TONIGHT.....HEHEHE THIS SHOULD BE FUN...I CALLED DR. JAY'S OFFICE YESTERDAY TO MAKE MY 2 WEEK POST OP OFFICE VISIT, AND UPDATE THEM ON MY STATUS.... SO I AM SET TO GO FOR MY FOLLOWUP ON THURSDAY I CAN TELL IN MY FACE I HAVE LOST WEIGHT. I DON'T WANT TO GET ALL WRAPPED UP IN THE SCALE THOUGH.......I THINK IT CAUSES DEFEAT IF YOU WEIGH TO MUCH........SO BASICALLY THAT HAS BEEN MY FIRST WEEK ON THE LOOSING SIDE.
NOVEMBER 2, 2005:
OKAY I HAVE WENT FROM 296 STARTING WEIGHT TO 277.6 ACCORDING TO MY NEW HIGH TECH SCALE. I CAN TELL I AM LOOSING. I AM STILL PRETTY BRUISED UP, BUT HAVE NOT PAIN. TODAY I AM KIND OF FUZZY EYE'D. I FEEL GREAT THOUGH. TIRED, BUT GREAT. I AM SO FRICKING SICK OF SOUP AND JUICE, I CAN'T HELP BUT SMILE WHEN I THINK OF HOW MUCH BETTER I FEEL ALREADY..........
NOVEMBER 8, 2005
2 WEEKS POST OP. OH MY GOSH. I AM DOWN TO 273.6 ON MY NEW HIGH TECH SCALE. I FEEL AWESOME. I STILL DON'T THINK I AM GETTING ENOUGH PROTEIN, BUT I CAN SLOWLY START TO HAVE SOME REAL FOOD NOW. MY BRUISES ARE FADING, AND I FEEL SO GOOD. I SEE DR. J THIS THURSDAY FOR MY 2 WEEK POST OP CHECK UP. THIS IS AN AWESOME JOURNEY THAT I HAVE BEGUN.....
NOVEMBER 11TH.
WELL I HAD MY 2 WEEK CHECK UP YESTERDAY. IT IS A LONG RIDE FROM AUSTIN, TO HOUSTON FOR A 15-20 MINUTE APPT. AND BACK TO AUSTIN AGAIN. BUT I SURVIVED. I HAVE GRADUATED TO SOFT FOODS AND BOY AM I GLAD.DR. J WAS PLEASED WITH MY PROGRESS AND FELT THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING GOOD. I FEEL GREAT, I HAVE THE OKAY TO EXERCISE, WALK AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL GREAT.
NOVEMBER 27TH.
WELL I AM OFFICIALLY 1 MONTH AND 2 DAYS POST OP. I WEIGHED THIS MORNING AT I WAS 263, SO THAT IS A LOSS OF 33 POUNDS IN A MONTH. WOOOHOOO. I AM DOING PRETTY GOOD ON MY PROTEIN AND EXCELLENT ON MY VITAMINS ETC. I FINALLY GOT THE PILL SCHEDULE DOWN, AND IT HAS MADE MY LIFE ALOT EASIER. I WORRY I AM NOT GETTING ENOUGH LIQUIDS SOME DAYS, BUT I FEEL GREAT. I HAVE WENT FROM A SIZE 24 TO A 18-20 DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS. I AM GETTING IN MY EXERCISE BUT I NEED TO DO MORE, TO INCREASE MY LOSS. GOD I AM SO HAPPY AND I FEEL SO GOOD..........THIS IS THE BEST THING I COULD HAVE DONE FOR ME.
October 2005
Oct 27, 2005
OCTOBER 1ST.
I TOLD MY DAUGHTER (WHIT) I AM HAVING THE SURGERY. SHE SAYS SHE IS SCARED. SHE IS VERY SUPPORTIVE THOUGH, MY OTHER DAUGHTER (JESS) AND SHE DOES NOT SEEM SO JOYFUL ABOUT IT. ??? I HAVE NOT TOLD MY SON YET. SO THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT KNOW ARE MY DAUGHTERS, CB, AND MY BOSS ,AND A FRIEND THAT IS REALLY STRESSING ME OUT.
I AM REALLY TIRED OF THE COMMENTS THAT SHE MAKES ABOUT IT, AND I FEEL LIKE SHE IS REGRETFUL THAT I AM HAVING THIS AND SHE IS AFRAID TO EVEN INQUIRE. I FEEL SHE IS TRYING TO COMPETE WITH ME WITH THE WEIGHT LOSS. SHE MAKES COMMENTS LIKE YOU'LL BE ALL SKINNY AND SEXY, AND I WILL BE HERE ALL FAT.....I AM DOING THIS FOR MY HEALTH, NOT TO IMPRESS ANYONE OR BE SEXY.....I WANT TO LIVE TO SEE MY KIDS MARRY AND SEE MY GRANDKIDS. I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR HER, BECAUSE SHE HAS OPTIONS TOO, BUT I FEEL LIKE I AM BEING PRESSURED NOT TO DO IT, BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT REALLY APPROVE. EVERYTHING I AM DOING SHE HAS TO DO NOW TOO. I BOUGHT WORKOUT EQUIPMENT AND NOW SHE HAS. SHE CONSTANTLY ASK ME WHAT I AM EATING FOR MEALS, AND SHE IS DOING THE SAME. IT IS PISSING ME OFF........................DO THIS FOR YOU, NOT BECAUSE YOU ARE JEALOUS I AM DOING THIS.......................................................................
OCTOBER 3RD
......HAD MY FIRST MAMMOGRAM. IT WAS A PIECE OF CAKE.
OCTOBER 4TH.
