Elena K.
INTRODUCTION:
Hello everyone. I have my first consultation on may26th, 2006. "I am just to excited to sleep." I am hoping to have this surgery ASAP, and get my new life started......
A little about me.......I am 36 years old and just recently married again. I have 3 daughters, 16, 9 and 8. They are the light of my life. I want to make this life change so i can be more active with them, and be around a long time and to watch them grow old as well. I am like everyone else: i have tried diet after diet and pill afer pill. My whole life i have been watching the scale go up and down and i am just so sick of it....
5/30/6
I had my first consult. with the staff of Dr jawad. i was pretty impressed. I already have my dieticitian appt tomorrow- 5/31/6 and my phych. appt thursday-6/1/6. I told the girls at the office that i am ready to do this and get it over ASAP. They said as soon as they get these two reports in, they can file the approval for the insurance. I hope it doesnt take that long. One girl told me at the office, that my ins. was the easier to get approval, so lets hope that she is right.
6/27/06
Well i am on the way. All the paperwork was submitted to my insurance co. on 6/22/6. I was told that by the surgeons off ice that i should have an answer in less than two weeks. So i will be pateintly waiting.................
7/13/06
Still waiting for approval. Apparently the ins. co. never got the paper work, so the other day 7/11/06 it was sent to them again. We'll see how long it takes this time. I am not as patient as i was a few weeks ago. I was hoping to get it done while the kids were out of school, but it looks like it wont be till after they go back, which is Aug 7th. In the meantime i will just keep praying to get that"DATE".......
7/17/06
Well i spoke to the ins.co on friday the 14th and they have FINALLY received the paperwork. They are telling me it will be at least a week, before i hear anything. I am just hoping that it gets approved on the first go around.........
7/25/6
I got the call that i have been so desperatly waiting for. I got approved and my surgery date is AUg.8th, 2006. I was jumping up and down when i found out. I told my husband that i havent been this excited since the day we got married and that was March 25, 2006. It feels great to finally being able to do something about my weight that i have been battleing all my life.
I have awesome friends and a wonderful family and they are all very supportive of the decision i have made.
7/31/06
i am supposed to be on a pre-op diet which consists of two adkins shakes and an atkins meal for dinner. i am having the hardest time sticking to it. I feel more hungier than i ever did. giving up the coffee and soda was OK. I had a lot of headaches but its not as bad as my mind telling to eat something(whatever i want)(i am having surgery next week)...i know i am supposed to do what the drs office told me, but its so difficult. i posted a message on the message board, so lets see what that brings.(the boards are the greatest thing ever)
8/3/6
Had pre-op today. When that time comes plan on staying the whole entire day. My husband and i were at the doctors office from 9am to 1:30pm. Listenting to the same speaches over and over. One of the good things was that i already knew everyting they were talking about, and i learned that here from peoples profiles and the message boards. After that i had to go to the hospital and register. that took another 3 hours. So it was a long and tiring day. I met people that are also having surgery next week and there was conversations going on what everyone was having for their last meals. I know i have said this before, but i have been having last meals for months now.LOL. But i plan eating and drinking whatever i want till sunday night. The day before surgery, you are on a liquid diet, so untill then i am going to enjoy myself.
8/5/6
Four more days till surgery. This morning i woke up a little more nervous than usual. Each day that knot in your stomach gets a little tighter and tighter. But i am so looking forward to gettting this over with, and getting on with my new lifestyle. The style that i am carring on now is not the greatest at all. I will eat a lot and feel tired all the time. I am feeling more confident about the surgery. I want more energy, i want to do things with my kids more. I just want that feeling of peace. Being is fat is so uncomfortable. I know its going to be a rough and long road, but i know that there is that light at the end of the tunnel. Everday i will remind myself of that. Everyday i will get a little closer and closer to becoming a much healthier person.
8/14/6
Well my surgery date had come and gone. I was supposed to have it on 8/8/06. Well when i went in to get preped up, they decided to cancel the surgery due to the fact that i had a sciatic nerve flare up.(which my husband made me tell them about) This was giving me a lot of trouble, and hurting very badly. My primary doctor put me on anit-inflam. meds and pain killers. Dr.Jawad re-scheduled the surgery to 8/29/6. He wanted there to be enough time for all the meds to kick in since i wont be able to have them right after surgery. When the nurse came in to cancel i yelled at my husband and i was so upset and angry. I know after a week has passed that it was the right thing to do, but i was so heart broke. I mentally prepared myself for this and did so well on the pre-op liquid diet. BUt anyways, the 29th is really close and that day it is going to happen.....
8/22/6
Well i have had another change in my date. Now its been changed to the 30th. The only reason for that is that Dr.Jawad wont be back from vacation till the 29th. I guess it can be a good thing since he will be all rested after his vacation:). So i am patiently waiting AGAIN...
8/29/6
Well i am 24 hours away and i am praying like crazy that this storm, Ernesto stays far far away. I just called the drs. office and as of right now everything is still on track. All this time and 3 surgery dates i need to get an end for this once and for all. I soooo badly want to be on the losers side. Well i am going through the liquid diet today and all is well there. Looking forward to my Milk of Magnesia at 6pm......NOT.....I hope the next time i do an update i will be home for the hospital, and on the losers side...untill then........
