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Well I finally had my surgery on September 21!! It went very well and fortunately I don't remember all of it...thank god for morphine! Dr. Loggins and his group were wonderful, I especially love Michael. I went in on Monday and got out on Wednesday and have spent the past week recoperating.

I just had my 10 day appointment yesterday and had my staples out. I will say that my stomach feels a million times better just having those out, I am pretty sure my body hated the staples!
But the really exciting news is that I have lost 17 lbs since surgery! That puts me down 30 lbs with my pre-op loss! Stepping on the scale yesterday really helped to make these past 10 days seem worth something!

I did have my first pity-party for myself the night before my appointment. I have been on the liquid diet since Wednesday and even though I am not hungry, I do still miss food. My roomate made and pumpkin roll, which is the amazing roll of sweetness...I just wanted to cry, and I did! I was asking myself what I had done to myself and was this all worth it and I would never eat a pumpkin roll again. Like I said, I had a big pity party for myself. But then I remembered that this is all much bigger than a pumpkin roll. I knew that when I did this there would be food that I can't eat, but it's all food that I shouldn't eat and that was contributing to my declining health. I also reminded myself that these two weeks are very difficult. I am sore from surgery and all I can eat is protein shakes and soup. But it will get better!!!

So my Dr.'s appointment came at an excellent time...it was just the boost I needed and it definitely got me on a more positive track!!

Well my roomate had her surgery and came through it with flying colors!!! She did so well, I was very proud of her!  It was definitely interesting to watch everything that she went through and to know that in just 7 weeks I will be going through it all on my own. It took away some of anxiety but definitely not all of it!

I did find out about the nasty two day prep that our office puts us through...does everyone go through something like that, clear fluids for two days and a salt water colon cleanse? That's something they should tell you about in the informational session! It wouldn't change my mind, but I like to plan ahead!

YAY!!! I finally got my insurance approval  I am so excited, I was getting pretty anxious. And today I got my date!! September 21st, it seems like a long two months away. My roommate, who is also going through the WLS and who's date is coming right up,  told me that it will go by much faster than I would believe! I am so excited!! Also, I am getting a little nervous, I feel like since I found out today that I will be definitely having surgery and I know what day, I have a million questions?!? I am planning on writing them all down and my roommate and I are hoping to attend another support group before her surgery!! Wish us luck!

Well, have finally finished all of my pre-op work and was nutritionally approved. Dr. Loggins office called me the day before my insurance ended to tell me that the board had approved me and they were sending in my information to my insurance. Great...my insurance ended the next day! UGH!! I was so mad at myself for accepting a new job. So I told the office that I had to wait until the first of June, then I would have insurance again.
Well just before the first of June I found out that the hospital I am working for refuses to pay for anything at the hospital my surgeon works at. I can't begin to tell you how angry I was, and to show how little the HR people knew about my procedure, they told me that I could just go somewhere else. SOMEWHERE ELSE?!?!? It's not like getting your hair done, I had been working with this team for over 6 months...I was infuriated!
So I lost hope for a while there, but then finally was able to work something out, now I am waiting again. Waiting to hear from the insurance and be covered. After that, the office will send it for approval, I pray that it goes well. I was so close...

So I finally had my appointment!! It went really well...I thought everyone at the office was extremely nice and helpful! Now I have a very long list of things that I need to do. I just had my Ultrasound...my gallbladder is healthy! So that's is great news. I have already done my nutrition class and my two week appointment set up. I am having a hard time remembering to write down all my food...that is something that I am going to have to get used to. My sleep study and my psychiatric appointment aren't until March, which is slightly annoying. I would like to have things happen sooner rather than later. But that will give me time to lose my 10%. I'm hoping for an April or early May date, but who knows?

Does anyone know what happens when your all done with these pre-op tests? When do you get the final okay for surgery?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Well this is my first blog..I found this site because I was looking for patient's that had Dr. Loggins as their surgeon. I wanted to hear what people thought of him.
I went to the informational session last month, and I definatly think that he is more in favor of the gastric bypass, did a lot of people run into this? Does he convince people to do the bypass or does he listen to what we want?
I did like him very much though, he seemed very knowledgable and everyone on his team seemed very nice.

I have my first consult on January 9th. I am VERY nervous !! I am afraid that I have been getting so excited for this possible surgery and I might find out that it really isn't a possiblity. Does anyone have any tips to make the actual surgery date happen any faster or is more than likely going to be the three to six months?

I am looking for any and all information, any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

Oh..how long should I plan on being out of work..I work in alone and have to do some lifting and moving of patients
Thanks!!