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Ding, ding -round 2 - got another surgery date.

Posted 11-09-2009 at 04:29 AM by Hychap2009 Briefly, got a call about an hour ago from the admission person (Pauline), she has now confirmed my surgery date for 30th Nov. So I'll go in on 29th Nov. She asked me why surgery did not go ahead last month, so I explained briefly, she suggested that I have another pre-assesment, so now I wait for that. I personally think that's a good idea.   I'm now considering wheather I should wash my hair this week or near the time. Whichever, its a risk. I have dread locks which are the same length as my height, 5ft 2" so it takes about 3 days to dry properly, therein lays the risk of making my head cold worse.   Excited, well not really, I've just had it, the roller coaster ride is getting tiresome. The question in my mind is will I make to surgery.
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Quite sick - yuk.

Quite Sick - Yuk. Posted 11-14-2009 at 03:14 PM by Hychap2009 Yesterday started off pretty normal, non eventful, untill around 4pm I decided I should eat something, so I decided on a bowl of cornflakes, started eating it when I noticed something floating on the top. YUK! unable to indentify what the hell is this!!!! Got rid asap. Decided on a bowl of yellow split peas and carrot soup that i'd made the day before.   Around 7pm I my stomach started to feel upset, very uncomfortable, till it started to act like a blender. This lasted right up till around 10pm - I though at first it might be that I eat white bread with my soup, my stomach dose not like white bread. I thought ok. when I go to the bog my stomach will free itself up. OMD's, I got the sensation to goooo and by the time I walked through the bathroom door, and boom, the bog was awash in bright orange; i puked my guts out. I don't even know how long it lasted. Eventually, I went and laid down. I must of fell asleep, about an hour and half latter I got the urge to visit the bog again, by the time I sat down, out came a full blown Tsunami. I cleaned up and took a shower. That was the last episode. I'm now left with an upset stomach - today (Saturday), my ribs are quite sore - I felt like i've been someones punch bag.   Funny thing is It feels as if my chest has cleared, how odd. Anyway, now I need to clear my stomach of any rubbish left in there, continue taking my zinc and piriton tablets to combat the cold.   It could be food poisioning I think, I've never had it before. Anyway I need to be in better health for my pre-assessment on Friday.
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What I've bought in preparation for my WLS -Post-OP.

1) Small size cutlery (9 piece set) 2) Bamix Wand Mixer 3) Fit and Fresh chiller shaker with storage base. 4) Fit and Fresh Fruit and Veg bowl 5) Fit and Fresh 'Lunch on the Go" 6) Fit and Fresh Healthy Snaker 7) Set of 6 Feeding Bowls with lids 8) Set 4 7oz tulip glasses 9) Walden Farms Asian Dressing Marinade Calorie Free Sugar Free, Carb free. 10) 85% Less Fat Powdered Peanut Butter 11) Walden Farms Ranch dressing calorie free, sugar free, carb free. 12) 2 x Sugar Free - Fat Free Instant Jello-O, vanilla and Bklack Cherry. 13) Hartley's Sugar Free Jelly 14) Dixie Carb Counters INstand Mashers (4 net carbs). 15) Linwoods Milled Organic Flaxseed, sunflower and pumpkin seeds 16) 4 piece cup measures 17) Crystal Light Sunrise natural Classic Orange 18) Measuring spoons 19) 2 packs of 02GO flavourbursts 20) Blueberries and Cream - Flax & Snax Natural Hot Cereal (High Protein, high Fiber). 21) High Protein Instant custard Mix x 2 22) Jelly rich in protein. 23) Reflex Whey Refresh protein isolate drink x 4 24) Natural Flavour - Whey Protein Isolate Powder 25) Edamame Beans - lightly salted and baked soybeans (snake). 26) DaVinci Gourmet Coconut syrup (Sugar Free). 27) DaVinci Gourmet Banana (Sugar Free). 28) DaVinci Gourmet Sugar Free Amaretto Flavour Syrup 29) Thermos 500ml Water bottle with chiller 30) Extra Virgin Olive Oil Fry spray, 1 cal. 31) ProShot 25g Protein/0sugar and 0 fat. x3 32) Salter Nutritional Scale (weighs food protions and calculates nutritional values. 33) Low Carb diet Crispy Cool Ranch Cheese. 34) Fit and Lock set of food containers 35) Femfresh cleansing wipes 36) Night gown 37) House slippers 38) 4x Pairs PJ's 39) 80 Tea bags (decaffe) 40) Coffee (decaffe) 41) Beaker with lit. 42) Organic Agave Nectar 43) Johnson's Baby soothing naturals - intense moisture cream. 44) Johnson's baby soap. 45) 2 x 2oz containers. 46) 1 hand towel 47) 1 large food shelf container (for protein powder storage). 48) 2 x sugar free jelly 49) Small baking dish 50) 1 box of Splenda 51) 1 soup bowl and chinese spoon. 52) Vanity Case 53) Vanilla dessert Protein 54) Flaxseed Oil 55) 4 x bottles Egg Whites. (storeable at room temp. for upto 5 months). 56) Syntrax Apple Ectasy Protein. 56) Syntrax Carbbean Cooler 57) Bioclens Hand Sanitiser & Moisturiser 58) Vitamin E - Mint Lip chap stick. 59) Really nice Red travel case. 60) A nice Sundae Glass for jelly desserts/puddings (99p) 61) Breath mint Spray. 62) Hungry Girl 63) 100-Calorie Snack Cookbook by Sally Sampson. 64) Vegetarian Gelatine 65) Beef Gelatine 66) Salter Digital Bathroom Scales. ______________ 67) Molton Brown:-   Toko Yuzu -Shower Gel and lotion. Cucumber Conditioning shampoo 68) Travel case for hospital.     __________________
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2nd pre-assessment tomorrow/gran baby gone to hospital - worried.

