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So, back to work on Monday...i don't wanna go back!! Oh well.  I had a check up appointment yesterday and everything is going great.  I am down 52.8lbs in 5 1/2 weeks.  I can't believe it! I am having problems with the protein shakes tho i cannot tolerate them anymore.  Thankfully, my dr told me if i can get 35-50 grams of protein in by food a day then i don't have to do the shakes but if im only hitting that in a week i will need to do some shakes.  That made me feel much better.  All of my clothes are so big on me!! Yay! I have definitely lost at least 1 pant size and i have lost 11in in my waist.  I feel great most of the time.  Earlier this week was a little rough though trying to eat foods.  Some foods i was able to eat before i couldn't this week so i am very leary about eating lunch at work....is something going to make me sick? What if i throw up at my desk...im paranoid about that but i'll have to get over it bc if it happens it happens.  I found some mini chiquita bananas at walmart yesterday and one banana is 2oz and they taste pretty good. They are a lil sweeter than normal bananas but it works.  I have found some really good stuff at the store too.  But it is hard shopping and trying to find something that even looks appealing.  Stuff i cant have i dont even look at bc i dont even want it and stuff i can have i dont want bc not hungry.  Hopefully ill find a happy medium.  One thing that does bother me is i really want to use a lil bbq sauce with the chicken breast but all bbq sauce has sugar in it and some more than others so im a lil sad about that.  I did find the kikomans soy sauce and teriyaki sauce has no sugar in it so ill probably try that if i can tolerate it.  I am very excited about my weightloss and how fast its going.  If someone told me last month that i would be down this much in this time i wouldn't have believed them.  Its great.  This was the best decision i have ever ever made and i would so do it again if i had to do it all over again.  

So i had my lap rny on 2-2-09 and it went great!!! i went in on a monday and got out on wednesday.  The hospital wasn't too bad everyone but one nurse was excellent! i wasn't in as much pain as i had thought i would be.  i am a baby so i went into it with a positive attitude and i think that helped.  i was doing great the morning of. Not too nervous until right before they took me down and i had started crying. Then my mom cried so i cried more lol! i remember getting onto the table and they had asked me what i do for a living and asked if theres anything else i told them just make sure i wake up they laughed.  then next thing i know im in recovery trying to wake up but just couldnt. the nurse asked how i was i said im great cuz i woke up.  i dont remember talking to some of the people i did on the phone thanks to the morphine and i must say i was a little sad to see the morphine pump go tuesday morning. i got to my room at noon monday and at 1am tues the nurse asked if i would like to sit on the side of the bed(they like to get you moving 12 hrs out of recovery). i did and when she was checking my drip thing i decided to stand up and walk.  i didnt walk far however because of woman problems (that was not fun at all). my first day home wasn't too bad but i was not  up for company at all and thank god my friends understood that. Thursday morning was horrible i felt like i was dying. i woke up at 630am and had excruciating pain in my lower part of my body (felt like i was having the worst cramps in the hole world i coupldnt even move). then they went away and came back at 8am. turns out it was just gas and i tell ya what if thats what it feels like giving birth i dont think i want 4 lol! my angel (to call her that is an understatement) Anji told my husband to go buy gas-x strips. those things saved my life i still use them they are great. after that day, each day got better and better.  By sunday 2/8 i felt wonderful.  I stopped taking my pain meds on tues 2/10 and havent needed to take them since.  However once i stopped taking the lortab i havent been able to sleep too good.  i usually lay on my stomach and sides and up until recently cant do it.  i must say i would have this surgery again in a heartbeat and couldn't imagine not doing it.  i am about 3 1/2 weeks out of surgery and i have lost 43.6lbs and my goal was orig 30-40lbs so i want to lose 45lbs by the end of the month. i have two days left to hit my goal and i think i can.  Its unbelievable how everything has just been going.  the hardest part is trying to get in all the protein and liquids. i cannot do it. i have been doing a protein shake for breakfast trying to eat food for lunch (tuna and whatever) and a shake for dinner.  Its hard though bc i am not hungry at all and the last couple of days i havent been able to eat lunch bc i get nauseated fast. but that is my only problem im having at the moment.  definitely no regrets to having this surgery.  My husband can't really eat around me bc the smell of foods sometimes nauseate me so he has to go in the other room.  Everyone has been so supportive and positive the whole time and that helps so much.  Ypu definitely need good people supporting you and that will also help you be successful.

So i had to write an appeal letter to BCBS for approval bc my employer benefits had no longer covered the surgery.  i called BCBS on Friday 12/19/08 bc my husband had just gotten his insurance card in and had added me on.  I found out i was approved for the surgery through my husbands insurance w/BCBS but am still waiting for my appeal letter to either be approved or denied. While speaking with the rep i had also found out that they had approved me under my insurance for the surgery but then had to deny me since my employer benefits had changed.  I didn't know that!! I hope that my appeal letter gets approved so i can have both insurances covering it.  I can't wait to call Dr. MArshall's office tomorrow morning at 8am to tell them we can finally move foward and hopefully i can get a surgery date tomorrow!! (in a perfect world!) it's been 1 1/2 years since ihave started this process and in the last month i have been really giving up hope and faith that this would get approved.  i was really feeling horrible friday too and that had made my day.  I have to say this was the best christmas present anyone could have given me and i thank God because i was really at the end of my rope and ready to give up the same day my surgery had gotten approved!! To anyone reading this that may have had a long, stressful time trying to get approved through BCBS or any insurance PLEASE don not give up hope!!!! It will happen! It might take a while but keep reminfing yourdelf it will all be worth the wait!