I have my date!

Jul 15, 2011

I came back to the blog and noted the comments about the scales - the story gets more convoluted - when I went back to the doctor, they said I had lost 16 pounds in 6 weeks - down to 223.  Just goes to show that 5 or 10 pounds isn't important - 100 pounds is important.

But  3 or 4 pounds is important - as I just hit the BMI 35 on the dot.  I don't want to stop what I'm doing, so most likely I'll drop below 35 soon.  I spoke to the insurance coordinator at the doctor's office, and she indicated that it is highly unlikely that the surgery will be coverd by insurance.  So I made the hard decision, and decided to schedule the surgery and pay for it myself.  Thank goodness that I have saved $100 from every paycheck since I was 18 for something important.

After I made that decision, I visited the pulmonologist, who told me I do have moderate sleep apnea, so I had to have another sleep study.  I was really dreading that - the first sleep study left me groggy and disoriented all the next day.  The second sleep study went better, the CPAP did take a little getting used to, but it must really work.

So I have my date - Aug 10, and I'm very nervous about it.  Not just about the surgery itself, but also my ability to lose the weight and keep it off.  My trip to Puerto Rico this past week was all about my bad habits - I was extremely stressed, didn't get any sleep, ate poorly, and didn't get any exercise, and drank lots of diet cola.  I've been getting back on track for the past couple of days, but I need to kick these habits!!!  I'm going to set up some time with the nutritionist and psycologist at my surgeons practice to see if they can help me develop some better coping skills.

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