Ready or Not - Here I Come!

Sep 30, 2013

October 28, 2013 - My BIG Day!!  I received my letter of approval from the insurance company last week (it was actually dated the same day the surgeon's office submitted it)!! 

So now I'm making lists, re-reading all the preparation notes/tips I can find, starting to shop to stock the pantry - so freaking excited!!  I go for my preop appointment on October 15 and will get my shakes that day and then start the 5 shakes a day until the day of surgery.  I go for hospital registration on October 16 to finalize the paperwork and then I'm just coasting until the 28th.

As someone who has never had surgery and really has never felt real severe pain, I'm nervous about the recovery, but I also realize that this should be temporary whereas the pain of being obese has been day in and day out for 15+ years and continuing to live with that pain is not an option.

I'm in a great place emotionally, have a peaceful and drama-free life and am very content overall - love my home, my job, my life and the only thing in my way is MORBID OBESITY!  I can't wait to feel better, have more energy, be able to blend in instead of standing out and all the other NSVs that will come along the way. 

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