Lisa G.
11-15-06
Nov 15, 2006
November 7, 2006 GO VOTE!
Nov 07, 2006
It has been awhile since I have updated, my schedule is pretty busy so I have less computer time. I just came off a big "test" weekend. I traveled out of town and took a sack of food with me so I would not be tempted to make bad choices. Although I did not eat my "bagged" food, I made good choices. Good enough that I had lost another 3.5 pounds this week. Puts me at 47.5 gone! It seems unreal. I cleaned out my closet to try to find something to wear to work. Man I have a ton of fat clothes! But I loved them! I almost hate to part with them but the time has come. I need to replace a few things. I did find a shirt I wanted to buy over the weekend and the only size they had it in was 2xl, and I refuse to buy a 2xl anymore, so I stuck to an xl and I have a feeling I will be giving that one away soon! I saw lots of family over the weekend, it was so awesome. I think everyone was impressed with my progress. The next time they see me I hope to be at my goal. Here's hoping! I will try to get new pics posted this week, I am a few behind.
Time flies when you are having fun!
Oct 24, 2006
October 2006
Oct 15, 2006
October 1, 2006
Yesterday was the Walk from Obesity in my area. My mom and I both participated. It was a 2 mile walk. I have not walked 2 miles without stopping since I have had my surgery so I knew I would be tired. After the first mile I was tired, but did not give up. The 2nd mile went much quicker. I walked most of it with Jen Kersey from The Biggest Loser season 2. She is quite inspirational. Plus I love that show anyways! Before I knew it the 2 miles was over! Just proof that with something to distract my attention from exercise it goes pretty quickly. After the walk, I went to the wellness center and signed up for a membership. WOW! Now I have to do something with it. They opened at noon today, so I got my things ready was there by 12:30 and walked 1 mile on the treadmill in 22 minutes which is really good for me. My highest speed was 3.6 and the whole time I walked at a 3% incline. Then I rode 5 miles on the bike in 20 minutes. After that I swam for 45 minutes. So I feel pretty exercised today. I plan to go back tomorrow. I cheated on my 1 week weigh in though. I normally would not weigh until Tuesday but they had a medical looking scale in the locker room so I thought I should check it there and compare to my scale at home to see what the difference is. Well the difference is I have lost 5 pounds since Tuesday. WOO HOO it’s starting to work! My new numbers: I have lost 23 lbs. Good Morning! News of the week, I won a 6 month membership to a local gym at the Walk from Obesity. So, I have gone to claim my prize, got all the paperwork filled out and..........I now have a personal trainer! We will be meeting 2 times per week. She knows I have had surgery, but will work with me on the weight loss and toning for starters. I can't wait. My first appointment with her is Sunday. I have her service for 10 weeks. So I can't wait to see the difference. Another big news for the week.....I picked up a few new things yesterday anticipating going back to work. I bought some 1x shirts and some smaller pants. I started out on a tight 24, and I bought 22 which fit very comfortably. I even fit the 20 but was not quite ready for those! Maybe in a few weeks. I see the Dr next week, so hopefully I have lost another 5 lbs or so. Still trying like heck to get my protein and my water in. May even try to get my son out jogging today, a slow jog that is. He was out of steam last night at tae kwon do when the instructor had them running sprints. I will post more later! TTFN October 8, 2006 What an exciting weekend it has been. Started out by going to the ER Friday night. I ate something I shouldn’t have for lunch. It made me sick, before I even left the restaurant, I could feel the frothy spits starting. Usually when that happens 30 minutes and it passes. Not this time. I was spitting and having horrible pains in my chest/pouch area. Let alone throwing up. I have never been one that could stick my finger down my throat but let me tell you, I became a pro! I had to have relief from this pressure in my chest. I threw up off an on for 9 hours before I called my Doc and headed to the ER. Hard to believe the amount of food that I eat can be thrown up that long, but oh yes it sure can. Along with everything else I drank to try to get this to pass, ice-tea, hot tea water papaya enzymes, etc. They took x-rays to see if they could see anything stuck those all looked good. They also gave me medicine to keep me from throwing up more which was the next best thing to sliced bread. For the first time since surgery I was thirsty, plus my throat was irritated from throwing up so much. But nothing to drink so they could monitor me. Finally I was allowed ice chips. At 2:00 am they told me