Last appointment before my Surgery!!!

Today I had my last appointment with my surgeons P.A.  (physicians assistant) before my surgery on Tue. 9/01/09!  I am sooo ready!  She went over what to expect before/during/after surgery and btw, she was awesome!!  She had received all my results from the previous tests I had taken and everything looked great! All my labs were good except apparently my Vitamin D levels were pretty low!  WTF?  haha  She has said that alot of overweight people are deficient because Vit. D is stored in the fat and since a lot of us have A LOT of fat it is hard for the vitamin to reach the bloodstream!  I thought that I was consuming enough dairy that was fortified with Vitamin D but I guess not! She gave me a prescription for a supplement to take.  I didn't have that many questions so we covered just the basics.  After that I had another meeting with the registered dietician.  I had had homework to complete before surgery, involving what my meal plan was going to be the days following my surgery when I come home!  So we had a good chat and I left feeling more confident about what to expect! Come on Tuesday!!!!!

Upper GI endoscopy

Today I had my endoscopy and it went great!  The hardest part was having to be at the hospital at 6:45 this morning with the kids especially!  I was prepped and given an IV sedation and was asked if I had any last thing to say to the doctor and I stated "Rock on"!  I remember a little burning sensation in my hand and then I remember going very loopy--my eyes were super drowsy and then next thing I know, I was awake!!  I felt really drowsy and sleepy and had slight irritation in my throat, but other than that It was fast and easy!  I was on the way home by 9:45am!  I got home and took a nap and woke up after 3 hrs.  I had a headache, but that was probably from not eating yet. The hospital called to make sure I was doing well.  Thursday is my last appointment at the surgeons office before my surgery!

Nutrition Class

I went to my first nutrition class today with my husband--it was really informative!  I received a binder full of lots of post-op information on food requirements, vitamin supplements, and general post-op care! We also sampled some protein shakes (Unjury chocolate was really good!)  I have to go this week to get my supplies!

Long day of appointments!

I just got back from a very long day of appointments!  I was up at 7 and had to be at the Hospital at 8:30am for  a Gallbladder ultrasound-that went well.  I had a chest x-ray done and an ABG test done (arterial blood gasses) then I had a Nurse interview with a lady named Kathleen who was so awesome!!!  She was really down to earth and she spoke clearly about what to expect from the surgery.  She also had the surgery 7 years ago and let me tell you she looks great!  So anyway, after that I had an appt. with the GI doctor to discuss mondays upper GI endoscopy--so after that I went to Labcorp and had my blood drawn and peepee test LOL --then I was done!!!!   So I am getting so excited and I cant believe it is coming so soon!!!!

Pulmonary Clearance

I had my pulmonary clearance on Monday and I passed it!  Although I am on a CPAP machine as of 6 weeks ago, I am having a hard time getting used to it!  Ironically, I wont be needing it much a couple months from now! YAY!!!  I still can't believe I am going to be having this surgery!

I am finally APPROVED!

I cannot believe it!  Ashley called me this morning to tell me that my insurance approved me for surgery!  So she asked me when is a good time and I immediately said  ASAP!!!  So I chose September 1st!!!!  That is my day!  WHOOOOHOOOOO!!!  I am so excited!  I went in later on and got all my pre-op paperwork and now I have to start making appointments!!! 

Now OFFICIALLY done with my weigh-ins!

Last week was my last weigh-in (the 6th month) of my supervised diet. Whooo-Hoooo!  I had called Ashley at my surgeons office and she submitted the paperwork for insurance approval!  Now I just have to wait to hear from them!  She told me if I want to expidite things that I need to call them like, every other day just to kinda light a fire under their asses!! And that is what I plan to do!!!