Lucy I.

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Lucy I. 22 years, 10 months ago

6/23/03 I met last week with my Surgeon, Dr. Lourie. I immediately felt at ease, and he answered all my questions. I suddenly felt emotional when I realized this is exactly the place I wanted to be, however I just felt like I didn't deserve it. It's just been my conditioning from childhood, to not feel worthy of anything that was good. I expressed to Dr. Lourie, that I might fail at this. He completely put me at ease and said it would be very difficult to fail. He has complete confidence in me. And although I'm still scared, I think it's more of my mind that is playing games with me. I have failed at every diet in the book. Oh, I've lost, but like they say, the hardest part is "keeping it off" And this is where I failed time after time. So it's no wonder I doubt myself, even at this final attempt to be normal and healthly. My husband went with my to my consultation, he asked all the questions he needed to ask. Dr. Lourie spend well over 45 minutes with me. When we were through, I even felt like giving him a big hug. The I've made a list of all my tests I will need to complete. 1. gall bladder ultrasound 2. upper G/I 3. whole panel of blood tests 4. mammogram 5. appointment with a nutritionist 6. phychological consultation 7. cardiovascular stress test As of today, they have all been booked, and my first appointment will be on 6/25/03 - I'll check at 7:45 a.m. in Radiation to have my upper G/I and gallbladder ultrasound. This week, I also have my consultation with the nutritionist. I'm so excited!!! I'm hoping to have my surgery the first week of August. I should hear within the next two weeks if I'm approved. I'm pretty sure I'll be approved, but you never know! Well now that I know how to update my profile, I'll definately keep it up to date. Ciao