Kattie
Katties old profile
Oct 24, 2006
Some of my I WANT TO BE ABLE TOOs
1.I want to run after my son without being so out of breath I can barely see straight DONE
2. I want to go to Walmart and buy a pair of jeans that fit. DONE
3. I want to go to a restaurant and eat at a booth not a table DONE
4. I want to sleep without the CPAP machine(Sleep Apnea) DONE
5. I want to go on the rides at Great America with my oldest son
6. I want to be able to buckle my seat belt without having to lean over to reach to buckle it. DONE
7. I want to get down on the floor and play with my son without having a lot of back problems when I get up. DONE
8. I want to walk up a flight of stairs and not be so winded I can barely talk....... DONE
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I have an appointment with Dr. Siegal on 6/9/2006 hope all goes well and he says I can get the surgery. I am sure he will seeing as though my BMI is over 50. I have to boys 10 1/2 and a 2 yr old. I have been battling obesity since about 9th grade. I can lose weight but always seem to gain it back. I have tried every diet there is including not eating at all... Yes I know it was not healthy but I had to do something. I am currently 340 and 5'9
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.May 30 2006 I have one more week to go to see if I am going to get the surgery. The waiting is agony. I jsut keep thinking how much this surgery would help me.
I am currently looking into getting the Lap RNY surgery. I havent decided just yet between the Lap band and the RNY. I would love to hear from people who has had one or the other to get an idea of what to expect from each surgery. I was also wondering for people who have used Medicaid as their insurance to get the surgery and how long from the time you decided to get the surgery did it actually take to get it.
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May 31st
well another day gone. Boy am I anxious to find out. I cannot believe it takes so long to get in to see the surgeon. I guess alot of people are having surgeries. My doctor does other types of surgery not just WLS. Today has been a pretty sucky day kinda rainy here in illinois. I told a few people about possibly getting WLS and they were like DONT do it I know someone who died from it... WHy do people only think of the negative stuff. People are just not educated enough as to how hard it is to lose weight and keep it off. Everyones like I will help you ..... But never talk about going to work out with me again UGH!!! go figure. My oldest son is alittle worried but he said as long as I get healthy he was behind me.. How sweet:o) I have finally decided on the LAP RNY. I think that the LAP Band would not be restrictive enough. I have about 200 lbs to lose. I am at 340 now so my goal is to get to at least 150.. I guess we will see.
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6/6/06
Well I got just 2 more days till I have my Consult with the doctor. I hope it doesnt take long after that to get the ball rolling I am hoping to have the surgery in or aroung October 06 when I get new vacation time from work.:o) I will definetly need the money for all those new clothes i will need!!:o) And buying that tread mill I always wanted to get but wouldnt since I could never walk long on them to see a difference.
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6/11/06
Well I saw the doctor and of course I am a candidate. I have my app with the Nut on the 19th of june. I am soooooo excited to have things moving along. I go back to meet with Dr Siegel on 7/21 by then hopefully I will have all my apps done.. Nut, Pysc, and exerc doc. Then we will decide which surgery I will get most likely the RYN because I think thats the best for me, and get the papers submitted to Medicaid. Its funny when I had United Health Care they wouldnt cover surgery but l get medicaid and they fully will cover it. Go figure.. So I am hopefully looking at a surgery date in maybe October or November which is only 3-4 months away if all goes well. with all the apps and tests.
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7/3/06
Well I saw the nut and she went over some things with. My doctor is really for lap band but I want RNY even when I told the nut she seemed alittle disappointed. I am like geezes how you gonna make me feel bad for making a choice for me I think is the best.... ANyway she went over what happens right before surgery and what happens after. I go to the exerc doc on the 7th of July. That will be fun:o).... I also have my appointment with the surgeon on the 21st. Now all I need is the pysc eval which I am having a hard time reaching her. I call her and she calls my house when I told her in the voicemail the best way to get me is the cell so now comes the task of getting her and making the appointment B4 the 21st.. since it is the holiday week and all.
Well can you believe the Pyshdoc finally called me on the right phone today and I was able to get an appointment this friday before I go to the exer doc so thats pretty good, hopefully I will get the results before the 21st of July to hear from Surgeon. I wonder how long it takes to get results from the docs? I am kind freaked out about seeing the pysh although I am unsure why. I mean how hard can it be right?...
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7/09/06
I went to see the pysh doc and she said I am sane enough to have the surgery:o) I also saw the exercise doc and that was rough but at least I got in a good work out.:o) Now i am just waiting on the next app with dr. siegel. and the approval process begins.
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7/20/06
Well last night I went to another seminar and it was pretty good learned more about the Lap Band. I think I am going to stick with the RNY I heard alot of disappointing results with the Lap Band. I think the lap band is great for certain people but just not me. I go see the surgeon tomorrow and then I can get the approval process started and possibly have this surgery by October the latest I hope. I have really been getting anxious lately I just cant wait to be on the losing side. I feel so trapped in this big body.
