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So I know I have been really bad and not posted in a while. I have had alot going on at home and at work. So anyway, here is my update so far and hopefully I will be able to update alot more from now on.

The surgery experience wasn't as bad as anticipated. I think the anticipation was the worst part of it. I did have alot of gas pains, but walking helps alot. You feel better everytime you walk. The fact that I couldn't move in the bed was aggrevating. The drain didn't hurt at all, it felt a little wierd from every now and then

When I first came out of surgery I was afraid to drink or sip. The hardest part about all of this is learning my limits. I still have old habits come back to haunt me from time and again. I'll start eating fast and before I know it I swallow without chewing all very good. I end up getting sick. Talk about pain. It hurts really bad.

My biggest goal now is to remember to eat and then make myself. It's not that I am not hungry, but I can't eat the way i use to and it's hard for me to give in to eating at all because of that. as for fluids I am doing pretty good getting them in.

Everything physically has been really good. The past three days I have been very tired. Well I have to go, but I  will update more frequently.

1 More day. Getting exited/nervous.  Bowel prep tomorrow. YUCK.  Surgery is Tuesday at 8:30am. Wish me luck.

I FINALLY have a date! It is September 14th, 2010. I am so excited about it.

My grandparents are in from florida and at this past saturday morning about 2:30 am my abuelo had a stroke.  I am so sad , but glad that he is here instead of so far away. it only mildly affected the left side of his body. His biggest problems are swallowing and talking. I know he wishes he was home.  I knew something was going to happen because I am never allowed to be too happy for too long. I just didnt expect it to be this. I wish I could make it better. It could be worse, but will hopefully make a full recovery. 

I have to start my liquid diet on August 31st, but I think I am going to start slowly transitioning into it now. I need to order my vitamins and protein shakes.


I lost faith that I would ever get a date. Now to make it to D day or better yet S day. I am trying to rev my self up for surgery.  I was so into it at the begining of the year, but with all the delays I lost sight of it. Nothing will stand in my way now that I have an end in sight.

I have finished the pre-op program with mission hospitals weight management program. I got a call saying that I will be contacted by the end of August to schedule my surgery in September.  I am so anxious for a date. I know it will happen when it's suppose to. I just didn't think it would take so long. they told me 4-8 months. By the time i have my surgery it will be 10 months. I know it's been a while since my last post, but I have really been waiting for some news to post.

I had my endoscopy a few weeks ago, and it wasn't so bad except my veins wouldn't cooperate. I will post more when I get my date.

  So I have 3 more lbs to go, but I think I am going to try for 8 more so I will be in a safe zone.  I go back to the doctor on April 1st. It will be my last Dr.'s  appointment until I see the surgeon. I have 9 more days to go so thats a pretty big goal.  I am so proud of myself.

Sometimes I think, "you know, I can do this by myself". Then I remember how many times I have tried to end up even bigger in the long run. I am nervous and anxious. I am ready to get this going and get it done. I have accepted the fact that this probably wont happen until June so I am just sitting back and waiting.  I hope I dont have a ton of lose skin. I know I probly will have some from when I was pregnant.  Time will tell in the mean time, I am looking forward to this year. 2010 the year I lose all my excess weight and finally feel good about myself.

YAY. I lost 12 lbs so I have 7 more to get to my goal weight before surgery. I go back to the doctor on April 1st.  That should be plenty of time. I will hopefully have more than that off. I am feeling very moody lately. I think it's just because of my diet. I don't have the patients i used. I can't just swallow all my stresses any more with a big bite of something thats wrong for me.  So Im going to keep on trucking.

So tomorrow I go to my last program class and I also see the doctor. I feel ive done very well since the last time I went. I was 276 on their scale the last time I weighed. Today when I woke up I was 262.5 I was sooooooooooo happy. That means only about 6 lbs to go to be recommended to the surgeon. I have been trying really really hard and excercising. My knee is killing me and I am STARVING. I want to eat everything I see! I can't wait to have this surgery and have some relief. I know the two week is going to be tough, but if there is an end in sight I can do it.

