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Shoot will have to post my optifast schedule tomorrow on my Mac can't copy from my email on this iPad night all

Ok I must fess up I have been so good low carbing with no snacking......til this weekend. This is what I am calling my last weekend or lost weekend. My resolved started down the slippery slope of control Thursday when I went into fib right after my 2 hour nutrition group class when I weighed myself on the bariatric docs scale and I feaking gained back 3 more lbs of the 12I lost. So instead of 436 I was 444 I Was crushed to say the least then my heart acts up wtf ! I know it's a different scale but why ? Sigh sigh sigh. I really need this tool to make real life changes. I start my liquid optifast ( adjusted by me cuz I think it's to restrictive and I don't have enough optifast to last the whole two weeks. One of my purchases on eBay fell through and shorted me some shakes I am substituting unjury shakes which I feel are way better nutritionally and taste wise to. I will post my adjusted optifast diet in a min. I think I will achieve my goal of wt loss and liver shrinking.

username......date WLS.......name..start wt..reduced to wt Debs84.........Sept 4................? ........ ........ Twos2many...Sept 4...............? ....... ........ Juditha..........Sept 5...............Judith .....281 .......272 Mommyhand........Sept 5..........? ........ ........ Pebbles..........Sept 5............Courtney......250-252........ Tiffbp...........Sept 5...............Tiffany.......... ........ Lqgirl......................Sept 5........ Diane...???...??? Landensmommy10....Sept 7.........Lexi.....240...??? Ciaobella.........Sept 10........Maria.....225.....209 NurseTab.........Sept 10..............Tiffany......270........ Amazeyem.........Sept 10............Lisa.......... ........ Momof6...........Sept 10..............Kimberly... ......... moffie...........Sept 11..................Mo............. ......... HELWA1980...Sept 11..... ....???...??? Mustangsteve.....Sept 11........Steve......334.....??? lydiajohnston611.Sept 12..............Lydia...... ......... Goddessblaze.....Sept 13...............? ......240.....234 Missyjack........Sept 13..............? ...... ......... Tiburon..........Sept 13..............Angela......... .......... Riverbuff........Sept 14..............Mark........... .......... Judeaboo.......Sept 17..............Judy........... .......... Cholosladii......Sept 18..............Lilli............. .......... Big Lou..........Sept 18..............Lou............. ......... janelane.........Sept 18..............Jessica....... ......... uniqueladybug....Sept 19.....Jessica......215...??? jknap01..............Sept 21.....Jennifer.......370.......??? Stardusted.......Sept 24..............? ...... ......... chunkypudding....Sept 25..........Leslie........ ......... Dejoseana........Sept 25...............? ........ ......... rabrijumo....Sept 25.......Rachael.....448.....436 rurias...........Sept 25...............Ramona........ ............ Anyone else wanna update a starting weight??? If you don't know how to update the list, you can message rabrijumo or me and we can update it for ya! =) 31 September Members

HMMMMMMMMM since i have been a patient a few times and am a nurse i bring my own tempur pedic pillow(red pillowcase) my own queen sized fuzzy soft blanket tiger colored, eye covers (gift from my daughter victoria secret satin soft - who cares if they think i am a primadona its a godsend in the middle of the night when the lights go on for blood draw or whatever) I also bring my cpap machine, my iphone w/music on it and ear buds, my ipad with book dawn loaded and I plan to put a few movies downloaded to because the hospital wifi sucksssssssssssssssss. I don't bring toiletries cuz they provide them and I hate to forget my stuff ie shampoo, toothbrush toothpaste and I am not fussy about brands. One thing i find crucial is a couple of pairs of shorts so my ass doesn't hang out when i get up to walk or go the the br. since I will be on a bariatric floor in a center for excellence i am expecting they will have gowns for my size and a chair in the room i can sit it.

Your welcome jessica(janelane) and Lydia, I think jessica (Uniqueladybug) and I handle our stress by organizing crap lol. I know I do! most likely when our dates get closer someone else will have to pick up the slack to keep us going maybe the early september surgeries will be feeling well enough by the time my surgery rolls around the 25th Jessica is the week before me the 19th.