they would more than likely keep me overnight for observation, but were waiting to hear back from my Dr. Low and behold at 5:30 am they took me to a room and got me settled in in time for the nursing staff change and the rounds to start. I AM TIRED PEOPLE! GET OUT! But I took whatever chance I had and caught some zz's. Bottom line, I have to have an Upper GI with dilation this coming week. The Dr said there was no concern of a stricture because food was in my pouch it was just not going out of my pouch, so they want to check the opening at the bottom of my pouch to make sure its fully open. Maybe this is why I can't eat or drink much cuz it takes forever to leave my pouch. Food wise that is ok with me, but I am not able to get my water in from always being FULL. I also started with my personal trainer today. Most of the time was spent doing my heath assessment, but we did do a few things to start on my ABS. She has another patient that has had WLS also so she is familiar with it. I can't wait to see "my" dr on Wednesday and get flamed by him for eating something that was not on my list of "authorized things to eat". Like puking my guts out for 10 hours was punishment enough, but whatever! October 13, 2006 Happy Friday the 13th~ Today I have my Upper GI. I am ready to be back to what I last remember as being normal. I had my 6 week check up this week and I return to work Monday. I am ready. Although I am wondering how I am going to fit everything into my schedule. This job thing just seems to get in the way sometimes. haha! So I am no longer going off my weight loss versus the hospital weight loss. I will stick with my records, it's easier to keep track. In that case I am down 35 lbs. I fit into jeans yesterday that used to be WAY too small. I saw a bunch of friends I hadn't seen in a long time, as in before surgery and they were all commenting on how good I looked. Incentive to work out more and harder so the next time we get together will be a change again. Well I will post more once my UGI is completed!
October 6, 2006
September 2006
Sep 02, 2006
September 1, 2006
I am home and back in action. Slow action that is. Surgery went very well. Pain is very minimal at least at this point. Feels good to be home though. The broth and jello aren't as bad as I thought. In fact, I have not been hungry at all. It is so hard to get the water in. Yesterday all I got in was 35 ounces. Only half of what I was suppose to get. So my main goal is to get my water in so that I know how to space it out. When I woke up this morning I had some of the worst pain I had felt since the surgery. But nothing I couldn't get past. I think it was just the fact that maybe I had pulled on my g-tube. OUCH! My vein blew this morning. So my hand is swollen bigger than a softball. And the anti-biotic they were pumping in is slowly leaking out. But man it sure felt good to take a shower in my own shower. It was so hard at the hospital to shower with my IV's in. I'm kind of tired, but it doesn't take much these days. So I am thinking of taking a nap and will update more later. September 5, 2006 Happy B-day to me. Not the way I planned on spending my b-day but hey this will make nest year all the more exciting. I am so ready for the tubes and drains to be out of me. That is the source of all my pain. Unfortunately I think I am stuck with the g-tube for awhile. I have my swallow test tomorrow morning. I think I have been swallowing pretty well but we will see. The I go back to Mercy Capital on Thursday to go over my results and have my post -op nutrition and exercise class. Next week I see the surgeon on Wednesday. I will post more tomorrow after my test! September 7, 2006 Happy B-day to Dad! I had my swallow test yesterday. The test itself was painless, but I had to take two swallows of barium for every shot they took and they took a lot. That stuff is nasty! My poor pouch was overwhelmed. To have to drink all that. So needless to say I was miserable. I even thought perhaps I was having my first dumping episode. I found out that was not the case, it was just the barium trying to get the heck out of my body as fast as possible. As you can imagine, diarrhea. Oh man that seemed to last forever. The Dr released me without saying anything so I assumed I was fine. Today I had my post-op diet and exercise class at Mercy Capital. It was basically the same things that we learned in the pre-op diet and exercise class. Just a refresher course. It is much different when you can actually relate to getting ready to eat your first solids. After class I saw the nurse. I swear
