Sandy H.
October 22 2012
Oct 22, 2012
I weighed in today and weighed in at 193lbs. Thats a total loss of 56lbs since December 28, 2011 when I started my journey. I weighed 232lbs day of surgery, so thats a loss of 39lbs since surgery. I have had a stall at one week out, then again at 4 weeks out, then again 3 weeks later that lasted over a month. But since then I have had a loss. I went to Philadelphia the week of October 10-16 and had a gain of 1.8 lbs which we think is due to the swelling of me getting hurt while I was there and my arm swelled pretty good. But since came home have lost that and then some extra and goin steadily since then. I will try to post more pics later.
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September 14, 2012
Sep 14, 2012
Well I know its been awhile, sorry just been super busy with school, doc visits, etc. I am proud to say I am down to 202.2 lbs now. So since December where I started at 249 lbs. I've lost a bit over 47lbs. Yayyyyy.
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July 17, 2012
Jul 17, 2012
Sorry I've been missing in action alot going on preparing for surgery. Getting tests done, liquid diet, etc.
The tests all came out OK. Liquid diet was really rough/tough however ya wanna put it. I couldn't handle the pre-op kit I had purchased from the surgeons office, I couldn't keep it down so they advised me to use my regular brand. So I stuck with the Body Fortress, ate jello all day long, drink broth from soups for my meals and was still able to eat the protein bars that came in the kit, so I ate them at night for a snack.
Well morning of surgery came around (which was yesterday July 16, 2012) and I got scared and panicked which I always do with any procedure being done. I did same thing when came to getting my teeth pulled out. They always have to give me meds before coming in. Its always that I panic and get real nervous leading into it, and once am calm and there am fine. So I requested to have surgery rescheduled, NOT canceled just rescheduled.
So I talked with surgeon's office this morning and they sd before they reschedule me gonna see if Dr Juarez wants me to come in or if he can just call me something in for my nerves for the night and/or that morning coming into surgery so will be calm coming into surgery, then she will call me back and to let me know what he wants me to do and go from there. So that makes me feel better. I told her that I had told them on several occasions to note that in my charts and was not done and this is what it has led up to and the results of. She apologized and said she was entering it in my chart as an alert just like they have my latex allergy as an alert so they will see it first hand. So said she will call this afternoon after she has spoken with Dr Juarez and we can set up a day and time from there.
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The tests all came out OK. Liquid diet was really rough/tough however ya wanna put it. I couldn't handle the pre-op kit I had purchased from the surgeons office, I couldn't keep it down so they advised me to use my regular brand. So I stuck with the Body Fortress, ate jello all day long, drink broth from soups for my meals and was still able to eat the protein bars that came in the kit, so I ate them at night for a snack.
Well morning of surgery came around (which was yesterday July 16, 2012) and I got scared and panicked which I always do with any procedure being done. I did same thing when came to getting my teeth pulled out. They always have to give me meds before coming in. Its always that I panic and get real nervous leading into it, and once am calm and there am fine. So I requested to have surgery rescheduled, NOT canceled just rescheduled.
So I talked with surgeon's office this morning and they sd before they reschedule me gonna see if Dr Juarez wants me to come in or if he can just call me something in for my nerves for the night and/or that morning coming into surgery so will be calm coming into surgery, then she will call me back and to let me know what he wants me to do and go from there. So that makes me feel better. I told her that I had told them on several occasions to note that in my charts and was not done and this is what it has led up to and the results of. She apologized and said she was entering it in my chart as an alert just like they have my latex allergy as an alert so they will see it first hand. So said she will call this afternoon after she has spoken with Dr Juarez and we can set up a day and time from there.
May 18, 2012 thru June 10, 2012
Jun 10, 2012
Well I got a call from the Patient advocate, sd she had just heard from surgery scheduling, and they seen I had high blood pressure and no cardiac clearance. So before I can get scheduled I haave to get a cardiac clearance done. So I thought well ok if I have to get a cardiac clearance I had better get a pulmonary clearance too cause I have asthma. So on May 21, 2012 I got an appt with the pulmonologist for the initial office visit. he sent me to get bloodwork done, he sent me to Scottsdale Osborn Hospital to get the Pulmonary breathing tests done, and also ordered an oximeter be delivered to my home for overnight use to wear while in bed asleep at night and picked back up the next day.
