THERE WAS A HITCH

Jul 17, 2012

Well, July 6 has come and gone, and I still haven't had surgery.  After finally getting the results of my psych eval (after almost a month's wait!), I was told I'd need to get some counseling and work on developing ways to cope with emotional issues, prior to surgery.  I wasn't a very happy camper - which I shared with both the evaluator and my surgeon - but since I really want to have the surgery, I complied.  As it turns out, it hasn't been a bad thing, in fact, I'm really getting a lot out of the counseling, and finding that it's definitely helping me with all kinds of things beyond getting prepared for surgery.

During my session yesterday, my counselor urged me to contact my doctor, lay my cards on the table, and see where I go next.  So today, I sat down and wrote him an e-mail pleading my case.  Now I'm nervously waiting for his response. 

Here's what I've been doing (since I first began considering surgery):

Researching WLS

Educating myself on nutrition for now, and after surgery

Joined OH

Found surgeon and had consultation

Completed all my pre-op testing

Had my psych eval

Began journaling

Began seeing a counselor

Made a couple of friends through OH, who are local and also having surgery through my doctor

Got friends and family - especially my husband - on board with this major lifestyle change

Taken up crocheting again, and doing it like there's no tomorrow, LOL!  Great for keeping the hands busy, and helping me miss all the food commercials on TV in the evenings!

Begun taking daily multivitamins

Working studiously on changing what I eat, how much I eat, and how I eat

Lost 17 lbs.

That's all I can think of for now.  I'm wondering what else I will need to do to get this show on the road!  If anyone has any ideas on what I'm missing, please feel free to chime in! 

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