debbie R.

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Well, I finished my pre-approval diet in late may 2007 and then my doctor wanted a sleep study done..uhh!  Well I put it off until this month.  My doctor's office summitted the request to the insurance yesterday...and got the call today that I was approved.

I was shocked when I got the call.  I thought she was joking.  It really took a while for it to sink in that I am finally going to have this surgery.

My surgery date is March 14. 

Well, I went for my 2nd of 4 visits to my Nut, so I am one month into the pre-approval diet.  I have had really good weeks and not so good weeks.  I am discouraged because I find that I crave certain foods and I really want them.  fortunately, this weeks meeting was about head hunger vs physical hunger.  I am starting to see that I have alot of HEAD hunger.  I am just really hoping that I will get approved for this surgery.  When I go the Nut, I feel "bad" because I am the smallest person there but I realize that if I don't get this surgery that I will only get bigger.  I just pray that God helps me thru this journey and struggle.  I know that I got myself into this mess, but I definately need help getting out of it.
Debbie

I am a little frustrated with all the HOOPS I am having to jump thru to get this surgery but I know if i want this surgery, I have to do the jumping.  I went for my psych and nut evals last week.  It really seemed like a waste of time, although I do like the fact that at methodist hospital the doctor, nurse, nut and psych are all part of MY team.  So if I have any questions/concerns, I have all of their phone numbers and email addresses to contact them with.  However, I got the feeling that I would never hear or see them again until surgery, unless I called them.  so I don't completely understand the point.

I go for my 2nd month's visit to the NUT classes that my  insurance requires.  I have lost about 2 1/2 pounds since my last visit.  I am a little discouraged with myself because I haven't exercised in about 4 days.  I need to jump back on that horse because I was doing really well.  I just really pray that I can do this after surgery.  I pray that I will have the will power to do this, to choose the right foods and to do the work.  I definitely know that I will have to quit buying anything sweet.  I am trying to gradually switch my family over to FF and SF products.  This is difficult for me because I don't like the after taste of SF and I would rather have nothing then to eat FF Mayo, dressing or sour creams.  But I know that this is a necessity if I want to loose this weight.  And I DO want to lose this weight.

When I went for the psych eval, she told me that after about six months when I was starting to look really good and feel really good about myself that I could start having relationship issues.  That a large amount of people get divorced after surgery is successful.  I told my husband and we just kinda laughed about it.  We figure if we didn't get a divorce when I got fat, we probably could make it thru me getting skinny.  I guess time will tell.

Last week 2/23/07.  I was really preturbed that I have to go thru this process, but after going to my first class, I am really motivated to learn the proper ways to eat.  My goals for this month are:
1.  Learn to eat at the table, not in front of the tv or computer
2.  no drinking during meals
3.  no skipping meals
4.  excercise 3 times a week (walking 1 mile or riding 3 on bike)

I find all of these very difficult.  It is amazing how many times I have caught myself sitting in front of the tv and realizing..I wasn't suppose to do that.  My next visit is Mar 22.  I don't think I have lost any weight, but I am happy if I just get these concepts down that will help me after my surgery.

I had my consult with my pcp today to start my 3 month dr. supervised diet.  I am a little confused because I am not sure if I need to see the doctor every month or the dietician or both.  I called the insurance and they were no help.  I have a call into my doctor and I will call the insurance again tomorrow to see if I can't get a straight answer.  I am a little nervous that my pcp will not give me a recommendation for the surgery if I lose to much weight.  He said that he would give me the recommend, but that if I am successful, maybe will should think about not having surgery.  I guess we will see what happens in 3 months.

2/08/07 - I went for my consult with Dr. Garth Davis today.  I really like him.  He seems to care about my stuggle and is eagar to help.  I now have to go to my PCP and go thru a 3 month diet/exercise program with him and a dietician before my insurance will consider.  I have an appointment on Monday.  I am really eager to get this started so that I can get my surgery.