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7/21/06
I went to see the surgeon today and told him I had made up my mind and wanted the RYN he said ok and that he would be sending off for the approval as soon as he had all my papers and that it should take about 2-3 weeks for a response. The Nut already said she faxed hers and the exers doc did also I am unsure if he got the pyshcs yet. He said I am looking to have the surgery in roughly about 2 months. I am thinking more like 3 months. Which is ok with me.
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7/25/06
I am getting nervous because when I talked with the surgeon he said we were looking at a couple of months to have the surgery. So now I m really starting to think wow am I really going to have this done? I have decided to use this as my daily journal. so when I had went to the doc I got on the scale and gained 4lbs. Uhhh I need to slow down. I think its nerves. Well I know I will need to take those shakes b4 surgery to shrink my liver to have a good out come of the surgery. i am looking foward to the time off from work ;o) thats lazy huhLOL well I do need a vacation from work though I didn't necesarily had to take such drastic measures.
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8/1/06
Well I called the drs office and he said he just sent off my approval friday the 29th and that lately it has been taking the full 4 weeks to get the approvals back. He also said that after they get the letter my surgery would be 3 weeks from that day. i thought he meant that they would schedule it 3 weeks after the letter came. NOOOOO he said I would have the actual surgery 3 weeks after the letter came. So that was a bit of surprise to me. i was betting on October but it looks like it will be in septmber. Lets hope so. I am soooooooooo ready to be on the losing side. It just occured to me I have been talking as if this site was an actually person I guess I am using it as ajournal and if people read it and get inspired then thats great. I hope at least one person gets some hope from this. Well until next time....
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8/5/06
Well I have been up half the night reading profiles trying to get some insight on if IDPA is going to pay for the surgery or not. I have read some that say 2 days others say 15 days and some even say 22 days i am so anxious to get this done so I can start living a healthy life for me and my kids. My friends sister had the surgery and she has lost 90 lbs since oct ober of last year. every time I see her I wish I could be on the losing side but I must be patient because I believe that God will prevail and do what is right for me. Hopefully I will hear something soon because the doctors office said that once they got the approval that I could had my surgery 3weeks from that day which could be beginning of Sept or end of sept.
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8/13/06
Well I am really starting to wonder if the are gonna approve me or not. I called my doctor on thursday and asked had t hey heard anything and asked again when they sent the paperwork the first time I asked she told me she submitted it on friday the 28th. This time she said she sent it on 31st. So what is really going on. I tried to call Springfield but no luck in that department. So now I am just waiting to get the approval to get the date and get on the losing side.
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8/21/06
Well I am still waiting on the approval from Medicaid. When I asked the doctor how long it usually takes he said it has been taking more like the full 30 days to get the answer back. I am trying to be patient but it is very hard. i want to get the ball really rolling so I can get this weight off of ME!!!!. People that know i am going to get the surgery keep asking when am I going to get it. I am like dang stop asking me dont you think I was approved that I would shout it out to all the people who know about it??? JEEEEZZZ. I again wonder if anyone really reads these profiles. Oh well I guess if it helps one person that it is worth it.
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8/21/06
Well I finally got my approval back... and wouldnt you know they had submitted it fot the lap band not the RNY so now the doctors got to resubmitt the paperwork for RNY I am so mad how can you make a mistake like that. Then the lady from docs office calls me back and said why do I want RNY not the band. So I told her and she acted like she was upset. i am beginning to think that they did this on purpose to see if I would just be like ok I will take the band since I am approved for it. WRONG I have waited this long I can wait too more weeks. So now the waiting begins.
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8/28/06
still waiting on the new approval letter.I thought maybe it would come faster since they had already approved me for of the surgeries. I guess it wil take the full 2 weeks like the first one. I hope I will still the surgery still in october so by christmas I will have some weightt when i see the family. well gotta go feed the youngins LOL bye
8/30/06
Still no letter back from IDPA on if they will cover gastric Bypass. I check the mail everyday hoping its in there. It never is. I was reading a few profiles and how people wrote the last wills and stuff. So I decided I would write letters to my kids. I did this at wor.........BIG MISTAKE I was ballin I had to get it together. Luckily I work in an office by my self and I had no customers so that was good. I finally said forget it that I would do it at home in privacy. I am really scared because people I know that had the surgery has had problems. I also know a few people who had it and are doing great !!!!!!!!!!I seen on profiles of people losing 100 lbs in 6 months or even less. I am like I hope that that will be me too!! I know everyone is different but it does not hurt to wish does it? I have not weighed myself in a month. I feel like I am eating less so I wonder if I have lost any weight. I think I will make an appointment to see my PCP to get a good lookin over. I have not been back to her in months trying to get all my other appointments for WLS underway.