username..date WLS..name..start wt..reduced to wt Debs84.........Sept 4................? ........ ........ Twos2many...Sept 4...............? ....... ........ Juditha..........Sept 5...............Judith ......... ....... Mommyhand........Sept 5..........? ........ ........ Pebbles..........Sept 5............Courtney...... ........ Tiffbp...........Sept 5...............Tiffany.......... ........ Lqgirl......................Sept 5........ Diane...???...??? Landensmommy10....Sept 7.........Lexi.....240...??? Ciaobella.........Sept 10........Maria.....225.....209 NurseTab.........Sept 10..............Tiffany...... ......... Amazeyem.........Sept 10............Lisa.......... ........ Momof6...........Sept 10..............Kimberly... ......... moffie...........Sept 11..................Mo............. ......... HELWA1980...Sept 11..... ....???...??? Mustangsteve.....Sept 11..............Steve...... ......... lydiajohnston611.Sept 12..............Lydia...... ......... Missyjack........Sept 13..............? ...... ......... Tiburon..........Sept 13..............Angela......... .......... Riverbuff........Sept 14..............Mark........... .......... Judeaboo.......Sept 17..............Judy........... .......... Cholosladii......Sept 18..............Lilli............. .......... Big Lou..........Sept 18..............Lou............. ......... janelane.........Sept 18..............Jessica....... ......... uniqueladybug....Sept 19.....Jessica......215...??? jknap01..............Sept 21.....Jennifer.......370.......??? Stardusted.......Sept 24..............? ...... ......... chunkypudding....Sept 25..........Leslie........ ......... Dejoseana........Sept 25...............? ........ ......... rabrijumo....Sept 25.......Rachael.....448.....436 rurias...........Sept 25...............Ramona........ ............ Jennifer you make us 30 wowsa

hey jessica(uniqueladybug) thanks for updating i was just about to! I finally converted to regular rhythm again after 48 hours of controlled rate fib. I posted a long dissertation on my blog about the situation. But the short version is I went into fib again thursday night just in time for my scheduled redo of my cardiac clearence. I went for the appt friday morning still in fib but with the new medicine I have a slower rate and am able to move around without the raging headache or dizziness. I was indeed in fib and the cardiologist and I had a long talk. He put some of my fears to rest: the main one being that my WLS would be postponed due to the fib and that he would not "clear" for surgery. He said as long as my rate is slow and I am as able as I was right then we were ok for the surgery. people live in constant fib and my bariatric team expects me to go into fib during or after surgery. I am to control my rate with another med and because i am on an anticoagulant (which I must stop 5 days before IVC placement) i will bridge the time from when I get the IVC filter(to prevent clots) til my WLS date about 3 days with lovenox (a shot to anticoagulate me). so we have a plan for any complications due to my heart crap TG i was so worried it would cause me to not be a september member!

Welcome surgery sista we will have our surgery on the same day if my heart acts right! About your insurance usually when you quit a job your insurance is paid til the end of the month but check with your HR to be sure. in any case you could always COBRA but that usually is very expensive. far better to stay at your job til surgery date to be sure and get any vacation time paid to you or short term disability if you have it then never go back. plus you can always be added to the hubby's policy due to a life change ie quitting your job. since your surgery is at the end of the month make sure you pay your premium in full before you quit the job so you are sure to have it til the end of the month.

nice idea I have some difficulty formatting this it keeps making it uneven even after i "fix" it lol plus let the wt info be optional actually its all optional lol here goes the updated list: (optional) username. Date of WLS. Name start wt reduced to wt Debs84.........Sept 4................? ........ ........ Twos2many...Sept 4...............? ....... ........ Juditha..........Sept 5...............Judith ......... ........ Mommyhand........Sept 5..........? ........ ........ Pebbles..........Sept 5............Courtney...... ........ Tiffbp...........Sept 5...............Tiffany.......... ........ Landensmommy10....Sept 7.........Lexi...... ........ Ciobella.........Sept 10..............Maria.......... ......... NurseTab.........Sept 10..............Tiffany...... ......... Amazeyem.........Sept 10............Lisa.......... ........ Momof6...........Sept 10..............Kimberly... ......... moffie...........Sept 11..................Mo............. ......... Mustangsteve.....Sept 11..............Steve...... ......... lydiajohnston611.Sept 12..............Lydia...... ......... Missyjack........Sept 13..............? ...... ......... Tiburon..........Sept 13..............Angela......... .......... Riverbuff........Sept 14..............Mark........... .......... Judeaboo.......Sept 17..............Judy........... .......... Cholosladii......Sept 18..............Lilli............. .......... Big Lou..........Sept 18..............Lou............. ......... janelane.........Sept 18..............Jessica....... ......... uniqueladybug....Sept 19..........Jessica...... ......... Stardusted.......Sept 24..............? ...... ......... chunkypudding....Sept 25..........Leslie........ ......... Dejoseana........Sept 25...............? ........ ......... rabrijumo........Sept 25...............Rachael..... 448 ......... 436 rurias...........Sept 25...............Ramona........ ............ 27 of us wowsa Yeah us!!!!