I AM KIND OF NERVOUS AND FEELING LIKE CRAP THE LAST 2 DAYS. I THINK IT IS CAFFINE WITHDRAWAL. I AM ON DECAFF AND I HAVE NO GET UP AND GO..... I HAVE BEEN ON A SALAD KICK AND ATE A BURGER TONIGHT. BREAD AND ALL... GUESS THIS WAS MY LAST BURGER. MY S/O, WANTED BURGERS SO BAD, AND WE WENT TO DAIRY QUEEN. I HAVE PRETTY MUCH CUT ALL CAFFEINE OUT, AND AM DOWN TO 1 DIET DRINK A DAY......I BOUGHT COTTAGE CHEESE TO TRY TO EAT. I HONESTLY DONT KNOW IF I LIKE IT OUR NOT, BUT I AM READING I CAN EAT IT....I BOUGHT THE GASTRIC BYPASS BOOK ON SUNDAY EVENING, AND READ IT ALL IN ONE NIGHT. I HAVE THE PICTURE THAT DR. J DREW FOR ME OF THE SURGERY SO I AM DAILY PRAYING AND MEDITATING AND BURNING A CANDLE DAILY FOR MY SAFE AND QUICK RECOVERY. ( I believe strongly in prayer and meditation.)
I HAVE NOT LOST MUCH WEIGHT, BUT I AM LOOSING INCHES ON THIS 1200 CALORIE DIET. I AM DOING PRETTY GOOD ACTUALLY. I AM ABOUT SICK OF SALAD. BUT I CAN DO THIS...........
OCTOBER 7TH:
I AM SO PISSED OFF AT CPL LABRATORY HERE IN AUSTIN. I HAD MY LAB WORK DONE ON SEPT 26TH. IT WAS TO BE FAXED TO DR. J.AND I THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN FAXEX UNTIL PAM CALLED ME AND SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT. WHEN I CALLED CPL. THE SMART ASS PERSON ON THE PHONE GOT ALL NASTY WITH ME, WHEN I ASKED WHAT THEIR PROCEDURE WAS ON FAXING LAB. (THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE CHECKED ON IT SINCE THE LAB DRAW, AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAD BEEN FAXED THE FIRST TIME.) WHEN I TOLD HER THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT, SHE TOLD ME WELL MAYBE YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME THE RIGHT FAX NUMBER IN HER SMART ASS TONE. (I GAVE THEM THE DR'S LAB ORDER IN WRITING) SO I WENT OFF ON HER...... (NO REAL COFFEE IN THE MORING IS GETTING TO ME) SHE REFUSED TO FAX ME A COPY, I CALLED THE DR'S OFFICE AND THEY HAD RECIEVED IT, AND THEY FAXED ME A COPY TO KEEP IN MY RECORDS. MY C-DIFF WAS POSITIVE SO I HAVE TO TAKE PREVACID AND METRONIDAZOLE AND DOXYCYCLINE. SHIT........SO I CALLED MY INS CO. TO SEE WHAT MY CO PAY'S WERE BECAUSE I HAD A FEELING THAT PREVACID IS NOT COVERED, AND GUESS WHAT....IT ISN'T....THEY WILL COVER THE PREV PAC BUT I AM ALLERGIC TO PENICILLIAN SO THEY HAVE TO SUBSTITUTE ANOTHER ANTIBIOTIC FOR THAT, SO ....28 PILLS IS $140.00....... WAY OUT OF MY BUDGET...PAM SAID I NEEDED TO TAKE THIS RIGHT AWAY...FOR 14 DAYS.....SO WHEN I WENT TO THE PHARMACY, THEY HAD TOLD ME IT WOULD BE COVERED WITH PRE AUTH...BUT THEY HAD NOT GOT THE PRE AUTH.....THEN THE PHARMACIST SAID NO, AND SHE GOT PISSED WHEN I REFUSED TO PAY THE $ FOR IT AND THREW ALL OF MY RX'S ON ANOTHER COUNTER. THE OTHER 2 WERE $10.00 CO PAYS. THE POOR GIRL AT THE COUNTER WAS LOOKING FOR THE RX'S AND I HAD TO TELL HER THE PHARMACIST THREW THEM ON THE COUNTER. SO I PICKED THEM UP AND DECIDED I WOULD TRY OTHER OPTIONS. I CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR PAM, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN GIVE ME A FEW SAMPLES ON FRIDAYIF I CANNOT GET THEM FROM MY PCP. AND I THINK I CAN GET SOME FROM MY PCP. IF NOT I HAVE A FRIEND THAT IS A DOC, AND I WILL TRY TO GET HER TO GIVE ME A FEW. I DON'T LIKE HAVING TO DO THAT, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THE $140.00 THIS WEEK, DUE TO CAR REPAIRS...... WHERE THERE IS WILL THERE IS A WAY.......
OCTOBER 8TH
YEEEHOOOO IT IS SATURDAY ....TEXAS VS OKLAHOMA............
(I HATED FOOTBALL, BUT MY DAUGHTER IS A LONG HORN AND I GOT INTO FOOTBALL, WHEN SHE WAS IN COLLEGE, SO I HAVE TO WATCH... AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT GET INTO THE SPIRIT HERE IN BURNT ORANGE COUNTRY.)