9/3/6
Well, it has been 4 long and miserable days since the surgery. The worst part for me is 1, getting all the liguids in, 2 pain at the g-tube site. It doesnt hurt while i am draining it and cleaning it, its like muscle spasms, that come and go. I have been getting around good except for the spasms, NO Nausea, which is great. I have been trying to get soft foods in as well. which has been pretty good. I thought this was going to be alot easier than it is. It really is a hard thing to do, nothing can be suger coated about this surgery. I know everyone is different but i myself am just having a hard time with it. I know it will get better and i did find out from the dr. that the spasms are normal and they will go away. I felt bad for calling him on a sunday but he is a wonderul dr. and he just told me to take it easy. So i will try hard to rest and will update in a few days when i am feeling better. Take Care all.
9/5/6
A few days have passed and i feel much much better. My attitude has improved and i just feel all around good. The pain in the g-tube is still there but its more tolerable. Today the kids went back to school after a long weekend. They have been a great help, but i was just glad to get everyone out of the house. It's really is hard to recover with alot of people around. But i can take my time going back to work, which is a good thing. I am gonna try to go this week, but if i cant i will go back next monday. I got for my check up tomorrow so i will update then.
9/08/06
Went to the Drs office on 9/6/6. Had the staples removes which wasnt bad at all. Wish this G-tube could come out to, it is so bothersome. I was down 8 lbs at the office but then i weighed myself at home this morning, and i was 13 lbs down. I am happy with that progess. Eating nothing but soft foods, which is very very boring. I would love slice of pizza and a cold beer right about now, but i keep telling myself its gonna be awhile for that. I am finding myself bored alot more lately. For one thing i cant clean and do stuff around the house like i used to. I was always arragaging something. Not eating like i used to and drinking like i used to. Its amazing of how much time was consumed on eating and drinking. Gotta find myself a hobby or something. Other than being bored out of my mind, i am doing great. NO NAUSEA at all, i am keeping everything down that i have tried to eat. Doing good with the water aned vitamins to. Just have to work on getting my protein up. THats my next battle......LOL....
9/29/06
I am offically done 21 lbs, which i am very proud of. I am still having trouble getting all my protein in. Lately i have been having problems with nausea. Its not that bad, but its very uncomfortable. This G-tube is still driving me nuts, cant wait to get it out.( 3 more weeks) Other than that i am doing good. My clothes are getting loser, but i havent been able to tell in my appearance yet myself. I know that will come soon enough. Just taking it day by day, which is sometimes quite difficult. I know in the end it will all be worth it..
10/11/06
THANK GOD........I got the god awful G-tube out. It didnt hurt a bit coming out, its just been ouzing through the bandage, but thats so much better then the tugging and pain i have been experieincing. I cant wait to finally be able to sleep on my stomach, which i have missed dearly. Other than that, i have been doing pretty well. I get about 80 grams of protein and 60-70 oz of water a day. Have had a few episodes of eating the wrong thing, but nothing major. I am very happy with the way i have been feeling, just wish i could notice more of a difference in the weight. But once again, in due time i will see it.
10/16/06
Today i am dedicating this section to one of my best friends. Lori. I would like to mention that she has inspired me to do this surgery. She did this 3 years ago and has wonderful results. She looks absolutly amazing. She has been a very good friend and very supportive as i go along this journey. It really helps that when you decide to do the surgery to have a friend that had it before you, to help you get over the mental hurdles. As long as giving you hints on what to eat and what not to eat. Lori, I love you and thanks for being me friend....
10/31/06
Yesterday was my 2 month anniversary. I feel pretty good, tired alot, but rarely have any trouble with food. I have had "dumping" a few times, but you learn how to deal with it and what sets it off. Mine has been from eating to fast, i still do that here and there. Other than i wish the wieght would come off quicker, i dont regret doing the surgery one bit. Sometimes it gets depressing when you are eating with other people, but i keep telling myself that eventually i will get over it and look at myself changing. I am getting smaller, clothes are fitting better. (But, i would love to have some cheesecake right about now.) Its a long hard road, but in the end it will all be worth it.
11/14/06
Went to the drs.this morning. My cholesterol and blood pressure are back up. I was sure that with the weight loss i wouldnt have to go on all the meds again. Well i am back on two of them. (Lipitor and Lopressor) My primary doctor is worried about me not being on them. I was concerned myself about the choleraol being up. But i might as well face the fact that i wont be able to get off all meds, like i was anticipating. But at least i will have a "hot" bod. So i guess thats a good thing, right? Other than that, i feel good and still losing. Everyday i wake up gets me to a smaller an smaller size. Which is a great thing.
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Surgeon Info: Surgeon: Muhammad A. Jawad, M.D. Dr. Jawad is totally awesome. He is very quiet but he is an excellent surgeon. His staff is very courteous and willing to help you whenever possible. I have had great success so far. I would recommend him to anyone. Insurer Info: Blue Cross Fed |