Well I also got an appt with my finace's cardiologist to get my clearance on May 29, 2012. I went for the inital appt, he done an EKG right there at my initial appt, then he scheduled me to come in on May 23, 2012 for the stress test on the treadmill, I didnt last long. Each segment is 3 minutes, well I only last thru 2 segments cause the incline and speed it was doing was putting my back in a pinch and my back started hurting anf had to ask them to stop, so they did. I went back that friday just a couple days afterwards and got my results which he said was good and I got my clearance. From my truck I used the CamScanner app on my phone to scan the clearance letter and sent it on over to my patient advocate. So went on and took son to his dentist appt down the street from there.
By time I got home maybe an hr later, I had just walked in and got a call from the surgeon's office to schedule me for my surgery which will be July 16, 2012. they also scheduled me for my pre-op testing and also for my 201 nutrition classes. Went over my instructions for the pre-op testing and surgery, and instructed me they were sending me a letter with all that same info in it. Well didnt get the letter till after the nutrition class which is fine cause I knew where and when to go.
So all I am waiting for, for my own peace of mind, is the pulmonary clearance, was told he is out of the country right now and will be back June 15, 2012 and will get my results to me after that.
So as of right now just getting things prepared for the surgery like my foods, vitamins, proteins, kitchen accessories need for after surgery, etc all pre-pared.
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Well I also got an appt with my finace's cardiologist to get my clearance on May 29, 2012. I went for the inital appt, he done an EKG right there at my initial appt, then he scheduled me to come in on May 23, 2012 for the stress test on the treadmill, I didnt last long. Each segment is 3 minutes, well I only last thru 2 segments cause the incline and speed it was doing was putting my back in a pinch and my back started hurting anf had to ask them to stop, so they did. I went back that friday just a couple days afterwards and got my results which he said was good and I got my clearance. From my truck I used the CamScanner app on my phone to scan the clearance letter and sent it on over to my patient advocate. So went on and took son to his dentist appt down the street from there.
By time I got home maybe an hr later, I had just walked in and got a call from the surgeon's office to schedule me for my surgery which will be July 16, 2012. they also scheduled me for my pre-op testing and also for my 201 nutrition classes. Went over my instructions for the pre-op testing and surgery, and instructed me they were sending me a letter with all that same info in it. Well didnt get the letter till after the nutrition class which is fine cause I knew where and when to go.
So all I am waiting for, for my own peace of mind, is the pulmonary clearance, was told he is out of the country right now and will be back June 15, 2012 and will get my results to me after that.
So as of right now just getting things prepared for the surgery like my foods, vitamins, proteins, kitchen accessories need for after surgery, etc all pre-pared.
May 16, 2012
May 17, 2012
Well, I was on my way to the store yesterday, and while I was driving, an email came in on my phone, so I clicked on it and it read it off to me. It was from my patient advocate stating she heard from Cigna, and I have been approved. So I pulled over to read the message to make sure I heard that right, and yes I heard it right, I have been approved. So while sitting there I emailed her back and asked her what is the next step. She sd she sent it over to scheduling and they should be contacting me. Well nothing yet. So happy and excited, and nervous, and scared at the same time.
I will be getting the Gastric Bypass surgery instead. I had a long chat with my personal pcp and he didnt recommend getting th DS he sd cause too many complications, etc. He didnt recommend the lapband cause too slow rate, told him I wouldnt even consider the lapband, so that was out of the question. He sd he dont recommend the sleeve cause yes you do lose the weight with it just as well, but high statical rates showing a huge weight regain after about 3-5 yrs, he says after all that work and pain, I wouldnt want you to go thru this again. So his best recommendation was the gastric bypass. I spoke with him bout this cause like he said he knows me better than the surgeon does, cause has been treating me for the past 8 yrs or so and the surgeon has only seen me once. So I went with his recommendation as I have trust all these years and will continue to.
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I will be getting the Gastric Bypass surgery instead. I had a long chat with my personal pcp and he didnt recommend getting th DS he sd cause too many complications, etc. He didnt recommend the lapband cause too slow rate, told him I wouldnt even consider the lapband, so that was out of the question. He sd he dont recommend the sleeve cause yes you do lose the weight with it just as well, but high statical rates showing a huge weight regain after about 3-5 yrs, he says after all that work and pain, I wouldnt want you to go thru this again. So his best recommendation was the gastric bypass. I spoke with him bout this cause like he said he knows me better than the surgeon does, cause has been treating me for the past 8 yrs or so and the surgeon has only seen me once. So I went with his recommendation as I have trust all these years and will continue to.
