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7-1-08
I say work sucks, but I really do love my job...I start back tomorrow night...doing 12 hour shifts...but I feel sooo much better than before surgery! I can tell a major difference in my weight, clothes are starting to get big and my pants LITERALLY fell off the other day...lol! I am down 34lbs from my top weight and I am so excited for the next time I weigh! I went for my first fill-up yesterday...that was painful, not the needles, but the dr. then physicians assistant PUSHING on my stomach like no other! I can tell a slight difference in the amount I am eating and I stay full longer, but I still feel like I am in need of more saline in the band...anyways, till next time......

6/11/08
I finally have began to lose weight, I am down 6.5lbs from my weight on surgery day and 27.5lbs from my top weight! After surgery I had gained about 7lbs of fluid, but lost that after the fourth day and yesterday morning when I weighed, I had lost 5lbs in just one day! Today I lost 1.5lbs, so I am excited and looking forward to tomorrow! LOL, it will be nice to wake up every morning and be waking up losing instead of gaining! It's nice to say I'm a "LOSER," but I'm definitely a "SORE LOSER" for a few more days! LOL

6/8/08
Today is the best day so far! Last night I was in sever pain around my port area and seriously thought about calling the surgeon's office, but I stuck it out and this morning I feel SOOO much better! I am drinking an instant carnation breakfast which taste WONDERFUL compared to the clear liquids I've been drinking, but I can definitely tell the difference in thickness! I am thinking about going shopping or something like that today, but not sure I feel that strong, guess we will see! I still feel spaced out from the pain medicine, so if I'm not making sense...once again, I'm sorry! :)

6/7/08
So I thought I would try to skip my pain medicine last night...I woke up and ABSOLUTELY thought I was going to die! Some advice for y'all, manage your pain by taking your pain medicine on time even if you aren't hurting at the moment! My breathing is improving on the incentive spirometer, but I still have alot to go! I start on cream soup today, kinda looking forward to it, but I may just stick with clear liquids today...not really feeling like an adventure today! LOL...anyways, I feel spaced out from the pain med...so that's all for now! Thank you all for your support!

5/6/08
Hey Y'all! I am on the losing side now! The surgery went great! Dr. Weiss took out a fat pad that looked very similar to a hiatel hernia, but was not; however Dr. Weiss did say that if would have left the fat pad, it could have affected my weight loss in a negative way, and is possibly one of the reasons I could not lose the weight! I was drugged when he was explaining it to me, sooo I will will have to get a better explanation at a later date! lol
I am sore today, but I am much better than I was yesterday! I never knew how much pain air can cause! I am just now able to pass the air, which may be TMI, but it is wonderful...and if you have had the surgery you know what I am talking about, and if you haven't had it yet...you will know soon enough! haha
I have been able to drink as much as I wan't...haven't had any restriction with fluids...I have been drinking 100% grape, apple, and cranberry juice as well as popsicles and protein drinks! Not really wanting food, definitely don't have any desire for the first time in my life! LOL...but anyways, I am tired and easily become that way, so I will write soon! Thank Y'all for your prayers!

6/5/08
It finally is here, the day I have been waiting for! It has been years since I first started studying about the bypass and lap band surgeries and today is the day my whole life changes! I am looking so forward to it, but I am also nervous...please pray for me! I will be at the hospital at 8:45am this morning and go on to surgery within a couple of hours. It all seems unreal, but when I feel the pain, it will be VERY real! LOL...going to sleep now...
To Be Continued

5/13/08
YAYAYAYAY!!!! I had my surgeon consult today and everything is set!!! I am scheduled for surgery on June 5th! This is also my 21st birthday so I have two very important occasions and I am ready for both! HAHA, I told the bariatric staff to have me some clear liquids with a candle in it, and we will have a party! LOL
So my last post was gloom, doom, and despair...I am happy to say that everything is taken care of! I am scheduled to meet with the cardiologist next Wednsday and the loans are coming through with GREAT interest rates! God is showing me favor, and I am so thankful! The bariatric office was very flexible and didn't ask questions, I felt like VIP! 
I am so excited and can NOT wait for my day to come! I was tearing up all day just thinking about where I have come from and all I have done and my future that will be so much better now! It's all so emotional! Anyways...till next time...

5/11/08
Ever feel like your drowning? That is how I am feeling right now...it is 1:40am and I can't sleep because I am freaking OUT! My appointment to meet with the surgeon and schedule my surgery is on Tuesday, on Friday I received a call saying that I needed cardiac clearance before the appointment on Tuesday or I cannot meet with the surgeon! I explained that the orders from the surgeon and his staff did not include cardiac clearance and that it would be impossible to set up an appointment before Tuesday! On top of that, I was reminded that I must have money to pay for the surgery on this date, which some how I missed, but I am sure they had told me. So tomorrow I am on a mission to come to an understanding with the surgeons office, and also wrangle about $15,000.00 before Tuesday! Can we say...STRESS, like I thought about calling CBS and ask if they want another reality show...whoa! Anyways, suprisingly I am at peace though...I know that everything will be ok and that this is just a challenge that I will defeat and come out better than before! Please pray for favor among the bankers, and for an understanding with the surgeons office! Thanks

4-20-08
So it has been a bit, but I am still kickin! I am going for my pre-op physical next Tuesday, and will be requesting my family physician's approval for surgery. I also will be scheduling a stress test, ekg, and pulmonary function test. My date to meet with the surgeon is May 13 and I am very excited and scared all at the same time! I will schedule my surgery date on this day and will be FREAKIN OUT! lol...I really had hoped to have the surgery by now, but things with school (accepted into RN program...WOOHOO), and looking for a job (hired at a local hospital...WOOHOO too) have really made my plans change. Things are looking better now and I finally feel a relief to go on with surgery! Keep me in your prayers and take a good look cause you won't know me pretty soon! lol...

2-29-08
Well, I went to my first appointment and everything went great, but there is just so much information and so much stuff I need to do before surgery that it is amazing! Unfortunately the lady I had spoke to before the appointment had told me wrong about scheduling my surgery date today. I was a little disappointed, but I feel I have achieved alot for one day! The Pscyhologist said I was NOT crazy...thank the Lord, and the nutritionist pretty much just told me I'm fat...and I paid her $40 to hear that...the physicians assistant was great and very helpful! I am relieved that today is over, but now I am anxious to see where I'm at after my next appointment where THEN I will hopefully be able to schedule a surgery date! Well, till next time....