UmbralColors
Got My Surgery Date!
Aug 14, 2008
I got my surgery date today. I am having it on Sept. 22. I am really glad about it and I can't wait. Really nervous too. The day of the date has fnally come. Now.. I can start another waiting process. The wait for surgery day. I hate waiting..
I have told all of my friends and other family members who did know but needed to know the date and all others that didn't know but they all want to pray for my safe surgery and recovery. It's nice to know that I am loved and have so many angels here on earth praying for me and helping me.
I will keep you updated during the two week liquid diet phase and post a before picture and list measurements the day before surgery.
I have told all of my friends and other family members who did know but needed to know the date and all others that didn't know but they all want to pray for my safe surgery and recovery. It's nice to know that I am loved and have so many angels here on earth praying for me and helping me.
I will keep you updated during the two week liquid diet phase and post a before picture and list measurements the day before surgery.
The Journey Begins
Aug 08, 2008
I received the call from Dr. Watson's office on Monday. I remember the day and time well.. 2:44 PM est. They had said I had been approved. I was happy but I was going to have a funeral for my grandmother that day. Somehow, knowing that a life changing experience of happiness had not hit me during that moment. I should have been jumping out of my seat due to all of the setbacks I had had.
Let me begin with the time my stomach would not digest anything. It had slowed down. I was in agony for a month straight. I had no appetite. I had lost 30lbs.. Which was good because my insurance needed the accounted loss. Dr. Watson said he wouldn't be able to do the surgery unless I lost more weight. he wanted me about 430 or 400.. Somewhere in that area and I had to see an gastrointerologist to see why I wasn't digesting my food.(He found out that I still had greens from dinner the previous night in my stomach when he did the EGD). Turns out that my medication was slowing it down and I was taken off some of the drugs that I did not need. So I was back on track.
Then I needed to get my records together. This was sort of a pain as well because my last PCP had quit and moved back to Canada and my records were locked up in a warehouse somewhere and no one had a clue how to get them. Well, Judy said it was ok to just get any records from 04-07 stating that I was obese and such and such.. Had a chase from all of those people. I thank Angela for being so patient with me and some of the misunderstandings from the other docs and Hospitals. Well.. I got the records in.. then that led to another problem..
I had a record from the E.R. that said I had tried to comit suicide. Well that was from CCBH. Won't go into that.. But I have PMDD and bad bleeding and cramps. I was taking care of my grandparents and I had kept taking percogesics which are just a type of tylenol. So I could keep doing what I was doing because I hurt so bad. They said I had tried to kill myself.. But I wasn't suicidal I just didntkeep track of how many pills I took.. So.. Postponment of my surgery date.. Dr. Watson wanted to make sure that I had and would be stable for this surgery and I ad to see Dr. Cantor again (Psychologist) to be evaluated. They had told me six months but Dr. Cantor gave me this test around May and I had finally gotten results in July.. He took alot of summer vacations.. or whatever but I'm in the clear.
I got my letter from BlueCare today saying I was approved. Possibly get my date on Mon or Tue. and I am excited.
Let me begin with the time my stomach would not digest anything. It had slowed down. I was in agony for a month straight. I had no appetite. I had lost 30lbs.. Which was good because my insurance needed the accounted loss. Dr. Watson said he wouldn't be able to do the surgery unless I lost more weight. he wanted me about 430 or 400.. Somewhere in that area and I had to see an gastrointerologist to see why I wasn't digesting my food.(He found out that I still had greens from dinner the previous night in my stomach when he did the EGD). Turns out that my medication was slowing it down and I was taken off some of the drugs that I did not need. So I was back on track.
Then I needed to get my records together. This was sort of a pain as well because my last PCP had quit and moved back to Canada and my records were locked up in a warehouse somewhere and no one had a clue how to get them. Well, Judy said it was ok to just get any records from 04-07 stating that I was obese and such and such.. Had a chase from all of those people. I thank Angela for being so patient with me and some of the misunderstandings from the other docs and Hospitals. Well.. I got the records in.. then that led to another problem..
I had a record from the E.R. that said I had tried to comit suicide. Well that was from CCBH. Won't go into that.. But I have PMDD and bad bleeding and cramps. I was taking care of my grandparents and I had kept taking percogesics which are just a type of tylenol. So I could keep doing what I was doing because I hurt so bad. They said I had tried to kill myself.. But I wasn't suicidal I just didntkeep track of how many pills I took.. So.. Postponment of my surgery date.. Dr. Watson wanted to make sure that I had and would be stable for this surgery and I ad to see Dr. Cantor again (Psychologist) to be evaluated. They had told me six months but Dr. Cantor gave me this test around May and I had finally gotten results in July.. He took alot of summer vacations.. or whatever but I'm in the clear.
I got my letter from BlueCare today saying I was approved. Possibly get my date on Mon or Tue. and I am excited.