Posted 11-19-2009 at 03:19 PM by Hychap2009 Updated 11-19-2009 at 03:30 PM by Hychap2009 Hi, i've stayed at home all week. Pre-assessment tomorrow morning. It's been a struggle with this cold. At the moment sometimes my chest feels tight and at other times it feels fine. Nasal congestion, on and off with a little drip drip drip to the back of the throat.   My sweet little grand daughter has been poorly all week, running a high fever. We have been giving her Calpal to keep her fever down and for the past day and half I've kind of tried to lock myself away from her. She keeps crying for her grangran, tug, tug, tug on my hear strings. This evening when I heard her crying, I went in to her and held her in my arms, she stopped crying immediately, boy was she hot. Her mother had gone to the late night supermarket to see if she could get some gluecose because she was not eating, for 3 days actually. During that time the decision was made to take my little gran daughter to the hospital, so I called my husband at work and he decided to come straight home - so they've all gone off to the hospital (Mum, grand dad and auntie).   They've been gone about an hour now, I've already phoned twice to hear any news, they were examining her the last time I called, so I'm going to call again.   Oh I also made the decision to miss my god daughters birthday celebration tonight, I didn't want to go out into the cold night air. She was understanding of this but we spoke tonight.   Oh I've my pre-assessment in the morning at 9.30am. I not sure I'm well enough or wheather I'm going to pass the medical and keep my Nov. 30th surgery date, but HEY!!! what to do.
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New pre-assement date and the colds back in full swing.

Posted 11-11-2009 at 06:44 AM by Hychap2009 Yesterday i got my new pre-assessment appointment letter. It's on the 20th Nov. This thing is I've caught another fresh cold. The weather here is a bummer, I caught in the rain yesterday after attending my dental hospital appointment. I was caught at the bus stop forever, and it took me a good while to get home. I had to let 2 buses go by because they were full and the driver only let on the few people that had jumped the line.   So now i've got another cold, where does that leave me know. Right now i'm taking piriton and allergy tablet in the hope that it will stop the mucus dripping to the back of my throat and causing a build up of mucus on my chest, which then leads to a wheezy chest or worst asthma.   I'm hoping this is just one of the quick ones. I'm not going out again if I can help it. Weve been invited out for a chinese meal on Sunday (not feeling chinese at all), so i'm not going, my husband, daughter and grand daughter can go. I'm staying in.   I've so gone off of chinese food, long time; Say chinese and immediately I just think oh greese. The last time I went on a Hubby family celebration it was Chinese food again, I had those thin pancake things with cucumber and chillie and I think a couple of wings and some seaweed. I paid the full price for a meal.   I don't eat seafood, ie. crab, prawns, any kind of crustation; pork, fish without scales and fins,   My favorite vegetables are, asparagus; string and french beans; cauliflower; ackee, red and yellow sweet peppers.   I just love fruit: All types of berries, ripe mango's, pineapple, plums, crisp apples, water melon and oranges.   How did I get onto this. lol   Anyway, going off to work on this cold again and my weak immune system.
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A day in the life