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9/5/06
well another is gone by with no approval letter. I was just curious.. Right now my life is being consumed by the WLS. thats all I can think about. I wonder if this happened to anyone else? You know walking around doing your daily routine but in t he back of your mind thinking alright already when is this gonna happen!!!!!!!!!! LOL I have a people who say you look good already why are you getting WLS? I am like duh I know I look good LOL I just want to be healthy along with it!!! LOL I have come to realize that things dont always go as planned and that my time will come for the surgery and everything else I want. I am starting to get a little lonely. I want to have that special guy in my life that stands by me... However I am not happy with myself so how can I make someone else happy? I want the married life thingy i guess I will get it in time. I suppose I started backwards byhaving my boys 11 and 2.LOL but things happen for a reason which is what I said when I found out I was pregnant with my now 2 year old. I was on the pill and had used other protection.. if you know what I mean. When I aske dthe doctor he told me it was because before I was prego I had lost alot of weight about 50 lbs in a few months and that I was highly fertile in that time. When I had the baby I gained all that weight back. i did not gain more just what I lost. This is the highest I have ever wieghed. Dont get me wrong I love my son however he was not planned he is still loved and I would never give him up.Now my oldest son was a different story I thought I could not get pregnant. I had several close calls but never pregnant. I had been with his dad for over 2 years and not gotten preg so I thought I couldnt. Well I was wrong. LOL Oh well enough of that. I am gonna check the mail when I get home and hope my approval letter is in there.
Until later... well I got home and checked the mail and it was there I am APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i AM SO EXCITED. I will call Doc in the morning and see if i cannot get this thing going. The lady who sends off and schedules the surgery said that once they had the approval letter that they schedule the surgery 3 weeks from them so hopefully I am looking at the end of this month. we will have to wait and see. Well gotta hit the sack I just had to write this down!!!!!!!!!!WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO.
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9/6/06
well I called the doc office and she said she has to wait for her copy of the approval letter in order to give me a date. I am so anxious. I am going to call her again tomorrow and find out if she got the letter. I cannot take off work in a last minute thing. I have to give some notice. These docs secretaries does not get that I suppose. I mean dang she could have goven me a tenitive date. Oh well when GOD is ready for me to have this surgery he will make all things go as planned.
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9/15/06
Well I called the doc yesterday and she said that they had my aproval and that they just need to call me to schedule the date. So I said that most likely be next week since its already thursday. She said or sooner. well I called my mom in the mean time to tell her that they got my approval... About 10 minutes later the phone ring(WORK) and I answer it with my normal speal and say my name at the end... She says yolanda ****** I say yes thats me she said i have your date for surgery so I held my breath and she says october 3!!!!!!!!! I was like wow so soon. So i hang up with her and schedule my PCP to have blood taken and basic work over. You know these people tells me we have no appointments before the 3rd I was like WHAT I have to have this done before the 3rd or I cannot have the surgery. so I called another one of their offices and they had an open date of sept 26th at 10am so I take it because what choice do i have. This office is like 25 mins from the house but i wil take anything to get it done. I also still have to see the Nut so she can give me futher instructions on the liquid diet that I know I will have to do the week before the surgery. I am still not getting scared yet. I think when the day before gets here then i will be scared. But for now i cannot wait. i am sure i will have my moments when I say WHAT HAVE I DONE!!!!!!!!!! but it will all be worth it. I told my boss he was not to happy. because another lady is having surgery a week after mine and we are both managers so that means assistant managers will run things till we get back. He asked me to try and get the end of themonth I said i would however when they said the 3rd i said GREAT! I was not gonna let the chance go by. My mom is comingup from Kentucky to help me when I get home. I am excited for that because I have not seen her in 2 1/2 years when i had my son. We talk everyday though.She has had surgeries before so I think she will definetly be a help. I told the job that i would try and be back after 2 weeks if the doc releases me. To light duty that is. basically to give other people a chance to have a day off, my job is mostly a sit down job so i should be ok. wll gotta go going to great america tomorrow.
Yolanda
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9/16/06
Well today I went to Great America and actually had fun. I went on 3 rides and walked alot I even won a big stuffed dog for me and my son by hitting the hammer and making the lights go all the way to the top. The guys were like "whoa I didnt even do that" I keep saying wait till next year and I will be getting on all these rides with my son. Well 16 days left till surgery and still not getting scared yet... i wonder if other people felt this way??? I think I will do ok as long as I keep praying. I know God will make sure everything turns out fine. well I found out next week is a support group with the Nut so i will be going since it finally falls on a day were I dont need to have a sitter since my youngests dad does not work that day. When looking at the count down I put on here it seems like it is coming pretty fast But just saying the date it seems futher down the road of when I have the surgery. Well off to bed I go.
Yolanda
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9/23/06
Hi all well I finally went and seen the NUT and she gave my instructions for the liquid diet. It does not seem that bad.... Well looks are decieving LOL I have 10 more days till surgery and still not nervous. The thng I do think about is not being able to eat real food for a while. LOL But I am sure that is to be expected. :0} I went to the support group and I met a few people who had just has their surgeries and were already out and about which gave me hope. One girl had lap band the week before and was out!!!!!!!!! The lady I sat next too had RNY two weeks prior and was there. She answered all my qauestions and even let me see her scars for the tools. It was nice of her. I fely alittle at ease from seeing her and the others who had the surgery and was doing ok. Well enough for now.