I FOUND A REBATE FOR 7 TABLETS ON THE INTERNET AND CALLED THE PHARMACY AND SHE SAID TO BRING IT IN.......WHEN I GOT THERE, SHE HAD A ATTITUDE WITH ME AT FIRST. I TOLD HER BASICALLY I NEEDED TO START THE MEDICATION TODAY, I HAD THE REBATE, AND THEY HONORED IT, IF SHE DIDN'T FILL IT, SHE NEEDED TO CALL ANOTHER PHARMACY AND TRANSFER MY PRESCRIPTIONS, AND I WOULD WAIT THERE TILL SHE DID....SHE FILLED THE RX, AND I WAS OUT OF THERE........I TELL YOU SOME PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE A HAPPY PILL. (LIFE ISN'T SO BAD, AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE TO BE RUDE IF YOU ARE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE) SO I TOOK MY FIRST DOSE OF THIS CRAP THIS MORNING WHILE EATING BREAKFAST....SO FAR I AM NOT SICK........... I WILL CALL MY PCP AND SEE IF SHE CAN HELP ME OUT ON SOME SAMPLES TO GET ME THROUGH....................GOOD LORD. I WILL BE GLAD WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER...................SO TODAY I AM CLEANING HOUSE, AND GOING THROUGH CLOTHES AND PREPARING FOR MY SURGERY.......I HAVE COLLECTED A TON OF RECIPES AND AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS SURGERY. I HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE BP MEDS. EVENTUALLY. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING HEALTHIER. TILL NEXT IME. (HOOK EM) GOTTA GO WATCH THE GAME.........................
OCTOBER 10TH
****WE WON****YEA HORNS.
WELL TODAY IS SUNDAY. I WOKE UP TO THE BIRDS CHIRPING OUT SIDE AND THE WEATHER NICE COMPARED TO THE 105-108 DEGREES IT HAS BEEN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. I LEFT THE WINDOW OPEN LAST NIGHT, AND I REALIZED FOR THE FIRST TIME THERE IS A TRAIN THAT GOES BY 5 TIMES DURING THE NIGHT.(NOT THAT ANYONE CARES).....MY HOUSE IS CLEAN, AND ORGANIZED. I HAVE A REALLY BUSY NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AT WORK AND WON'T HAVE TIME FOR ANY OF THAT. I WENT TO GNC AND BOUGHT SOME PROTEIN POWDERS TO TRY AND THE MET RX IS THE ONE.
I HAD A BIG OLD SHAKE FOR BREAKFAST. I AM WORKING ON MY GROCERY LIST SO I CAN GET ALL OF THE ITEMS I NEED. THE WORST PART IS NEXT WEEK I HAVE TO GO TO SAN ANTONIO FOR A 2 DAY MEETING FOR WORK. SO I WILL BE IN A HOTEL AND WITH ALL OF THE GANG, AND I HAVE TO BE ON ALL LIQUIDS FOR THE WEEK BEFORE SURGERY.........AND THAT JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE WEEK. ....UMMMM NO (MI TIERRA) FOR ME.... MI TIERRA IS ONE OF THE BEST MEXICAN RESTURANTS IN SAN ANTONIO...I WILL SURVIVE I AM SURE. SO FAR THIS MEDICINE IS NOT MAKING ME SICK. I AM REALLY WORRIED. I DON'T DO WELL WITH ANTIBIOTICS. SO HOPEFULLY I WILL MAKE IT. OKAY WELL BACK TO MY LIST OF THINGS TO DO.
OCTOBER 11, 2005.
OKAY WELL MY DOC HERE IN AUSTIN, CAME THROUGH WITH FLYING COLORS FOR ME. :) I OWE HER BIG TIME. SHE CALLED AND GAVE ME 40 PREVACID CAPSULES. PAM CALLED AND GAVE ME AN UPDATE ON EVERYTHING HAPPENING ON FRIDAY, AND THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. I AM OKAY WITH THIS AND EXCITED.....SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.
******************14 DAYS LEFT*********************
OCTOBER 14TH:
I HAD ALL OF MY PRE-OP DONE TODAY. ECHO, EKG, LAB, AND I MET WITH NADIA THE DIETICIAN. I HAVE MY VITAMINS, MY SUPPLEMENTS, AND MY PROTEIN. I BET GNC LOVED ME TODAY. I AM STAYING IN HOUSTON FOR THE WEEKEND, AND HAVE TO GO ON LIQUIDS NEXT WEEK. STARTING TUESDAY. I HAVE TO BE A A BUSINESS MEETING IN SAN ANTONIO, SO I AM DREADING THAT. I THINK I WILL DO OKAY THOUGH. I DECIDED I AM HAVING MY LAST AMARETTO AND COKE THAT I WILL PROBABLY EVER HAVE....SO I AM GOING TO ENJOY THE ALCOHOL......(SOUNDS HORRIBLE I KNOW). I HAVE TO GO BACK TO HOUSTON ON MONDAY FOR TYPE AND CROSS MATCH AND TO MEET WITH THE ANESTHESIAOLOGIST.....(OKAY I MISPELLED THAT ONE BIG TIME.) AND FRIDAY I AM HAVING THE SURGERY AT 9AM......
OCTOBER 19, 2005
GOD I AM SO GLAD TO BE BACK IN AUSTIN. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN AWAY FROM HOME FOREVER. I HAD A REALLY EASY TIME WITH MY DIET IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT I DID HAVE A FEW TO MANY DRINKS LAST NIGHT.......OH WELL.... I AM ON LIQUIDS NOW, AND GOD, I FEEL HORRIBLE TODAY. GUESS IT IS THE WHOLE KETOACIDOSIS THING GOING ON, AND MY ALLERGIES WERE HORRIBLE IN SAN ANTONIO. MY CO WORKERS FROM THE COMPANY FOUND OUT I WAS HAVING SURGERY AND THEY WERE AWESOME. WE ARE A COMPANY OF NURSES DOING MEDICAL MANAGEMENT. I WAS FEELING REALLY DOWN THIS MORNING AND IN A HORRIBLE MOOD. I LOGGED ON TO CHECK EMAIL AND HAD MESSAGES FROM OTHER OH MEMBERS. OH MY GOSH, IT MADE MY DAY......(THANK YOU SO MUCH.) IT MOTIVATED ME TO DRINK THE LIQUIDS THAT I WAS SO DESPERATELY DREADING FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT IS AWESOME. SO I AM ON THE ROAD WITH JUST .....6 DAYS LEFT..............................
