Jennifer H.
About three years ago I worked in a plus-size store part time and while I'd daydreamed about having weight loss surgery for many years, I'd never done any serious thinking about it until a repeat customer told me about THIS website and about her journey. I started reading up online about it and after about a year decided I would talk to my family doctor about going for it. He ran me through hoops repeatedly testing my blood sugar (normal) and monitoring my blood pressure (normal) with a very annoying 24 hour test, then sending me to a nutritionist under the pretense that I had high cholesterol so it would be free. He also sent me to see a psychiatrist to make sure I was sane. I was. After all that he agreed to send the referral down to Humber River Regional Hospital. They sent me the questionnaire, I sent it back in December of 2008 and then on December 23rd 2009 I got The Call. It was my turn! The appointments were quick - two weeks away. My first was January 8th 2010 to see Dr Smith in Toronto. Then Jan 15th I saw the Nut and SW. Feb 8th I attended the class. March 29th I saw the Nut and SW again (lost 13.5 lbs) and March 30th I saw Dr Smith again. He upped me to four weeks on Optifast for which the receptionist was kind enough to take post-dated cheques. Oog. On April 19th I start. Then April 26th I go to my pre-op and also do a sleep study. I'm kind of looking forward to that. Cuz of all the things I've been tested for, I haven't had any of the maladies that they were thinking I had. I'm very healthy, except for a hypothyroid condition and a terrible addiction to food, I'm very good! But I do think I may have sleep apnea. I am tired all the time, even though my hypothyroidism is under control. I snore very loudly, and I fall asleep in the blink of an eye. Even thinking about sleep makes me sleepy. Actually, thinking about the sleep study makes me want to go lie down. Hehe. But I'm off track. After my sleep study, it's but a few short weeks until May 17th when I go under the knife!