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9/24/06
Well I forgot to mention last night that when I went to see the NUT I got weighed and I gained 9 lbs since June!!!I was alittle upset. I thought I had been doing so well. I had even cut back on alot of things i eat. I just dont get it. I start the liquid diet so that should help me lose some though. I am going to get the items today.
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10/3/06
Well here I sit at 12in the morning cant fall a sleep. I have to be at the hospital at 6am. I am a bit nervous now. I just hope and pray everything goes well. Well see ya on the losing side.
Kattie
10/10/06
well i am home and have been since saturday. I still have pain when I get up and sit down. I also have a hard time getting to sleep at night I cannot find a comfortable spot without some discomfort..I have started pureed foods today.I has some grits. They werent to bad. i will try oatmeal later today. Well the hosptial stay was pretty standard. I stayed till saturday but could have went home friday night but I just didnt want to try then I would get home so late. I did not realize they wake you up every 2 hours to walk boy was I tired. the first couple of times were really hard. but I did it. I was in recovery forever because I was waiting for a bed. They put me next door to a kid and baby. Which the little boy kept yelling for the nurse and doctor all night and the baby cried all morning. They finally went home and I got some rest.
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Wow I am getting really bad at updating on here. Well I am now at 210 I wear a 14-16 makes a total loss of 146 pounds. Right now my life couldnt be better. I got a new guy in my life well kinda new I used to date him when I was 16 we both worked at the same place. LOL He found me on my space LOL out of all the places. We have been together for 5months. I am now hoping to get the extra skin off the tummy area. standing it looks ok butwhen you bend over it aint pretty LOL. My arms are not as bad but they do have extra skin. My life is moving so fast. I swear I just had the sugery. LOL Time has really flew by. My oldest son really notices the change the other day I had on this outfit that made me look really nice and slim and he goes oh wow mom you are skinny!!!! I laughed but it felt great to hear from him which means he did notice the difference. the little one I dont think he notices. I get alot of stares now.. And they are not bad ones like wow are you big. Some say do I know you? I am like that line is so old LOL but most of them just say they didnt recognize me. In my eyes sometimes I am still that big gurl and have to remind myself that I am not anymore. The biggest change I see is in my shoulders and face I think they are really skinny Ihope that I dont lose more weight from those areas.
10/4/07
well here I am a year later!!!!! Wow I just cannot believe it has been a year already!I am still at or about 210 kinda stuck LOL I can eat a pretty good amount of food now so I really have to watch how much I eat and what. I dont really dump so I gotta watch those sweets to LOL I looked back on my thoughts and journey before I had the surgery and boy time does change things. I look at life different now then I did before I wonder if other people do as well???right now I have acold and it SUCKS lol I took some meds bu they dont seem to be working.. on another note I called a couple of doctors and they said that they dont use the medical card anymore for TT so I guess I will have to live with the extra skin. Which I guess could be worse it could be all fat as it was before.Please if anyone knows of a doctor in Illinois that will accept the Medical card for TT's please email me or send me a note thanks.
1.I want to run after my son without being so out of breath I can barely see straight DONE
2. I want to go to Walmart and buy a pair of jeans that fit. DONE
3. I want to go to a restaurant and eat at a booth not a table DONE
4. I want to sleep without the CPAP machine(Sleep Apnea) DONE
5. I want to go on the rides at Great America with my oldest son
6. I want to be able to buckle my seat belt without having to lean over to reach to buckle it. DONE
7. I want to get down on the floor and play with my son without having a lot of back problems when I get up. DONE
8. I want to walk up a flight of stairs and not be so winded I can barely talk....... DONE
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I have an appointment with Dr. Siegal on 6/9/2006 hope all goes well and he says I can get the surgery. I am sure he will seeing as though my BMI is over 50. I have to boys 10 1/2 and a 2 yr old. I have been battling obesity since about 9th grade. I can lose weight but always seem to gain it back. I have tried every diet there is including not eating at all... Yes I know it was not healthy but I had to do something. I am currently 340 and 5'9
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.May 30 2006 I have one more week to go to see if I am going to get the surgery. The waiting is agony. I jsut keep thinking how much this surgery would help me.
I am currently looking into getting the Lap RNY surgery. I havent decided just yet between the Lap band and the RNY. I would love to hear from people who has had one or the other to get an idea of what to expect from each surgery. I was also wondering for people who have used Medicaid as their insurance to get the surgery and how long from the time you decided to get the surgery did it actually take to get it.
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May 31st
well another day gone. Boy am I anxious to find out. I cannot believe it takes so long to get in to see the surgeon. I guess alot of people are having surgeries. My doctor does other types of surgery not just WLS. Today has been a pretty sucky day kinda rainy here in illinois. I told a few people about possibly getting WLS and they were like DONT do it I know someone who died from it... WHy do people only think of the negative stuff. People are just not educated enough as to how hard it is to lose weight and keep it off. Everyones like I will help you ..... But never talk about going to work out with me again UGH!!! go figure. My oldest son is alittle worried but he said as long as I get healthy he was behind me.. How sweet:o) I have finally decided on the LAP RNY. I think that the LAP Band would not be restrictive enough. I have about 200 lbs to lose. I am at 340 now so my goal is to get to at least 150.. I guess we will see.
