MarthaN
Finally
Jan 12, 2008
Surgery went wonderfully, and other than feeling bad the following day, I have been great. I am totally amazed at how good I feel, and how quickly I recovered completely! I had surgery on Thursday, home on Saturday, and at the mall on Monday!!! I even shovelled snow on the next Friday... amazing!
I am now a little over 5 weeks out and have lost 25 pounds since surgery. I have trying to get in all my protein, but I will admit, I am not always completely sucessful. I relly have to push it to eat enough calories and protein. I just am not interested in eating. I get full after about 2 ounces of anything. I can eat a bit more soup or cottage cheese, about 4 ounces. And if I eat slow enough, I can finish a whole 6 ounces of yogurt. Total weight lossto date from my first doctor's appointment (in April)--60 pounds!
Here come the butterflies
Nov 24, 2007
Only 5 more days till surgery! I still can't believe it. After fighting so long for approval, I think part of me didn't feel it was really going to happen. I am getting rather anxious now. I know this is normal, but the butterflies are still making themselves a nuisance. This required 2 week pre and 2 week post diet is pretty horrible. The food doesn't actually taste bad, but it doesn't taste good either. I sure would love just a bite of a burger or Italian Beef sandwich. But, I know I would feel really guilty if I did. Since starting down this road to WLS, I have lost 37 pounds. I hope to lose a few more, so it will be a head start. --Though I did find out that the doc's office start "counting" at my 2 week preop appointment...so I don't get credit for the first 32!! Oh, well, at least I know...Thanksgiving was especially tough...bad timing, for sure. **sigh** not even a baby bite of turkey!
Only 4 days left on this diet. Okay, I can handle this....
The waitiing game
Aug 07, 2007
I am hoping my appeal was faxed by my surgeon's office to the insurance company on Monday. Once I get this verified, I can start nagging UHC. I need to feel like I am doing something! It seems like it took forever to get to this point, now I have to wait to see if this round is going to be successful. One thing the insurance company doesn't yet know, is that I will have this operation and they will approve it! Now, I don't know when this will be, exactly. I may have to wait until the ABS approves it as a stand alone operation, which I hope is in October at the Consensus Meeting in New York. I sure hope I don't have to wait that long, but I am very determined, and if that's what it takes.....