September 15, 2006 I had my appointment with Dr Smolik this past Wednesday. Everything appeared to be just fine. No infections in anything, I still have my g-tube. He said I could have it out if I was persistent but he would rather I keep it for another week. Heck I have had it 2 weeks already what’s one more week. I would rather error on the side of caution. So I have an appointment to have it removed next Tuesday. Can't wait. He broke the bad news to me that I am not exercising enough. I thought I was doing good to be up and walking what I was considering the pain from the g-tube that I have. But he said no it needs to be 20-30 minutes and hard enough to make me sweat and be out of breath. So I asked if I could use the treadmill and he said absolutely. So I came home that afternoon and walked 20 minutes on the treadmill and got off all sweaty and out of breath. I don't have to see him again until my 6 week check up which at that time he said I should be down 40 pounds. Man I hope, there is nothing I would like more than that. I hope I start losing again, its way too early to stall out now. I did not exercise on the treadmill yesterday. I took my son to the circus and all the walking I did form the parking lot to the arena, up and down all the steps and back to the parking lot; I was exhausted when I got home. But, I was back on the treadmill this afternoon, today I did a full 30 minutes. I had 2 tbsp of refried beans and 2 tbsp cottage cheese for dinner. It went down well. Yesterday before we went to the circus, I had a scrambled egg. I either ate too fast or did not chew well enough because I was in such pain. I felt like I needed to throw up, but couldn't, but I finally was able to but it was some of the frothy spits I have heard about. YUCK! But I felt 150% better afterwards. It was scary! So today I have been very careful. Susan called this afternoon with the results of my blood work from Wednesday. My potassium is low. They will call in liquid potassium to the pharmacy for me. She said it is very nasty to taste and to do whatever I could to get it down. I have to take it twice a day for 10 days then have it rechecked. She also said I had blood in my urine. Not sure what is up with that, but the Dr wants to hold off on any anti-biotic for now and see what happens. I am not having any symptoms that something is wrong. But I have the emergency number to call this weekend if anything develops. When I went to the pharmacy to pick up my script, I asked if it was a liquid and they said no. I said sorry, it has to be liquid. People have trouble with potassium on a regular stomach let alone my new pouch. Thanks but I don't need an ulcer. The pharmacy was going to call the Dr and get a script for the liquid. Enough for now, I didn’t realize I had that much to post. September 19, 2006 I had my g-tube removed today! I am so glad. I felt better the minute it was out. I also got to start eating some meat today, juts lean deli meats and chicken, tuna, fish and things like that. I had an ounce of chicken breast for breakfast. It was good! I took it very slow and very very very small bites. I soaked it in soy sauce to get it good and moist. I have promised my son we would eat at subway as soon as I could eat meat, so tonight after the support group meeting I took him to subway. Before I would eat a foot long in nothing flat. Tonight I got a 6 inch turkey breast, lettuce tomato and cucumber with American cheese. I ate the turkey breast meat and cheese and that was all. I was almost over my limit as I thought when I got up that it was all going to revisit me. But it ended up being fine. So, although I have felt like I never had surgery at times, the amount of food I can eat is proof. Three slices of deli meat, and I am thanksgiving day stuffed! I would have never believed that I would see that day. Tomorrow I see my PCP. September 26, 2006 4 weeks today. According to my calculations I am 28.5 lbs down from surgery. Of course the weight loss center does not give me credit for the 10 pounds I gained and lost while in the hospital. So 18.5 on their records. Today was the first time I have weighed in a week and it was killing me. It still wasn't what I had wanted to see only 1 lbs in the last week, but that is better than the 0 lbs in the last 3 weeks. I have done nothing but throw up this week so I figured it would have been more. Beggars can't be choosers! I need to be more active, I just can't find the energy to do it. I can't get the water in because I throw it up, I can't get the protein in because I throw it up. I can eat small things during the day but anything that I eat after 5:00 comes back up. I think my body is rejecting me! Clothes are fitting better so the inches are coming off. But to me the number on the scale means more than how the clothes fit. My son started Taekwondo last night and I was to start with him, but not sure its a good idea until I get released by the Dr. So I sat and observed. That is a lot of work but looks rewarding. He is a little overweight so we are hoping this will keep him busy and active to reduce the weight. Running pushups I hope I can handle all that! I'm sure it will be just fine!
