tammiekay

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I cant believe it almost been a year. And what A year it has been. I'm down 137 pounds!!! I feel so much better. My knees and back no longer hurt and I dont get out of breath walking to my mailbox. I thank God for this opportunity. I have had some very minor issues, such as I cant tolerate sugar very well. May I say anything that has over 5 grams of sugar makes me ill. Nor do I tolerate fried foods or left overs. The leftovers thing has me stumped...I dont understand that one. Anyway...I would do it in a again in a heartbeat. I just wanted to add a note about my surgery. That was a little diffrent than what I had "planned". I was supposed to have it laporscopic and when my Dr. got "in there" he had some "issues" and had to open me up. So I ended up having the scars from both. I ended up coming out of there with an IV, PCA pump, oxygen, flowtrons on my legs, a cathater, and a bulb drain sewen into my tummy. But all went well and I was out of the hospital in four days. Recovery time was changed to eight long weeks. If you were to ask me during those eight week if I would of changed my mind and never had done it I would of said yes at that point I thought what have I dont to myself, will I feel like this the rest of my life?  Something on week eight click in for me and I have felt fine to this day. So happy I had it done now. By no means has it been easy and my weight loss has slowed down a lot (mostly my fault for not walking and getting my protein like I am supposed to) but I am on my way.

  Less than 24 hours to go. I am soooo excited. I got to meet with Dr.Gibbs Thursday and he said he is going to try me lap but may have to resort to open. At this point if he had to go through my ear that would be fine as long as it gets done. Got to meet with my Nut JoBeth and she was very nice and had a lot of good information. Then off to get my lab test done. Blood draw..no problem. Then stupid me...when the prop admission nurse asked did I have sleep apnea, I said yes. That means ABG's (blood gases) had to be done. I dont know if you have ever had these but they are not fun. Unlike a regular blood draw these have to be taken straight down in an artery. Which wouldn't have been that bad but they had to try in three diffrent places. First he dug in the bend of my right arm for a while, didnt get anything. So he went to my right wrist for a while....still nothing. After about ten minutes of digging he went to get someone else who got it in my left wrist...Thank you God. I'm glad that is all over and all left to do for surgery is show up Monday. I'm not scared like I though I would be. I have put it in Gods hands and I know he has a plan for me and loves me and will take care of me. Will post when I get home.

Well happy to report I have insurance approval $4000. of the surg. I have my loan for the balance and a surgery date August 6th @ 7:30.  My NUT, pretest and appt with Dr. Gibbs will be four days prior. I just cant stand the wait. I think I have about drove my DH and mother crazy talking about it everyday. They dont say anything like that but I seem to dwell on it all the time. I have a lot of things I can do but dont have the energy to do them. Dr. Gibbs office called this morning and said my FMLA papers are ready so I guess I'll go to Little Rock and pick them up. I have to do something or this wait will drive me crazy. UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Today my husband and I went to Dr.Gibbs seminar. I could not believe how many people were there. Some times I fell so alone in the feeling of being out of place around people because of my weight. Being there you relize how many people must fell this same way. The seminar was very informative. I am so glad my husband went with me. I think it gave him a better understanding of not only the surgery but why this is so important to me. The next day he spent most of the morning on the OH website doing research. I think he knows more than me about it at this point. His mother died a few years ago of a heart attack, she was in her early 50s and overweight. He is so afraid this will happen to me. I forget sometimes how lucky I am to have such a supportive and loving husband. I have decided that the bypass rather than the band is a better choice for me. We stayed a few minutes to ask a insurance question  of Carrie (Dr. Gibbs only nurse. Bless her heart she must be one busy lady.) . She seemed very nice and helpful. Now I am in the process of getting my paper work from my pcp and neuro surgion to her. This process is like pulling teeth.  Insurance will only pay $4000. of the cost if approved and we will have to take out a loan for the rest. So now we wait...and wait...and wait. I now put it in Gods hands. He can handel it far better than I can.