Shauna V.

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It has definately been awhile since my last update. Where do I begin. 
Well I did get my approval for my RNY in October. The surgery date was for Nov 14th. I was so excited and had been talking to my boss about taking the time off and getting ready. Well then on Oct 31st I was called into the office and was let go after 90 days. The excuse was I just wasnt the right person for the job. I was so upset I thought I had lost it all. My job, the pay check, and Most of all the Surgery. Well I started calling the Ins dept to see if I would still be covered. The answer NO. because of the way that the Ins is paid monthly. So I started getting information about the Cobra Ins. turns out I would still be able to get the Surgery. So since I was not working I rescheduled my surgery for Nov 8, 2006. That is the day that I got to sit along side of all my loser friends. So I went into the Hospital, had to be there at 6:30 am and surgery was scheduled for 9:00 am. Well I didnt get wheeled into the O.R until 11:30 am. Everything went great, I was only in for 45 minutes. I was doing so good that the Dr told me the next day I could go home. I was shocked. I figured I would be in for a couple of days. 
But I am doing great. 
I got thru the Holidays okay. I didnt have any parties to go to or dinnes so it was really easy to not be tempted. I am still following all my rules. I only have trouble eating meat. I can eat chicken salad or tuna salad without a problem, but my issues are with thick cuts of meats. 
Well I got another job. And I have OH itis. It seems I cant stay away. Even at work on my lunch I get on to just see whats happenin. 
Well this is it for now. Next time I will up date on my weightloss.

Gosh, I cant believe that Sept is almost over. I was telling my co-workers the other day that we only had 94 shopping days till christmas, they all booed me. I love the holidays. At least this year I have a job.
Well I gave my new Insurance Info to my surgeons office and they sent off a letter to my new Ins. on 9-11-06. Well it didnt take them long to deny me. The reason was they wanted 6 months of supervised weight loss with my primary dr. But little did they know I am having my 6 month visit with my dr on Monday the 25th. Yeah.
So yesterday I get a call from the review board, I was shocked. And she was telling me the things that I needed to qualify. I told her I had already had my visit with the Nutritionist and the psy.dr.
and I gave her a list of my medications. and also told her about the supervised diet. So Now when i go see my primary on Monday all I have to do is give her the letter and have her send a letter to Cigna and I will be on my way. Yeah.....Hopefully I will be on my way to wonderland by the end of the year. My DH told me last night that he thought that when i had the surgery and I got down in size I would be leaving him. But why would I give up 28 years of my life with someone who has been through all the ups and downs with me. Go Figure. I told him he was delousenial.(wrong spelling).
But I guess all the spouses go thru that, or at least that is what I read on the message boards.
Next Wed. night my dh and I are going to Virginia for a couple of days. He has a job interview with Walmart, He is a truck driver. So we may be moving. But I wont be going anywhere until I have surgery. Well I will close for now, But I will update on Monday after my dr visit. Hopefully I will have good news.

WELL I HAVE BEEN AT MY JOB FOR 1 MONTH NOW AND I REALLY LIKE IT. I STAY VERY BUSY, BUT I WILL DIFFENATELY BE GETTING THE JOB DISCRIPTION UP GRADED FOR THE PAY. TO MUCH WORK FOR LITTLE PAY. WELL MY DH AND I HAD OUR ANNIVERSAY AND THEN MY BIRTHDAY. WE WERE VISITING SOME FRIENDS AND THEY HAD A SURPRISE PARTY FOR ME. THEN MY DAUGHTERS FRIEND HAD HER BABY ON MY BIRTHDAY, AND SHE CALLS ME THE BABY'S ADOPTED GRANMA. I WAS VERY SURPRISED. BUT BY THE END OF THE NIGHT I GOT AN EMERGENCY PHONE CALL FROM MY NEPHEW THAT MY BROTHER IN LAW PASSED AWAY FROM A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK, HE WAS ONLY 56. I CANT IMAGINE WHAT MY SISTER IS GOING THRU, THEY HAD BEEN TOGETHER SINCE JR. HIGH SCHOOL.
I VISITED MY DR AGAIN THIS MONTH AND SHE WAS VERY UPSET WITH ME CAUSE I DID NOT LOOSE BUT I DID NOT GAIN EITHER. BUT MY NEW INSURANCE GOES INTO EFFECT SEPT 1ST SO I AM GOING TO TRY TO GET APPROVED AND HAVE MY SURGERY SOON. JUST WISH ME LUCK.
WENT TO THE CONFERENCE IN FT LAUDERDALE AND I HAD A GOOD TIME. I LEARNED ALOT. I EVEN GOT TO SEE MONICA GANS, I DIDNT MEET HER FACE TO FACE THO. I WISH I HAD. I AM KINDA SHY AROUND PEOPLE AT FIRST. BUT I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE IN FLA.
WELL GOTTA GO, BUT I WILL UPDATE SOON, HOPEFULLY WITH GOOD NEWS FROM MY NEW INS.

