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So I am five weeks out today.  My weight has been stalled for a good two weeks now.  I was actually 205.7  the day I went in for my endoscope.  I gained a few lbs from all the IV fluids and all I have lost is that weight. Otherwise I am stuck.  It sucks butt.  It starts to get depressing after a bit.  I have read every post on stalls on the boards and everyone says you will lose inches when the body stalls but that isn't even the case for me.  I am not losing any inches and haven't in three weeks.  

I know everyone worries about not succeeding but I think I am really stressed about it because of my PCOS.  It has stopped every weight loss attempt I have ever made and I could just see it stopping this one also.  

I am meeting with a trainer today at the gym.  I have 4 sessions purchased and we will see where it goes from here.  I am anxious.

So yesterday I had to go to the ER for three bags of fluids and then was sent upstairs so Dr. Swartzs could perform and endoscope on me.  They were able to widen my opening and now hopefully I will be able to eat and drink again.

I have always had a hard time getting foods down but starting last Friday nothing was staying down.  Everything felt like it was stuck and I would end up vomitting.  I finally called the surgeon late wednesday night and he told me to come in first thing Thursday morning.  I was all the way down to 207.6 but after the three bags of IV fluids and them blowing my stomach up again for the procedure I am back up to209.9.  It is worth it though to be able to eat again.  Also while in the hospital they found I had a UTI.  I need to get meds for all that today.  

Today is three weeks from the date of my surgery.  I wish I wouldn't have had any complications but at least now I can move forward.  I am still not always the best with getting in my protein and water.  I think that might in part be due to the fact that I have been dealing with this stricture for a while so hopefully I am past that.  I have to take my measurments today also.

So today makes two weeks since my surgery.  I weighed in at 214.3.   I am really struggling with food though.  I know there is no way I am hitting my protein goals.  So far the only things that go down ok are oatmeal and pintos & cheese from Taco Bell.  I seem to get everything else I have tried stuck. I am over it. I just want to be able to eat other things.  At the same time I am still so happy to have had the surgery and to be losing the weight.  I will just continue to do my best and try harder to get my protein in.  I measured myself today also and need to get those copied over here.

Surgery went fine.  I got sick for 24 hours following surgery so my release was delayed by a day.  They said it was probably swelling.   Went to my follow up appointment on Tuesday and had my staples taken out.  Weighed in and was down to 224.7.  I bought a scale for home so I could keep on top of my weight loss and I am down a few more pounds.  I will be much more excited once I am losing more than just the weight I gained to qualify.  So this next bit of weight will be much more exciting I hope.

Food choices are hard.  I am so thankful I am not on a continued liquid diet.  I think I would be about to pull my hair out.  I did find yesterday that scrambled eggs do not go down well for me.  They came back up right away and then nothing sat well for the rest of the day.  I have to be better about making sure to get my water in.

Holy Canoli it is time.  My surgery is at  4:30 tomorrow.  I report to the hospital at 2 but actually have to go in at 10 tomorrow to get my blood work done. I drank that nasty ass drink and that has been fun let me tell ya. Nerves have set in but I am soooo beyond excited about my new life after tomorrow.

Well the office called and I have my surgery scheduled.  July 19, 2007.  Exactly 1 month after I met with the surgeons office I will be having my surgery.  So much faster than I ever expected.  In fact almost too fast.  They informed me that I have a much higher deductible than I thought I had.  I have to pay 1915 including the surgeons 950 fee on the 17th.  Right now I am on the hunt for a way to pay that.  God I just wish I would have had some notice that they would require that.  My insurance company completely informed me wrong.  Oh well I refuse to let it get me down.  I will get this surgery done no matter what even if I have to postpone the date in order to raise the money to pay for it.

I can't freakin believe it but a gal from Blue Cross Ca called me this morning at about 10:30 to tell me that my surgery had been approved and to assign me a case manager.  I seriously felt giddy and couldn't stop smiling.  Spent the morning calling the people I wanted to share this news with. 