So I was at work today Wednesday the 29th, had a bitch at a Drs office kinda yell at me, and next thing I know I am crying. Back in my younger years as a new nurse I would cry whenever I had a confrontation. I hated that so much I trained myself not to cry. I haven't done that in many years so this was a shock. I think I am just in a fragile state. I have gotten alot done for my WLS here is my checklist Pre op testing checklist ☒ Cardiac clearance redo ❏ Incentive spirometer “bag” from Kathy ❏ IVC filter placement scheduled IAH 9/21 w/CVIR ☒ Labs ☒ Chest xray ☒ Ekg ☒ Sleep study ☒ GI consult: colonoscopy& EGD ☒ Medical clearance ☒ Psychiatric consult ☒ Education program ❏ Nutrition and surgery pre op post op class@IFOH 9/20 ☒ Behavior modification/compliance ☒ Nutrition counseling ❏ 1:1 Coaching with RN-IFOH bariatric education ❏ Doctor and Dietician appointment scheduled 9/12 I got some reassurance from my cardiologist. I had an appointment friday morning and I went into Atrial fib the afternoon before (right after my 2 hour nutrition class at my baritric drs office) I was still in FIB when I went to the appointment. I have been very worried that my fib state would postpone my WLS. In discussing it with him we worked through many aspects of my condition. The new medicine has changed the episodes from completely debilitating: I would be dizzy, short of breath with any exertion, and have a raging headache to functional: I do not have the headache, shortness of breath, or dizziness. I just can feel a little fluttery in the chest and I have limited energy. Thus I am able to go to work driving myself where as before I was laid up in bed. The Doc says the main thing is to maintain my anticoagulation and control the rate by doubling one of my meds while I am in FIB. I also will need to be off my anticoagulant prior to my IVC placement and pre op WLS. We will bridge that time with lovenox (a shot that anti coagulates you). So now I have a plan. Unfortunately it is now saturday and I am still in FIB. YUCK! Just wish I would convert already.

I need to express concern and frustration. I rescheduled an appointment a month ago but I misplaced my organizer so I put the new appointment into my phone then added it later to my organizer. Only I forgot to cross out the original appointment scheduled today Friday the 20th. I tried to call the office before I went at 851am but the phone rolled over To the message : office hours are 9-5. So I go and the receptionist says I indeed do Not have an appointment my appointment is the 24 th at 930 am. I mention I tried to call. She says" oh no I opened the phones at 830". I looked at my phone it shows I made the call at 851am she says "no no no the phone was ringing and being answered then". Ok wtf is the point of saying that to me? It came off so rude and she did it over and over. I left disgruntled not because I wasted my time but because of her attitude. This is making me nervous about the office staff. It's not the first time I have had an issue. When trying to schedule my counseling appointments which I have to pay out of pocket for the receptionist interrupted our scheduling to say she had to do something else and someone else would have to help me. She then answered the phone and scheduled someone else. I got upset because it was complicated confusing and she dumps me for another call. I walked out. This process is anxiety producing enough with out this crap from the staff. I thought everyone would be more encouraging and supportive and not nasty and confrontational. I might mention that I was not blaming them in anyway for the issue today that was all me. simply why in the world did she keep negating or denying that I had got their machine that morning. Seriously sigh Today started off well traffic wasn't to bad since my fiasco last week (see previous post) I "knew" my appointment was at 930am I got there at 915 went to the bathroom first signed in at 930 and sat until called when I di my day went down hill fast. The very nice scheduler said my appointment was at 900 am and the nutritionist had a 930 already. She said she was confused about which visit this was for me since she was on maternity leave when I started and my 3 month program was not set up right. I stood there and and started saying but I was here Friday and she told me my appointment was for 930. Then I did something I haven't done in literally years I burst into tears. The sweet receptionist took me into a private room and straighten out my "program" the scheduler Pam set up my surgery appointment , I got to see not only the nutritionist but the nurse practitioner for my " second" appointment ( the pre op exam and review). While the end result is I have my date I got some questions answered and reassurance from the staff I cried a lot and melted down completely which for me is not a comfortable feeling. When I was a new RN I cried when faced with any confrontation and I hated it. I trained my self not to cry in front of people of authority and to stand up for myself. I became a strong voice in my career so this breakdown brings back bad memories of a weaker self. I felt better when I left went to work and remained a little fragile all day. I cried a few times ( in private) but I made it through the day. I work tmr but have the rest of the week off for my birthday. Oh I forgot I freaking gained 2 lbs so they are pressuring me big time to lose 45 lbs before surgery. I have started my fitness pal and data entering all I eat it is working to curb my binging as I don't like entering to much lol I am being brutally honest and entering everything I eat. My plan is to begin low carb in earnest Monday kind of a modified Atkins because that the only diet I have ever tried that helps me resist sweets and that I feel strong and healthy while I do it.

