Sunshine2's (Tonya's) Journal

The 2007 New Years Resolutions/Goals

1. Not to let the scales become my center of life 2. Focus on becoming healthy by doing the following a) Getting Lapband Excercising - will work up to 5 days a week. Right now, making it a goal to exercise 3 x's per week c) Making better choices, but not beat myself up if I make the wrong choice, realizing I'm only human. 3. Work on paying off my debt. I will do this by not using my credit cards in 2007. 4. Work on having a better relationship with my teenage children. I will do this by spending more quality time with them. 5. I also want to make it a habit to read my daily scriptures. I will do this by keeping them in my car so I will remember to read them. 6. I want to work at being a better employee at work. I will do this by spending less time on the internet. These are just a few of my goals, and I will update them as I think of more.

tonya66

January 2, 2007

9 more days until banding

WOW, we are in the single digits now. Just 9 more days until I'm in band land! Yesterday was a very busy day, today is busy as well, and tomorrow is too. Matter of fact, this entire week is busy for me between work and all my doc appointments, I'm just a bit stressed today! Yesterday here is how my day went: 8:30 - 11:15 - my preop. Had my blood work done, also an EKG, and chest xrays. I had to fill out and sign a ton of paperwork with the nurse, I paid my part of the hospital which was $43.50. I think I got out cheap on that one, she said the cost was $29,679, the discount rate negotiated with the insurance was $435 and I owed 10% of that. Cool. I had one small problem with the hospital, they had me put in my own words what I was having done and I told them a hiatal hernia repair and lap band. Well the problem was, the doctor didn't send an order for the hernia repair, so that caused a little stink, but the hospital nurse called my docs nurse and I think they got it worked out. 11:45 - I had to get my upper cervical care done at my chiopractor's office, my neck was killing me. I got thru with the doc and swung thru KFC, got an order of boneless chicken wings, hot flavored and tried to eat them in the car, big mistake, too messy and they tasted bad, I ended up throwing them out. I ran by to pick my daughter's skirt up from the alterations place before my next appointment which was at 1:00 pm with the Psych lady. We went over some stress techniques, craving techniques etc. She said I am ready for surgery. I got out of there around 1:50, I had to run to my docs office to take a short quiz they give every Monday from 1:30 - 2:30 (in between that I made a deposit at my bank). I had to show them that I knew about the changes I was about to make. I passed the test. Got thru with them at 2:30. Then I had a 3:00 pm appt with the dietician. We went thru a lot of info. Found out my clear liquid diet is no longer just 48 hours before surgery, but they are now requiring it to be FOUR days before surgery. So Sunday, I will have to start on clear liquids. eeks. I finished with the dieticial at around 4:20, had to meet with the surgeons office at 4:30 to go over the pre-surgery consultation. I didn't get out of his office until after 6:00 - I had a looong day. I had a total of 6 appointments yesterday and managed to fit everyone of them in. I even was able to squeeze in two errands in (picked my daughters skirt up & went to bank). I have to leave today at 11:00 from work to meet with the sleep center people. Then I will go back there tonight at 9:30 and spend the night there for my sleep study test. :notagree . I'm actually looking forward to this, I can sleep all by myself in a huge bed (my DH smothers me at night - he is a snuggler and I am not). My eating was really off yesterday, I could kick myself. However, I will not cheat any more, promise! I ended up eating a dish from Zios, which had some pasta in it. Well, I've got a ton to do at work because I am leaving next week, so I am going to stay focussed at work!

tonya66

January 9, 2007

99 days until my 1 year anniversary

I'm on a countdown to get as close, if not hit my goal by my 1 year anniversary! Exercise - 15 min recumbant bike, leg lifts with ankle weights, calf raises Wt this morning 175.2

tonya66

October 11, 2007

How much Money my surgery has cost me so far

So far, here is the out of pocket expenses my part: $50.00 - sleep study test bill finally came in $25.00 - sleep study consultation with doc, copay amount $43.50 - My first fill (3/6/07) $532.12 - Additional hospital bill from Southcrest (3/6/07) $200 - I had to pay a fee of $200 to my doc for processing the paperwork for insurance. This is non refundable, and the insurance does not pay this. $90.00 - Upper GI fee at the hospital. $43.50 - My estimated cost for the hospital fee for the surgery. $173.00 - Had to pay an additional $173 to the hospital because they kept me overnight. $400 - Deposit to my surgeon for my surgery. Not sure if I will owe more, or if part will be refunded once my insurance pays everything. $200 - Deposit to the assistant to my surgeon, he opens me up for my surgeon. $75 - Pysch Eval ($50 was for testing supplies, $25 for copay) $25 - Copay to surgeon for pre-surgery consultation. So far, I've spent $833.50 on the surgery, not bad for me. I have a sleep study test tonight, so not sure how much that will cost me.

tonya66

January 9, 2007

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