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I can't believe that I am only 6 days out and I am eating 100+ grams of protein (for the past two days) and today I will do Zumba (modified). Life is totally awesome and I feel better than ever.

Wednesday I am going to a blues & jazz concert at one of our local restaurants. I can't wait!!!

I keep wondering if I am dreaming. I just had breakfast and it is amazing to drink 2 oz and be full! I am making it more of a priority today to get protein in every bite.

I am still beaming over losing 14 lbs in four days (not including the gain from IV fluids) and hoping that this progress will always continue. I thank God for a second chance and I am so grateful!

I truly thank the Lord. I am a day out of being sleeved and just like yesterday, I would have done this a thousand times again. No complications, no real pain but trouble trying to get all the protein. If that is the least of my problems, I'll take it!!!

I thank God for spirit filled friends, one in particular, who prayed my anxiety away. I now go into this journey with my soul at rest and at peace. I love the Lord and this is in his hands. I just thank God for this awesome opportunity and I am looking forward to what wonderful things that are ahead. 

9/13/11-7 days away from surgery and I had my last preop appointment with Dr. Clark. To my surprise, I started freaking out! This whole time I have been nothing but happy, positive and worry-free. Going into the office today reminded me that it is final and this is it. I just had a major moment and started freaking out.

Thankfully, the staff and Dr. Clark calmed me down and told me this was normal. They are so uplifting and they are so happy for you that it forces you to think about the reasons you want to do this to begin with. I realized that I have waited ten years for this moment and that God is with me. Sometimes you just have to do what must be done.

So now I gladly wait for my moment and thank God for such an awesome opportunity. According to the test results I am pretty healthy. So I expect the same coming out of surgery and I expect God to give me a brand new, healthy life. This is my opportunity to finally have what I could only dream of before. I will have a healthy, spirit filled long life and that is truly amazing!

I am so happy! I went in and completed my blood work & EKG at the hospital this morning. I cannot believe that in 3 days I will be having my last preop appt before surgery!!!! I am still thanking God for this opportunity and hoping for the best. Somehow being in the hospital today made it feel so real and made me thrilled that my 10 year wait is over!

I knew something was wrong with me and God just confirmed it! The doctor’s office called and my blood work results are in. The good news is that my saturated iron is fine (12 to be exact). This is great for surgery since two years ago I was 8.5-9.

On the other hand, my a1c hemoglobin level was 6.1 (normal is 5.6 and below) and my blood sugar was 132! The nurse practioner's exact words were that I am pre diabetic and need to lose weight and watch my carbs and sugar intake. I was happy to say that should not be a problem because I am scheduled for WLS! I just hate that look when they give you diet advice but look at you like, "yeah right, she's not going to be able to diet and lose weight". (Yes I am--just watch me!)