August 2006
Jul 31, 2006
August 5th August 11, 2006 two and a half more weeks.... will I make it......man it is hard. Hard trying to lose weight, hard not eating everything that you know you will never get to eat again. I just love carbs, no matter what kind! I have been having a protein shake for breakfast and it seems to be working. We will see come next week when I have to weigh at the Dr's office. My family and friends are all getting excited and I am also, but the emotional side is starting to kick in. What if something bad happens etc? I am still very leery of what life will be like on the other side. After all I have never been there, not even for a visit. I have been talking to a lady I work with that is about 2 years out. She has given me so much advice and information it has been great. At least I know someone personally that I can turn to and say I feel like crap! Help! Am I crazy??!! Time is flying with last minute thoughts of things to get done before surgery. 8-18-06 I had my pre-op class and testing yesterday. All I can say is OUCH! I am going to be a real pain in the butt if this is the beginning of the road I am going down. The arterial blood gas, I had heard it hurt but WOW! I have a bruise that is part way up my arm; I am swollen and very tender. I can normally tolerate pain very well but when the lab tech saw my arm immediately start bruising and swelling she clamped down on my wrist until it brought tears to my eyes. So needless to say it was not a pleasant experience whatsoever. The chest x-ray now that was no biggie, except I thought it was off that the (male) x-ray tech asked me if I by chance had a bra on. Hello, since when was this optional! Of course I do. So, I had to take that off, but otherwise, pretty painless, literally. The EKG was painless as well; it took more time to put the one million sticky things all over my body than it did to run the test. Good thing I am a good sport, cuz those things hurt if they pull them off fast. Kind of like getting your eyebrows waxed. So my heart was good, my chest was good, I am assuming my ABG was good since it left a good mark on me. I had my regular labs done, Ha1C, those are second nature now so that is no sweat, just normal living. Then I visited Marilyn in the finance office. I think they put a nice sweet lady in there to take away from the real nature of what that office is about...MONEY! I paid the outrageous price for the useless CD. OK perhaps not worthless, but for food and exercise journaling, fitday.com is free same principle and same calendar, free vs. $150.00; The bulletin boards are not used by very many with the Mercy Capital Program but are used by other in the nation, but nothing beats talking with people in your own area, like obesityhelp.com (for free). I talked to Susan about it a little. I was surprised that no one brought up how to use the program or what I should be doing on it or not. It is just yours, to figure out yourself. At least for now. So, 10 days and counting, I think I am ready, or maybe I will be when this pain and bruise on my arm go away! August 23, 2006 I am off to my see my PCP, last and final appointment before surgery. Reality has struck. I had dinner with friends last night, kind of as a goodbye the crap we used to all eat together. It made me sad when the night was over; everyone hugged and wished me luck and such. I won't see them again until I am out of surgery and they come to the hospital to visit me. There are so many emotions wrapped up in this. Happy one moment, sad the next, anxious, nervous. The mortality thing still weighs very heavy on my mind. But I know I have a great surgeon, and I also know that someone much more powerful than us will be calling all the shots that day. I am sure my path has already been paved for my future and my job will be to help educate other people going thru this same process. I can't wait. I have gained a few pounds with all my last suppers this week. I need to get back in gear and cut back and eat healthy, I do not want an incision the size of the
August 28, 2006 The count down is on! The liquid diet has not been that bad until I had to drink the "cocktail from hell" Man I want to drawl under a rock and die. But again, if this is one of the worst, then I am home free. I think I have pretty much everything done at home that needs to be done. I have to be at the hospital at 9:00 tomorrow and surgery is at 11:00. I just can't wait. Starting tomorrow my whole life will change. And for the better! I will update more as soon as I am home from the hospital. ttfn
...Man time is sure dragging. But yet it seems to go away right before my eyes. To think I only have 24 more days. I think I am ready I have all my supplements, vitamins and such. I have a mental idea of what to take to the hospital. I always take more things than I need when I am planning to be away from home. It has been a struggle to try to lose more weight, or at least to keep off what I have lost. There are too many temptations right now, the Balloon Festival, the Italian Festival, and the State Fair around the corner. These are all things I have done centered around what food I want to eat. I went to the balloon fest, broke down and had a regular corn dog. Needless to say it wasn't as exciting as I dreamed it would be. Today I was up early and at the Farmers Market to get more fresh veggies for the upcoming weeks before surgery.
July 2006
Jul 01, 2006
July 5, 2006 July 17, 2006 July 21, 2006 I had the afternoon off work so I stopped at Mercy Capital to pick up my binder since I doubt I will have a chance to get there before August 17 which is when I got in for my pre-op testing. I read the binder. Lots of interesting information. Makes me wish the day was here sooner, but I need this time to prepare mentally and physically. I know I need to exercise now so that surgery will be easy, but I hate the idea of it. I have no energy. My fiancée is a tennis player and I asked him to teach me to play tennis. I bought a racquet, and we played for the first time tonight. I told him I just wanted to try to hit a few balls and not really sweat my first time. Well that didn't happen! We played for an hour and I walked off the court looking like I had just stepped out of the shower. It was fun. I truly enjoyed it. I can't wait to play again, so we are going Sunday. It was quite an intense workout for someone who doesn't exercise; I hadn't run since Jr high. I am sure I will enjoy it so much more when I have lost this weight. But I am on a roll now. Today I plan to just walk to relax my muscles a bit. I am a little stiff today. I had so much energy when I got home; I watched a movie that I actually stayed awake for, that never happens. Plus I have dropped a few more pounds. I will keep posting as time permits.
