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A Year Plus - I haven't been in here for a looooooooooong time. This has been a great year.  My weight is 174.5 so that is like a 63.5 loss.  Life is good!

....Wonderful Onederland!!!!! - 4 weeks after the start of the liquid diet.  2 weeks post op.  I hit 199.5 this morning.  What a happy day!

1 Week Post Op - I'm a week out and doing well.  Incisions are healing well.  Still have a bit of soreness when I try to sit up.  Sleeping has gotten almost back to normal. I've lost 4 pounds th...

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Over the Hump - Ahhhhhhhhh........my surgery was yesterday.  I am so thankful to have this opportunity to begin again. I went in at 6:30.  I remember being in the room before the OR.  Dr. Halmi...

Countdown! - Only a few days til my surgery.  Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Surgery Day!!!  I've got the earliest surgery of the day with my surgeon, so I'm hoping I'll be able to go home ...

PCP Approval - Today I went to my PCP with all my test results.  After looking at all the reports from my tests, he declared me in good health and gave his approval.  He said that my lungs looked...

One Month to Go...Lots of Appts. - Because of lots of conflicts later in the month, I got all of my medical appointments done today.  Xrays.  Sonogram.  Upper GI.  Labs.  Anesthesiologist.  I was so thankful to get ...

Appointments - As much of a pain in the neck as my psych evaluation was, setting up appointments for pre-op has been quite wonderful.  The hospital has a "one stop shop" for all the testing, and ...

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Luck of the Irish...I got my surgery date!!! - Finally!  Thank goodness for St. Patty's Day and the luck of the Irish.  I got approval and a date!    April 28.

In the Process - I wrote to the surgeon's office today to check up on if my paperwork had been sent in.  After the torturous wait for the psychologist, I was afraid of being forgotten.  Dr. Halmi's...

Finally - FINALLY........my surgeon's office said that they received my psychological evaluation.  Thank goodness.  I'm not sure if I'll let myself get excited again, at least until I hear t...

Hmm...What to do - Okay.  Five weeks and still waiting for the psychologist, Dr. Carter.  I don't know what to do at this point.  I call the office and they don't have any idea what's going on with m...

Diet and Exercise - When I started this whole process back in December, I did everything I was supposed to do quickly.  I thought I would have had my surgery by now.  Well, that didn't happen.  On...

Shrink Still Taking His Sweet Time - CHECK OUT YOUR SHRINK BEFORE YOU SIGN ON WITH THEM!!!!!!!!!!! Ask around for a referral before you see someone.  This guy approved me over four weeks ago.  He promised he'd have...

Still Waiting....STILL - Still waiting on Dr. Edwin Carter's office to get my psych evaluation sent to the surgeon.  I'm befuddled on how to get his office to do what other practices take 2 weeks to do.  I...

Still Waiting on the Shrink - Well, the psychologist told me that I would have the written form of my psych evaluation Wednesday a week ago.  If I hadn't gotten it by the following Wednesday (yesterday) I was s...

Feeling Sad - I am starting to get a little depressed.  Maybe I got too charged up in the first place.  I had all my ducks in a row in about a week, except for the psychological evaluation.  Thi...

Shrink - I went back to the psychologist today to hear his evaluation of my readiness for surgery.  Short story, shorter, he said that I would be a good candidate for the surgery.  He also ...

Shhhhhhhh........ - I've been asking my professionals (shrink...nutritionist..nurses) whether or not to tell folks about the lap band surgery.  My inclination is to be open about it while not shouting...

Shrinky Dinky Doo - I had a meeting with the psychologist yesterday.  I was shocked to hear that I will be meeting with him multiple times.  ????  Wha????  I've looked around and have seen that differ...

Moving Along Quickly - I'm a school teacher at a "year round" school, so I am still on winter break now.  I have taken advantage of the time to get this ball rolling.  Most of my time this week has been ...

Getting Started - I've been an active person for the past 14 years.  Cycling long and short distances; backpacking; cross country skiing; and kayaking are all things I love to do.  Unfortunately, as...