OKAY, WELL I HAD TO MOVE MY DR APPT UP FROM THE 31ST TO TODAY, AS I START MY NEW JOB ON MONDAY THE 31ST. SO I NEEDED TO BE SEEN EARLIER SO I COULD MAKE SURE I HAD MY 4 WEEK VISIT IN. I SAW THE DR TODAY AND WE TALKED ABOUT MY VISIT I HAD ON JULY 10TH FOR A UTI. SHE SAID IT WAS SO BAD THAT IT WAS GOING UP INTO MY KIDNEYS. BUT IT IS SOMEWHAT BETTER NOW. PLUE I LOST ANOTHER 2 LBS. AND SHE WANTS ME TO WALK WALK WALK. BUT IT IS SO BLAZING HOT OUT, ITS THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO. I TOLD HER THAT AT MY JOB I WOULD BE GETTING IN ALOT OF WALKING AND SHE SAID IT WAS NOT THE SAME. OH WELL.
NOW I START ON THE 31ST AT MY JOB. I AM WORKING AT THE HOSPITAL IN EMPLOYEE HEALTH. I AM GENERAL OFFICE SECTARY. THIS IS A DIFFERENT JOB THEN WHAT I USUALLY DO. BUT I AM GLAD TO GET BACK INTO THE HOSPITAL. I NEED ALL THE BENEFITS I CAN GET. PLUS I AM GOING TO TAKE OUT THE INS. AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO HAVE MY SURGERY AFTER THE NEW YEAR WITH NO PROBLEMS.
FRIDAY JULY 28TH WILL BE MY AND DH 28TH ANNIVERSAY. AND THEN ON SAT THE 29TH IS MY BIRTHDAY. DH ASKED WHAT I WANTED AND I TOLD HIM JUST TO PAY FOR MY TRIP TO THE CONFERENCE IN FT LAUDERDALE ON AUG. 19TH. SO THAT IS WHAT I AM GETTING. I AM GOING WITH A FRIEND, AND WE WILL BE STAYING AT THE WESTIN FT LAUDERDALE, I CANT WAIT, THIS IS A 4 STAR HOTEL. BUT I WILL UPDATE MY REVIEW AND HOW THINGS WENT WHEN I GET BACK.
OKAY, UNTIL NEXT TIME.

