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 Hi Everyone, ,
I want to than everyone or their encouraging words, They mean a lot to me, I'm finally home thank the Lord. I'm a little sore from one of the incisions, but I'm happy to be alive. Once again thanks everyone.

 Well everyone today is my surgery :) my hubby and I are at the Cleveland Clinic waiting for me to be rolled into the ER. I am so nervous and I don't know why. I think it maybe because I have always had a fear of hospitals I don't know... Keep me in your prayers. Talk to you guys when I wake up and can hold my iPad without too much pain :) ...

 Only three more days to go... I have a scheduled time for my surgery. I have to be at the Cleveland Clinic at 8:30 a.m. on Monday; that means I have to get up at 6:30 to shower, get dressed, and drive  30 plus the 30 mins of morning rush hour traffic. Now that i know the time of my surgery is making this all so real for me. I can't believe I've come this far and after Monday March 26, 2012 I'll be going further......

Man these days and weeks have flown by so fast. My baby girl had her birthday party on St. Patties day. It was a huge success. She had a blast!! Her zebra print and pink theme turned out to be a hit, the kids had a blast swimming, playing games, busting open the pinata, and of course eating lots of cake and junk food. I can't believe as of yesterday she is now 7 years old. I can remember the day I had her; man kids really do grow up fast. If I blink to long I'm afraid I'll miss something. Well, I'm heading down into the home stretch. I can't believe I'm only 4 days away from the beginning of a new me; I am so nervous but so excited. I had my pre-op appointment yesterday, I was poked and prodded all day. I was at the darn Cleveland Clinic from 9:45 until 4:30. I met with my surgeon who said everything is good to go, I met with my cardiologist who thinks my heart is GREAT, and I met with admitting. I think I'm nervous because of pain; I am pretty good with pain and I have always used 800mg Motrin for pain relief but now I can't use Motrin any more and I can't have oxycodone, percoset, vicodine, or anything similar to those. So I'm very nervous about what pain meds I'll be given other than that I'm ready!!!!! I have my mom and darling hubby here for support and my mom is a big time prayer warrior so I know I'm in good hands. I can't believe it's almost here!!!!

 My surgery date is getting closer  I'm so excited. Only 18 more days. I have my pre-op appointment on March 21st which sucks cause that's my baby girl's birthday. I'm supposed to bring in cake and juice for her class that day. I'm going to have to be at the Cleveland Clinic by 10 which means my hubby is going to have to be the one to take everything in. I can't believe the time is going by so quick. I'm NERVOUS but more of an ANXIOUS NERVOUSNESS....I can't wait!!!

Started my liquid diet today event though I really don't have to start until 2wks before my surgery. I figured I'd get a jump start on it since I'll be having liquids for a few weeks. I researched and taste tested a few protein shakes and liked none of them; I knew I wouldn't I'm so darn picky. I did settle on the Slim-Fast Low Carb shake in Creamy Chocolate. It has 20g of protein which is what my doctor wanted me to have. The slim fast shake is okay, just wish it didn't have an after taste.  I also stacked up on sugar free jello and popsicles since I can have those as long as I stay within the 800 calorie range. I'm so excited! The days are moving along quickly. The only thing that sucks is that I am the one preparing all the food for my daughter's birthday party plus she has two cakes; one is a center piece the other is for the guests. I won't be able to have any of the delishesness I prepare, but the surgery is well worth not having the food because I'll be able to walk around Disney World and enjoy the rides when we go in the summer. I won't get tired or out of breath because I won't be as heavy anymore! 

 Yesterday I had an echo cardiogram done because my doctor noticed some things going on with my heart. My doctor and his nursing staff works really quick because I had my results back by 3pm and I went at 9 that morning. The results stated that I have mild pulmonary hypertention, trivial triscuspid and mitral valve regurgitation, and mild pulmonary congestion. Y'all I completely freaked! I immediately called my doctor but was greeted with the voice mail of his nurse Ms. Beth (love her!). So this morning Beth returned my call; she said that there is NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!!   She said that all the results did was suggest that I had a small chance of these issues. She said that everything was because of my sleep apnea and after surgery and weigh loss these issues should go away. HALLELUJAH!!!! I was so worried about my health. I'm only 31 and I can't have heart problems already. My Nana past away from heart issues. I was so scared. My doctors nurse reassured me that everything is good and that surgery is still set. I'm counting down my days you guys and I'm so excited. 

 My surgery may have hit a road block. My doctor's office called me on Friday to tell me that I have to have another Echo-cardiogram done. They said that my first one I did in September came back showing signs of pulmonary cardio vascular issues and fluid in my lungs. I asked the nurse to better explain it but she couldn't. I then asked why it took them 5 months to look at the results from the test; again she had no answer. She then preceded to tell me that I need to schedule to have another one done ASAP, but she doesn't think it will affect my surgery. I asked my sister who used to be an EKG tech who is now an EEG tech what it was and she said that it could either mean there could be problems with my heart or my lungs and that when I go in on Wednesday to have another echo-cardiogram done to have them specify which. I'm so worried. I don't want to get on the operating table and the have something go wrong, my heart stop, or something worse. I'm only 32 I can't understand why I would be having heart problems already. I'm leaving this issue in the hands of the Lord. Please pray for me y'all. 

 My doctor's nurse called me back and gave me three options for my surgery date. One is March 20th which is a day before my baby girl's 7th birthday, March 26th which is 2 days after her party, and April 17th. I don't have the slightest clue which day I should choose. I'm thinking about the 26th so I can get it done and over with, but I'm also thinking about April 17th because it will give me a better time frame to fly my mom in from Florida so she can be here to help me with the kids.  Help! Somebody help me choose! I have to choose asap! I'm so excited but I'm nervous too. I don't want anything to go wrong during surgery. Y'all pray for me!
UPDATE!!!
WITH MUCH THOUGHT AND HELP FROM THE HUBBY, KIDS, FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND OF COURSE MY OH FAMILY/FRIENDS I HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE MARCH 26TH DATE FOR SURGERY!! I'M NOT GONNA LIE I'M NERVOUS Y'ALL, BUT I'M EXCITED TOO. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE FOR ME. HALLELUJAH!!!

 Hi Everybody,

I have been feeling a little like crap these past few days because I have some how caught a cold/virus/something. My nose is congested, stuffy on one side and runny on the other. I have a sore throat and a cough and I hav been getting little headaches here and there. I have been having a horrible time sleeping due to this darn cold; which makes sleeping with my sleep apnea machine a nightmare. I haven't been able to exercise for an entire week because my body is weak and sick! BUT today I got some good news to make this horrible cold not the focus anymore. I got home and I had a message on my voicemail from my doctor's office. It was the head nurse calling to tell me that my insurance company APPROVED me for surgery and she was calling to set up my surgery date.   Y'all I screamed to the top of my longs THANK U JESUS! GOD IS GOOD!  and then I jumped and said YES! Lol yes, I know it's sad but I'm so happy and so excited.  Medical Mutual only took a week to decided. I thought it would take at least a month; Lord knows I'm glad it didn't. I am finally getting to the point where my life is about to change drastically  My health is changing which means my life will change. Being healthier and smaller will give me many more opprotunites to do more things like ride my bike with my kids around the neighborhood. I am so excited! I will call the nurse back tomorrow to set up the surgery date. I am walking in a new beginning.