April 27, 2012
Apr 27, 2012
Well, I have been doing alot of research, after getting lots of emails bout the surgeon I chose, bitching at me first over the surgeon I chose to put my life in his hands for surgery (exactly...it's MY life), I researched him and maybe 2 cases on him but nothing big. So if ya'll gonna contact me on here cause of my choice of surgeon, don't bother you will be deleted and blocked. Then I get these emails on the surgery type I chose. Yeah I had asked him for the DS surgery but my surgeon says he reserves those for people with BMI over 50 which I don't have.
So I got to talking to other people and doing research myself on-line on the DS, and have come to a conclusion, to tell him that the DS is what I would rather have since I read more up on it what it actually is and does. It wasn't explained into detail too much during the seminar what it is. Well I have decided to contact him and tell him I want the DS regardless. If I have to go in for another appointment that's fine too. If I have to take a vet referee with me to get this new appointment so be that too.
My 6 months supervised diet is just about finished as of May 9, 2012. So I have time from now till then to get this changed on my records. So wish me luck and will keep you informed and will try not to stay away so long at a time anymore. Have my 3 yr old grandson living with me now, and its like being a new mom all over again.
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So I got to talking to other people and doing research myself on-line on the DS, and have come to a conclusion, to tell him that the DS is what I would rather have since I read more up on it what it actually is and does. It wasn't explained into detail too much during the seminar what it is. Well I have decided to contact him and tell him I want the DS regardless. If I have to go in for another appointment that's fine too. If I have to take a vet referee with me to get this new appointment so be that too.
My 6 months supervised diet is just about finished as of May 9, 2012. So I have time from now till then to get this changed on my records. So wish me luck and will keep you informed and will try not to stay away so long at a time anymore. Have my 3 yr old grandson living with me now, and its like being a new mom all over again.
April 7, 2012
Apr 07, 2012
Just thought I'd pop in for a bit and give a bit of an update. I have changed surgeons. Just wasnt feeling comfortable with the office/surgeon I Been goin thru since Dec 2011, not puttin me in for my appts when I make them, tellin me different stories each time I speak with them, just alot of strange things, so was worried bout my aftercare cause of all these things. So I went with Dr Juarez in Phoenix, still at the Bridges Center but different location. I really like this doc, his staff etc. Went to a support group meeting there once already and those people were very friendly, unlike the one I was goin to thru the other surgeon who all seemed very uptight. Just wasnt feelin it from anyone from that office and didnt want to trust that with my aftercare. Love the new place though. A friend who I met on here had her surgery in January had the same surgeon but a different surgery. Will keep you all updated.
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March 13, 2012
Mar 13, 2012
Needless to say, I was not happy this afternoon after calling my surgeons office. I called to verify my appt I had made in December for my psych eval and apparently they didn't put it into the system even after writing it down on my paper they gave me at the consult. So they made another appt. But this isn't the first time, they have done other things and after all this I question their ability to run this smoothly for me, so I have called another surgeon after being referred by a friend. Their office was closed when I called but was told to call in the morning to make the consult appt. I told them I attended the other seminar, but he said I would have to attend another one for this surgeon, which is fine, or he said I could attend and watch the on-line webinar seminar, take the quiz at the end, and print out the completion certificate to bring with me to the consult. Hate to change surgeons but I think it best thing to do right now. I am still doing the 6 month supervised diet anyways, so its not like I have started the process yet. I have 3 more months to go on the supervised diet. I have already seen a nutritionist, but she printed out my attendance that I have seen her. I will give them a copy of that and they can request my records from her. If they gonna mess things up now before even getting started, whats to say they wont mess something up along the line.
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March 1, 2012
Mar 01, 2012
Well I had my mammogram today. Can you say ouch? They must think the girls is made of a sponge or something. WOW. So got that step down. I think my next thing to do is the Nutrition Eval. Will let you know soon.
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February 23, 2012
Feb 23, 2012
Called the surgeon's office today to get info on the support groups, classes etc. They recommended that I go ahead and set up appointment with the Nutritionist for the eval for around March. So I called Dr Murim and made an appointment for March 7 for my eval. So as of right now I have my nut eval on March 7 and my psych eval on April 4th. I will do my blood work just before my next visit with the surgeon at the end of my 6month supervised diet. Yayyyyyy........its finally starting to come together. Surgeons office recommended for me to start attending the Bariatric Nutrition classes which the next class will be on March 21, they also want me to start goin to the support groups which is every 3rd Sat each month.
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