Still no date, not even a date in the near future. I would have to say this is the most frustrating part of this whole process. To know I have completed everything I need to, have my insurance approval, yet I cannot get scheduled for surgery. They told me they do not like to schedule too far in advance. Well I like to plan ahead, and I am sure my employer would like to plan ahead also. So, I have to sit and wait. Melanie told me it would be at least 2 weeks before Susan or
persistence pays off, I called and talked to Susan at Mercy Capital. She said they were still waiting on my clearance from the sleep study. It was faxed to them on June 30, I was there when the sleep center faxed it over, but somehow its not in my file. I asked way back when if I needed to call and have it sent again, and no Mercy Capital would take care of it. So they were sitting on it. Susan called the sleep center and low and behold called me back in less than 5 minutes and said it was in her hand and wanted to know if August 29 would work for a surgery date! Sure thing! I will make it work. Not really how I wanted to spend my labor day weekend, or by b-day but I will take it! But man, am I nervous now, that is 5 weeks away. Now to not gain any weight! Oh my! I have my work cut out for me!
June 2006
Jun 03, 2006
June 1, 2006 June 2, 2006 June 3, 2006 June 4, 2006 June 7, 2006 June 14, 2006 Melanie called from Mercy Capital to tell me she received the letter from my PCP. She thought it looked pretty good, enough so she was going to submit my file to insurance for approval. Man I hope I get approved. She thought we ought to hear something in 2 weeks. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Looks like surgery will be sometime in August if approved. June 21, 2006 June 23, 2006 June 26, 2006 June 27, 2006 June 30, 2006
What a beautiful mask I have! With a nice new box that makes me breathe. I found out that I stopped breathing 6 times an hour. Not bad compared to some other stories I have read, but still not breathing sounds pretty serious. Enough so that I need a machine to make it happen. It ought to be interesting tonight.
My nose hurts so bad! Hate this machine. But what choice do I have. I managed to keep it on for 8 hours. Maybe the humidity level was too high and that is why my nose hurts, they said I may have to adjust it. We will try something new tonight.
well I tried to adjust the humidity level, and I adjusted it really well, like I turned it all the way off, no wonder my nose didn't hurt. Better luck tonight.
Much better no sore nose, another 8 hours of "the Mask". I wish the first two weeks were up and I could send the results from my card to the sleep center and hear how I am doing. And then the next two weeks, so that by my follow up appointment I will have 4 weeks with "the Mask" and maybe get clearance for surgery. As far as I know that is the only thing I am waiting on. I just want to know when to plan for surgery and let my work know. Seems everything is so up in the air. Do I act as if this will happen? I hate to get my hopes up and get denied by the insurance. I just want all the results and recommendation info completed so we can send it to insurance for approval and get a date.
Melanie from Mercy Capital called today.....uh oh what does that mean??? She said she was waiting on the results of my sleep study and then she will be sending the insurance approval in. I'm nervous and I am not even sure what all that means. I also told her there was a letter coming from my PCP and she said perfect! Should be there any day now, it was a week ago. I know I expect a lot. The only thing that would have made me happier that day was for the Dr to write the letter and send it with me that day! Yeah right! I told her what I knew of the results of the sleep study. She was in the same boat as I was and was hoping I could escape the CPAP. 1 week down of that 3 more to go. She told me to keep using it no matter what and to get my protein and vitamins and keep the receipts for proof that I have enough for 2 months. She also said to try to lose weight, easier said than done. 10-20 pounds would be very beneficial. She also talked about water and to increase my water intake. Since I have started this process I have had nothing but water, so I think I have that mastered. And so does my bladder! I need to practice chewing, to the paste form she said. I was the last one at the dinner table last night since it took me so long to eat. Looking forward to another nice quiet meal by myself tonight! UGH! I also talked to my work about my disability leave. I want to get the paperwork and start filling it out so I am not stuck with it at the last minute. I have to meet with HR on Friday to go over things. So we will see. I just want to get my 30 day clearance from the sleep Dr and be on my way to getting a surgery date.
called the insurance company today......still in review. Not sure if that is a good sign or a bad sign. Maybe they will call soon with an approval!
