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Dr office sent in records for approval on the 16th.  Had to have an endo and colonoscopy done and all was good so I will be able to have the RNY.    so now I am waiting.

I went for my second sleep study last night and then to the Nutritionist today,  I paid $55.  for some papers that told me everything I already know, lol,  I was a little disapointed to say the least I thought she would have more information for me and talk some more,  I was in her office I say ten minutes..  This sleep study went well,  they gave me a pill so I might actually go to sleep this time.  I didnt feel like I ever fell asleep but I guess I did.  The tech guy was French and we had a nice talk.

I just have my last diet checkin and then submit to insurance, I am running little behind because of some things and I have to wait for some money to pay the rest of my $500.00 fee to the Surgeon.  But I know it will all happen right on time.   

Looking at the short list of what I will be able to eat is kinda scary,  lol

My husband asked me the other day if I was really serious about this, lol,  I just laughed at him and said "Do you think I been going to the Dr's for 6 months for nothing"?   LOL ,  makes me wonder if hes not too happy about it

THE WOMEN IN THE MIRROR

Walking past the mirrored glass,
I take a timid peak,
I see a woman staring back,
I'm too choked up to speak.

The puffiness, at last, is gone,
The skin pink and glowing,
The many pounds that melted off,
Finally, now is showing.

Hard to believe until recently,
This same woman was dying,
Stuffing the food to ease the pain,
Heartbroken and crying.

Life evolved around each snack,
She lived for every meal,
Anything to numb the hurt,
She didn't want to feel.

When did she get so pretty?
When did God remove the grief?
How did this miracle happen?
Who provided this relief?

What a gift! A second chance!
I thank God everyday,
For his grace in showing me,
There is a better way.

I walk, I dance, I make love too,
My heart is filled with gladness,
I'm out of bondage, I'm out of pain,
There is no room for sadness.

This woman in the mirror,
Smiles softly back at me,
She has good cause to be so pleased,
She's finally been set free!

I went to the thrift store today to just look around,  I ventured into the regular sized clothes and I cant beleive what selection there is,    I got all excited thinking about how many clothes I will be buying,  I love to shop at thrift stores anyway.    Since looking at the dresses and suits I started thinking that I want a job where I can dress nice,  I havent thought like that in many many years,   I know great things are coming my way thanks to this surgery

Went back to the Pulmonologist today she wanted to see me in three months from my last visit when I was so sick.  I asked her if she had gotten my sleep study results or were they sent to the surgeon,  she fumbled with the papers and said she had them and she read and told me I have to have another sleep study, the first one was in March,  they didnt call me and tell me I needed another one, so I am kinda ticked,  I have problems with most Drs.  anyway,  I have to have this test with the machine on,  she said I stop breathing 11 times and hour and the oxygen drops  and thats why I feel like crap all the time and sleep all day trying to catch up.  She doesnt know if its from my weight alone so after I lose 20% of my weight she will test me again,  I have always slept alot even when I was a kid so I kinda think I might have the central sleep apnea which is not a good thing.  So I guess I will be having the test soon,  my car broke down on the way from Raleigh, its about hour and half from where I live,  so now I am carless 

On a good note,  my son Jeremy graduation,  I am so proud of him and we are going back home to Florida for a couple weeks to have his grad party with family and friends so we are looking forward to that.

Bless you all

I am still having thyroid problems,  my tests keep fluctuating if I am taking meds or not,  I have had 4 blood tests,  2 show hypothyroid and 2 show normal, I am trying to get to a specialist but my primary care is taking her darn time,  I have to get it straightened out or they wont do the wls surgery.  I think its so messed up for so long thats why its acting crazy with the blood tests. Oh well

I am still doing my 6 month diet,  I have not lost anything maybe 2 pounds but I am not gaining.  It will be up the end of August and then they will submit to insurance,  they said medicaid takes around a month to authorize so hopefully I will be on the skinny side early October,  I cant wait,  I have not told any of my family who is out of state,  only my husband and the youngest son at home knows.  I want to surprise them and I dont want any negativity or fears so that why I am doing this.  My two older sons would flip out if they knew,  lol.  My sister might think I have lost my mind again,  lol.  but after the shock I know they would support me.  Its hard not to say anything I have almost sliped twice on the phone with them.  I will see them all next month and I am at my highest weight and I have gained 18 pounds since I seen them last,  I really want to blurt out that hey,  "I am really fat but I wont be for long" but I wont say anything.

