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Turning the Corner

I feel so much better today. Thank GOD!!!   The doctor fixed a histal hernia and my diaphram while he was in there. Needless to say, I am very tight and felt naseauated with everything. The NP called me in Ondansetron ODT tablets that melt on your tongue. After my first dose, a few dry heaves and then I threw up. I tried it again yesterday morning and the same thing. She finaly called me in promethegan suppositories--you are supposed to insert rectally every 4-6 hours but I find that I need to insert at the 3:50 mark. :-) Today, I was able to get 8 oz of the Celebrate ENS Strawberry Multivitamin, Calcium, Protein shake down. I will try the unjury chicken soup later. She only gave me 15 so tomorrow I definately will be bothering her for more. I hate barfing. I never did it when I drank liquor so I don't want to do it now. :-)   I haven't gotten on the scale today but the day before surgery I was 242 (clothes on). Day of surgery I was 235. Day after surgery I was 241. Yesterday I was 232.8.   I go back to work on Tuesday and work through Thursday--then I am off work Friday-Tuesday.   I have my first follow up on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.   Did I mention my cycle came on......UGH!
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Set-back

I went for the EGD on yesterday and I have an ulcer and I have been placed on prev pac antibiotics. I have to go back in 6 weeks for a retest to see if everything is cleared up. My hopes for having a July surgery date was dashed to pieces. L I called today and made my follow-up appointments for weight management for August and September.    
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Pysch Eval Today

My Pysch Eval is today. I hope I pass. :-) Seriously, I had to reschedule my EGD---we have a big project going on here and I will not be able to take off on my birthday. UGH! So far I have 13 days vacation accumulated and I get 12 more before the end of the year.   I had been reading on here and other blogs that some people took off a week or 2--and some took the entire 3 weeks. I will just need to see how I feel. I don't want to take short-term disability because the amount you get is so small it isn't 2 days salary for me after taxes.   I figure I can get help around the office and rest in the mother's room. (a room set aside here for nursing mothers.) :-)
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Pre-Op Diet

I am having a horrible time with pre-op diet.....OMG liquids is just not working for me.......UGH!!!!! My surgery is tomorrow and I just have to make it through the day!
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Movement - TMI

I just wanted to post, how happy I am to have movement. LOL I can only attribute it to the Miralax.
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More waiting.....

I finally got a call back from the doctor’s nurse. I have to wait to be scheduled by the nutritionist. She won’t be back until August 1. Go figure…….ugh!    
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Initial consult

I went to the doctor yesterday and nutritionist. The dr seemed very nice. Pretty cut and dry....although, I am not 5'5" like I thought just barely 64 inches so not quite 5'5". :-(   My goal weight for surgery is 230. Realistic goal is 160-170. I did do blood work and I am expecting to be put on iron supplements. BP was down to 148/82. Which is really good considering I just took the bp meds 20 minutes before my appointment.
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I got approved

Okay, okay, okay!!! Somebody help me! I received a call yesterday from my insurance company. Oh boy, what is this about. Maybe the prevpak, they have never called me before. I made a mental note to call today.   Well, I just checked my voice mail and my surgeon’s office called too, and they said I HAVE BEEN APPROVED!!!! I had no idea they submitted my paperwork already. All of this before I completed the new EGD. Thank ya!!!!! I have 6 lbs to lose before I am at my pre-op goal of 230. I am so excited!!!!   BUT, I just called both of them back and neither were available. Ugh! I so hope I can get it scheduled the 2nd week of August. That will be right during/after this major case we are dealing with.    
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Frustrated

Getting frustrated. I have to reschedule my EGD that I scheduled on my birthday. UGH! It's a work schedule issue. My plan was to have the surgery in July. Wishful thinking on my part. L Well, I guess this will give me time to save some money for the "white scan/body scan"—I hear that test is $200 and not covered by the insurance plus I will need to save for my co-pay for the hospital and anesthesiologist.      
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Doing Better

I am so loving my sleeve now. I have been to some of favorites: Pappadeaux – I get the fish with spaghetti squash ; last night we went to Pappasitos – (Wednesdays is half price fajitas) – hubby and I shared a Tijuana – it is beef and chicken fajitas with shrimp. Well, I had a piece of beef, chicken and shrimp and I was done! I don't have the "my pouch is heavy feeling" I do feel it in my breastplate no pain but just that I have had it up to here feeling. J I love these patches for motion sickness. I don't know where I would be without them. :-)   I have not had a bowel movement. I have been taking Miralax once a day since this Monday and nothing. A little gas but no movement.   I got free screening passes to see MoneyBall tonight. Hubby didn't want to go so me and Tiff are going.    
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Approval Update

Got a letter from insurance company stating I was approved for 1 night in hospital. They list the surgery date as August 8, 2011. I still have not heard from doctor’s office yet. I have to remember "patience" is a virtue.    
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2 month surgiversary

I have made a few mistakes on this journey and gained weight but I have learned a lot about my habits. Some carbs do not agree with me at all.   Last night I tried some tuna hubby brought in and had an adverse allergic reaction. Thank God I had liquid benadryl on hand. I turned the bottle up! :-)   My friend is getting sleeved sometime next month and we have already taken advantage of the sale SW Airlines is having and got tickets for a girl's weekend in January.   NSV - people at my job noticed last week that I have been losing weight. LOL Its funny because I didn't lose a pound last week as I pack on fluid for TOM. I realize I am a slow loser. I killed my metabolism with all the diets and starvation attempts to lose weight in the past. I almost tried every med or herbal remedy available. So today, I am 206.8. I am hoping to get to onederland by the end of the month. My Thanksgiving goal will be another 10 lbs. I have leg surgery on the 30th (to remove the titanium rod) and will be laid up for 3 weeks. I will check back in one month from now. Thanks everyone for your support and just listening to me talk/vent at times!!!  
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1st Visit with PCP

I had my first appointment with my PCP today. She was atonnished. We went over my blood pressure meds and I got her to give me a refill on some additional motion sickness patches.   I will go back in a month and we will see if I need come off totally.   So far, I take one 50mg toprol and one 20mg lisinipril daily plus prilosec. I have to check my bp in the afternoon/evenings to see if I need the additional dose of toprol. But lately I haven't had the need to.   I go back to work today. I am confident I will not have a replay of last week when I left early. Hopefully, my co-worker won't be a perfume bomb today.     Did I mention I haven't went yet and I have started on mushies.....I am up 2 lbs. I am taking miralax but nothing yet. I plan to get up in the next couple of hours and workout but we will see how that goes. My right leg feels like mush from Monday's workouts.
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10 Months

Doing good. Still in the 190's but life is GRAND! So far this year I have traveled to New Orleans and Phoenix. I enjoyed myself on both trips.   I am a SLOW loser but that's okay with me. I noticed today that XL dress I got from the Limited back in March that I had to wear spanx with, I didn't need the spanx today.   I actually look forward to walking and/or working out. I try to get in a least 5 miles of walking per day. Some days I fall short and some days I exceed that amount.   I love God, life and my sleeve!
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