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September 10th, 2007

Sep 09, 2007

Well...here I am, down to the final hours.  I have everything ready.  Probably way more than I will ever need at the hospital, but I'm ready.  I woke up this morning at around 5:30a.m.  In that quiet hour I prayed for continued peace and it came.  I did get up and murphy oil my bathroom cabinets though.  LOL.  Can you tell I clean when I am nervous.  LOL.  

I had a moment yesterday!!!  I went to Books A Million looking for the book "WLS for Dummies" and I asked the store clerk if they had that book.  Well she began, "Oh honey, a friend of my  mothers went to have that surgery and died right on the operating table".   Well I know my blood pressure shot up right then, not because I was scared, but because I was upset that people always always have to bring up the bad stuff.  I was very polite and said, "Ma'am, I'm having the surgery on Tuesday and would prefer not to here your horror story".  She said, "Oh the lady didn't die, they brought her back and she re-scheduled her surgery for another day and has lost so much weight.   She just had an allergic reaction to the anestia."  Well I was glad she didn't really die, but boy...if I were scared it would have put me over the edge.  But I'm not scared...(yet)....

I met a very nice lady while getting my pedicure yesterday who said a friend of hers had it done and she has lost so much weight and looks just great.  She just patted my hand and said, "Honey, you are going to be just fine.  I'll be praying for you and you'll be just fine."  So she counteracted the horror story.

I have already packed my lap top so this will be the last blog that I do before surgery.  I want to say Thank You to everyone who has been so supportive of me.  

To my family ....this is it....a new wife, mother, daughter, sister & friend will soon appear.  I hope that you will continue to love me as you love me now.  I love you all very much.  Will still need you to help me hold on for the ride.........

September 9th, 2007 Heading to the LOSER'S CIRCLE..

Sep 09, 2007

September 11th is just around the corner.  I was very excited this morning when I weighed.  I started on August 9th at 316....I weighed this morning and I am down to 297...Yahoo.  That means I have lost a total of 19lbs. on this liquid diet.  That is 19lbs I will not have to lose after surgery.  Yahoo.  I've spent the morning doing laundry catch up, changed the beds, and swept.  I will mop tomorrow.  I want the house to be spic and span when I come home.  Nothing more stressing than a dirty house.  I'm going to go get my nails done (nurse said I didn't have to take them off for surgery, but of course they look natural).  Getting a pedicure also and having clear polish put on.  I'll just get anotherone before I go back to work and get all my color.  I bet you can't guess what my favorite color of nail polish is...Yep...it is Red - - the OPI "I'm not really a waitress" is my signature color.  I've taken off my jewelry.  It was already slipping around on my fingers and toe anyway.  Put my ankle bracelet and rings in a bag for my husband to bring to the hospital once I'm in my room.  I am hoping to be able to put on my wedding ring after all of this.  I have been wearing a past, present, and future set for a while now, but I want to put the real deal on again....It won't be long until I can fit into my....yep..RUBIES.  Love the red!!!  Anyway.....I'm heading out to the book store.  I'm going to pick up the book "Weight Loss Surgery" for dummies, and a Carnie Wilson book.  Just a little reading...but I've got my love stories all ready also.....getting everything ready for the hospital.  I have to work tomorrow so I want it all done today.  My son and his fiance are spending the night with me tomorrow night.  So I don't want to have to do anything!!!

Sure hope my PCP sent over the release that the hospital needed.  God help me if he didn't.  I have to remember to call my dr. first thing in the morning.  I'd better send an email to my doctor right now to see if he received it.