A day in the Life Posted 11-03-2009 at 06:42 PM by Hychap2009 What a busy day i've had, wow. It might not seem much to most but as I find getting around a big hassle, I've done good. My first appointment for the day was in Victoria which was 3 buses and an hour bus journey away.   Ok so this morning I had my 10.30am appointment for my laser treatment, the nurse has increased the intensity of the laser. Last month I left with the area above my top lip feeling really sore, but that was my fault because I had not got rid of the hair (the method I use is cream hair removers) in that area. That's because it took so long to grow back that its hardly noticable, but there was some growth. Today they wanted to discuss whether or not I had been tested for PCOS because my records show that i've had acne along with facial hair. I pointed out that at my first consultation I had mentioned my PCOS because I was concerned about paying out so much money and not getting the results. I was made aware that the hair will grow back over time because of the PCOS and that I would need to keep it maintained. So I was cool with that.   Oh yeah, and did I mention that the price has gone up. It has gone from ?129 to ?140, no warning at all, no notice, I can hardly say that I don't want to continue now can I. I've 2 more sessions to go. Could be more if I feel its necessary, but it's looking good so far.   So I made my way home, I hadn't eaten anything at all, all morning not even a cup of tea. I was tempted to stop at McDonalds but decided against it and made my way home. Unfortunately, I live right next and a bakery that does fab. cream cakes, I bought fresh cream apple donut, apple danish and a steak slice. Naughty but nice. This is my major problem, once I get hungry I tend to eat all the wrong things as well as too much in one sitting.   Moving on, got home had my binge, kinda rested for an hour, then I was off to my Dental hospital appointment. it was raining and pretty cold and I wanted to cancell but thought better of it as I'd been waiting so long for this appointment. So why the dentist. During the testing process for WLS - I was tested for sleep apnea, thank God, I did not have that condition, but I do have a really, really bad problem with snoring. So my assessment today was to see if my teethn were good enough to have a devise made that I will sleep with in my mouth at night to stop the snoring. I'm longing for this trust me. My hubby as got use to the snoring I think It's been 18 years. lol. No! When I travel by air - long flights, like from England to Jamaica, OMDays, I have to stay awake for the whole journey, I need match sticks most of the time to keep my eyes open, lol. Just because I don't want to fall asleep and snore.   Anyway the dentist was really nice, really nice. He's squeezed me in for next week to have my mould done. Yay.   Back home again, and immediately out again, off to deliver some portfolio's of the young people my business has been working with - handed them in to the moderator, so thankfully that is done. Anything 'off my head'.   I'm still struggling with the cold, now my 2 daughters have colds and i'm constantly running away from them, or covering my face treating them like lepers.   In the evening I had my nephew over he's 10 years old. I have him every Tuesday evening whilst my sister does some overtime. The house was quite noisy this evening and all I wanted to do was lay down and chill. By the time I was able to it must have been after 10pm. The next thing I know, hubby was home and it was after midnight.   Oh, bad, bad, bad. I didn't take any of my insulin until late, that's probably why I crashed out at 10pm, I did'nt just chill I crashed out.   I phoned the hospital yesterday to see if there was any news on my surgery date. Spoke to the same person as before, as usual no news on surgery dates for November - but she agreed to pass my message onto AJ the registrar who promised to give me a call last week. So we're back on that old donkey ride again. I might call again on Thursday.   So that's my day.
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Plantar fascilitis update

Posted 09-27-2009 at 04:45 PM by Hychap2009 Had my first appointment with the Podiatrist on Friday. Hip, hip aray!!   Well the good news is - it's curable. This was the initial assessment so I've been given instructions on some foot exercises before I get out of bed in the mornings, failing terrible so far, keep forgetting to do them before steping out of bed. I was also given leaflets on stretching exercises along with foot care for diabetics.   The condition was explained to me in detail, I disclosed that I would be going into hospital for surgery so they have suggested I come back in 6 weeks time. That's cool with me. (9 days and counting).   I've been wearing very flat foot wear, I've been advised to purchase specific type of trainers. I don't really want to spend that amount of dosh when It's possible I might go down in shoe size, waste of cash I can't afford, especially now.   My husband thinks that they may be closing down the site where he works which would mean redundancy for - bad, bad, bad news.   If my health improves that means I'll have to go out and get a part time job. I don't mind as long as my BP and Diabetese has improved. Flooring finally going down in the extention. WoW, one whole year.   A friend of mine lost her mother last week, the funeral was Friday. I couldn't make it - but I was able to get to the house in the evening, I feel a little better for that.
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The Knock Out Punch!

The Knock Out Punch!! Posted 09-28-2009 at 06:51 AM by Hychap2009 Those of you who have been following my story, omd's. I got a call today asking me if i'd like to come in today and have my surgery tomorrow. I wonder if they think this is a pedicure. What a mind ....ck! Anyway, they wont be operating on me on the 6th after all. So now I have to wait again for a date. Back to where I started from. She claims it will be in October. Should I believe anything they say? Oh please!!   I've also had a letter from the tax man. Again, problems. Shock horror at the amount, and they want that paid in full. I don't have a bean right now - it's a few grand.   I hope that the father pours out his blessing on me right about now, cause boy do I need it. STRESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
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Selfish.

