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Well, It's officially past my surgiversary,(12/9/09) and I'm down 60 lbs!! I canNOT believe how fast it's gone by. My weight loss is slower now, but I don't mind at all. I go to the gym now every morning after droping off my boys at school. I feel soooo good. I LOVE buying clothes and looking in the mirror. I'm actually able to buy clothes at a "regular" store, not the "fat girl" store. I haven't seen my surgeon in a while or my nutrtionist, but I plan on making appts to see them. I don't want to not go, I think mentally, having them still a part of my life will keep me grounded. Anyway, just wanted to post my latest, I haven't been on the computer much, so therefore, I haven't been on here in forever.  Til next time!!

Well, I'm 5 months out now and I'm down 42 lbs.  I feel great. Better than I have in a real long time. I started running at intervals, like I'll run at 5.8 for like a minute or minute and a half, then walk for 2-3 minutes at 3.5, then run again. I just recently upped it to 6.0, but go back and forth.  I've read online that it's better to do it that way then just to run for a 1/2 straight, because it raises and lowers the heart rate, which is better for weight loss and towards the aerobic end of it. I fit in my jeans that I haven't worn in God knows how long and they look good on me.  I'm sitting on the back of my husbands Harley and I see the difference in my legs (look thinner) and in the room between us. I actually have space between my boobs and my husbands back! LOL!  I feel my confidence coming back and it feels sooooo good!! I just recently added an app on my iphone that keeps track of your calories, fat, and protein, which is really helpful.

Well, yesterday (3/2/10) I went for my 1st adjustment.  I have to say, I was very excited, but very nervous at the same time.  But it was nothing!! I couldn't believe it.  All I felt was a little stick, then I had to sit up, drink water he adjusted it drank some water and that was it, he pulled the syringe out and it was done. Just as easy as that.  I left feeling so relieved! LOL!! Whew! I have 5cc's.  And I'm on liquids again. 

Well, on December 9th 2009, I received the Lapband.  It's only 5 days ago and I'm already feeling better. I'm sore, and obviously cant do the normal day to day things, but for the most part, I'm doing great.  I do miss chewing on food..lol. But all in due time.  I'm soooo excited to start my new life.  I look forward to the days where I can run around with my boys and play and not be embarrassed or winded.  I look forward to putting on a sexy dress for my husband and have his eyes pop out of his head..lol.  He's always telling me how beautiful I am, but I never really feel that way, and I love him for loving me, all of me.   Oh and I really look forward to looking hot on the back of my husbands Harley!! WOO HOO!!  I've always hated being at a traffic light and just feeling like everyone is looking at my fat ass!!  I'm excited to start eating healthier and being able to exercise. 
I'm just really happy!!

Well, finally after trying again for the 2nd time to get approval for inpatient care, my insurance still denied me the inpatient, BUT my Dr is going to do outpatient for me.  Supposedly, Dr Ferzli does not do outpatient, and I'm the 1st. Which I find a bit odd, but whatever, it's finally going to get done!!! My surgery date is December 9!!! And NO I do NOT care that it's right before Christmas!!! I'm just soooo freaking happy!!!

Well, it's been a while since my last update. So here it is. In the beginning of August I signed my consent and they sent it to the insurance. Well today, I received a letter saying I was denied. I was so upset. I cried all morning. I must've read it a dozen times, because it wasnt really making sense to me.  Then I put a post up about it in one of the forums, and one of the members asked me exactly what it said, so I typed it word for word. She made a great point, and now that I read it over again, it does sort of make sense.  She said that it sounds like they are just denying any extra inpatient stay.

I often get my hopes up so high sometimes and I'm quickly knocked down. It's happened all throughout my life. So I guess I just could'nt get passed that 1st sentence "From the clinical information received, medical necessity of an acute inpatient hospitalization for the laparoscopic banding gastric procedure being requested has not been established. "  All I saw in my mind was NOPE, WE'RE HERE TO KNOCK YOUR DREAMS OUT FROM UNDER YOU. 

Thank you clarifying that to me. (you know who you are, not sure if you want me to post your name)

              Hi, well, just to keep updated, On Monday night, around 9:30 the nurse called and told me that they had a cancellation and wanted to know if I wanted to come and get it done, instead of waiting until July!  Thankfully I have a wonderful husband and he told me to pack my pillow and go...hehe!! Normally you would go in at 9 (in my case it was later)  they would wake you up at 6 am and then you would shower and head home.  My husband was supposed to be in his office at 6 am to start his route, (good thing he's the owner...lol). He just had his driver pick him up. I told the nurse and she told me she would wake me up at 5:45. She forgot but that;'s OK, I was up at 6 and just went straight home and showered at home.  It was funny what I looked like driving home.  My hair was sticking up all over the place and I had little pieces of gauze pasted to my head!! LOL! People probably thought I'm a nut! 
              The test wasn't toooo bad, i was supposed to sleep on my back, which I dint do normally, due to the fact it's not comfortable ( I have a large chest), so I tried to sleep half on my side with wires attached to my head, legs, arms... not the best sleep I've had. Then I woke at about 3 am, had to pee soooooo bad, and I couldn't just up and walk to the bathroom with all the wires so I calling her (which she told me to do in case I did have to visit the girls room) and no answer, I called her like 5 times.... so by the time I woke up I was so bloated that I couldn't even go! LOL.  Sorry, I know, to much info.
            The room was very nice, it was a bedroom, private, own bathroom, a dresser with a mirror, towels, nice curtains. not at all what I had envisioned in my mind. 
         Anyway, that's my sleep apnea testing experience.

