Terri H.

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I was so incredibly scared of the EGD test yesterday.  You see, I have NEVER been in the hospital.  Other than a few shots, and some tests I went through during my infertility process, The medical profession has never seen much of me.  So, as you can imagine, the Cardiologist, and this EGD test was a source of stress for me.  Because of the unkown, I had taken all of the horror stories I have heard, and headed to the hospital like a lamb to slaughter.

Well, I wasn't more wrong!  It was totally fine.  Even the IV didn't hurt.  The nurses and staff were top notch, and I had the best nap in the world.  That's it!  All I remember is being wheeled into the lab room, and Dr. Bour was on the phone, (I waved Hello, and gave him the peace sign) and the most sweet lady (Yvonne), told me what was going to happen, and then it is a blur pretty much after that.  

I remember Dr. Bour saying something about the room being cold, and everyone in the room sharing what temperature they have their homes.  (These people must be cold all of the time . . . ha ha).  By this time I was getting pretty sleeply, so i shut my eyes, and Then I remember Yvonne saying that she was going to spray some stuff into the back of my throat, and for me to swallow.

The next thing I remember is opening my eyes, and seeing my handsome husband David holding my hand, and my first question was . . . Did they do it?  When are they going to do it?   (ha ha)  David said I must have asked that question about 6 times in a row.

I was fine in about 30 minutes, and the rest of the day went like normal.  I did find myself in bed early last night. (But only because I didn't sleep well the night before)

SO . . . The moral of the story . . DON'T BE SCARED!  It'S A PIECE OF CAKE!  (Still I am here with the sugary food analogies. . ha ha)  It's a piece of cake you can have!

I go back to the hospital today to speak with the anesthesia pre-assessment, so I am sure I will have some more to put down here later.

Also, Dr. Bour's office rocks!  My hospital and my insurance are having a little miscommunication, and Lacy from Dr. Bour's office called to tell me not to worry, but she was going to work on it all morning until it was resolved.  I'm sorry, you just don't get this good a service in the medical profession, in my opinion and experience.  They really care for you.  You are not a number to them, or a paycheck.  It gives me great comfort and confidence in my decision to go to Dr. Bour and his great team!  LACY IS THE BEST!

No, I am not dating . . . . I have a surgery date!  Feb. 6th!  I am so excited I can't believe how soon it will be before the big day!  I am doing well on the Optifast.  I am not so hungry anymore, and I have some energy now.  Go figure!

I had my stress test at the cardologist yesterday.  All I can say . . . is "how weird!"  When my heart started to pump so hard, I could feel it in my neck, and it kinda scared me.  It didn't hurt at all, but it was weird.  Sorry, that is the best work I can come up with to describe it.

I am still going to the pre-surgery meetings with the dietician.  It is fun being with other people that will be going throught the same thing as me very soon.  We are like a little club.  The office seems to be overly busy right now, but Carmen has been wonderful keeping me up to date on everything that will be happening, and the costs involved.  Things were kinda chaotic last night in the office, with the dietician and it took FOREVER for the meeting to start.  But I think I had a low tolerance last night because I was exhausted from the stress test, and taking care of two little ones running around, homework, cooking dinner, doing dishes, sorting laundry and then my husband has to get off from work early every tuesday so I can be at the class by 4:30.  (It is a 30 min. drive to the office.)  I think I had just had it with people yesterday. ha ha.  You every feel that way?

Well, back to the real world - I'll update later.

This was my first week on the Optifast products.  And, yes, I want to kill someone, and I have had my fair share of headaches, and light headedness (is that a word?), and I was so hungry that I could eat anything, but I survived!  I even stayed away from the birthday cake on my 40th birthday this week!  Boy was that hard!  The good news is that I lost 11 pounds!  I really stuck to it, and didn't cheat.  The way I am looking at it is this:  Every day that I stick to this, the better prepared for surgery I am going to be, and maybe I won't have serious complications.

My moto during this experience is that whatever I need to do . . . . I will do it.  I will follow instructions to the letter.  Can somebody please tell me I can go eat a hamburger???? Please??? (Ha ha)

O.K.  so I am going to "Blog".  I am learning about all of this stuff, so bear with me.  I have been a member of Dr. Bour's program since June of 2006, and I can tell you it has been a wonderful experience so far.  I have had to wait 6 months, because of my insurance approval process, but now it is January, and I just got my approval, and I am ready, really ready, to start this new chapter in my life.

In the six months, I have had a few "last suppers", and now I am so sick of food!  I am now preparing for my new lifestyle, and getting myself as healthy as possible for the surgery.  As soon as I am cleared by the cardiologist my surgery date should be scheduled.  I am like a kid waiting for Christmas!

I have been married to a wonderful man for 15 years now, and we have two children Matthew, age 6, and Rebekah, age 3.  And I just turned 40 on Jan. 10th!  My husband has been such a support for me, and my children are wondering what all the fuss is about!  I am so much looking forward to being "on the other side" of the surgery soon.

Well, that is it for now!  Thanks for reading, and I promise to blog again really soon.