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I was so afraid of the finality of the WLS other than the band that I was not capable of here why the band may not be the best option for me. So now 3 years later I will be having a revision. At this time I am pretty sure that revision will be to a sleeve, the need to be able to take NSAIDS. I am going to discuss further other treatment options with my surgeon and make sure he agrees with my decision, I plan to actually listen to him this time. Hopefully by the end of June I will be posting about my first week after surgery. 

Today has been interesting, today was a day were people started to really notice I have lost weight. I am not sure why today, if it is something I am wearing or what. It feels good to hear because looking at myself I dont see it. I see it on the scale but not in the mirror I am going to try and get some good new pictures to post soon!

I am banded, It was a ruff road but I am coherent now and don't feel to bad. This 3 week liquid diet sucks lol!!!! I just want to chew something. But I will live :). I am getting very full off the liquids so its not a hunger thing, its a taste want. I have lost about 15ish lbs since surgery so that makes me very very excited!!!!

I think I should get and award or rather a punishment for being the most indecisive patient. I started looking 4 years ago at the lap band and then lost over 100lbs on my own so I no longer qualified and was doing great! Then I gained 75 ish lbs back but it has been a lot harder to try and lose it this time. Weight loss surgery take 2 this time initially I wanted the lap band but was advised at my first surgeon office I was too LARGE for anything but the RNY. I wanted the sleeve after the session but the RNY ended up being encouraged so much I went for that route. I never fully felt comfortable, I was constantly stressed and just wanted to want it like I should. After talking to some people I realized I was not too LARGE for other options and decided to try for the sleeve as it was the most aggressive approach I feel comfortable with and got denied. A few lap band friends and a very positive new surgeon advised that I could in fact be successful with the realize band. So as I sit here writing this I am sipping on my strawberry unjury mixed with crystal light lemonade and feel at peace and comfortable with where I am an what I am doing for the first time in months. I think this peace alone and the journey to get here is going to make this process much better for me than if I would have just gone straight here.

I did not realize that it would feel this absolutely amazing to have a DATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats right me after 3 years of research and a year of being serious trying to get this done I am having surgery Dec 22...... Next New Years is going to be AWESOME!  I will not be fat another year. I am so excited I don't even have words to express it.

So I finally got the call from the nurse and I have to complete two clearances, cardiology and pulmonary.  I also have to lose 15 lbs before my pre-op appointment and I am supposed to start a low card high protien diet now. I will have to go to the store this weekend and get ready to cook up a storm this weekend. hmmmmm what will I make. :) I am thinking Calabasita, then taco salad - torts, ceviche, chicken ropa veja . I need to come up with some non-spanish options.

Secondly, I went to get a massage today and I forgot that last time I went they told me my body was happy about my choice for surgery (they are very holistic/natural spiritual there). Today I had a new person work on my she said I seemed stressed so I told her what had been going through my mind and she said the same thing my body is happy with my decision and that I should not stress because it is ready even if I am not. How cool is that .

These are the things I hope to be able to wear someday post op next winter maybe:



You see I LOVE fashion I always have. I have always dressed up my friends and designed their looks but have never been able to wear any of it myself. Heck I may not even be able to after WLS as most sizes stop at 10 but I hope I get the chance to wear all of the wonderful clothes there are out there to choose from and yes those shoes are on my list with my ankles and calfs those are working for me at the moment ;)

YAY!!!!!! I don't even have words just yet. I was feeling really down that I had not heard anything. I went to a support group last night and got the news I was approved that the number they had on file was wrong.... OPPPPSSSSS.

Well now I am just going to wait to find out what I have to do to get clear for a surgery date.  OH and I met some really amazing people last night.

I am getting so nervous with the whole wait and see process. I really hope that I find out by the end of the week. And then I really really hope I am approved.

So it is finally that time. I have done my psych evaluation, the diet, the meetings and this week we are finally submitting to Aetna. Now I have to cross my fingers and hold my breath it all goes through fine. I am really hoping for a Dec surgery date, I am so busy with work and school it will be the best time.