Well thats all for now,  been busy with my sons graduation,  been very stressful for me,  I will be so happy when I have more energy.

Test results show I am Hypothyroid,  I should of know all these years from the symptoms I have been having for up to 18 years ago when my hair started falling out.  I feel any good Dr. should of been able to tell I had it just by looking at me, but there ya go.  I checked all the ones I have now and hopefully with the medicine they will all go away

My risk factors for hypothyroidism include:

[+ ] I have a family history of thyroid disease 
   I have had my thyroid "monitored" in the past to watch for changes
   I had a previous diagnosis of goiters/nodules
   I currently have a goiter
   I was treated for hypothyroidism in the past
   I had post-partum thyroiditis in the past
   I had a temporary thyroiditis in the past
   I have another autoimmune disease
   I have had a baby in the past nine months
   I have a history of miscarriage  
   I have had part/all of my thyroid removed due to cancer
   I have had part/all of my thyroid removed due to nodules
   I have had part/all of my thyroid removed due to Graves' Disease/hyperthyroidism
    I have had radioactive iodine due to Graves' Disease/hyperthyroidism
    I have had anti-thyroid drugs due to Graves' Disease/hyperthyroidism

I have the following symptoms of hypothyroidism, as detailed by the Merck Manual, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the Thyroid Foundation of America

+    I am gaining weight inappropriately
+    I'm unable to lose weight with diet/exercise
      I am constipated, sometimes severely
+    I have hypothermia/low body temperature (I feel cold when others feel hot, I need extra sweaters, etc.)  HOT all the time
+   I feel fatigued, exhausted
+   Feeling run down, sluggish, lethargic
+   My hair is coarse and dry, breaking, brittle, falling out 
+   My skin is coarse, dry, scaly, and thick
+   I have a hoarse or gravely voice
+   I have puffiness and swelling around the eyes and face
+   I have pains, aches in joints, hands and feet 
+   I have developed carpal-tunnel syndrome, or it's getting worse
+   I am having irregular menstrual cycles (longer, or HEAVIER, or more frequent)
+   I am having trouble conceiving a baby
+   I feel depressed
+   I feel restless
+   My moods change easily
+   I have feelings of worthlessness
+   I have difficulty concentrating
+   I have more feelings of sadness
+   I seem to be losing interest in normal daily activities
+   I'm more forgetful lately

I also have the following additional symptoms, which have been reported more frequently in people with hypothyroidism:

+  My hair is falling out
+   I can't seem to remember things
+   I have no sex drive
+   I am getting more frequent infections, that last longer
+   I'm snoring more lately
+   I have/may have sleep apnea
+   I feel shortness of breath and tightness in the chest
+   I feel the need to yawn to get oxygen +  My eyes feel gritty and dry
+   My eyes feel sensitive to light
[ ]  My eyes get jumpy/tics in eyes, which makes me dizzy/vertigo and have headaches
+   I have tinnitus (ringing in ears)
+    I get recurrent sinus infections
+   I have vertigo
+   I feel some lightheadedness
+   I have severe menstrual cramps

I also tested positive for H-Pylori and am taking 8 antibiotic pills a day for two weeks for that.  They said its giving me acid reflux which is giving me asthma. So glad this will go away with surgery.

My youngest son Jeremy turned 18 on the 21st of March,  he thinks hes all grown now,  lol
                   Happy Birthday Jeremy

 
        "Happy Birthday Richard"

Still recouping from my gb surgery,  all of my lap holes are good except one,  its sore and has a big bump under it I think somethings wrong so Ill wait a few days to see if it goes down and then go get it checked.  It feels like its pressing on my stomach-esophogus and causing me pain,  does anybody got any idea?

I had my gallbladder out Thursday,  I feel a big diffrence ,  I was having  constant pain and pressure under my ribs,  I thought I had a cracked rib,
and  all the pain is  gone now    

Dr. Enoch said I had a golf ball sized stone,  lol,  I am so proud I did a good job making that one,   lol.  Glad its over,  I have been reading in detail about all the problems that gallbladder causes and I didnt realize I have been having alot of them for a long long time so I am expecting great releif.