     On Friday, 5/1, I went to the pulmonologist. Had all the required testing done and I was told that everything was very good. Then the Dr asked me the traditional questions,  if I snore, I told him, according to my husband, rarely, and if I do, it's very light. Then he asked me if I'm tired during the day, I told around 2 or 3 o'clock, but I also have 2 boys at home, ages 3 & 6.
Well, now he wants to do a sleep apnea test, he'll do a split test (do it in 1 night instead of 2) because I'm going for the surgery.  He made it seem it's his standard procedure, but from what I can tell, noone I know that has had WLS had to have this done, unless the showed signs of sleep apnea. I guess those little things are signs, I don't think they are, but I guess better safe then sorry. 
     The thing that is upsetting is , they don't have any appointments available until July, that's when I was hoping to have the surgery. They did say that they would call me if anyone canceled and would keep me priority.  But lets face it, how many time have I heard that from a Dr's office??lol. Anyway,i guess it's just a bump in the road. Nothing serious, but just annoying.

Let me start off by saying the seminar at my local hospital never happened, because of the snow that day, they cancelled it.  But I did go and meet with my surgeon and the counselour on Monday, 3/16.  I am now offically on the road to my new life and couldnt be happier.
They gave me a checklist on all the things that need to be done before they get the clearance for the surgery.  Like going to the Gastroentorologist, get lab work done, etc. I also have to go to two of their post-op meetings, where I'll meet people like me, going in and even people who've had it done already. 
I'm still going to the seminar at the hospital next month. They hold a seminar 1x a month. Anything I can do to help me with information. Although I have to say, the counselor was very happy with the fact that I already had alot of knowledge and did some homework on it. She even had recommended this site to visit, but I already did that!  LOL.
I have an appt with my general physician next week, obviously I have to see him once a month until approval. Then he will recommend the other dr's that i need to see.
So, here I am, on the road to my life. This is going to be an exciting and scary journey. But one that I am looking forward to.

I go on Monday (3/2/09) to a free Weight Loss Surgery Seminar at my local hospital. And for me, I guess what is so exciting is that my husband is coming along, not just for his own questions to be answered, but for moral support as well.

When I first started pondering the idea of weight loss surgery, it was about 2 yrs ago.  It's taken me up until now to finally make the decision and go ahead with it.  As I spoke with my husband about it, he was a little apprehensive. Which I do understand why, in the past, we've always heard the horror stories related to the surgeries.  We've had someone close to us actually come very close to dying.  But keep in mind, this is when gastric bypass 1st came out, I don't even know how many years it's been.  But since then, you hear mainly good things.  Years have passed which has helped in getting out those "kinks". 

I've been to my PCP, had the blood work and chest x-rays done.  Found out I have an underactive thyroid, so now I'm on medication.  In a way it was a bit of a relief, only because it explains on why I've been having more problems than usual with losing weight. But that's only a small small percentage.

Speaking to family members, have been different with reactions.  My mom is all for it. She wants to see me at my weight, healthy and happy.  My mother in law (whom I am very close with)  has had different feelings. She is against it. Again, because she has only heard the horror stories and is worried for my health, but she can also be a bit stubborn in her views,which is also one of the reasons I love her so much.

As for my friends, my best friend since I was 9 y/o is by my side all the way. She has struggled with her weight all her life as well, and she is on the short side which is sometimes harder, but she's always managed to lose weight and keep it off for a while,but she's never been extremely over weight. She told me that she cant wait for me to lose the weight so she can take me shopping and make me sexy...lol.     My other friend, knocks people who get surgery, not where she makes fun of them, but she's also the type of person if she was a candidate for the surgery she would do it, but because she's not, she wont  say positive things about it.  When i told her I was thinking about it, she told me, You don't look like your over 100 lbs over weight, your well proportioned, just leave it alone. But if you ask me, I think she's afraid that i will finally be thinner than her.  She is overweight herself, probably about 60 lbs over. We've always "dieted" together. She is the type of person that gets jealous very easily but wont admit it.   So I guess in a way, that does show you just who your real friends are.

I'm so happy to finally be taking this 1st step in my new life.  I've actually had so many feelings, happy, scared, angry (becasue I am so overweight), then back to happy and scared at the same time.

Well, here's to Monday!!!