Well today is October 28th.
So I have alot to update since the last time I posted. I went back to Houston on Sunday night the 23rd so i could be there for my type and crossmatch on Monday and then surgery on tues. I talked to Dana on the phone sunday night for last minute nerve check. I knew I would be okay. I arrived at the hospital on Tuesday and checked in and was on my way. I woke up and it was over. I was up a few hours later walking and then I rested........ God I loved that Morphine pain pump, but the pain really wasn't that bad. The next day I was up most of the day walking sitting around, and trying to not let my back hurt. It was killing me for some reason. I came home on thursday morning early. The ride to Austin was a bitch, but I survived.
I am doing pretty good. Eating my diet and getting all of my vitamins, etc in. I have gas... and oh my god it feels great. (really important after surgery) I was taught to give Lovenox injections to myself, and that is a little freaky.... But I can do it. I did make the nurse feel kind of bad when I told him I was a nurse, but he taught me right, so that is all that matters. I look like I have been beaten up, I am bruised up. , and It felt so good to take a shower today. So I am definately on the loosing side now, and gosh it feels great.........
I TOLD MY DAUGHTER (WHIT) I AM HAVING THE SURGERY. SHE SAYS SHE IS SCARED. SHE IS VERY SUPPORTIVE THOUGH, MY OTHER DAUGHTER (JESS) AND SHE DOES NOT SEEM SO JOYFUL ABOUT IT. ??? I HAVE NOT TOLD MY SON YET. SO THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT KNOW ARE MY DAUGHTERS, CB, AND MY BOSS ,AND A FRIEND THAT IS REALLY STRESSING ME OUT.
I AM REALLY TIRED OF THE COMMENTS THAT SHE MAKES ABOUT IT, AND I FEEL LIKE SHE IS REGRETFUL THAT I AM HAVING THIS AND SHE IS AFRAID TO EVEN INQUIRE. I FEEL SHE IS TRYING TO COMPETE WITH ME WITH THE WEIGHT LOSS. SHE MAKES COMMENTS LIKE YOU'LL BE ALL SKINNY AND SEXY, AND I WILL BE HERE ALL FAT.....I AM DOING THIS FOR MY HEALTH, NOT TO IMPRESS ANYONE OR BE SEXY.....I WANT TO LIVE TO SEE MY KIDS MARRY AND SEE MY GRANDKIDS. I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR HER, BECAUSE SHE HAS OPTIONS TOO, BUT I FEEL LIKE I AM BEING PRESSURED NOT TO DO IT, BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT REALLY APPROVE. EVERYTHING I AM DOING SHE HAS TO DO NOW TOO. I BOUGHT WORKOUT EQUIPMENT AND NOW SHE HAS. SHE CONSTANTLY ASK ME WHAT I AM EATING FOR MEALS, AND SHE IS DOING THE SAME. IT IS PISSING ME OFF........................DO THIS FOR YOU, NOT BECAUSE YOU ARE JEALOUS I AM DOING THIS.......................................................................
OCTOBER 3RD
......HAD MY FIRST MAMMOGRAM. IT WAS A PIECE OF CAKE.
OCTOBER 4TH.
I AM KIND OF NERVOUS AND FEELING LIKE CRAP THE LAST 2 DAYS. I THINK IT IS CAFFINE WITHDRAWAL. I AM ON DECAFF AND I HAVE NO GET UP AND GO..... I HAVE BEEN ON A SALAD KICK AND ATE A BURGER TONIGHT. BREAD AND ALL... GUESS THIS WAS MY LAST BURGER. MY S/O, WANTED BURGERS SO BAD, AND WE WENT TO DAIRY QUEEN. I HAVE PRETTY MUCH CUT ALL CAFFEINE OUT, AND AM DOWN TO 1 DIET DRINK A DAY......I BOUGHT COTTAGE CHEESE TO TRY TO EAT. I HONESTLY DONT KNOW IF I LIKE IT OUR NOT, BUT I AM READING I CAN EAT IT....I BOUGHT THE GASTRIC BYPASS BOOK ON SUNDAY EVENING, AND READ IT ALL IN ONE NIGHT. I HAVE THE PICTURE THAT DR. J DREW FOR ME OF THE SURGERY SO I AM DAILY PRAYING AND MEDITATING AND BURNING A CANDLE DAILY FOR MY SAFE AND QUICK RECOVERY. ( I believe strongly in prayer and meditation.)
I HAVE NOT LOST MUCH WEIGHT, BUT I AM LOOSING INCHES ON THIS 1200 CALORIE DIET. I AM DOING PRETTY GOOD ACTUALLY. I AM ABOUT SICK OF SALAD. BUT I CAN DO THIS...........
