amelialyn81
4-04-09.....
where to begin??? what to say??? i'm new to this......... finally admitting to myself and everyone close to me that i have a weight problem was probably the hardest thing i've ever done. why was it so hard since everyone around me can see that i'm over weight??? it's the realizing and saying "hey i weigh 248 freaking lbs" out loud that is the hard part..... but that part is over and i hope to be on my way to weight loss surgery. i have the most amazing friend. shawna has helped me get started and pointed me in the right direction. she has gone through this and she has all the answers that i need. on 4-02-09 i went to my first consult with dr. wade barker. he was shawna's surgeon, so i trust him completely. the drive to his office and the 4 hour wait were a pain in the ass, but well worth it and even fun, because i had shawna by my side. sitting there in this big leather over stuffed chair, waiting for my name to be called, and thinking about my life as an over weight 27 year old, was depressing. i knew then and there that i had to get my life back. so here i go! i went in thinking i wanted lap band, but after hearing so many cons about the surgery, i decided to go with bypass. dr barker and his staff are so nice and so informative on everything that you really have no reason to be nervous..... the only thing you really have to be nervous about if whether or not your insurance company will approve you..... and in my case, i hope to god that i am approved. i will be devastated if i'm not.....
so now that my consult is over..... i have a lot to do in the next few weeks..... lets see......
04-06-09-- 11:20 am appt with my primary care physician
04-11-09-- 9:00 am EGD in dallas (they stick a scope down your throat and look at your insides)
04-13-09-- 1:00 pm appt with a psychiatrist
04-15-09 -- 10:00 am heart consult/ stress test
04-15-09 -- 11:00 am appt with a nutritionist
that's it for now....
