I had my sleep study done and I have sleep apnea. Great! I didn’t believe it and thought the kids doing the study were just way to young to perform this properly! They kept waking me up and I don’t feel I slept as much as they claim because the electrodes on my head were coming off and they had to keep coming in to squeeze them back on and then replace them altogether, so to say I slept 5.7 or the 6 hours I was there is WAY off! The bad thing is that I have to go back again tonight for another sleep study, this time with a mask on my face. Then I have to get a prescription and go pick one up or they won’t do my surgery without it. This really sucks because I have no intention of using it and it will most likely correct itself anyway with the weight loss. But, I have to do it for now to get the band. My husband says he’s never heard anything to alert him during the night and he’s had times where he couldn’t sleep and was up while I slept and not a peep!

I got approved for my lapband procedure over the weekend and it’s set for November 19th. Unfortunately, I have to travel 2 hours to San Antonio for the surgery, but they’re putting me up in a hotel the night before. It’s the drive back after surgery I’m concerned with. I hope we make it back without a hitch and I wish they had told me this upfront.

I’m nervous and excited, but it really has to be done. I clearly cannot lose the weight on my own. I made a bucket list of food and have been checking them off as I eat them because I’m not going to be eating those foods again, by choice! The band will help, but it won’t do all the work for me. I’ve resigned myself to the fact that this is a lifetime committment and I have to be in it to win it!