I received my truckload supply of b-12 today. I bought it on ebay. Now if I only knew if I was approved or not. If not I will have to set up a roadside stand to sell all my protein and b-12. I talked to Melanie at Mercy Capital on Thursday to see if she had heard anything about why I was still being reviewed or maybe they (the insurance co) approved me overnight and notified her but not me. She had not heard anything but suggested I call them. So I did, still in review. UGH! They told me it is taking about 13 days and I need to check back in 5 days. They didn't specify 5 working days so I am going with 5 regular days which will be Monday. I will post again on Monday! Cross your fingers or it could start to get real ugly! haha Just kidding
Still no insurance approval, she thought it would be either today or tomorrow. I told her I would just check back tomorrow. Bummer! Say a prayer!!
Hold on tight.........sit down......are you ready for this????????? APPROVED!! Called the insurance company today and found out that I was approved yesterday afternoon. I even had the confirmation in the mailbox waiting for me. I was never so excited to see something from the insurance company. I called Mercy Capital to let them know I was approved. Melanie is out until Friday and they have to wait until she is back to schedule anything. Man I wish Friday were here.
well Friday came and has almost gone and still no surgery date. Melanie was not in today due to her flight having problems. She will be in next week so HOPEFULLY I can get a date. I vaguely remember this feeling from high school, waiting for the phone to ring for a date. At least I will be busy this weekend that will help keep my mind off of it and with next week being a short week for the holiday I hope it goes by fast.
May 2006
Apr 30, 2006
May 3, 2006 May 18, 2006 May 23, 2006 May 24, 2006 May 25, 2006 May 31, 2006 met with my PCP. He wanted to know what I had learned about the surgery and who was doing the surgery and what my intended outcome was. We also talked about my joint pain in the past and his reminder that weight loss would reduce these pains. He went over my diabetes history and said I had good control and thought this would be beneficial, so he will write the letter and send a copy to me as well as to the Dr. WOOHOO! One more step closer...will I ever get there??????
Met the nurse, this was to go over all the bad things about WLS, including the risk of death and what can lead to death in this situation and the importance of drinking water and taking the required vitamins and protein. I also met with Melanie the insurance coordinator. She thought we may have to work on my diet history to get insurance approval. I told her I had done Weight Watchers for what seemed like forever, and I also had to take a nutrition class when I was diagnosed with diabetes. This class was required by my Dr's as well as the insurance company. So she will try to get records from the hospital that showed I had classes about nutrition and weight loss and control. This lasted about 3 or 4 hours.
May 9, 2006
I had to have an echo done of my heart. Due to the fact that I had once taken prescription and over the counter diet pills, this was needed to make sure my heart had not been damaged. This same day I also met for the Pre-op diet and exercise. This was to go over what can be done now until the time of surgery to exercise and increase my activity so that once I have surgery it will not be a drastic change to start to exercise. The nutritionist went over the diet for the first month after surgery and what you can eat and how much and how often.
Psych evaluation, this seemed to have gone well. I have done enough research that she thought I was more than prepared to handle the surgery and the changes it will have for me. She indicated she would give me clearance and send a letter to Dr Smolik to advise.
My sleep study was scheduled for June 22, but I asked to be on a cancel list in case I could get in sooner. Sure enough they called today and I could get in at 7:30pm. What an experience. I got all hooked up and prepared to relax, as much as you can with a million wires hooked up to you. They asked that I sleep on my back. I am a stomach sleeper. UGH! But I tried. The bed was as hard as concrete, so needless to say my back and hips hurt so much I couldn't sleep on my back all night long. I slept on each side for a short period of time, just to ease the pain. 5:30 came bright and early. It didn't end up being as miserable as I thought. I have a follow up to go over the results on June 29, 2006.
Today I met the surgeon Dr. Smolik. He went over the surgery, answered my questions, felt around on my belly, looked over my history and asked questions about my weight.
My PCP office called and will not write a letter of recommendation for the surgery without seeing me so we set up an appointment for May 31, 2006.
May 26, 2006
The sleep center called! I have a mild case of sleep apnea and need to be put on a CPAP. I made an appointment for June 1
to be fitted. Oh Joy!
April 2006
Apr 01, 2006
April 14, 2006
Phone interview with Susan from Mercy Capital, this was to go over my co-morbitities, diabetes, joint pain, high blood pressure and to talk about the cost of after care, insurance info and up coming appointments.
