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Just some updates...Yesterday, I got a call from my pysch doctor, she cleared me for surgery. Today I went to have my pulmonary test done and found out I have asthma. It seems with each of these test I learn about some health problem I did not know I had. Tomorrow night I go for my sleep study, I am begining to wonder if that will confirm I have sleep apena, but anyway, I am feeling better about my decision to have surgery because they are really emphasizing how critical condition regarding my health. The only other option I have is to wait to let my weight kills me and I refuse to do that...The devil is a liar.

My week has been bizarre. On Tuesday, I was hungry after leaving the gym and I only had $1.70 so I bought me a small fry, because I couldn't afford a salad so I ate that and went to class. Time I settled down in class, I felt horrible so I called my roomate to come pick me up from class. By the time she got to my school, she was out of gas and we had to sit for 2 and a half hours for my cousin to get off of work.. I am in the car totally sick thinking I might as well stayed in class. . The funny thing was the next day my roommate's boyfriend came knocking on our door saying that he was out of gas...lol.

Anyways, I went to my appointments today and on the way there, the van I was riding in had a flat tire...lol. Some luck huh?. Anyways, I saw the sleep doctor and I have to go have my sleep study done next friday. The psychologist was cool, she said that she has never fail a patient so hope her evaluation will be good and I had a pulmanarary appointment also but i forgot about that one and the doctor called me on my way home..oops, now I have to go back to Altanta next thursday for that. The price we pay for good health.  Keep me in your prayers. I still have not met my new PCP and he has rescheduled my appointment to June 25.

P.s. My roomates are getting on my neres. i have to move out of this place. I can't ake this anymore. My ATL friends, I am looking for a  affordable place to stay, I need suggestions if you have any, plz!

Just checking in, I started my summer semester and my gym rountine today. I did 15minutes on the treadmill and 10 minutes on the eliptical. and 10 minutes weight training. I am waiting on my next class to start.

I know I am late but happy mother's day to all you mommy's. I sent the weekend with my mom, grandma, grandma and auntie. It felt nice seeing them all sice I don't go home to often. My grandma cooked dinner for us. Love her much!

I got an email from my surgeon's office Dr. Duncan, I have been approved as one of his patients. yea. I told my roomate my good news and instead of her being happy for me, she said she hopes Medicaid will not approve my surgery. Such a rotten thing to say, so I told her this is my life and my decision and I am going through with it and I wouldn't have said such a thing to her. But like I said before the important people are supportive. I go to Atlanta on the 28 for some of my clearances and I still have to see my New PCP so, I am still working to get the proccess going... 
     On another note, I just took my last two finals for spring semester. My weather final had to be the hardest final I have ever taken in my life and it was just an Intro class. Praying that I pass that class, while on the other hand, my other final was one of the easiest I can rember. I am not worried about that one. So, I am on summmer break until May 20, and then I have a 4 week summer semester which I will miss the 28 for those clearance in Atlanta. I will be done with that on June 23 and July-10, I will be in Detroit at a convention so I am looking forward to my summer.

I am excited I told with my nurse through Georgia Enchanced care and she suggested I switched my PCP(which I wanted to do anyway) to Dr.Maquavo(sic). As of June 1st he will be my primary Care provider and hopefully all goes well. I have an appointment with him on June 4th at 2:45. I will have done all of my clearances by then except for seeing the cardiologist but I am wondering should I wait until I see him first but anyways I am just going keep praying and doing everything I feel I need to do to stay on track.
It was my last day of classes for this semester so I only have the summer and fall semester and I will have a B.A. in Sociology. And if I can have my surgery before or around that time that would be the best graduation gift I could reccieve. Another thing that I am happy about is the talk I had with my mom. It was a talk 19 years in the making you could say, Anyway, I had always felt left out but a lot of things were cleared up for my today and I have realize that things we wish would have been different sometimes work out for our best interest. I love you Mom!

Just a quick update since Friday, Thanks brainey62 for the information about the seminar and the doctor you used. I contacted them today and they do not accept Medicaid so I guess I am still with Atlanta after all. So last night I emailed that Bariatric coordinator from Dr. Duncan's office in Atlanta and she sent me the names of two in Atlanta but unfortunately for me agian Medicaid requires a doctor refferal and I tried to contact them today and found out it is some sort of state holiday so tomorrow morning I will be calling to change my PCP and to see what else I need to do to get approved for surgery. Keep me in your prayers.

Today I went to my PCP, my appointment was at 11: oo but he did not see me until 12:30 and then when I got there I felt like he was unsupportive as I need him to be. I am on Medicaid and the doctor he referred me to would not be covered by Medicaid because they were not a center of excellence so Medicaid would not pay for me to have my surgery there. I called Dr. Duncan's office in Atlanta and attended the seminar which is two hours and half from Augusta. I had to pay someone to take me there because I don't drive, but anyways, I have set up some of the clearances I needed in Atlanta but I need a cardiologist and my doctor refuses to refer me to one he said that that's the surgeon's responsibility and that he would only support me having the lap band surgery when I would prefer to have the RNY he told me he was the doctor and he had done more research on the subject than me. This is really upsetting because I have been working hard to get everything together and now I feel that it may fall apart. Plus, I still haven’t heard from the surgeon’s office yet about my approval as a patient. I am so nervous. I am feeling so confused right now. So please keep me in your prayers and I hope I can get everything on track although I am a little frustrated right now.

Well as my birthday nears to an end, I can say I really enjoyed my day today although, my birthday wish has not been fufilled I am still hopeful. I was inducted into the Alpha Kappa Delta Sociolgical society today, and I talk with some individual who gave me some contacts to talk to once I am about to graduate about a jjob. And my friend to me out to dinner so I can say I really enjoyed myself though I feel I ate entirely tooo much today.

Today is my 28 birthday and I only want one gift...To get approved for surgery. I don't care if I get anything else. I am tired of being tired.