OKAY, WELL ITS SUNDAY AND IT IS SO HOT OUTSIDE. IT IS 98 DEGREES. I HATE THE HEAT IN FLA. IT IS ALWAYS SO HUMID.
WELL I HAVE GOOD NEWS. I FINALLY GOT A CALL ON FRIDAY FOR A JOB AND I EXCEPTED IT. IT IS AT THE HOSPITAL IN EMPLOYEE HEALTH. ITS BEEN 11 MONTHS SINCE I HAVE HAD A JOB. NOW I HAVE TO GET BACK INTO THE ROUTINE OF GETTING UP WITH A CLOCK AND NO MORE AFTERNOON NAPS. THATS GOING TO BE HARD TO GET USE TO. BUT AT LEAST I HAVE A JOB NOW AND WITH THE INSURANCE AT THE HOSPITAL MAYBE I CAN GET MY SURGERY SOONER. I HOPE SO. NOW I CAN HELP GET SOME BILLS PD OFF. WELL IT WILL SOON BE MY BIRTHDAY JULY 29TH. AND MY DH ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED, I TOLD HIM THE TRIP TO FT LAUDERDALE FOR THE AUG 19TH CONFERENCE. SO HE IS PAYING FOR MY TRIP AND I AM TAKING ALONG MY FRIEND JEAN SO WE CAN SHARE EXPENSES. SHE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO GO. THEN GO TO THE BEACH AFTERWARD. WELL I NEED TO GET OFF HERE SO I CAN CLEAN MY KITCHEN. A COOKS WORK IS NEVER DONE. I WILL WRITE MORE AFTER MY NEXT APPT. ON THE 31ST OF JULY.

WELL ITS BEEN A MONTH SINCE MY LAST POST. IT HAS BEEN A CRAZY MONTH. IT HAS BEEN HOT, AND I CANT STAND HOW HOT IT GETS HERE. BUT THIS IS WHERE I HAVE TO BE FOR NOW.
I AM STILL LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE TO MOVE TO. NO LUCK YET. BUT WHY DO I LOOK FOR LUCK? I HAVE NO LUCK!!!!!
I AM STILL LOOKING FOR A JOB. I HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED SINCE
THE END OF AUG. IT IS GETTING ROUGH MONEY WISE.
I HAD MY 3RD VISIT TO THE DR. AND I LOST 2 LBS. SHE SAID THAT I NEED TO LOOSE MORE. BUT I AM DOING THIS SLOWLY. AND SHE WANTS ME TO WALK FOR 45MIN. ADAY. NOW I AM THINKING IN THE BACK OF MY MIND. YEAH, RIGHT. IN THIS HEAT. NO F___ING WAY. BUT MAYBE I CAN GET ON A TREAD MILL. BUT THEN I WOULD WANT IT IN MY HOUSE AND NOT THE GYM. THIS MONTH WE CELEBRATED MY SON IN LAWS B-DAY, HE TURNED 23. AND THEN FATHERS DAY, THEN MY DH B-DAY AND HE TURNED 51. HE MUST BE GOING THROUGH SOME MID LIFE CRISISES, HE SURE IS NOT LIKEIN BEING 51. BUT I AM SURE I WONT EITHER.
WELL I GOTTA GO FOR THIS MONTH. BUT WILL POST AFTER MY 4TH DR APPT. ON THE 27TH.

WELL ITS BEEN AWHILE SINCE MY LAST UPDATE. I AM STILL TRYING TO FIND A JOB. AND I STILL DONT HAVE A JOB. THIS IS GETTING VERY OLD NOW. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM FINDING JOBS BEFORE. SO I AM QUITE DEPRESSED ABOUT IT.
I HAVE FOUND OUT FROM MY INS. THAT I HAVE TO HAVE THE 12 MONTHS OF SUPERVISED VISITS BEFORE THEY WILL LET ME HAVE THE SURGERY. SO I HAVE STARTED MY VISITS WITH MY DR. AND I JUST HAD MY SECOND VISIT LAST WEEK. BUT I GAINED 1 LB FROM MY LAST VIST. BUT SHE THINKS IT IS FROM WATER BECAUSE MY FEET AND ANKLES ARE SWOLLEN. MY RIGHT ANKLE MORE SO THEN THE LEFT. AND MY RIGHT ANKLE HURTS WHEN I WALK ON IT. BUT SHE ALSO CHANGED MY BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS TO. THIS ONE SHE SAYS SOME SORT OF DIURETIC IN IT.SO I HOPE I CAN GET RID OF ALL OF THE FLUID ON MY ANKLE.
WELL I JUST HAD COMPANY FOR 2 WEEKS. MY SISTER AND HER HUSBAND WERE HERE. ITS BEEN A YEAR SINCE I SEEN THEM. THEY LIVE IN INDIANA. THEY ARE BOTH DEAF AND THEY HAVE AN ADA DOG. (SERVICE DOG FOR THE DEAF). I AM GLAD TO HAVE MY PEACE BACK, CAUSE HE WOULD BARK TO LET THEM KNOW SOMEONE WAS AT THE DOOR OR IF THE PHONE RANG. AND I WAS ALWAYS HAVING SOMEONE AT MY DOOR CAUSE MY DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW LIVES WITH ME AND THEY HAVE A TON OF FRIENDS. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY THE DOG WAS BARKING OFF THE WALL.
NOW THAT MY COMPANY HAS LEFT, I NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO MOVE TO CAUSE MY LEASE IS UP IN JULY AND THEY ARE RAISING THE RENT AGAIN. SO I AM HOPING TO FIND A GREAT PLACE THAT DOESNT COST A FORTUNE TO LIVE THERE.
WELL I AM DONE FOR NOW, UNTIL MY NEXT UPDATE AT THE END OF JUNE WHEN I SEE MY DR AGAIN.

HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE....WELL I WAS HOPING TO BE ABLE TO POST THAT I WAS APPROVED FOR MY SURGERY AND WOULD HAVE A DATE. BUT INSTEAD I DONT HAVE A DATE AND I HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED. MY INS. SENT A LETTER THAT THEY NEED MORE INFO. BUT THE TRUTH OF IT IS THAT MY INS. HAS A CLAUSE THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER WEIGHT LOSS PROCEDURES. SO I AM GUESSING THAT IT IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE TO GET IT APPROVED.
I WAS TRYING TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT BEFORE THE SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED AND NOW WITH THIS SET BACK I HAVE BECOME DEPRESSED AGAIN AND FIGURE WHY BOTHER. I HAD LOST 12 LBS FROM THE TIME THAT I HAD SEEN THE DR. AND WHEN I GOT THE LETTER OF DENIAL. I FEEL SO MISERABLE. I WANT TO GET THIS SURGERY DONE SO I CAN GET ON WITH A HEALTHY LIFE AND NOT HAVE ALL OF THE COMORBIDITIES THAT I HAVE. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE BEACH AND NOT LOOK LIKE A BEACHED WHALE, AND I WANT TO LOOK HEALTHY AGAIN.
I AM STILL OUT OF WORK SINCE MY WONDERFUL EX EMPLOYER LET ME GO IN AUG OF 2005 JUST 1 WEEK BEFORE MY DAUGHTERS WEDDING. I NEED TO GET BACK TO WORK BUT IF HE ISNT BLACK BALLING ME THEN IT IS MY WEIGHT THAT IS KEEPING ME FROM GETTING A JOB. I HAVE BEEN ON A FEW INTERVIEWS AND I NEVER GET THE JOB. AND I AM QUALIFIED FOR ALL THAT I HAVE INTERVIEWED WITH.
WELL SO ON TO ANOTHER DAY. I AM APPEALING THE INS. DECISION MY SELF AND SO IS THE DR OFFICE. SO I WILL WAIT ONCE AGAIN.

WELL TODAY I VISITED DR FERNANDEZ FOR THE 1ST TIME. AND WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HIM. HE IS SO NICE AND MAKES YOU FEEL REALLY AT EASE. HE SAID THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD AND THAT I HAVE EVERYTHING DONE TO FILE TO THE INSURANCE FOR APPROVAL. SO NOW I JUST WAIT. I HOPE IT DOESNT TAKE TO LONG. I REALLY NEED TO HAVE THIS DONE SO I CAN FIND A JOB AND GET BACK TO WORK. BUT ANYWAY NOW I PLAYING THE WAITING GAME ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
HAPPY DAYS ARE COMING, I CAN FEEL IT.