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6/6/06
Well I got just 2 more days till I have my Consult with the doctor. I hope it doesnt take long after that to get the ball rolling I am hoping to have the surgery in or aroung October 06 when I get new vacation time from work.:o) I will definetly need the money for all those new clothes i will need!!:o) And buying that tread mill I always wanted to get but wouldnt since I could never walk long on them to see a difference.
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6/11/06
Well I saw the doctor and of course I am a candidate. I have my app with the Nut on the 19th of june. I am soooooo excited to have things moving along. I go back to meet with Dr Siegel on 7/21 by then hopefully I will have all my apps done.. Nut, Pysc, and exerc doc. Then we will decide which surgery I will get most likely the RYN because I think thats the best for me, and get the papers submitted to Medicaid. Its funny when I had United Health Care they wouldnt cover surgery but l get medicaid and they fully will cover it. Go figure.. So I am hopefully looking at a surgery date in maybe October or November which is only 3-4 months away if all goes well. with all the apps and tests.
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7/3/06
Well I saw the nut and she went over some things with. My doctor is really for lap band but I want RNY even when I told the nut she seemed alittle disappointed. I am like geezes how you gonna make me feel bad for making a choice for me I think is the best.... ANyway she went over what happens right before surgery and what happens after. I go to the exerc doc on the 7th of July. That will be fun:o).... I also have my appointment with the surgeon on the 21st. Now all I need is the pysc eval which I am having a hard time reaching her. I call her and she calls my house when I told her in the voicemail the best way to get me is the cell so now comes the task of getting her and making the appointment B4 the 21st.. since it is the holiday week and all.
Well can you believe the Pyshdoc finally called me on the right phone today and I was able to get an appointment this friday before I go to the exer doc so thats pretty good, hopefully I will get the results before the 21st of July to hear from Surgeon. I wonder how long it takes to get results from the docs? I am kind freaked out about seeing the pysh although I am unsure why. I mean how hard can it be right?...
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7/09/06
I went to see the pysh doc and she said I am sane enough to have the surgery:o) I also saw the exercise doc and that was rough but at least I got in a good work out.:o) Now i am just waiting on the next app with dr. siegel. and the approval process begins.
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7/20/06
Well last night I went to another seminar and it was pretty good learned more about the Lap Band. I think I am going to stick with the RNY I heard alot of disappointing results with the Lap Band. I think the lap band is great for certain people but just not me. I go see the surgeon tomorrow and then I can get the approval process started and possibly have this surgery by October the latest I hope. I have really been getting anxious lately I just cant wait to be on the losing side. I feel so trapped in this big body.
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7/21/06
I went to see the surgeon today and told him I had made up my mind and wanted the RYN he said ok and that he would be sending off for the approval as soon as he had all my papers and that it should take about 2-3 weeks for a response. The Nut already said she faxed hers and the exers doc did also I am unsure if he got the pyshcs yet. He said I am looking to have the surgery in roughly about 2 months. I am thinking more like 3 months. Which is ok with me.
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7/25/06
I am getting nervous because when I talked with the surgeon he said we were looking at a couple of months to have the surgery. So now I m really starting to think wow am I really going to have this done? I have decided to use this as my daily journal. so when I had went to the doc I got on the scale and gained 4lbs. Uhhh I need to slow down. I think its nerves. Well I know I will need to take those shakes b4 surgery to shrink my liver to have a good out come of the surgery. i am looking foward to the time off from work ;o) thats lazy huhLOL well I do need a vacation from work though I didn't necesarily had to take such drastic measures.
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8/1/06
Well I called the drs office and he said he just sent off my approval friday the 29th and that lately it has been taking the full 4 weeks to get the approvals back. He also said that after they get the letter my surgery would be 3 weeks from that day. i thought he meant that they would schedule it 3 weeks after the letter came. NOOOOO he said I would have the actual surgery 3 weeks after the letter came. So that was a bit of surprise to me. i was betting on October but it looks like it will be in septmber. Lets hope so. I am soooooooooo ready to be on the losing side. It just occured to me I have been talking as if this site was an actually person I guess I am using it as ajournal and if people read it and get inspired then thats great. I hope at least one person gets some hope from this. Well until next time....
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8/5/06
Well I have been up half the night reading profiles trying to get some insight on if IDPA is going to pay for the surgery or not. I have read some that say 2 days others say 15 days and some even say 22 days i am so anxious to get this done so I can start living a healthy life for me and my kids. My friends sister had the surgery and she has lost 90 lbs since oct ober of last year. every time I see her I wish I could be on the losing side but I must be patient because I believe that God will prevail and do what is right for me. Hopefully I will hear something soon because the doctors office said that once they got the approval that I could had my surgery 3weeks from that day which could be beginning of Sept or end of sept.
