New to OH in Upstate SC, the Journey Begins

Oct 27, 2010

I picked a turtle as my avatar, thinking that slow & pondorous fits and since I hope to be coming out of my shell. Goddess knows I don't care for ANY pf the pix I just uploaded to my Before album.

I am currently waiting for insurance approval; the paperwork was submitted last week by Bariatric Solutions. I hope to have RNY about half past December, with Dr Scott.

I  have been overweight my entire life but it is only in the past couple of years since retirement that I have begun to detest the fat. I very carefully only look at my front view in mirrors and then most likely at my hair or clothes - anything not to see the fat. I have been in a major state of denial. Not sure what has changed in the past year but every time I went to my MD I would be surprised not to see a 30 - 50 pound weight gain as I felt that much heavier. Actually my weight has been pretty stable for some years.

A dear friend recently took a side view picture that makes any denial impossible. I think it horrifies me enough to be carried with me at all times, if I should need a motivational reminder.
 

This past spring I was in my cardiologist's office. I needed one after failing a routine stress test last fall with my primary care MD: fell-off-the-treadmill level of failure. That was humiliating enough, but I also tore both rotator cuffs during this snafu..

My regular doctor released me to 6 month checkups after, saying everything looked fine. She is no longer my doctor.

My cardiologist did a battery of tests and established a great baseline for me: no heart issues on a repeat stress test, ultrasound and a few others. He also ordered a highly sensitive C reactive protein test that specifically measures cardiac inflammation. The results were 5 times normal. He looked over at me and said "your weight is killing you."

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