AmandaB425
So much in this week!
Jan 10, 2010
Hey all!
Met with my surgeon and team on Tuesday and very pumped. She is lovely and I am happy to be with her. She said i was a good candidate for RNY because the benefits outweigh the risks. (im young and otherwise healthy....so to speak...and she suspects no major problems with the surgery and beyond...) Got all my labs done, met with nutritionist and psychologist. No big deal. It was a little crazy to talk to the nutritionist in front of my mom and husband because i dont think they FULLY understood the extent of my problem (so much fast food..) and also they were able to shed light to the team on some of the things that i may not be aware of (i try reallly hard and very little results and very discouraged...and the fact that i snore a little more than i thought...So the surgeon decided to send me for a sleep test, which is TONIGHT!
I also had a barium swallow, followed by chest x-rays and an EKG. All very interesting. Barium swallow is not pleasant but very important to have done. I usually have a high tolerance for pain but this wasnt painful....it was just really really gaggy to the point your reflexes take over and it was all i could do to keep it down. I had to "shoot" this small cup of crystals mixed with a tbs. water and THAT was the bad part. reminded me of a very very very concentrated magnesium carbide drink you drink pre-op. Then two HUGE gulps of VERY thick drink that is so hard to get down. Then about a cup full of some other thick (but not as thick) white drink which smells and is weird. All this while you're in different positions while the radiologist and tech are taking pictures of your esophogus and stomach, etc. Glad when that was over, but really, its not THAT bad. just something ya gotta do.
im kinda excited for the sleep test tonight!
thats all for now.
im having trouble uploading pictures because theyre all too big and i dont know how to make them smaller. hmmm dont know if anyone is reading this but if you are shoot me a message if you know how to make your pics smaller.
Thanks!!
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Met with my surgeon and team on Tuesday and very pumped. She is lovely and I am happy to be with her. She said i was a good candidate for RNY because the benefits outweigh the risks. (im young and otherwise healthy....so to speak...and she suspects no major problems with the surgery and beyond...) Got all my labs done, met with nutritionist and psychologist. No big deal. It was a little crazy to talk to the nutritionist in front of my mom and husband because i dont think they FULLY understood the extent of my problem (so much fast food..) and also they were able to shed light to the team on some of the things that i may not be aware of (i try reallly hard and very little results and very discouraged...and the fact that i snore a little more than i thought...So the surgeon decided to send me for a sleep test, which is TONIGHT!
I also had a barium swallow, followed by chest x-rays and an EKG. All very interesting. Barium swallow is not pleasant but very important to have done. I usually have a high tolerance for pain but this wasnt painful....it was just really really gaggy to the point your reflexes take over and it was all i could do to keep it down. I had to "shoot" this small cup of crystals mixed with a tbs. water and THAT was the bad part. reminded me of a very very very concentrated magnesium carbide drink you drink pre-op. Then two HUGE gulps of VERY thick drink that is so hard to get down. Then about a cup full of some other thick (but not as thick) white drink which smells and is weird. All this while you're in different positions while the radiologist and tech are taking pictures of your esophogus and stomach, etc. Glad when that was over, but really, its not THAT bad. just something ya gotta do.
im kinda excited for the sleep test tonight!
thats all for now.
im having trouble uploading pictures because theyre all too big and i dont know how to make them smaller. hmmm dont know if anyone is reading this but if you are shoot me a message if you know how to make your pics smaller.
Thanks!!
New Year, New Me.
Jan 03, 2010
Happy 2010. This is the year of me. On January 5th I meet with the team at the Duke Center for Metabolic Weight Loss Surgery. If all goes well my surgeon will be Dr. Aurora Pryor and I will meet with psychologist Dr. Friedman as well as a nutritionist, who all specialize in weight loss surgery patients. I am excited and a little nervous for the appointments. My husband and mom will be with me when i meet with the surgeon to support me and to make sure RNY is the best option for me. My mom is worried about my ability to carry a healthy pregnancy if i go for the RNY. She is worried about the amount of nutrients the baby would be able to absorb in utero. I want to hear what the surgeon says about this as well. So, thats all, anxiously awaiting this appointment. I will let you all know how it goes!!!
A little about me...I just graduated in December 2009 with my Masters in Social Work. I pretty much put myself on the back burner and concentrate on better-ing others, communities, social policies, etc. It's pretty much always been like that.
I am 27-years old and married to a wonderfully loving cutie patootie. He is THE NICEST guy one will ever meet and im so blessed. We have been trying to expand our family however i do believe it is my weight that is holding us back.
I have been overweight since puberty but obese for the last 5 years. A combination of living on my own...having steady income and therefore money to eat out as often as i'd like, working several jobs so lack of time to plan, prepare , and pack healthy meals, and a love/hate relationship with the gym.
I'd describe myself as a happy-go-lucky person with a desire to succeed. I have said this before....that I love myself on "paper" however when I look in the mirror I'm a huge dissapointment. I feel that i've dissapointed my family as they are all healthy and in shape and I am morbidly obese and facing surgery. I wouldnt say everyone is thrilled that i've made the decision to go through weight loss surgery, but I hope, with time, they can accept my decision and support me through my journey.
I would love to get to know some of you on here, on this website. Please feel free to contact me at any time.
xo Amanda
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A little about me...I just graduated in December 2009 with my Masters in Social Work. I pretty much put myself on the back burner and concentrate on better-ing others, communities, social policies, etc. It's pretty much always been like that.
I am 27-years old and married to a wonderfully loving cutie patootie. He is THE NICEST guy one will ever meet and im so blessed. We have been trying to expand our family however i do believe it is my weight that is holding us back.
I have been overweight since puberty but obese for the last 5 years. A combination of living on my own...having steady income and therefore money to eat out as often as i'd like, working several jobs so lack of time to plan, prepare , and pack healthy meals, and a love/hate relationship with the gym.
I'd describe myself as a happy-go-lucky person with a desire to succeed. I have said this before....that I love myself on "paper" however when I look in the mirror I'm a huge dissapointment. I feel that i've dissapointed my family as they are all healthy and in shape and I am morbidly obese and facing surgery. I wouldnt say everyone is thrilled that i've made the decision to go through weight loss surgery, but I hope, with time, they can accept my decision and support me through my journey.
I would love to get to know some of you on here, on this website. Please feel free to contact me at any time.
xo Amanda
