I am two months from surgery, and it occurs to me that I should start a blog to track my progress through what I hope will be an amazing, life-changing vertical sleeve surgery. I'm just going to list major milestones for the record.
August
Seminar with surgeon -- I'm sold!
Dietitian #1 (Topic: Introduction)
September
Dietitian #2 (Topic: Meal Planning)
Meeting with surgeon, got binder and "homework" assignments
Scheduled all appointments with specialists
Blood lab work
Radiology exams
October
Dietitian #3 (Topic: Supplements)
Cardio evaluation
Sleep study at home
Psych consult
Endoscopy
November
Dietitian #4 (Topic: Restaurants)
Stress test, echo cardiogram
Sleep apnea study at Sleep Center for CPAP
Appt with surgeon, surgery scheduled for 3/14
December
Dietitian #5 (Topic: Post-op Diet)
Osteoarthritis confirmation
January
Dietitian #6 (Topic: Exercise/Labels)
For OA: 4 weeks of physical therapy, 2X per week
Started a 21-day arm routine, 2# weights << seriously
Stopped drinking wine (sad, LOL)
Started dry brushing and exfoliating (hope springs eternal!)
Started Biotin
February (Planned)
Dietitian (one-on-one)
Physical therapy, pre-bariatic, 4 weeks, 1X per week
Stop drinking coffee
Pre-op with surgeon