I just had my two hour pre op dietician class. Caffeine is a diuretic and initially post op keeping hydrated is a serious issue. Many people wind up in the ER getting an IV because they could not hydrate enough. Caffeine is also irritating to the stomach lining and incision line remember your pouch is swollen and sensitive. We were told 8 week no caffeine but decaf is acceptable after the first couple of days. It is recommended that you wean down to decaf pre op so you don't get the withdrawal headache. Even after the 8 weeks they want you to limit your intake to 8 oz per day. I think I will make half decaf and add my protein powder ( I have a recipe on my desk top) about 12 ounces. That keeps me under the 8 oz.

username. Date of WLS. Name Juditha..........Sept 5...............Judith ? Mommyhand........Sept 5...............? Pebbles..........Sept 5...............Courtney Tiffbp...........Sept 5...............Tiffany Landensmommy10....Sept 7.........Lexi Ciobella.........Sept 10..............Maria NurseTab.........Sept 10..............? Amazeyem.........Sept 10..............Lisa Momof6...........Sept 10..............Kimberly moffie...........Sept 11..............Mo Mustangsteve.....Sept 11..............Steve lydiajohnston611.Sept 12..............Lydia Missyjack........Sept 13..............? Tiburon..........Sept 13..............Angela Riverbuff........Sept 14..............Mark Judeaboo.......Sept 17..............Judy Cholosladii......Sept 18..............Lilli Big Lou..........Sept 18..............Lou chunkypudding....Sept 18..............Leslie janelane.........Sept 18..............Jessica uniqueladybug....Sept 19..............Jessica Stardusted.......Sept 24..............? Dejoseana........Sept 25...............? rabrijumo........Sept 25...............Rachael rurias...........Sept 25...............Ramona 25 of us wowsa Yeah us!!!!

I have a suggestion for the group feel free to do it or not. In my support group we talked about the term "Lost" wt. Lost having the connotation of needing to find said wt ,you know when you lose something you tend to want it back find it if you will. well we certainly don't want to find our wt once its eliminated. So to change a mind set/ verbal cue we say "reduce" or" eliminate" those terms don't convey a desire to recover the wt. what do you all think? I have a lifetime over 50 years of ingrained habits and mind set to modify so I think it is worth a try.

username. Date of WLS. Name Juditha..........Sept 5...............Judith ? Mommyhand........Sept 5...............? Pebbles..........Sept 5...............Courtney Tiffbp...........Sept 5...............Tiffany Ciobella.........Sept 10..............Maria NurseTab.........Sept 10..............? Amazeyem.........Sept 10..............Lisa Momof6...........Sept 10..............Kimberly moffie...........Sept 11..............Mo Mustangsteve.....Sept 11..............Steve anelane.........Sept 11..............Jessicalydiajohnston611.Sept 12..............Lydia Missyjack........Sept 13..............? Tiburon..........Sept 13..............Angela Riverbuff........Sept 14..............Mark Cholosladii......Sept 18..............Lilli Big Lou..........Sept 18..............Lou chunkypudding....Sept 18..............Leslie uniqueladybug....Sept 19..............Jessica Stardusted.......Sept 24..............? Dejoseana........Sept 25...............? rabrijumo........Sept 25...............Rachael rurias...........Sept 25...............Ramona 23 of us wowsa updating with Jessica(janelanes new date) she has now joined the 9/11 crew

Hey Mark that is quite a list. I have a huge one to but no way i am writing it out to darn tired tonight.

I did not think it came off rude at all just wanted to say sorry. people get my name wrong a lot cuz my mother spelled it different and my last name is diff too. don't worry about it. now as to your date moved up if you don't want to go a week earlier can they just leave it or do you think you will get used to the idea?

ok home now you can quickly edit your wt by clicking on your user name. from the drop down box click patient profile you go right to the wt area. hope that helps now if i forget i look it up in my posts lol

this compter at work has an outdated browser so i can not access my user cp but i think thats how you can edit your wt also. will check it at home.

conceited people not conceded lol conceited= having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearence all i can say to that is what is wrong with that!Especially for all of us who have suffered from the low self esteem generated by our obesity! although conceded = to admit often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper and it is true you look good

omg i feel your pain. i tried to update my wt and finally found it after a few hissy fits and frustration lol. go to the grey tab bar at top from left to right it starts with forums, blogs etc go to the 6th one "patients" hit the drop down and go to "MY patient profile" there you will see my settings with a blue bar underneath it with 6 lins ending with my "surgery" click that and you can edit your starting and current wt along with goals wt and other stuff. I think you can do it another way I will check it out and get back to you. I am thinking you can go to your user cp and go to setting but let me go see.

I had to pay 645 dollars plus Optifast for minimum of 2 weeks 300 dollars. I am going to ask for documentation do that I can submit to insurance and see what happens. I have paid a little at a time so far total will be due soon before surgery the 25 th Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

Hang in there Kim! Face each challenge as best you can. I really hope you can move forward. Good luck

I wish you the best. Be calm and remember to get up and walk as soon as possible, medicate to keep your pain under control so you can deep breath and move around. Plus it is way harder to get pain under control once you let it get to that point. I am so excited for you and can't wait for my turn next month!