OCTOBER 7TH:
I AM SO PISSED OFF AT CPL LABRATORY HERE IN AUSTIN. I HAD MY LAB WORK DONE ON SEPT 26TH. IT WAS TO BE FAXED TO DR. J.AND I THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN FAXEX UNTIL PAM CALLED ME AND SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT. WHEN I CALLED CPL. THE SMART ASS PERSON ON THE PHONE GOT ALL NASTY WITH ME, WHEN I ASKED WHAT THEIR PROCEDURE WAS ON FAXING LAB. (THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE CHECKED ON IT SINCE THE LAB DRAW, AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAD BEEN FAXED THE FIRST TIME.) WHEN I TOLD HER THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT, SHE TOLD ME WELL MAYBE YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME THE RIGHT FAX NUMBER IN HER SMART ASS TONE. (I GAVE THEM THE DR'S LAB ORDER IN WRITING) SO I WENT OFF ON HER...... (NO REAL COFFEE IN THE MORING IS GETTING TO ME) SHE REFUSED TO FAX ME A COPY, I CALLED THE DR'S OFFICE AND THEY HAD RECIEVED IT, AND THEY FAXED ME A COPY TO KEEP IN MY RECORDS. MY C-DIFF WAS POSITIVE SO I HAVE TO TAKE PREVACID AND METRONIDAZOLE AND DOXYCYCLINE. SHIT........SO I CALLED MY INS CO. TO SEE WHAT MY CO PAY'S WERE BECAUSE I HAD A FEELING THAT PREVACID IS NOT COVERED, AND GUESS WHAT....IT ISN'T....THEY WILL COVER THE PREV PAC BUT I AM ALLERGIC TO PENICILLIAN SO THEY HAVE TO SUBSTITUTE ANOTHER ANTIBIOTIC FOR THAT, SO ....28 PILLS IS $140.00....... WAY OUT OF MY BUDGET...PAM SAID I NEEDED TO TAKE THIS RIGHT AWAY...FOR 14 DAYS.....SO WHEN I WENT TO THE PHARMACY, THEY HAD TOLD ME IT WOULD BE COVERED WITH PRE AUTH...BUT THEY HAD NOT GOT THE PRE AUTH.....THEN THE PHARMACIST SAID NO, AND SHE GOT PISSED WHEN I REFUSED TO PAY THE $ FOR IT AND THREW ALL OF MY RX'S ON ANOTHER COUNTER. THE OTHER 2 WERE $10.00 CO PAYS. THE POOR GIRL AT THE COUNTER WAS LOOKING FOR THE RX'S AND I HAD TO TELL HER THE PHARMACIST THREW THEM ON THE COUNTER. SO I PICKED THEM UP AND DECIDED I WOULD TRY OTHER OPTIONS. I CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR PAM, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN GIVE ME A FEW SAMPLES ON FRIDAYIF I CANNOT GET THEM FROM MY PCP. AND I THINK I CAN GET SOME FROM MY PCP. IF NOT I HAVE A FRIEND THAT IS A DOC, AND I WILL TRY TO GET HER TO GIVE ME A FEW. I DON'T LIKE HAVING TO DO THAT, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THE $140.00 THIS WEEK, DUE TO CAR REPAIRS...... WHERE THERE IS WILL THERE IS A WAY.......
OCTOBER 8TH
YEEEHOOOO IT IS SATURDAY ....TEXAS VS OKLAHOMA............
(I HATED FOOTBALL, BUT MY DAUGHTER IS A LONG HORN AND I GOT INTO FOOTBALL, WHEN SHE WAS IN COLLEGE, SO I HAVE TO WATCH... AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT GET INTO THE SPIRIT HERE IN BURNT ORANGE COUNTRY.)
I FOUND A REBATE FOR 7 TABLETS ON THE INTERNET AND CALLED THE PHARMACY AND SHE SAID TO BRING IT IN.......WHEN I GOT THERE, SHE HAD A ATTITUDE WITH ME AT FIRST. I TOLD HER BASICALLY I NEEDED TO START THE MEDICATION TODAY, I HAD THE REBATE, AND THEY HONORED IT, IF SHE DIDN'T FILL IT, SHE NEEDED TO CALL ANOTHER PHARMACY AND TRANSFER MY PRESCRIPTIONS, AND I WOULD WAIT THERE TILL SHE DID....SHE FILLED THE RX, AND I WAS OUT OF THERE........I TELL YOU SOME PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE A HAPPY PILL. (LIFE ISN'T SO BAD, AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE TO BE RUDE IF YOU ARE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE) SO I TOOK MY FIRST DOSE OF THIS CRAP THIS MORNING WHILE EATING BREAKFAST....SO FAR I AM NOT SICK........... I WILL CALL MY PCP AND SEE IF SHE CAN HELP ME OUT ON SOME SAMPLES TO GET ME THROUGH....................GOOD LORD. I WILL BE GLAD WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER...................SO TODAY I AM CLEANING HOUSE, AND GOING THROUGH CLOTHES AND PREPARING FOR MY SURGERY.......I HAVE COLLECTED A TON OF RECIPES AND AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS SURGERY. I HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE BP MEDS. EVENTUALLY. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING HEALTHIER. TILL NEXT IME. (HOOK EM) GOTTA GO WATCH THE GAME.........................
OCTOBER 10TH
****WE WON****YEA HORNS.
WELL TODAY IS SUNDAY. I WOKE UP TO THE BIRDS CHIRPING OUT SIDE AND THE WEATHER NICE COMPARED TO THE 105-108 DEGREES IT HAS BEEN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. I LEFT THE WINDOW OPEN LAST NIGHT, AND I REALIZED FOR THE FIRST TIME THERE IS A TRAIN THAT GOES BY 5 TIMES DURING THE NIGHT.(NOT THAT ANYONE CARES).....MY HOUSE IS CLEAN, AND ORGANIZED. I HAVE A REALLY BUSY NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AT WORK AND WON'T HAVE TIME FOR ANY OF THAT. I WENT TO GNC AND BOUGHT SOME PROTEIN POWDERS TO TRY AND THE MET RX IS THE ONE.