I never got to post until now because I had a chiropractor appointment in Fresno today.  For two weeks now I have been in awful pain from my sciatic nerve.  Shooting stabbing pain from the middle of my left buttock to the middle of my left calf.  I could barely walk let alone sit here on the computer and type for extended amounts of time.   I go back tomorrow to get another adjustmant and I am really hoping to feel better.

All I can think about is how my life is going to change.  I am scared but at the same time thrilled.  I long for the day I can walk into a boutique and purchase a pair of designer jeans. This is one of my goals.  To be able to fit into a size that designers make their jeans in.

When the lady called me this morning she told me my date on their records is for July 29th.  I am hoping it will be sooner.  My dad has the same insurance and his date the insurance called him with was for July 19th and his surgery is scheduled for Thursday.

So I spent ALL day in Fresno on Tuesday attending dr appointments.  My appointment with the nutritionist was at 9.  That was very interesting.  I knew what an ounce was but to have her show us that little medicine cup really brought it home and I kind of had to a take a big gulp.  One thing I have to comment on from this appointment.  How hard is it really to make sure your cell phone is off and you are on time?  People were still arriving well after 9:30 and it had started at 9.  Then on top of that their phones kept going off.  I was getting a bit irritated and felt badly for the nutritionist trying to conduct a class.

I thought I recognized one of the girls in the class so after it was over I asked her if that is who it was.  Sure enough it was an old roomate that I lived with right before getting married.  We hadn't seen eachother in about 8 years and then we meet in a WLS meeting.  Oh how life works.  It was great to meet up though and we chatted about our experiences and what we hoped to get out of this.

As we were sitting in the waiting room chatting they called my name and took me into the back for an appointment with Dr. Katel.  He is one of the fellows that is just finishing his rotation with Dr. Felix and Shwartz.   He was really nice and told me I was a great candidate for the surgery.

Once I was finished with this I went over to the hospital and had them do my EKG and bloodwork.  They told me it would be sent over to the Dr. by that evening.  Back to the dr. office for my noon psych appointment with Michelle Russell.  I know she charges a bit more but I seriously loved her.  I was nervous going in but she put me at ease and was just great to talk with.  She really thinks this will work out well for me and said she has no issues at all with recommending this surgery for me.  Yeah!!

It was about 2 when I finished at the dr office so I headed over to Advanced Imaging Center and they did my chest X-ray.  At this point I hadn't eaten or had anything to drink all day since I had to fast for my bloodwork so off to grab some lunch I went.  I picked Jeff up at 4 and we headed for the seminar back at Dr. Felix's office.

Dr. Schwartz actually conducted the seminar and I thought he was great.  A total crack up.  You can tell they are very serious about your aftercare and don't want anyone doing anything stupid that might adversly affect their statistics.  Hey that is fine with me. I sure don't want to mess up.  Someone in the seminar asked if they had to buy the $950 kit and he told them yes.  Another person then asked why in a snotty tone and he pretty much laid it out for them that these were tools to assist in the weight loss and if you couldnt' commit even 950 to that process then maybe you needed to think about it a bit more.  Good for him!

So now I wait.  I am a little ticked because my endocrinologist that recommended I look into WLS and said he would write up my letter is requiring me to see him before he does this.  Well did he let me know that before hand?  No of course not.  His office staff said he is on vacation for pretty much the next few weeks so his soonest appointment to see me isn't until August 1st.  Very irritating just to get a letter from him that he already said he would write.  I have thought about trying to find just some PCP that will recommend me for the surgery but then I don't want to go to the trouble and have them tell me they don't know me well enough to do that.  It is just irritating that this is the ONLY thing holding me up at this point.

I have spent tons of time on OH and just keep reading peoples stories to find out others experiences.  I try to find people that are the same size and body type too see about what I can expect.  God I can't wait to sit here at my desk chair and not be feeling ready to cry from the severe back pain.

My dad got his call from Dr. Felix today.  Insurance approved his bypass and he is scheduled for July 5th.  No food for him on the 4th. Poor guy.  I asked him if he was nervous but he said no.  I was thinking about buying him the Magic Blender for Father's Day.  I have heard about it on here but not really sure if he would use it.  Even if he isn't nervous I sure am.