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September 8, 2007

Sep 08, 2007

It is almost time....I am almost in the LOSER's CIRCLE.  I am not nervous as I thought I might be.  I have a peace about this that I just can't explain to you or myself for that matter.  I know this is something that just has to be done.  God has brought me here, he will not leave me know matter what....I am ready.  Of course after the liquid diet I am ready for anything LOL.  Actually I have gotten use to the liquid diet.  My husband is making fried bologna sandwiches right now and I am not even craving a bite.  I'm a country girl so that is saying a lot. LOL.  I think I have lost about 16 lbs, but my scale is different from the Dr. office so I'm not real sure.  My jeans are fitting different, shoes are sliding off and my rings are turning.  That is a sure sign of weight loss.  I even had a few people at work that don't know I am having the surgery ask me if I was losing weight.   I'm shocked that I am losing weight even before my surgery.  Well I finally talked with my boss about my surgery last night.  Remember I hadn't told her exactly what kind of surgery I was having...well someone must have said something to her because I worked with her late last night and she goes, "Now exactly what kind of surgery are you having."  So I told her.  I told her about the liquid diet and she didn't even realize I had been on a liquid diet.  She said you've lost weight.  I told her about 16lbs.  She said she was excited for me.  I told her that it would take care of my diabetes, my heart condition, my shortness of breath, etc. etc.  She was very excited for me.  I hadn't told her because right now we are so busy and I just hated to take time off because it will make her more stressed than she already is.   I did work 14 hours yesterday trying to get things done before I left.  That is why I did not blog.  I am a Director of A/R for 24 nursing homes.  I work in the Home Office and we do the closings for the homes.  We only have until Monday to get all 24 closed.  I have an awesome team of 8 that helps me, but we had a major problem with one of our vendors and not all of the charges came in on time so we are delayed with quite a few facilties.  Go figure with my needing to be off starting Monday.  I was going to use Monday as a spiritual day and cleansing day, but looks like I'm going to have to work at least half a day.  I'll make room for spirital as well as cleansing though.   My staff and I worked today and we are a little closer, but still waiting on the vendor.  We were joking that maybe the Dr. could just come to my office and do the surgery while I'm sitting next to my computer.  I know, I know...I've got to take time for myself...and Tuesday through the 24th I plan on it.  Then it will be back to work and I will need work to keep me occupied while I am learing my new lifestyle.  I have a great support group at work.  I will miss them while I am out as they have said they will miss me.  So I'll be resting as much as I can after surgery so I feel like going back to work on the 24th.  

Thanks for all of my friends at OH.  I appreciate all of you.  A special thank you goes out to my new friends Stephanie and Natashia.  Stephanie and Natashia you are both Angel's sent from above.  THANK YOU!!

September 6th, 2007 - 4 more days....

Sep 06, 2007

Not counting today and the day of surgery I have four more days.  For all of you who have listened to me whine about the liquid diet....I think I've finally adapted to it.  The only complaint I have now is this awful taste in my mouth.  I sure hope for all these sacrafices my liver is shrinking.

I've been at work since 8:30a.m. and am still here at 9:25p.m.  Just easier to work and keep my mind off of food and surgery.  Of course now I am exhausted and I have an hour drive home.  

September 5th, 2007

Sep 05, 2007

Today went off uneventful.  Just busy at work trying to get things caught up before I leave.  Most likely I will work on Saturday to finish up any last minute things.  Have to meet with my boss tomorrow to show her where I am on things.    

Liquids are going well again today.  Just the head hunger that kills you.  Someone made popcorn on my floor today and I wanted to hunt them down.   My staff all went to my favorite Chipotle for lunch and of course they brought it back and ate in the conference room.  Sure wished they would have ate in the breakroom.  It's all good though.  I worked through it.   I'm going to be a big loser so I have to make the sacrafice.

My son called me today and asked me if I had ate any more double cheeseburgers.  I had to laugh...he's been reading my blogs.  So Michael...if you are reading this one...I love you!!!
He's one of my biggest fans for the wls.  When I told him I was going to have was glad.  He knows I have struggled with my weight for a long time and most recently health problems that are compiling.  

I'm feeling very calm today regarding the surgery.  I am sure I will be nervous the day of, but I have faith that I will be fine.  Thanking God that I only have 5 more days of liquids.

P.S.  Thanks to all of my OH friends for all the words of encouragement again today.  It is so appreciated.  I am so blessed to have hooked up with so many nice people.   
 