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8/13/06
Well I am really starting to wonder if the are gonna approve me or not. I called my doctor on thursday and asked had t hey heard anything and asked again when they sent the paperwork the first time I asked she told me she submitted it on friday the 28th. This time she said she sent it on 31st. So what is really going on. I tried to call Springfield but no luck in that department. So now I am just waiting to get the approval to get the date and get on the losing side.
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8/21/06
Well I am still waiting on the approval from Medicaid. When I asked the doctor how long it usually takes he said it has been taking more like the full 30 days to get the answer back. I am trying to be patient but it is very hard. i want to get the ball really rolling so I can get this weight off of ME!!!!. People that know i am going to get the surgery keep asking when am I going to get it. I am like dang stop asking me dont you think I was approved that I would shout it out to all the people who know about it??? JEEEEZZZ. I again wonder if anyone really reads these profiles. Oh well I guess if it helps one person that it is worth it.
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8/21/06
Well I finally got my approval back... and wouldnt you know they had submitted it fot the lap band not the RNY so now the doctors got to resubmitt the paperwork for RNY I am so mad how can you make a mistake like that. Then the lady from docs office calls me back and said why do I want RNY not the band. So I told her and she acted like she was upset. i am beginning to think that they did this on purpose to see if I would just be like ok I will take the band since I am approved for it. WRONG I have waited this long I can wait too more weeks. So now the waiting begins.
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8/28/06
still waiting on the new approval letter.I thought maybe it would come faster since they had already approved me for of the surgeries. I guess it wil take the full 2 weeks like the first one. I hope I will still the surgery still in october so by christmas I will have some weightt when i see the family. well gotta go feed the youngins LOL bye
8/30/06
Still no letter back from IDPA on if they will cover gastric Bypass. I check the mail everyday hoping its in there. It never is. I was reading a few profiles and how people wrote the last wills and stuff. So I decided I would write letters to my kids. I did this at wor.........BIG MISTAKE I was ballin I had to get it together. Luckily I work in an office by my self and I had no customers so that was good. I finally said forget it that I would do it at home in privacy. I am really scared because people I know that had the surgery has had problems. I also know a few people who had it and are doing great !!!!!!!!!!I seen on profiles of people losing 100 lbs in 6 months or even less. I am like I hope that that will be me too!! I know everyone is different but it does not hurt to wish does it? I have not weighed myself in a month. I feel like I am eating less so I wonder if I have lost any weight. I think I will make an appointment to see my PCP to get a good lookin over. I have not been back to her in months trying to get all my other appointments for WLS underway.
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9/5/06
well another is gone by with no approval letter. I was just curious.. Right now my life is being consumed by the WLS. thats all I can think about. I wonder if this happened to anyone else? You know walking around doing your daily routine but in t he back of your mind thinking alright already when is this gonna happen!!!!!!!!!! LOL I have a people who say you look good already why are you getting WLS? I am like duh I know I look good LOL I just want to be healthy along with it!!! LOL I have come to realize that things dont always go as planned and that my time will come for the surgery and everything else I want. I am starting to get a little lonely. I want to have that special guy in my life that stands by me... However I am not happy with myself so how can I make someone else happy? I want the married life thingy i guess I will get it in time. I suppose I started backwards byhaving my boys 11 and 2.LOL but things happen for a reason which is what I said when I found out I was pregnant with my now 2 year old. I was on the pill and had used other protection.. if you know what I mean. When I aske dthe doctor he told me it was because before I was prego I had lost alot of weight about 50 lbs in a few months and that I was highly fertile in that time. When I had the baby I gained all that weight back. i did not gain more just what I lost. This is the highest I have ever wieghed. Dont get me wrong I love my son however he was not planned he is still loved and I would never give him up.Now my oldest son was a different story I thought I could not get pregnant. I had several close calls but never pregnant. I had been with his dad for over 2 years and not gotten preg so I thought I couldnt. Well I was wrong. LOL Oh well enough of that. I am gonna check the mail when I get home and hope my approval letter is in there.
Until later... well I got home and checked the mail and it was there I am APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i AM SO EXCITED. I will call Doc in the morning and see if i cannot get this thing going. The lady who sends off and schedules the surgery said that once they had the approval letter that they schedule the surgery 3 weeks from them so hopefully I am looking at the end of this month. we will have to wait and see. Well gotta hit the sack I just had to write this down!!!!!!!!!!WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO.
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9/6/06
well I called the doc office and she said she has to wait for her copy of the approval letter in order to give me a date. I am so anxious. I am going to call her again tomorrow and find out if she got the letter. I cannot take off work in a last minute thing. I have to give some notice. These docs secretaries does not get that I suppose. I mean dang she could have goven me a tenitive date. Oh well when GOD is ready for me to have this surgery he will make all things go as planned.