Posted 11-22-2009 at 02:26 AM by Hychap2009 How selfish can someone be. I've spent days tucked away in my room and avoiding both my gran daughter and her mother as they both have colds. Especially the gran daughter - her cold turned into an infection. So everyone is aware of my situation here at home. Despite this my daughter took it upon herself to come into my room to give the baby and nappy change, whilst attempting to do it she was coughing and splurting her germs all over my space. I had to ask her to leave (basically told her to get out). About an hour later she left the gran baby in my room saying she had to run to shop urgently. Did I protest, yes I did. She was gone all of 15-20 minutes. Less than an hour later I could feel that that feeling which is a sure sign that I'd been contaminated. Now I know they always think i'm exagerating when I say I can almost feel the moment that I've caught a cold off of someone, but honestly, its true. So I spent the night blowing my nose, and feeling the cold travelling down the back of my throat onto my chest. I've already got a tight chest now and a wheeze.   I am suppose to call the hospital if I develop a cold, which it seems i'll have to do. So I think I'm looking at next year before I have my surgery now.   Selfish, selfish - this morning I feel quite poorly, apart from that I don't know what to say right now.
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Game on!

Posted 11-20-2009 at 02:49 PM by Hychap2009 Gran daughter came home from the hospital last night full of beans. What a difference, wow. Apparently they gave a shot of Nurophen, and some antibiotics. Today she was still not quite herself, a little quite. She still not eating though.   Had my pre-assessment today. In sort, AJ nearly made the decision to cancel my surgery for the 30th. When he examined my chest he found very little wheezing; but said there was a slight crackling to the base of my lungs. After much discussion he agreed to wait and see what my test result were. If there was no sign of infection, then I will remain scheduled for 30th.   Well late this evening I got a call from AJ and he confirms that my test results are looking normal. Yeap those little white cells look good. So based on those results and that my cold does not develop any further it's a yes.   So for now I'm going to continue with my self help medication, try and steer clear of anyone with a cold and see how I go. So anyone readiing this, your prayers would be welcomed, and if you don't believe in the Almighty, then cross your fingers for me. lol.
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What to do now? Help please.

What to Do Now. Help Please Posted 11-13-2009 at 09:57 AM by Hychap2009 Got a call from AJ this afternoon - he was phoning to check up on how I was doing, also to see if i'd stopped taking the Clopiogrel blood thinning medication. I have, I told i'd stopped a couple days ago, but in actual fact its been over a week since I stopped taking it.   We had a really long chat and he asked if I had any questions. Initally I said no, but then out they came pouring out of my mouth. I told him about TT, and that i'd got lots of info. about WLS from here; I asked about pain medication after surgery and would I be administering it myself, apparently normally that's the way it done, but they would have to review it with me, it seems they have some concerns about me and my health, ie. chest/asthma, and that potentially, after surgery could be problematic, potentially. Ok I get that.   I told him that I have had the mould done at the dental hospital and that I should be collecting it on 24th. He was very please with that bit of news as he said, it not only helps with the snoring, but also stopping the elevation of my blood pressure when I sleep. (I didn't know that). I was just thinking - gosh, i wont be disturbing people at night.   We talked about the bed position on the ward, as the last time I was given a bed right beside a window that was broken with lots of draft. He said that I should make sure I speak to the admission when they phone me and request a bed away from the window.   He talked honestly about the pain I'm likely to have and explained its different for evreryone, as I asked will I be able to get up on the same day of surgery. He said it will be difficult to say, but he can say by day 3 whatever I felt prior, i will start to feel a lot better. We talked about possible weight loss, and what is motivating me to do the surgery and he was pleased that I was focused on my health issues. Although I will lose weight, he can not say how much, but most of the weight will drop within the first 3 months.   We talked about he food regime, as I asked whether I will be able to eat as normal further down the road. Again he said this is different for everyone - and spoke of the things I already am aware of, such as some people being unable to such things as bread, pasta etc, yet some people can. He suggested leaving those things off the diet for a while. I also spoke about the pouch stretching, he acknowledged that there will be some but this really depends on how much I follow the guidelines.   We talked about everything except my cold. I lied (God forgive me), I asked if I had still got a cold. I said no not really, I said that I had days when the cold felt like it was coming back, (being economical with the truth rather than a lie - you think?). I told him that this was a really bad time of year for me and that it was so easy for me to catch cold, just being around anyone with a cold or going outside in bad weather - danger zone!!!   He told me a story of one of his patients who after having surgery, then caught a cold from the nurse.   Now at certain times of the day I feel fine, then my nose will start to feel like its burning - my chest does not feel so bad, but when I try testing it by coughing, it sounds dry and wheezy.   Anyone got any suggestions. I've got until next week Friday to put this right.
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SUrgery Date WOW!