September 4th, 2007 BRIGHTER DAY

Sep 04, 2007

  Well today has been a brighter day.  Thanks to all of my OH friends who helped me to get a new attitude. 

  You'll be happy to know that I ..I said "I"  The whiner, made it through the entire day on strictly LIQUIDS. Yahoo!!!
Thumbs Up  I can't say it wasn't difficult...It was!!!  I picked my daughter up from school on my lunch hour.  Had some soup while doing that.  She works for me part time so she had to get something to eat before we went back to work.  She chose McDonald's.  Boy my taste buds went crazy, but I prevailed.  I did dip my pinky finger into her bbq sauce just for a taste.  It worked and I was okay while she ate.  Plus I downed the pink lemonade crystal light I had so my taste buds would knock it off.  It is almost like my taste buds have a mind of their own.  Dang tastebuds.  I think that is what gets me in trouble most of the time!!!  I did it though.  I am sooooo proud of myself.  Yippeee!!!  Only 6 more days!!!!





 

 

Matthew 7:7-8

Sep 03, 2007

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
       - Matthew 7:7-8

Thanks swtmelissa for sharing this scripture with us.

September 3rd, 2007 - 9:30p.m. - ROUGH DAY

Sep 03, 2007

I had a rough day today.   Holy Moly I started out doing great then went with a friend to see her daughter's horses.  I took along my vegetable broth and two drinks, but I got really hungry.  Ended up having a stick of string cheese.  It was sooo good.  Then on the way back to my house I had my friend stop at McDonald's to get my family some lunch.  I ended up getting myself a cheeseburger plain with no bun and ate it really slow chewing it up very well.  I'm hoping that it is okay.  Since the cheese and the hamburger were both proteins I should be okay and still be in Ketosis.  I'll have to do better from here on out.  Just 8 more days of this crazy liquid diet.  This has been the worst thing ever.  I am hungry, really hungry.  A OH friend emailed me about the same thing.  She is also on the liver shrink diet.  She gets more than I do though.  I'm not suppose to have anything but the Medifast.  She said she was really hungry also.  We can do this though.  We have to be strong and beat down the head hunger.  I may have to be careful around my friend for a while.  She headed for McDonald's way to quickly without a fight.  I'm paying attention to those around me.  Quite a few friends have said, "This is your choice, not ours.  We are going to eat."  I know this, but a little support wouldn't hurt.  My family has been really good about not making big issues about what they are eating.  I noticed my husband went to warm up a cheese hotdog the other day and he decided to wait until I left to do it.  I thought that was very supportive of him because I love those big hotdogs with cheese in them.  I'll be able to puree them though so not to worry.  I was able to go and buy some groceries for my family today.  I even bought my husband some oreo's.  I have to get use to it sooner or later.  This is my choice and I'm going to fly with it.  I'm going to be healthier, live longer and as a BONUS I am going to be thinner.  I can do this!!!!

September 3rd, 2007 - Down 4 Pounds

Sep 02, 2007

Well I weighed this morning and I am down 4 lbs.  The Medifast is doing something.  I know it is doing something because my stomach sounds like it is fighting with something.  Never heard so much gurgling.  Having to stay close to the bathroom if you know what I mean.  LOL. Went to Kroger yesterday to pick up my meds for after surgery and almost had a blow out ( I know TMI, TMI)  I have to laugh about it because I had my daughter stay outside the bathroom by the pharmacy and watch my cart and purse.  It wasn't until later last night that she said, "I learned something today."  And I said "What?"  She said, "You can hear everything that goes on in the bathroom when you are standing by the pharmacy".  I was like "uh-oh" and we laughed....it was a good laugh for us.  I guess that is what Medifast is suppose to do.  It must be a "cleaner-outer" medicine.
About Me
Fairfield, OH
Location
33.3
BMI
RNY
Surgery
09/11/2007
Surgery Date
Aug 06, 2007
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