Still Waiting

Sep 10, 2012

 So... It's been quite a while since my last post ...LOL

I've had a few appointments with Doctor Eliosoff.  He's awesome  He's helped me to better understand the surgeries and prepare for this process.  He submitted me to the registry in March.  

In March, I met with Doctor Dent at the Ottawa Weight Management Clinic (OWMC).  I was referred there by my family doctor (PCP).  My PCP didn't feel I needed surgery and sent me to OWMC for their OptiFast program.  After about 20 minutes, Dr. Dent agreed that surgery was my best option, and he submitted my name to the registry.

I attended the orientation session at OWMC on April 20th.  I had already done a lot of research, and didn't really learn anything new at the session.  At the session, they told us that the next step would be in a year    Holey Crap!...  Nothing will happen for a YEAR!!  that's a long time.

So... When you think you have a year to wait, what do you do?
* You dream about what life will be like when you're 'normal' sized... how much easire doing things will be.  How much more fun life will be ... and way cooler clothes (Thank God for PINTEREST ... I have the coolest board of clothes I would want if I were smaller)
* You sort the clothes you already have and try to picture yourself in the ones you've 'outgrown' 
* You find it very hard to pack to move, because every item of clothing that doesn't fit now, must be kept for the day when it does
 * You swear make the switch from high octaine coffee  and tea to decaf, once the colossal size can of Folgers that was opened a week before the orientation session is done (should be empty in another week)
* * You imagine how hyped you will be from drinking a Starbucks tripple vente white mocha after going cafine free, then get depressed, because you realise that after surgery you can't  have them anymore.
* You start to say goodbye to the naughty foods you love ... but it becomes one of those on agan, off again relationships.  Each time you atemp to make the break-up lasts a little longer
* You watch every Utube video you can find, relating to weight loss surgery... some more than once. 
* You hang out on OH  , reading people's experiences and getting even more information.   
* You start to worry about when your surgery will be.... because you know it won't happen at a time that is convenient for you.

You do a lot of other stuff, too... but i'll tell ya that later.

So, while hanging out on OH, I recently saw people who attended orientation after me,  posting a different timeline between orientation and the next step.   I called OWMC lat week and was told that it was 6-9 months to the next step .... It will be 6 months on September 20th, so I could hear from them any time between now and Christmas.  I really hope my apointments start soon.

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