Surgery Date -WOW Posted 09-23-2009 at 06:51 AM by Hychap2009 Hello again. Well they did'nt call me on Monday 21st as they said, however, I phoned them. They had no date for me at that stage but promised to call the next day, Tuesday. I had an appointment at the hospital and whilst with the consultant heard my phone ring, but ignored it. I then remembered that I was expecting a call from WLS admissions. Appointment ended came into the corridor and could'nt get any signal. Once outside gave them a call. Initially, i thought she still had no news because she asked me to hold on. When she returned, OMD's she gave me the date 6th October. I was beaming from ear to ear, at the same time having belly flips. My best friend works in the hospital - went straight over there to share the news. As usual she kept her head steady, and said she has no fear for me. Love her.   I've left from there and gone to the shops to buy up some more stuff. WOW. Nervous, scared, pleased ...xxxxxx..... Watch this space.
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That's it now, i give up.

Posted 11-15-2009 at 04:40 PM by Hychap2009 i don't know, maybe i'm not meant to have this surgery at all. i was starting to feel like I was turning the corner with the cold issue. However, at this very moment I feel like i'm going backwards. I don't feel like i've got a full on cold but that feeling of being on the verge. One minute my chest feels clear then the next I feel husky in my throat. What the hell!!   My pre-assement is on Friday at this rate - I can see my surgery being postponed again. I feel i've done everything to improve, i've stayed at home out of the cold; taken zinc, cold mixtures, allergy pills and home remedies. I give up, I truely do.
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Still a wanna be.

Posted 10-30-2009 at 06:20 PM by Hychap2009 Here I am again folks. Still a 'wanna be'. As you know already I had was just getting over a cold the day I arrived for my surgery and was sent home. Well I was expecting to hear from the hospital this week as they had promised (Dr AJ), but not a 'dicky bird'. The only reason I didn't call him was the fact that have caught another cold again, its just that it's that time of the year, when the weather is so unpredictable, warm one minute and cold the next, this always as an impact on my health. I'm trying very hard to work on this cold again. I'm drinking a blend of garlic and and lemon juice with a tip of scotch bonnet. I can still hear a little wheeze on my chest. Bugger!   In additon, it could be that i've been going under an excessive amound of stress this month. We've had a situation in the family with one of the young ones (27) which has caused all of us sooooo much stress full of worry.   I'm now focused on getting this surgery done, because I think I mentioned before my husband is being made redundant - so it looks like i'm going to have to go back to work - and put my own business development on the back burner for a while. So its important for me to get well as soon as I can.   On another note, I've been having laser hair removal and have had 3 sessions so far. I'm really pleased with the results. Having PCOS does mean that they are likely to grow back in the future, however, i'm expecting a decrease in the symptoms of PCOS after surger (weightloss). That I hope will tackle the now excessive grey hair that is now on my neck and a couple on my face. How wicked is that, just when I find a solution to deal with this facil hair and started to notice a few grey hairs under my neck, they've now gone into a mass production. When I touch my face and neck though, it no longer feels rough and prickly. The remaining grey hairs seem softer to not brittle. lol my sister says to me one day whilst I was in the kitchen doing my thing "you not going to cut those grey hairs off your face"? I replied " yeah when I get round to it", you see these grey hairs don't bother me as much as the heavy black mass of hair that I had on my face and the black shadow that was there. I know that's hard for anyone to understand, being female it's still not nice but its a long way from where I was at.   If you've been reading my posts in the forums you'll see that as part of my preparation - I research the things that I'll need when I'm post op and I've got my little supply right here. My bag is packed and ready to go to the hospital too, including my puzzle book, a noval, and all the other stuff i'm suppose to need. I'm planning to have my husband bring in the Igloo with ice and a large bottle of water. I hate the taste of the water in the hospital and those awful looking jugs just put me off. They have disposable cups so that's ok.   We've also made a new space in the extension for my exercise bike (spinners), which I found very difficult to use when I got about 3 years ago for about ?400, give or take a few pounds. I've got my dumb bells, and Pilates gym and a few other bits and pieces that I've got. My exercise regime when to the dogs these last few months. Basically, after been let down so much since June, I've just lost my motivation to exercise. I've been to water aerobics a few times, but now my swimming costum got all washed out and dyed in the wash, I don't really want to spend a lot of money on a new one, only to find that I've lost a good amount of weight and it don't fit. Same thing with trainers.   I had joined the October 2009 Staples now everyone has had their surgery, i not sure if there is anyone for tomorrow, 31st, I didn't look. I'm happy for them all, but it feels a bit like your family has all gone on holiday and left you behind. They are a great bunch of people. I now will attempt to meet some new guys in the Nov. thread, but right now, the question is, 'will I become a November stapler'?   Anyway, currently, I'm still a wanna be.
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Where I am at now. First hair removal tomorrow!

I'm off to have my first treatment tomorrow morning. I really hope it goes well. I spoke to the hospital yesterday and the co-ordinator asked me whether I was ready for my surgery. I thought what weird question to be asking, I've been ready from what seems like forever. Tomorrow afternoon I have y transvirginal ultra sound scan. Ohhhhhhh.   Anyway the co-ordinator said she is going to endeavor to get me my surgery date for September as a matter of urgency as I've been waiting for over 6 months now. I say, lets see.
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Surgery postponed again.

