Happy Friday!

Dec 09, 2010

The seminar went well on 12/8. A lot of what the surgeon said was stuff I already knew from doing research but there were some really good points as well. I’ve got to admit that my favorite part was when the surgeon said to avoid meat like steak right after surgery because how well it needs to be chewed. All of a sudden this man yells out, “You mean I can’t never have some steak?” I’m sure that was a valid question but it was darned funny all the same.

A lot of my confusion was due to the insurance company and the hospital’s requirements pre-op. As with most bariatric surgeons, the one that was giving the seminar wants you to lose 10% of your body weight right before the surgery. This consists of going on Medifast or a lean and green diet. I was hoping that this part of the requirements could be used in conjunction with the 6 month diet I have been required to be on by my insurance. Luckily, it can.

We were also told at the seminar that the earliest we can call for our first appt is 12/13 after 1pm since this will give them time to go over everyone’s paperwork from the seminar. So, yes, I will be calling them at 1:01pm on 12/13. I am still completely on board with this whole process and look forward to it more than ever.

I am only 1 month into the 6 month diet and it’s already starting to be challenging. Thankfully my insurance doesn’t require a specific amount of weight to be lost prior to surgery. I can feel that I’ve already gained a few #’s back but isn’t that one of the 24,572 reasons I want the surgery? The 17 lbs I had lost so far came off very quickly and was mainly because I wasn’t eating much after I had 2 wisdom teeth extracted on 10/29. But like I said, this is one of the many reasons I want the surgery – I WILL gain the weight back without it.

Anyway, I’m extremely glad it’s Friday and that my vacation/sick/personal time will be replenished at my job on 1/1/11. I’ve been without any time off since 8/10 which really isn’t too long but anytime I’ve had an appt I’ve had to make up the time. I have already signed up for a week’s vacation in January and I can’t wait! I have no plans but I can always find stuff to do. I’m lucky because I get another week of vacation in 2011 because of the length of time I’ve been at my job. So, I will be able to add some of that time to the disability I will be taking after the surgery to receive closer to a full paycheck instead of 60%.

Before I go, I’ve decided that with each blog post I’m going to write a reason as to why I want the surgery and please don’t judge me by my sometimes non-holier-than-thou reasons. This is reason 1,247: I can’t wait to be able to wear a rockin’ pair of beautiful, just below the knee, low-heeled leather boots with leggings and a great top and look awesome!

Happy Friday!

~ Megan

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