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9/15/06
Well I called the doc yesterday and she said that they had my aproval and that they just need to call me to schedule the date. So I said that most likely be next week since its already thursday. She said or sooner. well I called my mom in the mean time to tell her that they got my approval... About 10 minutes later the phone ring(WORK) and I answer it with my normal speal and say my name at the end... She says yolanda ****** I say yes thats me she said i have your date for surgery so I held my breath and she says october 3!!!!!!!!! I was like wow so soon. So i hang up with her and schedule my PCP to have blood taken and basic work over. You know these people tells me we have no appointments before the 3rd I was like WHAT I have to have this done before the 3rd or I cannot have the surgery. so I called another one of their offices and they had an open date of sept 26th at 10am so I take it because what choice do i have. This office is like 25 mins from the house but i wil take anything to get it done. I also still have to see the Nut so she can give me futher instructions on the liquid diet that I know I will have to do the week before the surgery. I am still not getting scared yet. I think when the day before gets here then i will be scared. But for now i cannot wait. i am sure i will have my moments when I say WHAT HAVE I DONE!!!!!!!!!! but it will all be worth it. I told my boss he was not to happy. because another lady is having surgery a week after mine and we are both managers so that means assistant managers will run things till we get back. He asked me to try and get the end of themonth I said i would however when they said the 3rd i said GREAT! I was not gonna let the chance go by. My mom is comingup from Kentucky to help me when I get home. I am excited for that because I have not seen her in 2 1/2 years when i had my son. We talk everyday though.She has had surgeries before so I think she will definetly be a help. I told the job that i would try and be back after 2 weeks if the doc releases me. To light duty that is. basically to give other people a chance to have a day off, my job is mostly a sit down job so i should be ok. wll gotta go going to great america tomorrow.
Yolanda
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9/16/06
Well today I went to Great America and actually had fun. I went on 3 rides and walked alot I even won a big stuffed dog for me and my son by hitting the hammer and making the lights go all the way to the top. The guys were like "whoa I didnt even do that" I keep saying wait till next year and I will be getting on all these rides with my son. Well 16 days left till surgery and still not getting scared yet... i wonder if other people felt this way??? I think I will do ok as long as I keep praying. I know God will make sure everything turns out fine. well I found out next week is a support group with the Nut so i will be going since it finally falls on a day were I dont need to have a sitter since my youngests dad does not work that day. When looking at the count down I put on here it seems like it is coming pretty fast But just saying the date it seems futher down the road of when I have the surgery. Well off to bed I go.
Yolanda
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9/23/06
Hi all well I finally went and seen the NUT and she gave my instructions for the liquid diet. It does not seem that bad.... Well looks are decieving LOL I have 10 more days till surgery and still not nervous. The thng I do think about is not being able to eat real food for a while. LOL But I am sure that is to be expected. :0} I went to the support group and I met a few people who had just has their surgeries and were already out and about which gave me hope. One girl had lap band the week before and was out!!!!!!!!! The lady I sat next too had RNY two weeks prior and was there. She answered all my qauestions and even let me see her scars for the tools. It was nice of her. I fely alittle at ease from seeing her and the others who had the surgery and was doing ok. Well enough for now.
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9/24/06
Well I forgot to mention last night that when I went to see the NUT I got weighed and I gained 9 lbs since June!!!I was alittle upset. I thought I had been doing so well. I had even cut back on alot of things i eat. I just dont get it. I start the liquid diet so that should help me lose some though. I am going to get the items today.
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10/3/06
Well here I sit at 12in the morning cant fall a sleep. I have to be at the hospital at 6am. I am a bit nervous now. I just hope and pray everything goes well. Well see ya on the losing side.
Kattie
10/10/06
well i am home and have been since saturday. I still have pain when I get up and sit down. I also have a hard time getting to sleep at night I cannot find a comfortable spot without some discomfort..I have started pureed foods today.I has some grits. They werent to bad. i will try oatmeal later today. Well the hosptial stay was pretty standard. I stayed till saturday but could have went home friday night but I just didnt want to try then I would get home so late. I did not realize they wake you up every 2 hours to walk boy was I tired. the first couple of times were really hard. but I did it. I was in recovery forever because I was waiting for a bed. They put me next door to a kid and baby. Which the little boy kept yelling for the nurse and doctor all night and the baby cried all morning. They finally went home and I got some rest.
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10/24/06
Well today makes 3weeks out. I have lost 26lbs since then. I am still having this pain in my lower stomach. The are no incisions near it so I am not sure what it is. I had a CT scan and they did not find anything. It comes and goes but it sure feels like I am tearing something inside there. it really hurts. It only hurts when I move certain ways though. I see the doc Friday so I will just let him know againand see what he suggests.
