Dyana
Me and my Angel
May 09, 2009
What a day this turned out to be. Despite the torrential rains as I drove the 401, I was on a mission. After several weeks of talking almost daily on the phone, I finally went to Port Hope and met the woman I chose to be my angel through my surgery ordeal. Its funny how you can never physically meet someone and just know they are right! Bolara (Susanna) was that for me. And meeting in person only enhanced this bond that we formed through OH and over the phone. What a special person she is and I'm proud to have her as my angel and my friend.
Incidentally, I finally overcame my photo-phobia hurdle and posted my pre-op pics on my profile. Now we'll have to wait a bit to post the after pics but I assure you, they will be coming in the not too distant future.
Me and my angel Susanna!!! May 09/09
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Incidentally, I finally overcame my photo-phobia hurdle and posted my pre-op pics on my profile. Now we'll have to wait a bit to post the after pics but I assure you, they will be coming in the not too distant future.
Me and my angel Susanna!!! May 09/09
Its coming off
May 08, 2009
Well after 2 weeks of the lbs dripping off me, much to my delight, my weightloss suddenly came to a crashing halt, much to my dismay. But alas, I took the advise of so many OHers in the past..."when the weight loss halts, get out the measuring tape..."
Wow.... 5" off my waist
1" off my thigh
3" off my chest
3" off my hips
1" off my bicep
1.5" off my neck
.5" off my calf
Thats 15 inches in 2 weeks...
(had to edit..Fitday made o booboo on my thigh measurment)
HOLY CRUSTOLI!!!!! Hard to believe! I'm kinda liking this!
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Wow.... 5" off my waist
1" off my thigh
3" off my chest
3" off my hips
1" off my bicep
1.5" off my neck
.5" off my calf
Thats 15 inches in 2 weeks...
(had to edit..Fitday made o booboo on my thigh measurment)
HOLY CRUSTOLI!!!!! Hard to believe! I'm kinda liking this!
I got a date!
Feb 27, 2009
Becki and I staggered our applications to OHIP. As I have enough comorbidities to qualify in a heartbeat (now that the forms have been filled out properly) I went ahead and sent my 2nd appplication off for approval. Becki was waiting on some test results and sent hers off about 10 days later. Though she had doubts, I was sure she'd be approved.i recieved my appproval in about 10 working days. A week later, the Barix Clinic called to set up a surgery date. I postponed so that Becki's Approval would get back and we'd book together. It was a 3 week wait and I was getting frustrated watching my surgery date options move farther away. At last it arrived and I made all the calls to be able to coordinate the surgery dates only to find out that Becki would have to wait til sometime in June. Her baby adoption came through finally but coincides with the surgery time.We discussed it and i'm going ahead with April 20th.
It seemed like a long process to et there but this surgery is becoming a reality at long last. Its hard to fathom that this time next year, I could be down at least 100 lbs. It still seems like a foggy futuristic prospect. Every so often i get a chill of excitement but theres also a sadness that I am doing it alone when Becki and I planned to do it together for so long. Yes, I still want it and i supppose I can help Becki through hers as i will have a couple of months on her.
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It seemed like a long process to et there but this surgery is becoming a reality at long last. Its hard to fathom that this time next year, I could be down at least 100 lbs. It still seems like a foggy futuristic prospect. Every so often i get a chill of excitement but theres also a sadness that I am doing it alone when Becki and I planned to do it together for so long. Yes, I still want it and i supppose I can help Becki through hers as i will have a couple of months on her.
Approved
Feb 04, 2009
Okay, I shoulda posted this yesterday but I things have been busy. Doc's office left a message for me to call back. I got approved. Knew I would...my 2nd application was a work of art compared to the first. Sooo it took about 10 business days from when i couriered it til i recieved notice via my Doctor. I still haven't gotten my own hard copy from Purolator. I called the Barix clinic and they wanted stuff faxed from my Doc and now its a waiting game for a surgery date. Its okay cause I'm still waiting for Becky's approval. She faxed hers at the top of this week. Typically the faxes hit desks before the mailed applications so i am hoping for a speedy response to hers.
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My journey
Jan 26, 2009
Okay...I am actually realistically getting excited. I know I was denied the surgery on the last day of 2008 but hey, we didn't know all that we know now. Now That my Doc has gotten on board and I filled out the forms myself with great care to detail and he agreed to check both boxes this time, I can't see being refused this surgery OOC. Someone else was just approved in one week...with only one box checked.
I am daring to dream again. I soooo want this to begin. I wish it could have began 20 years ago but I'll settle for later rather than never. I've been browsing the before and afters again. I stopped for a bit when i got the denial. It was like someone let all my wind go. But I'm back! I want to start again. I want to live and breathe and exercise and eat well and have my self esteem back. So many things i have achieved in my life were consumed by my own inferiority due to my weight. Somehow, my weight began to define me and yet, I have so many other characteristics to my being to boast about.
Secretly, I have a dream. I dream that, despite the fact that my brother hasn't spoken to me in years; that he can see that I succeeded at becoming healthy once and for all. I know he is tackling obesity and serious diabetes. I pray that he will give me a 2 minute audience to show him, that he can reclaim his life too.
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I am daring to dream again. I soooo want this to begin. I wish it could have began 20 years ago but I'll settle for later rather than never. I've been browsing the before and afters again. I stopped for a bit when i got the denial. It was like someone let all my wind go. But I'm back! I want to start again. I want to live and breathe and exercise and eat well and have my self esteem back. So many things i have achieved in my life were consumed by my own inferiority due to my weight. Somehow, my weight began to define me and yet, I have so many other characteristics to my being to boast about.
Secretly, I have a dream. I dream that, despite the fact that my brother hasn't spoken to me in years; that he can see that I succeeded at becoming healthy once and for all. I know he is tackling obesity and serious diabetes. I pray that he will give me a 2 minute audience to show him, that he can reclaim his life too.
About Me
Belleville, Ontario, XX
Location
50.9
BMI
Surgery
04/21/2009
Surgery Date
Nov 13, 2008
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