AGE: 51  WT: 448   HT 5 7   BMI 70   MOTHER of 3 GRANDMOTHER of 1    RN

HYPERTENSION/ ATRIAL FIBRILLATION diagnosed with bp 2002 atrial fib 2004

MEDICATIONS: Sotalol - antiarrhythmic and BP Diltiazem - as needed during episodes of afib (so I don't have to go to the hospital) Coumadin - anticoagulant to prevent clots during episodes of afib (again so I don't have to go to the ER and get lovenox) HCTZ - diuretic for BP KDUR - potassium supplement/ Magnesium supplement -  from diuretic use if my potassium or magnesium gets low I have additional arrhythmias , also Fish Oil (stopped baby asa daily per my cardiologist this year)

***after my recent(today is 8/27) 4 episodes of fib in 3 weeks I changed my cardiac meds to Tikosyn and a daily dose of diltiazem for my blood pressure and discontinued sotalol and HCTZ.***

 DIABETES TYPE 2 diagnosed October 2005

MEDICATIONS: Actos and Glipizide plus cinnamon supplement

ARTHRITIS/ BACK, KNEES, AND SHOULDER pain diagnosed 1991

MEDICATIONS:  Motrin 800mg twice a day, Percocet (oxycodone) 5-10mg daily at night, Tramadol as needed for pain, and Benadryl w/percocet (because percocet makes me a little itchy)

SLEEP APNEA- Use CPAP machine nightly rated as severe setting 14

My plan to lose wt pre op

Step 1 Data entry everything I eat being brutally honest and writing down EVERYTHING Using myfitnesspal Time limit: August 14,2012

Step 2 will be to eliminate the sweets and keep track and decrease carbs. Time limit 8/14-21

Step 3 low carb no sweets 8/14-9/4 Step three if I haven't lost at least 25 lbs by sept 4th do an extra week of optifast. Time limit: if needed start 9/4

Step 4 optifast 2 weeks prior to surgery. Time limit 9/11-24

Step 5 surgery! 9/25