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Well finally I go to my educational class on tuesday Feb-06-07 for 2-1/2 hours, they told me things will start to move a little more faster after the class. I had a complete physical and got to have a stress test done on Monday the 5th before the class then I got to go to the Lung doctor the day after the class will be on the 7th. Hopefully everthing will go alright, it is my family docotr putting me threw all the test's he want's to make sure everything is ok before I go under for the surgery. I will update my page when everything is over and I have more news on what is going to happen next!
UPDATE: Feb/05/07
I went to see the heart doctor and he was going to run a stress test on me but I WAS SO dehidrated thet he could not fine a vein to run a IV so he sent me home and told me to come back in a week to try again!
Feb/06/07
I went to Hickory for my educational class and I got to meet with the staff and they weighed me in and took all my measurements and insurance info, they had to have that LOL. I also got to meet he surgen as a group meeting he told us all about the surgery and what will happen that big day and answered some question wer had. They told us after it was over to go home now and wait on them to call with more dates and appointments.
Feb/07/07
I went to the Lung doctor this day to have my breathing checked before surgery, the man really put me threw the mill, I think that was the most I walked in a year LOL but all in all he gave me the green light and wished me the best of luck in my surgery!
Feb/12/07
I had my stress test done today and the doctor told me that my heart checked out great for a guy my size, I had to step up and down on these foot stools because he said I weighed to much for his tread mill. I told him that the reason why I was having the surgery was because I was tired of bastards like when telling me I'm too fat for this or too fat for that! But anyways all I got to do now is sit back and wait until all of my results are sent in and I get the phone call to go see the surgen and to set my surgery date. ALRIGHT I'm getting closer.
Feb/16/07
Well today the weight loss clinic called me and said the surgen was looking over my file and he wanted me to lose weight before I have my surgery, how crazy does that sound. They want me to only eat one low Cab meal a day and drink Slim-Fast the rest of the day, think about it a fat guy stop eating. It will be a crazy time in the old house for the next few weeks now! I thought I was bad when I quit smoking but now they want me to almost stop eating, well I'm going to give it a try I went out today and bought 50 bucks worth of Slim-Fast to start on my journey. I got to weigh in on March 6 to see how it is going so I will post more on that day. Wish me luck!
Feb/24/07
Bad news again today, the weight loss clinic called me again and told me that my family doctor did not take the time to keep a record of me being on any diet. Well since Medicare wants people to show proof that you have been on a diet for atleast 6 months or longer under a doctors care that means I'm screwed... I will have to go to my doctor now and start all over again with him keeping a record of my weight loss or gain for the next 6 months before Medicare will approve me. I just dont know how the doctor will be able to keep track of how I'm doing when it was like the last time, he has no way to weigh me! His scale's only go to 350 pounds and I weigh 465 pounds, so that means I will have to lose 115 pounds before he can start logging in my weight. Well Medicare has really got me this time, they finally found a way to stop me or either slow me down from my surgery! I don't know what I'm going to do now... I guess I will keep sitting here at home and and let Medicare pay for all of my doctor bill's and medicine as my health gets worser and worser. If I could have had the surgery the doctor's told me my health would get better and I could even go back to work like a man again. But thanks to Medicare I will stay fat and on disability!
April /9/07
Well I finally went on April 3rd to Hickory for my first visit with my surgen, after a 1-1/2 hour drive there and a 45 minute wait until I was able to see him he spent about 10 minutes with me and told me I had to lose 63 pounds before he would do the surgery. This guy is the only one close to me where I can go and now he tells he he wont do it until!!! I tols him I have never lost that much weight at one time in my entire life, but no good he said I'm sorry but that is the way it is so I told him well you really just told me I cant have the surgery EVER! I got 3 weeks to try and lose some weight and call him back and let him know how I did, hopefuly I can lose some or enough to where he will do it. I will post more when I find out more, so please everyone hope and pray I can do something.
August 3, 2007
Well my time is finally here I got my surgery date and it will be on August 27 of 2007, I go for my Pre-Op on the 16th and I hope everything comes out well. If there is anyone who can offer me a few clothing items I really need them because I have already lost 35 pounds getting ready and Im finding my cloths are getting to big for me now!
