Dollface-1981
March 17/11
Mar 17, 2011
Happy St. Patricks Day!!! And what a great day it has been! I had my Dietitian appointment this morning at 8am. Which meant I had to be up at 5:15 and on the bus by 6am! Thankfully my husband was able to come with me this time! (even if he did sleep the whole way there lol)The receptionist asked if I was only there for one appointment. I said yes but if the had a cancellation to see the Social worker I would take it. That would save me having to come back on Monday and spending another $80 to get there and back! She said she was just about to check the messages and would let me know. Not even 2 minutes later she told me that she did have a cancellation at 9, so my appointments would be back to back! How perfect!!!
I saw the Dietitian first. Her name was Denise and she was so nice! She was really interested in my tattoos and even told me about a book by John Irving called "You Went Away". Apparently its about a female tattoo artist... Im going to read it for sure lol
Anyway, she asked me a lot of questions about the actual surgery, to see how much I knew about the actual procedure. She also asked about the Dumping syndrome and about what the three stages of eating are right after. I am so happy that I have done so much reading and research about Gastric Bypass so I knew the answers! She talked to me about my eating habits and portion control. Over all it was a great meeting and she said that I am as ready as I am going to be!
Right after I was able to see the Social Worker. I really wish I could remember her name, but Im so bad with that. The only reason I remembered Denise is because that's my mothers name lol
She asked me alot of the same questions but focused on the diets Ive tried, why they ha vent worked, why this is different. She asked about my support system and my family. I then had to try to explain why I have 8 parents and 8 siblings lol We spent a lot of time talking about the risks of the surgery and the risks after. She also told me that I was very well informed, with a great support system and that I have a very realistic outlook for my results.
And like that .. I was cleared for surgery!!!
I have an appointment on April 11th to see Dr. Hagen, where he will then give me my surgery date, and a date to go for blood work and meet the anesthesiologist and nurse. I will also get my 3 week supply of Optifast at that time. I was told to bring $300 in cash and some heavy duty grocery bags, since they are divided into 6 shoe box like containers.
So I have my date to get my date lol and Im super relieved. The wait is almost over and my new life is about to begin! Today was a good day!!!