Posted 11-24-2009 at 02:57 AM by Hychap2009 Are you tired of reading this, I'm tired of writing it, but my surgery will be postponed again. I have developed a sore thoat which is obviously infected I can bearly speak; and to top it off I have a touch of asthma.   I don't know when I'll have my surgery next month next year, I don't know. All I do know if God spare my life, I will have this surgery. Thanks to all of you who have been supporting me thus far.   Frustrated is putting it mildly.
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Pre-Assessment Date.

Written 12 June 2009.   Ok, despite being told that I would recieve a letter this week for my pre -assessment date, believe it or not, today still no letter. I was fumming, this roller coaster ride is getting to me, I wont to get off.   Anyway, I calmed myself down and phoned bariatric admissions and spoke with Pauline the administrator -co-ordinator. It wasobvious she was familiar with my name and asked me to hold on whilst she checked. She then returned and stated that she had not yet sent the letter out. She explained that she was still dealing with people waiting since December 2008. Anyhow, she preceeded to inform me that my pre-assessment date will be on 3rd of July at 9am. I was a little upset but held that to myself. Alright, so the 3rd July, what do I need to do now. The bad news is that i've spent the last 2 weeks backsliding. Firstly, I think I was really good last week Friday on my birthday, I had a mushroom risotto, and tomato juice. That was it for the night, I think I was too excited to eat anything else. However, at the weekend, I indulged myself with my birthday cake, OMD, it's soooo nice. I've helped myself to quite a few slices this is not the norm for me as I not really a cake person. I also had a KFC hot wings at least 3 times over the past 2 weeks and a McDonalds cheese burger and milk shake. I don't even eat McDonalds. What's going on I hear you ask, well I think this a little comfort eating going down here, frustrated with the whole surgery situation, plus Aunt Mary from Red Hills, (monthly cycle). To top it off, I've not been to water aerobics for 2 weeks neither tai chi. I didn't go to tai chi because I did not want to pay the fee for a whole month - if I was going to hospital for my surgery. That's a joke.   I really need to get back on track. I need to start my exercise, right now I need to muster some self motivation.   We'll see.   Hyacinth.
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Oh please give me a break.

Posted 10-09-2009 at 06:48 AM by Hychap2009 For the second day i'm in agony. Just looking forward to 20th and then bam. Yesterday morning I felt an ache in my tooth/gum, throughout the day it gradually got worse. I'd just got over the worse of my cold, not completely but the worse had passed, so I thought the gum ache could be related to that. But oh no, that was to easy. I couldn't sleep during the night because of the pain so this morning first thing phoned the dentist. Got an emergency appointment for 10.20am. Yep, an infection. The were going to prescribe parcetamol but I told them - that has not worked for me. I have taken Ibufen for about 10 years as I've got Diverticulitus and suffer from constipation from time to time. Anyway, I said you know what, I don't care - give me the Ibufen for the pain. As for the antibiotics - I got them but I thought I'd best speak to the hospital first before taking them because I certainly don't want to compromise my surgery in any way. So i've spoken to the " 'COMPETENT' women at the hospital and asked her to contact one of the surgeons and ask whether its ok to take the antibiotics from today. Its a 7 day course. She said she'd call me back. Should I hold my breath? Right now, although I can not eat on one side of my mouth, which is a bummer, the pain is finally subsiding for the first time in 2 days.   Will keep you posted.
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There's a warning in here guys.

There's a warning in here guys. Posted 10-09-2009 at 03:36 PM by Hychap2009 OK, so I had to call back the hospital regarding my antibiotic question. Same person said, oh no I've not got a hold of the nurse yet (ya right). Hold on she said and I'll call you back. Half hour later she called back and said she had spoken to the surgeon and it would be ok to take the anitbiotics as its only 7 days, leaving 4 days clear before surgery. Well I can breath a sigh of relief, so I've started the course today. Hopefully this pain will subside soon.   Oh i don't know if I mentioned it, but there is no decay, but I do have tiny pockets along the gum line, making it easy for particles to deposit themselves there and cause infection. I have to go back to the dentist in 4 days to have my teeth cleaned for the second time in 4 months. It seems my electric tooth brush is not enough.   People be warned, especially if you have diabetes, that one of the side effects of diabetes and some BP medication can be loosening of the teeth - receeding gum line also.
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20th October '09 Surgery Date. YAY!

Posted 10-07-2009 at 05:07 AM by Hychap2009 OMD, I just got a call from admissions at Kings College Hospital. I've finally got a date - for sure now. Surgery date 20th October - i'll be going in on the 19th.   Hopefully,this will be a turning point in my journey. So I've a little more time to churn over all the emotions, all over again. So for those of you who may be reading this, please pray for me and send positive vibes my way.   Thank you.
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Counting down...... Will i, will i not?