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10/29/06
Well I went to the doctor and I am still at 327 so I was 332 when I went 2 weeks ago so that makes 5 lbs in 2 weeks. that is not to good I think. I wish I could lose more faster. I guess I should be grateful since when was t he last time I lost 25 in one month. I am starting regular foods and found that wendy chili is the grestest :o) I have also tried the potatos from taco bell minus the sour cream. They went down ok but it felt weird so I wont be trying those again soon. I have also tried sliced turkey. It goes to ok as long as you chew it very well. Otherwise it is comin right back up:o( I still have 2 more weeks before I can do regular exercise. So its still the vigorous walking for me. I have dumped or overate I should say 2xs. It was not good. I felt like someone was sitting on my chest. I guess my mind was looking at the food and decided it wanted more and my stomach said are you crazy! LOL
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11/13/06
Well it is getting a lot better these last 2 weeks to eat different foods. I am able to eat almost anything except sugary foods or sliced meats. I have lost about 36 or 37 lbs in a month and a 1/2 which is what my goal kinda was. I wanted to lose 40 a month. So now that I can really exercise now hopefully I can lose another 24lbs in 3 weeks then I will right on target to make one of my goals to lose 40lbs a month..... We will see. LOL. I am happy so far with my decision. Of course with the weight loss. I am loving it. I guess I better get the ball really rolling before the "honeymoon" stage is over and i really have to work hard. Well that enough for now.
Yolanda
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11/26/06
Well another week has go by. My wow moment is that i got on the scale this morning it read 304. I was just 306 yesterday. I did go clubbin last night so maybe all the dancing. So that makes 49lbs total in 7 weeks. I am shooting to lose 5lbs in the next week to be under 300 lbs. I really want to lose about 20lbs a month. I am not sure if I can do it but I am gonna try my hardest. I am not sure if my weight loss is good enough but I am happy with it. I also went to the mall yesterday and tried on pants and I now wear a 22/24. I was in a tight 30/32 or some 28s.
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12/21/06
Wow I cant believe I have not updated in awhile. Well I am still in a size 22/24 I am now down to 293 So I have got under 300 for the first time in over 7 years. I am hoping to be at 250.00 By february 07 but we will have to wait and see about that. I can eat alot more foods now. Except I cannot eat alot of chicken. unless its really moist. I can tolerate tune pretty well and I can drink OJ the less sugar kind. Sometimes it is hard to get in all the protein and I forget my vitamins at times but for the most part I am doing quite well.
Yolanda
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2/5/07
Wow I guess I am getting bad about updating. I suppose I have just been living life. I have lost 88 lbs so far. I am starting to exercise alittle more now. I am able to eat just about anything.just small quantities. Well except stuff with sugar in it. I still stay away from that. LOL I am now at 265 which means based on my post from 12/06 I am 15lbs from reaching my goal of being 250 by the end of february. I have 23 days I guess time will tell
3-26-07
wow its been awhile. well I am down to 240 which beats my goal of 250 by end of feb. I am now in a tight size 16 LOL. Things have been good my appeitite(s/p) is getting better and I can eat alittle more food and more variety of foods. People that have not seen me in a while are shocked when they do because I look so different. The problem I have now is with the hanging skin. My stomach isnt to bad but my arms are about to fly away. LOL Since my surgery almost 6 months on 4-3-07 ago I have lost a total of 125lbs. I have not had any complications as of yet knock on wood. I have been enjoying life a lot more and spending time with my kids. all in all I am very pleases with my surgery and would do it again in a heart beat.
Wow I am getting really bad at updating on here. Well I am now at 210 I wear a 14-16 makes a total loss of 146 pounds. Right now my life couldnt be better. I got a new guy in my life well kinda new I used to date him when I was 16 we both worked at the same place. LOL He found me on my space LOL out of all the places. We have been together for 5months. I am now hoping to get the extra skin off the tummy area. standing it looks ok butwhen you bend over it aint pretty LOL. My arms are not as bad but they do have extra skin. My life is moving so fast. I swear I just had the sugery. LOL Time has really flew by. My oldest son really notices the change the other day I had on this outfit that made me look really nice and slim and he goes oh wow mom you are skinny!!!! I laughed but it felt great to hear from him which means he did notice the difference. the little one I dont think he notices. I get alot of stares now.. And they are not bad ones like wow are you big. Some say do I know you? I am like that line is so old LOL but most of them just say they didnt recognize me. In my eyes sometimes I am still that big gurl and have to remind myself that I am not anymore. The biggest change I see is in my shoulders and face I think they are really skinny Ihope that I dont lose more weight from those areas.
10/4/07
well here I am a year later!!!!! Wow I just cannot believe it has been a year already!I am still at or about 210 kinda stuck LOL I can eat a pretty good amount of food now so I really have to watch how much I eat and what. I dont really dump so I gotta watch those sweets to LOL I looked back on my thoughts and journey before I had the surgery and boy time does change things. I look at life different now then I did before I wonder if other people do as well???right now I have acold and it SUCKS lol I took some meds bu they dont seem to be working.. on another note I called a couple of doctors and they said that they dont use the medical card anymore for TT so I guess I will have to live with the extra skin. Which I guess could be worse it could be all fat as it was before.Please if anyone knows of a doctor in Illinois that will accept the Medical card for TT's please email me or send me a note thanks.
