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my name is Deirdre. 44 yrs old. two daughters. Christine, 15 and Brianna 13. Pitbull Joe. I've been overweight for the past 10 years. I've always had a weight problem, but not this bad. I was maybe 30 lbs overweight, tops, a long time ago. My BMI is now 39. I'm so sick of being fat and tired and feeling UGLY all the time. My consult is december 27. During that time, I will meet with the dietician and pysc. dr. as well. I'm hoping i have my surgery in the first part of 2007. I will update periodically.
11-5-06. waiting to hear if i'm approved still. it's only been a week. going for 2nd dr. appt on november 15 for a weigh in and they should have a date for me. when i think of it, i get nervous. i try not to think of the approval part of it. just going along in every day. i can't wait though, to have this done. i've already started eating better. the excersise thing is hard. i started taking a 15 minute power walk on my lunch break at work with the girls. it's better than nothing.
well, today is November 9 and I finally got a call from the dr. office to tell me that I've been approved for surgery! she said she had some concerns because my nicotine levels were up. boy, i must quit smoking at least until after the surgery. she said that she does have some openings in January. I go to weigh next wednesday and i should know more then.
11-13-06 I NEVER want to forget the pain i've had this past week. i cleaned my house last Sunday and my BACK went out last Monday. I've never spent so much time calling the doctor and going to the ER in my life. i almost called ambulance on Saturday. I just broke down in my house and cried like a big fat baby because of the pain. I can't even lift my fingers to my mouth to have a drink. anyway, i had an epidural injection today and hopefully that will work. i gave my doctor a hug. so far, it's a little better. wednesday is the day that i will get a date!!!
11-17-06 i went to dr gazmuri on wednesday with my friend lisa who had her surgery about a year ago. i was down two pounds. everythings a go. they gave me a tentative date of january 16, 2007. for some reason, i don't feel excited. i am but mabey i'll come out of it. i cant' wait to be thin. but maybe i'm afraid of what and how to eat. my husband is supportive. i told my mom and said to her that i'd look great at 180 lbs and she asked me what myweight was. it's 240. she said "that's only 50 lbs". she now is afraid for me seeing that i will go thru such a major sugery to lose 50. what she doesn't understand is that it's 50 lbs that i've never been able to lose. i'm older now, so i don't want to be stick thin, but if it happens, then it happens. i don't want to WAIT UNTIl i am 300 lbs overweight. the scale is not going in the right direction, so i am still going to go thru with this.
12-3-06 well, it's official. My date is January 16th. my pretesting is scheduled as well. i am counting down the days as it will go by fast. i am ready. i go for a blended diet meeting at the end of december. i asked for a new blender/food processor for christmas. i cant wait. i am looking forward to having a month off of work too!
12-24-o6 Merry Christmas. jan 16th can't come soon enough!
WELL, today is January 6th. 10 more days to go. is this really happening? i just can't wait to shed the pounds. it will be so invigorating!