Posted 10-15-2009 at 05:45 PM by Hychap2009 Well here I am, 3 days away from being admitted into hospital and still trying to fight against this mucus in the top of my nostrils. I beat the pavement searching for a remedy. I tried golden seal and now finally settled for piriton, can it be the magic pill that gets me through to surgery?   I'm very much aware that in a matter of hours I shall get a call from AJ the registrer from the hospital checking to see if there is any improvement with my cold. Should I or shouldn't I confess to a little drip, drip. I may just see if I can get myself through to Sunday' s admission.   Tomorrow I've got to make my payment to the TAX MAN. I will be making it in 2 payments. So the first tomorrow. Got the dosh from my mum and will pay it back little by little.   Anyway, I need to pray on my situation, and hope that the best thing happens for me, which ever way it goes.
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Tomorrow - The Moment of Truth

Tomorrow:- The moment of truth? Posted 09-20-2009 at 03:09 PM by Hychap2009 Tomorrow is supposed to be the day that they contact me with news about a date. Will they be true to their word this time? God alone knows!   I've tried the Nector Apple Ecstacy Protein drink. Yeah, not so bad. I hope to keep this on my shopping list, hope to try a few other flavours. I'm thinking of introducing protein powders into my mum diet. She does not eat all that well, she has her moment. Maybe a little additional protein may help, especially as she has lost her teeth again, we have to wait weeks for a new pair to be made, so you guess it, she is unable to chew meats and eat much of our regular staples, such as green banana and some yams. Did I tell you guys that I've just been told - Friday actually, that my kidneys have got worse. I feel like its the begining of the end right now. I'm doubting whether any of my health issues can be reversed, will things ever get better for me. Right about now my diabetic is making me feel very poorly on a daily basis; my blood pressure although some improvement - experiencing lots of dizzy spells, and headaches; my feet really hurt and i'm unable to walk any distance; aches and pains seem to be everywhere on my body. My hair is continuing to thin out; Oh i could go on and on.   My sisters gone off to Spain, actually that sound a bit bad, and its not fair. What happened is my niece has moved to Spain for a year as part of her degree, my sister went with her to settle her in. Well you've guessed it - she's made no arrangements about the care for my mum, so its down to me. Luckily my step daughter helped out by going to mums early Saturday morning to wash, dress and give her breakfast. I did lunch time - my husband drove me down there, my husband gave mum her evening meal and I got her ready for bed. Sunday was much harder, I had to negotiate with my elderest sister to give me a hand. Anyway, in the end she got mum bathed and dressed and gave her breakfast; She stayed till lunch time. My husband fed mum her evening meal and I got her ready for bed. I do not grudge doing anything for my mum, I love her to bits - I just need some time to get as well as I can - so that I can look after her better - without grinding myself into the ground. I also look after my 18month old grand daughter at home. This sometimes takes its toll, especially when I need a rest. I just get the feeling that i'm been taken for granted sometimes. the problem with that is - I love having my grand daughter as I don't trust anyone else to look after her as we at home do. She goes nursery part time, but her mum works some very horrible hours, very unsociable and has sleep overs at work as she is a residential care work for young people. Anyway that's enough for now.
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I'm feeling numb now - in limbo

I'm Feeling Numb Now - In Limbo Posted 11-06-2009 at 06:35 AM by Hychap2009 So this morning I get a call from AJ the registrar. The one who promised to call me the following week after they sent me home from the hospital. I said to him, you never called as promised. He replied, "I've been trying to contact you, I've called you about 4 times" Oh please! I couldn't be bothered to argue about that at all, it was not worth it. Anyway, he continued to say that he'd not got any thing to tell me that i'd be expecting to hear. Basically, he says my surgery is likely to be around November 30th or possibly 1st Dec. So I asked, so are you saying that they are not doing any surgery in November, oh yes he replied, but the surgery dates were already allocated before so you'll have to wait.   You know what I really could not be asked. It's obviously to me that they've missed me out again, he claimed that the head surgeon had wanted me to have a good clear month to get over the cold that I had. I reminded him that this is the time of year that I tend to get repeated colds and its the worse time for me. He acknowledge that. It all seems like excuses to me. What does some like me do, is this God will, maybe so. If it was not for the health issues, truely I would have given up. I was initially told that the waiting time would be 4 months, then it went onto 6 months, now it looks like I'll be waiting a year.   I need a little time to absorb this, give it a think. Now i've got to go and tell all my peeps on the October and November Staplers that I probably wont be joining them anytime soon. I feel like such a fraud.
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Will i, will i not? As the case may be - not!

