NikkiL2015
JULY 6th
Jun 26, 2015
The day can't get here soon enough! I find this is all I think about day and night! I feel obsessed with WLS and Food Logs. I read a post that said this is normal and just go with it, as you will get back to your normal life after you have focused on WL. I have taken a huge break from this so called "Life" to have this surgery and this journey. The first struggle was going on disability as the doctors said I couldn't work any more, then this gave me the medical coverage to afford the surgery. Then there was the finding the right facility and surgeon, being switched half way thru from Medicaid to Medicare having to find another facility/surgeon for the new pay source. Then, the actual process of being cleared for surgery.... that part actually didn't take so long, all the rest of this has taken a few years. Since January of 2012 for part of it, just researching and making the final ok yes decision, this is what I want, goes back as far as 2009. Anyway, here it is 2015, and I am preparing to have surgery in just 8 days.... I can't believe it's here! I still kind of have that "I won't believe it, till it happens" attitude, which the therapist says is bad, he says I'm a pessimist in that aspect, I told him I'm a realist with all the road blocks I've been up against. I only mentioned paperwork issues basically, but on top of all that there was the pre weight loss requirements and testing and so forth.... Thank God for Dr. Christopher Edwards in Springfield, MO. He told me, a month ago, when I asked him how much I had to lose before he would do the surgery, "that's why I'm doing the surgery". Told me not to stress and worry about things I would be fine, and to just follow his instructions on the 2 week pre-op diet we would be great! He did my mother's sleeve last year, she feels and looks amazing! I just can't wait for that to be me!!!! I feel I have no patience right now! Hmmm Sorry for such a long post.
All words of encouragement are welcome and wanted!!!!
Nikki L.