I am hoping they will say you have lost a considerable lets send you to the surgeon. lol yea right, but that would be great.  I will have one more doctors appoinment after this one to get the 5lbs off. I am sooooooooooooo Excited!  so we will see what happens tomorrow. 

Yesterday I went back to the doctor and I had lost 2lbs blah. I have to get down to 257.8 I am 273 right now. So I am really going to get with the program. I meet with the doctor again on March 11 along with my final class.  I will then meet with her one more time after that in order to be referred to the surgeon. They will not refer me unless I lose the weight. So i have to get really serious about this now. I have been pretending like it is somethig that will never come but it's almost here. 

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea a couple weeks ago. Waiting for my Cpap machine.

On a good note, I don't have to pay 600 dollars for my Psych eval. I only have to pay 40 whooo a whopping 560 difference.

So here is my upcoming agenda

March 11 doc & class appt
March 02 psych eval
march 29 eye appt.
waiting for my cpap

Not much time to really blog dinner is cooking. gotta serve the family.

update later

So, Its Febrary 16, 2010 & I am becoming a bit frustrated with this weather. It seems like when I schedule a doctors appointment, I am scheduling it to snow. I have had to reschedule five doctors appontments so far.  I scheduled 3 appointments for presidents day because I was off, well the news called for 3-5 inches and icy roads. So I relunctantly rescheduled them. No sooner than I hang up the phone it quites snowing the sun comes out and the roads where fine. AAAAAHHHHHH!


So enough with that, what can I do. It is what it is, que sera sera.


I thought I would Post my Progress so far with all that I have been through and money I have spent out of pocket.

So Here it is:

11/20/09: Attended Information Session
12/15/09: Got Doctors Refferal - Thyroid dose had to be uped to .200 mg
12/23/09: Attended Orientation Class
12/23/09: Paid $50 Registration Fee
12/30/09: Consult with Physician Assistant assesed I was a good Candidate for surgery.
12/30/09: Paid 200 of the 450 total due to the program. I currently owe 200 Bucks at my next Doc appt. on 2/22/09
01/18/10: Stress Echo at 9:00 am Diagnosed with Patent Ductus Aetriosis (PDA)
01/20/10: Met with Dietician at 1:00pm
01/23/10: Sleep Study
02/09/10: Education Class #2 Basic Nutrition
02/12/09: Diagnosed with Sleep Apnea. Another sleep study is scheduled to fit a CPAP machine 

Scheduled appointments for:
02/22/10: Education Class #3 Post Op Diet
02/22/10: Doc appt # 2 at 11:30 after class pay remaining $200


Need to complete the following to see surgeon:
* Weigh 257.8 - currenlty 271.8
* 2 more Doc appoinments
* 2 Education class
* Meet with Account Rep.
* Pre surgical testing: Lab work, Chest x-ray, Barium Swallow or EGD

This my first post on here.  I am 25 years old, I have two boys, and a wonderful husband of 4 years. I have been overweight all my life, always trying to lose weight, never succeeding. I guess thats why I am here today creating my profile.  I weighed in at 271.8 at my last doctors appointment.

I began thinking about having wls back in September of 2009, but I did not attend the information seminar until November. Other than attending the seminar, I recieved my doctors refferal, attended one of the required classes, and consulted with the Doctor at the Weight Managment Center. I am now waiting to have my sleep study(meet doctor on January 12th), Echocardiagram (Jan. 18th),Dieatician (jan. 20th), and next doc appt. (jan 29th). I have paid half of the 250 out of the 400 required for the program. I will need to pay the last 200 at the next doc appt. 

I was pretty bumed about my psych eval next month.  I have BCBSNC and I will have to pay my portion of the evaluation, which is 600 buckaroos.....my husband first words when I told him where "Holy SH$$!.", but then he said I was worth it and deserved to be happy.   Which was a relief to hear.

I am very nervous that I am going to spend all this money on this, and be denied by my insurance.  The up side is, the lady that deals with the insurance companies says that they are pretty easy to approve this if you meet all the requirments they list (which I do).  

I originally started off wanting the Lap Band, but I have switched over to the RNY GB. I have so much weight to lose on my small 5'3 frame.  I will post more later when I have more time. Until then.....