Will I, will I not? As the case may be - NOT! Posted 10-18-2009 at 04:17 PM by Hychap2009 Got my call today around noon, was told to arrive for admission for 4pm at Matthew Whiiting Ward. Here we go I thought, it's finally happening, although at the back of my mind, will they decide that i'm not fit enough because I had a cold a week ago. I charged off to the herbal shop and bought some Golden Seal, something i've used before a bit of mircle thing. I also started sniffing Olbas oil; bought some benylin. I even sucked on a lemon to ensure that the acid cut through any cold on my chest. I should have boiled the garlic but I thought that would take too long. Anyway, by Sunday I felt a lot better, but Michael decided to do a bit of painting, (normally it'd take a rocket up his rare end to get him moving on stuff that needs doing around the house) anyway the fumes from the paint made my chest feel tight and slightly wheezy, I suffer from asthma, so this is one of the triggers, paint, frying, cigerette smoke etc, anything that has fumes that smell toxic. All the windows were opened and it was agreed that the painting will continue when I've gone off to hospital.   So, today my bags are ready i'm good to go. Then I get a call from the hospital - "would I like to come in tomorrow morning instead of tonight". Hell no. Why I asked is there not a bed for me, Oh no there is, we just thought you'd like to spend the night in your own bed and come in at 6am in the morning. No thanks! So I took advantage of this and called back to say I'll be in around 5pm instead of 4pm thats fine she said.   Phoned mummy, told her I loved her, reminded her why I was going in, (she has dementia). Oh they're finally going to do something about your belly. Your belly so big for so long about time them doctors do something. Yes mum. Told her I loved her.   Kissed my girls bye, bye and listened to my grand daughter crying her head off when she realised I was going out - she's only 19 months and she tried to shut the front door, I could still hear her crying as I got into the car.   Got to Kings College, got to the ward, was shown to my bed - blood pressure taken, that was fine 131/89 good result for me; sugar tested, that read 14.5 not so good; temperture fine.   Then the doctor came to see me, Yow! it was AJ, asked me how I was feeling. I said good. He listened to my chest - was not happy and told me so, he could wheezing and rattling. Then he looked at my drug list. Asked why I was taking a particular drug as it was a blood thinning drug, instead of asprin. I explained, I have asthma - then he understood. He said this was not looking good. For 2 reasons, this drug and my chest. It was not looking good. He needed to check with the head consultant/surgeon Dr Patel, so he went off to talk to him. During this time I just started packing my stuff. Michael was like, wait till he comes back and see what he says. I said no, I know it's not going to happen... if the blood thinning meds. is the main reason,because I needed to stop taking it 2 weeks before surgery. I have no recollection of being told this. However, it is possible they did way back at my assessment 3rd July. No mention or information about has come up since and I've spoken to them plenty of times since then. I said how was I to remember that with everything that has happened inbetween.   Anyway he came back shaking his head, saying sorry. I did seem sincere but it still heart and I knew going home was for the best. Having a bleed that could not be stopped is not worth the risk.   I left with a heavy heart, the doctor said he will phone me next week and I should expect surgery around 4 weeks time. Hey, what to say. I was so looking forward to having my surgery in October. I've made some good friends here on TT. My Oct. staplers, they have been great, I'm sad that I wont be an Oct. Stapler with these guys, but I know they will be there waiting for me. Thank you guys.
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Surgery Date Saga

23rd April 2009   How annoying. I've spoken to the hospital again, only to be told that they are waiting for the surgeon to confirm his appointments for May, currently he has not booked anyone for May. The administrator says that they have to work to his schedule and that he has an overwhelming amount of people waiting, they are working through the waiting list. To date they are still on the people that were scheduled for Novemember. As there is so many, they are having to schedule some of the patients to another hospital with the same surgeon, Dr Patel. To say it's frustrating is an understatement. So, i've agreed to phone back again the second week in May.   On another note, my package arrived yesterday from Low Carb Megastore, so I started by tasting 'Just the Cheese', Crunchy Baked Cheese. Not bad, I think I could have these as a little occassional snack.Total 75 calories per serving; Protein 5g per serving. 1g carbs. no sugars, no trans fats, 14g per serving.   Proto Breadstick - 50g = 10 sticks, total of 163.5 calories. approx. 16 calories per stick. 2.4 g protein per stick. 1g carb.   Protein Sugar Free Jelly. Per Pk:- 1 packet 19g 68 calories, Protein 15g, Carbs. 1.8g   Crispy Cool Ranch Cheese, Just The Cheese. 1 bar 14g 75 Calories Protein 5g 1/2 carb per serving Should make a nice little snack.   02GO Flavourbursts - add to water. Comes in pack with 3 flavours, lemon citrus, summer berry and orange adn passionfruit. With added vitamins. Less than 10 calories per serving. I would use these occassionally as at present I love water. Can have some flavoured water from time to time. 50 pence per pack.   Jell-O Sugar Free Low calorie. 10 calories per serving. 0 carbs.   DaVinci x 2 Coconut and Banana Syrup.   Still preparing.   Hyacinth
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