I HAD A BIG OLD SHAKE FOR BREAKFAST. I AM WORKING ON MY GROCERY LIST SO I CAN GET ALL OF THE ITEMS I NEED. THE WORST PART IS NEXT WEEK I HAVE TO GO TO SAN ANTONIO FOR A 2 DAY MEETING FOR WORK. SO I WILL BE IN A HOTEL AND WITH ALL OF THE GANG, AND I HAVE TO BE ON ALL LIQUIDS FOR THE WEEK BEFORE SURGERY.........AND THAT JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE WEEK. ....UMMMM NO (MI TIERRA) FOR ME.... MI TIERRA IS ONE OF THE BEST MEXICAN RESTURANTS IN SAN ANTONIO...I WILL SURVIVE I AM SURE. SO FAR THIS MEDICINE IS NOT MAKING ME SICK. I AM REALLY WORRIED. I DON'T DO WELL WITH ANTIBIOTICS. SO HOPEFULLY I WILL MAKE IT. OKAY WELL BACK TO MY LIST OF THINGS TO DO.
OCTOBER 11, 2005.
OKAY WELL MY DOC HERE IN AUSTIN, CAME THROUGH WITH FLYING COLORS FOR ME. :) I OWE HER BIG TIME. SHE CALLED AND GAVE ME 40 PREVACID CAPSULES. PAM CALLED AND GAVE ME AN UPDATE ON EVERYTHING HAPPENING ON FRIDAY, AND THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. I AM OKAY WITH THIS AND EXCITED.....SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.
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OCTOBER 14TH:
I HAD ALL OF MY PRE-OP DONE TODAY. ECHO, EKG, LAB, AND I MET WITH NADIA THE DIETICIAN. I HAVE MY VITAMINS, MY SUPPLEMENTS, AND MY PROTEIN. I BET GNC LOVED ME TODAY. I AM STAYING IN HOUSTON FOR THE WEEKEND, AND HAVE TO GO ON LIQUIDS NEXT WEEK. STARTING TUESDAY. I HAVE TO BE A A BUSINESS MEETING IN SAN ANTONIO, SO I AM DREADING THAT. I THINK I WILL DO OKAY THOUGH. I DECIDED I AM HAVING MY LAST AMARETTO AND COKE THAT I WILL PROBABLY EVER HAVE....SO I AM GOING TO ENJOY THE ALCOHOL......(SOUNDS HORRIBLE I KNOW). I HAVE TO GO BACK TO HOUSTON ON MONDAY FOR TYPE AND CROSS MATCH AND TO MEET WITH THE ANESTHESIAOLOGIST.....(OKAY I MISPELLED THAT ONE BIG TIME.) AND FRIDAY I AM HAVING THE SURGERY AT 9AM......
OCTOBER 19, 2005
GOD I AM SO GLAD TO BE BACK IN AUSTIN. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN AWAY FROM HOME FOREVER. I HAD A REALLY EASY TIME WITH MY DIET IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT I DID HAVE A FEW TO MANY DRINKS LAST NIGHT.......OH WELL.... I AM ON LIQUIDS NOW, AND GOD, I FEEL HORRIBLE TODAY. GUESS IT IS THE WHOLE KETOACIDOSIS THING GOING ON, AND MY ALLERGIES WERE HORRIBLE IN SAN ANTONIO. MY CO WORKERS FROM THE COMPANY FOUND OUT I WAS HAVING SURGERY AND THEY WERE AWESOME. WE ARE A COMPANY OF NURSES DOING MEDICAL MANAGEMENT. I WAS FEELING REALLY DOWN THIS MORNING AND IN A HORRIBLE MOOD. I LOGGED ON TO CHECK EMAIL AND HAD MESSAGES FROM OTHER OH MEMBERS. OH MY GOSH, IT MADE MY DAY......(THANK YOU SO MUCH.) IT MOTIVATED ME TO DRINK THE LIQUIDS THAT I WAS SO DESPERATELY DREADING FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT IS AWESOME. SO I AM ON THE ROAD WITH JUST .....6 DAYS LEFT..............................
Well today is October 28th.
So I have alot to update since the last time I posted. I went back to Houston on Sunday night the 23rd so i could be there for my type and crossmatch on Monday and then surgery on tues. I talked to Dana on the phone sunday night for last minute nerve check. I knew I would be okay. I arrived at the hospital on Tuesday and checked in and was on my way. I woke up and it was over. I was up a few hours later walking and then I rested........ God I loved that Morphine pain pump, but the pain really wasn't that bad. The next day I was up most of the day walking sitting around, and trying to not let my back hurt. It was killing me for some reason. I came home on thursday morning early. The ride to Austin was a bitch, but I survived.
I am doing pretty good. Eating my diet and getting all of my vitamins, etc in. I have gas... and oh my god it feels great. (really important after surgery) I was taught to give Lovenox injections to myself, and that is a little freaky.... But I can do it. I did make the nurse feel kind of bad when I told him I was a nurse, but he taught me right, so that is all that matters. I look like I have been beaten up, I am bruised up. , and It felt so good to take a shower today. So I am definately on the loosing side now, and gosh it feels great.........
September 2005
Sep 29, 2005
SOMEWHERE AROUND SEPT 1ST, 2005
OKAY, I DECIDED TO GO BACK AND DO THIS PAGE RIGHT, SO I CAN KEEP UP WITH WHAT IS GOING ON. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT HAVE NOT HAD INSURANCE COVERAGE, UNTIL MY RECENT EMPLOYMENT WITH MY CURRRENT JOB. SO I ATTENDED A SEMINAR HERE IN AUSTIN, AND WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE HOSPITAL WAS OUT OF NETWORK. (REALLY SUCKS), AND I WAS NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL, EVEN THOUGH I USE TO WORK FOR THIS HOSPITAL.SO I COULD NOT SLEEP ONE NIGHT AND GOT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT ABOUT LIV-LITE. I SENT FOR SOME INFORMATION, AND RECIEVED A CALL FROM PAM. (OH MY GOSH, THEY ACCEPT MY INSURANCE AND THE SURGERY IS COVERED .....YIPEEEEE (AND JUST TALKING TO HER I MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE THE SURGERY IN HOUSTON IF I AM IN NET WORK OR NOT.) WELL MY SCHEDULING FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT EASY.. I HAVE THIS NEW JOB, AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO GET OFF, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE AND I HAD TO REARRANGE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO MEETINGS THAT I DID NOT WANT TO MISS. (THIS JOB IS AWESOME) SO FINALLY WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT.
SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2005:
I MET WITH DR. J. AND PAM, WHOM I FELT I HAD KNOWN FOREVER, AND WHEN CALLING MY INSURANCE WE WERE TOLD BY A SUPERVISOR THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS DISAPPOINTED, BUT I TAKE THINGS IN STRIDE, AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF, IT IS JUST NOT MEANT TO BE. WELL PAM SUGGESTED I CALL MY COMPANY WHICH I DID, AND THEY FAXED THE BENEFIT COVERAGE TO HER WHILE I WAS AT THE OFFICE, SHE MADE A FEW MORE CALLS, AND SENT ME HOME TO WAIT. WE WERE 99% SURE THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEMS, BUT THE WAY MY LIFE GOES, WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.
SHE TOLD ME TO GET MY HIV, AND C-DIFF COMPLETED. AND TO GET CLEARANCE FROM MY PCP OR INTERNAL MED. DOC. I JUST HAD MY ANNUAL LAB AND WELL WOMAN EXAM SO THAT WOULD BE EASY TO DO. (I think).....okay....so it is home to wait..
SEPTEMBER 26TH:
OH MY GOSH, I HAVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM UNITED HEALTH CARE, I GUESS IT HAS BEEN THERE ALL WEEKEND. I AM ON MY WAY TO WORK. ...I CAN'T BEAR TO OPEN IT.
SO I WAIT 24 MINUTES IN TRAFFIC, AND TILL I GET TO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. "WHERE IS MY DARN LETTER OPENER"
...SAYS A SILENT PRAYER AND RIPS IT OPEN, SLOWLY PULL IT OUT AND UNFOLD THE TRIFOLD. WE HAVE COMPLETED YOUR REVIEW .......ETC. BASED ON OUR REVIEW......COVERAGE IS AVAILABLE.........OH MY GOSH... I LAUGH, I SCREAM, I CRY, GOD, I HOPE NO ONE IS WATCHING ME...... :) YIPEEEEE..... I GET IN MY OFFICE, AND WAIT TILL 9 AM AND CALL DR. J'S OFFICE AND LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR PAM. UNKNOWING SHE LEAVES ME A MESSAGE ON MY HOME PHONE TO FAX THE LETTER TO HER......SHE CALLS ME BACK THAT NIGHT, AND WE ARE GOING FORWARD... FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WEEKS I CAN'T SLEEP AGAIN. NOONE KNOWS EXCEPT MY BOSS, AND CB. OKAY SO NOW I CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REST OF MY PREOP. I AM A LITTLE SUPERSTITIOUS, SO I WOULDN'T GET THINGS DONE WITHOUT THAT APPROVAL IN MY HAND.
SEPTEMBER 26TH.
WENT TO THE LAB AND HAD MY BLOOD DRAWN FOR HIV AND C-DIF. HAVE TO ADMIT, THE GIRL AT CPL IS A GOOD STICK... I LIKE BEING ON THE OTHER END OF THE NEEDLE THOUGH. (DID I MENTION I AM A NURSE?)
SEPTEMBER 27TH
PAM CALLED. SO I HAVE TO GO TO HOUSTON ON THE 14TH FOR ALL OF MY PREOP..... YUK SAYS IT IS AN ALL DAY AFFAIR. PSYCH EVAL, CARDIO CLEARANCE, MEET WITH THE NUTRITIONIST, AND DR. J AGAIN..... NPO, CRAP....... BUT....I HAVE A DATE OCTOBER 25TH.......YEEEEHOOOO. I HAVE TO GO THE DAY BEFORE FOR TYPE AND CROSSMATCH... YUK, MORE BLOOD.....OH WELL AT LEAST I HAVE GOOD VEINS.
SEPTEMBER 30TH.
I WENT TO SEE DR. SHROEDER TODAY FOR MY CLEARANCE. SHE IS AWESOME, AND TOTALLY SUPPORTS MY DECISION, AND THAT MADE ME FEEL GOOD. SHE HAD STARTED ME ON SYNTHROID BECAUSE MY THYROID LEVEL WAS HIGH AND SHE STATES I SHOULD HAVE LOST MORE WEIGHT ALREADY, SO SHE FEELS I AM A GOOD CANIDATE. I HAD LOST 3 POUNDS FROM THE DATE OF MY ANNUAL EXAM ON SEPTEMBER 1. SHE WILL FAX THE LETTER TO DR. J. MY BP WAS GREAT. THANK GOD THE TENORMIN IS WORKING.....MAYBE I WONT HAVE TO TAKE THIS MEDICATION AFTER MY SURGERY.....BUT I SURE SLEEP GOOD.....:)
OKAY, I DECIDED TO GO BACK AND DO THIS PAGE RIGHT, SO I CAN KEEP UP WITH WHAT IS GOING ON. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT HAVE NOT HAD INSURANCE COVERAGE, UNTIL MY RECENT EMPLOYMENT WITH MY CURRRENT JOB. SO I ATTENDED A SEMINAR HERE IN AUSTIN, AND WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE HOSPITAL WAS OUT OF NETWORK. (REALLY SUCKS), AND I WAS NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL, EVEN THOUGH I USE TO WORK FOR THIS HOSPITAL.SO I COULD NOT SLEEP ONE NIGHT AND GOT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT ABOUT LIV-LITE. I SENT FOR SOME INFORMATION, AND RECIEVED A CALL FROM PAM. (OH MY GOSH, THEY ACCEPT MY INSURANCE AND THE SURGERY IS COVERED .....YIPEEEEE (AND JUST TALKING TO HER I MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE THE SURGERY IN HOUSTON IF I AM IN NET WORK OR NOT.) WELL MY SCHEDULING FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT EASY.. I HAVE THIS NEW JOB, AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO GET OFF, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE AND I HAD TO REARRANGE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO MEETINGS THAT I DID NOT WANT TO MISS. (THIS JOB IS AWESOME) SO FINALLY WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT.
SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2005:
I MET WITH DR. J. AND PAM, WHOM I FELT I HAD KNOWN FOREVER, AND WHEN CALLING MY INSURANCE WE WERE TOLD BY A SUPERVISOR THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS DISAPPOINTED, BUT I TAKE THINGS IN STRIDE, AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF, IT IS JUST NOT MEANT TO BE. WELL PAM SUGGESTED I CALL MY COMPANY WHICH I DID, AND THEY FAXED THE BENEFIT COVERAGE TO HER WHILE I WAS AT THE OFFICE, SHE MADE A FEW MORE CALLS, AND SENT ME HOME TO WAIT. WE WERE 99% SURE THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEMS, BUT THE WAY MY LIFE GOES, WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.
SHE TOLD ME TO GET MY HIV, AND C-DIFF COMPLETED. AND TO GET CLEARANCE FROM MY PCP OR INTERNAL MED. DOC. I JUST HAD MY ANNUAL LAB AND WELL WOMAN EXAM SO THAT WOULD BE EASY TO DO. (I think).....okay....so it is home to wait..
SEPTEMBER 26TH:
OH MY GOSH, I HAVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM UNITED HEALTH CARE, I GUESS IT HAS BEEN THERE ALL WEEKEND. I AM ON MY WAY TO WORK. ...I CAN'T BEAR TO OPEN IT.
SO I WAIT 24 MINUTES IN TRAFFIC, AND TILL I GET TO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. "WHERE IS MY DARN LETTER OPENER"
...SAYS A SILENT PRAYER AND RIPS IT OPEN, SLOWLY PULL IT OUT AND UNFOLD THE TRIFOLD. WE HAVE COMPLETED YOUR REVIEW .......ETC. BASED ON OUR REVIEW......COVERAGE IS AVAILABLE.........OH MY GOSH... I LAUGH, I SCREAM, I CRY, GOD, I HOPE NO ONE IS WATCHING ME...... :) YIPEEEEE..... I GET IN MY OFFICE, AND WAIT TILL 9 AM AND CALL DR. J'S OFFICE AND LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR PAM. UNKNOWING SHE LEAVES ME A MESSAGE ON MY HOME PHONE TO FAX THE LETTER TO HER......SHE CALLS ME BACK THAT NIGHT, AND WE ARE GOING FORWARD... FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WEEKS I CAN'T SLEEP AGAIN. NOONE KNOWS EXCEPT MY BOSS, AND CB. OKAY SO NOW I CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REST OF MY PREOP. I AM A LITTLE SUPERSTITIOUS, SO I WOULDN'T GET THINGS DONE WITHOUT THAT APPROVAL IN MY HAND.
SEPTEMBER 26TH.
WENT TO THE LAB AND HAD MY BLOOD DRAWN FOR HIV AND C-DIF. HAVE TO ADMIT, THE GIRL AT CPL IS A GOOD STICK... I LIKE BEING ON THE OTHER END OF THE NEEDLE THOUGH. (DID I MENTION I AM A NURSE?)
SEPTEMBER 27TH
PAM CALLED. SO I HAVE TO GO TO HOUSTON ON THE 14TH FOR ALL OF MY PREOP..... YUK SAYS IT IS AN ALL DAY AFFAIR. PSYCH EVAL, CARDIO CLEARANCE, MEET WITH THE NUTRITIONIST, AND DR. J AGAIN..... NPO, CRAP....... BUT....I HAVE A DATE OCTOBER 25TH.......YEEEEHOOOO. I HAVE TO GO THE DAY BEFORE FOR TYPE AND CROSSMATCH... YUK, MORE BLOOD.....OH WELL AT LEAST I HAVE GOOD VEINS.
SEPTEMBER 30TH.
I WENT TO SEE DR. SHROEDER TODAY FOR MY CLEARANCE. SHE IS AWESOME, AND TOTALLY SUPPORTS MY DECISION, AND THAT MADE ME FEEL GOOD. SHE HAD STARTED ME ON SYNTHROID BECAUSE MY THYROID LEVEL WAS HIGH AND SHE STATES I SHOULD HAVE LOST MORE WEIGHT ALREADY, SO SHE FEELS I AM A GOOD CANIDATE. I HAD LOST 3 POUNDS FROM THE DATE OF MY ANNUAL EXAM ON SEPTEMBER 1. SHE WILL FAX THE LETTER TO DR. J. MY BP WAS GREAT. THANK GOD THE TENORMIN IS WORKING.....MAYBE I WONT HAVE TO TAKE THIS MEDICATION AFTER MY SURGERY.....BUT I SURE SLEEP GOOD.....:)
About Me
AUSTIN, TX
Location
24.3
BMI
Surgery
10/25/2005
Surgery Date
Sep 11, 2005
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