Megan H
10/18/05
Oct 17, 2005
I still have 2 days before my eval. I heard from the nurse at Dr Tomita"s office. She wanted to let me know that Dr. A said that everything was ok for my stomach. She also wants me to keep an exercise diary. I wish I would have started this sooner. The more I thought about it, I realized that it would be helpful for the Dr. that is treating my back injury. I also found out that my BMI that there office has to use for me is 39. :( Just off by one. I swear I should have went there in July when I weighed 14 lbs more. So now I made an appointment to see the lung Dr. I go there tomorrow. He runs the sleep clinic and I am going to ask him to write a letter to help with getting the approval from the insurance company.
Still no smoking or pop. I have had alot of my coworkers say..you can drink tea or coffee. The thing is I just dont like those drinks. I like caffeine, plain and simple. If I even have one drink of tea or coffee...I would bet I would be chugging on a 2 liter of Dt Coke.
I am however drinking almost a full gallon of water. I drink it room temp. Goes down smoother that way.
I really have to thank my husband for his support right now. He quit smoking with me. A main reason I have had trouble in the past is that he still smoked, taking this difficult step with me is huge on his part and all I can say is "thanks honey"
The beginning
Oct 12, 2005
Now I hope I am doing this right. I have been interested in wls for a couple years. A back injury at work is what really pushed me to seek more information.
So far I have consulted with the surgeon. My pcp has agreed to write my letter for the insurance company. I was really worried that my pcp would not agree. He did say that after hearing what the pulmonary specialist had to say that he thought it would be to my benefit to lose weight.
I met with the Dr. M who will oversee my care after surgery. I already know that he is a fantastic physician. It is calming knowing that he will be handling all medical concerning the surgery.
I had my EGD done last week and Dr. A has sent the thumbs up for surgery.
great. So no turning back after making it this far.
I have been drinking lots of water...almost a gallon a day. Chewing my food up. This is harder then I will have my psych. eval on the 20th. Now I have to say, I feel real positive about this meeting. I do think it will consist of 2 to 3 parts due to my health insurance. I will know for sure once I go
The surgeon"s nurse is a real nice lady. She is the connection to getting it all done. I know she is concerned I will have trouble with my psych. eval. I was joking with DR. M and asked if he had a manual I could use to study up for it. He went and asked the nurse if she could get me a study guide for the eval. I walked away thinking he was joking around. I think the nurse thinks he was serious. Shoot maybe he was and it just went over my head.
I just know at this point I need to worry about the eval. I really am not going to worry. I know how I feel. I know there will be HUGE changes that will arrive due to the procedure. I have already tried to adjust certain things involving my eating behaviors now.
I was a smoker and I decided before I even looked into having this done, that I had to quit. It just does not make sense to have this surgery and continue to smoke. Smoking harms the stomach. Why would I want to hurt my pouch. I quit this past summer. It was hard the 1st week. Got better everyday. Then I went back to work after being off for 3 months. I work 7p - 7a. I always felt like the only reason I ever got to take breaks was because I was smoker. Now I am figuring out what to do during my breaks. I see so many workers never leave the floor because there is nothing to do that late at night.
Last week I gave up pop. Now I thought I was cutting back a little at a time and would do well once I cut myself off. Monday was my 1st day without pop. UGH what a horrible week. I had a dull headache allllllll week and was sooooo tired. Today is friday and it is the first time I feel it sounds. Easy to get distracted when you have 2 little boys wanting your attention too.
I will update more after my eval with DR. W
So far I have consulted with the surgeon. My pcp has agreed to write my letter for the insurance company. I was really worried that my pcp would not agree. He did say that after hearing what the pulmonary specialist had to say that he thought it would be to my benefit to lose weight.
I met with the Dr. M who will oversee my care after surgery. I already know that he is a fantastic physician. It is calming knowing that he will be handling all medical concerning the surgery.
I had my EGD done last week and Dr. A has sent the thumbs up for surgery.
great. So no turning back after making it this far.
I have been drinking lots of water...almost a gallon a day. Chewing my food up. This is harder then I will have my psych. eval on the 20th. Now I have to say, I feel real positive about this meeting. I do think it will consist of 2 to 3 parts due to my health insurance. I will know for sure once I go
The surgeon"s nurse is a real nice lady. She is the connection to getting it all done. I know she is concerned I will have trouble with my psych. eval. I was joking with DR. M and asked if he had a manual I could use to study up for it. He went and asked the nurse if she could get me a study guide for the eval. I walked away thinking he was joking around. I think the nurse thinks he was serious. Shoot maybe he was and it just went over my head.
I just know at this point I need to worry about the eval. I really am not going to worry. I know how I feel. I know there will be HUGE changes that will arrive due to the procedure. I have already tried to adjust certain things involving my eating behaviors now.
I was a smoker and I decided before I even looked into having this done, that I had to quit. It just does not make sense to have this surgery and continue to smoke. Smoking harms the stomach. Why would I want to hurt my pouch. I quit this past summer. It was hard the 1st week. Got better everyday. Then I went back to work after being off for 3 months. I work 7p - 7a. I always felt like the only reason I ever got to take breaks was because I was smoker. Now I am figuring out what to do during my breaks. I see so many workers never leave the floor because there is nothing to do that late at night.
Last week I gave up pop. Now I thought I was cutting back a little at a time and would do well once I cut myself off. Monday was my 1st day without pop. UGH what a horrible week. I had a dull headache allllllll week and was sooooo tired. Today is friday and it is the first time I feel it sounds. Easy to get distracted when you have 2 little boys wanting your attention too.
I will update more after my eval with DR. W
