SkinnyMe71805
***8-30-04*** Met With Dr.Mitchell Gitkind today from the Umass Weight Center. Very very nice, easy to talk to and extremley informative. Talked about weight gain and loss in the past. I am now 281 lbs. I am struggling with the weight deal, but I know i can pull my act together to make this happen for me. I am so excited. I am still numb. It hasnt even processed in my mind that I will be having this surgery. PS: I am scheduled for an appt. to see Behavioral Med. In Oct. Things are moving along.
***10-04-04*** Im meeting with Behavioral Medicine tomorrow and i am extremley nervous. I think i might have gained some since my last visit with Dr. Gitkind. 3 lbs i think. My uncle died recently and i have a cousin who is in the hospital due to asthma problems and its just been really tough for me. Wish me luck though, I hope all goes well....
***2-28-05*** Sorry it's taken me so long to update. Things have been so crazy. In December my granmother came hom, but because of complications of diabetes, 3 days after Christmas she was rushed to the ER. She had COPD (fluid in her lungs) and Cellulitis. Not to mention that she had missed her dose of Advair for almost a week. I was kinda hard on myself because it was my responsibility to make sure she had taken all her meds. Since then she has developed Pnemonia, which has subsided and has had to have tracheotomy. Now she is almost 40 miles from us in a Specialty Hospital so they can take care of her trache. In November I had a Nutrition consult and an appt. with Behav. Med to schedule my classes for January. I have since completed those, i have had my last Nutrition pre-op and just attended my Nutrition class last week. I have one last appt. with Behavioral befor i can go and see the surgeon :)!!! My appt with them is Tomorrow. On my first appt with behav. i weighed in at 281, my second appt 283, my 2nd nutrition appt. 283 and my last Nutrition appt. 279!! I weighed myself thismorning and I weigh 277!! So I gained 2 lbs and lost 6. I am just so ready to be healty and happier with myself.
***3-1-05*** Had my last appt. with Behavioral Med today. WooHoo!! I got the go ahead. SO now i just wait for the surgeons office to call me for a surgical consult. I am so excited!!! And im happy to report that i am down to 276!! Hoping to lose more as i go!!
***3-7-05*** OMG I have been stressing all week waiting for the surgeons office to call and today the actually did. Its only been a week. It is usually about 3 before they call. So the big day, well not the big day for say, is March 29th. Im still on a mission to continue to lose. I have gained about a good 2 lbs, that just seems to not wanna go away. But hey i will get there. I will not be defeated by this "fat".
***3-17-05*** Happy ST. Patricks day!! Well not that hapy for me. IM 279 now, up 3lbs. I have increased my water intake and cut even more carbs. I have been doing taebo for 2 days now and continue to ride my exercise bike twice a day for 10 min at a time. I am determined to rid my self of this cage that has helled my sould and my innerself prisoner all these years. I will not give up!!!
***3-20-05*** Well I am totally stressing out now. My surgical consult is coming up and i feel like a fat cow. litterally. I dont know what to do. And how nice is to know that On the day of my consult i will have my period. I am super stressing right now. My boyfriend and i went out and i spent the last of my fashion bug goft cards on smaller clothes. I just hope and pray i havent wasted my money!! Well hopefull all will go well. Wish me luck!!
***3-29-95*** My surgeon is a total hottie. I just had to get that out of my system!! LOL. My appt. was at 1:00 but i was there early so they took me, which still didnt help. I didnt leave till about 2:15 It was lengthy. But very informative. I even learned a few new things. The rest for me was like a refreser course. My weight was actually the same as my last appt. I didnt gain. Not to mention i put myself through hell the day before my appt. taking Diurex and exercising like crazy. But it paid off. Now all i have to do is wait for insurance. Which i expect a quick turnaround. They are usually pretty good. I called my Surgeons office and they will be sending it in for approval on Monday!! Im so excited now. I just cant fathim myself being below 200 again.
***4/29/05*** Well guys and gals, It has been a while since my last update. My papers were submitted to insurance on the fourth and Well, i have just been bugging the hell out of them every other day to check on my aproval. I talked to someone this morning who of course can only tell me that they have recieved the request and it can take up to 21 days to hear back, blah blah blah. I got the same story every single time i called, but thats ok, it shows that i really want this surgery. Well my BF and i came home today and no sooner did we walk in the door the mail man came. All i saw in his hand was a big white envelope with red trim and i said "i want that, i dont care about the rest"> LOL. I opened it and just skimmed through until i saw "APPROVED". I was so stoked, actually i still am. I am so glad the waiting is over. but it is going to be a long weekend....Debbie, the girl who schedulles the surgeries wont be in until Monday!! LOL, 3 day i think i can handle.
***5/2/05*** Well I have adate. July 18th. Exactly one monthe after my 22nd birthday and the day after my boyfriend and I third year aniversary!! Its not exactly what i had hoped ofr because the Doc was sure i would have it done before my birthday, but its the best birthday present and getting it late is worth it!! Well I cannot wait until then. Hopefully i continue to drop some pounds...im steady at 275 right now. I know time is just going to fly by....
