MicheleNJ

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Well it's a little more then 2 weeks post op and everything is going good. So far since starting the liquid diet I am down 43 lbs and I can see it in my legs and feet lol, need to try on regular with shoes because I am walking out of the wide with shoes. I hope when I see Dr. G on Friday that he gives me the ok to move onto the next stage so I can start to add stuff back into my system, I have cheated and found out I can eat about 3 chicken nuggets (not McD's). My daughter is wonderful she keeps saying you look smaller Mommy really Stan (hubby) says he can see it in my face. My scar isn't going to be as bad as I thought just looks like a wide pencil line, I have a big scar on my arm and knee and this is nothing like them. My sugar has been pretty good haven't taken any insulin since I have been home (checked with my primary's office) it has only been over 100 2x's since I have been home. 

I HAVE MY DATE!!!!!! APRIL 1ST, AND THAT IS NO JOKE. :)  I see Dr. G on the 13th to go over everything and sign all the forms I can not wait!!!!! I think I am getting nervous now because it is more real now with the date, all before it was abstract that it might happen now it is really going to happen. The date is perfect my daughter is on spring break and hubby can cancel his classes to stay home with her and visit me in the hospital, just hoping recovery is ok and nothing goes wrong I can handle just laying on the bed for a few days but would really hate if I had any major complications, like anybody wants them. 

I have been thinking of the things I want to be able to do after the surgery. I want to be able to take walks without loosing my breath, I want to ride my bike again with my husband and now my daughter. I want to be able to tie my shoes and not just wear slip ons. I am hoping to be able to get rid of my insulin (not insulin depandant just the meds the doc put me on) I want to get rid of the c-pap machine only have had it a week and I HATE it. We are going to Disney in July and if everything works out for the best I will be about 4 months post op this is a huge surprise for my daughter and I want to be able to ride the rides with her walk everywhere with her. I want a healthy life I don't want my weight to stop me from doing anything ever again. I know this sounds silly I want to be able to buy the cute clothes and shoes, I don't always want to be the person taking the pictures I want to be in them. Well that is about it for now. HAPPY 2013 a new year and a new beginning!!!!!!!

Well I talked to Dr. G today he called on Monday but I had missed his call and I called the office and he called me back to tell me about his surgery tomorrw 12/27 because he hurt his shoulder he said more than likley my surgery would be in April might be sooner or might be later but probably in April, I had hoped to have it done if Feb but stepping back and looking at the big picture 2 months doesn't mean that much just hope I am recovered enough by July ( I should be) because we are surprising Zoe for her birthday with a trip to Disney. I worked overnight almost 5 yrs and and my house was neglected and since I have the extra time now I can get more back to where it should be so it is a blessing that I won't have the surgery till April. 

12/10/12

Where do I start, I am 41 years old, married to a wonderful man and we have a beautiful 5 year old daughter who has 2 speeds fast forward and stop :). I have been overweight all my life, before we were married my Hubby and I went to Weight watchers and it worked till I hit a stall point and I couldn't handle the meeting leader any more ( she was to friggin perky) and I gained all the weight I had lost back and then some. After we had our daughter when I went back to work because of my Hubs schedule, he teaches IT at NJIT in Newark NJ, I found a job working nights (10pm-6am), for the next 4 years more weight just added on because my schedule was so messed up, I would sleep during the day get up take care of my daughter eat something then go to work almost right after he came home and then eat crap at work during the night. Our lives were thrown for a loop in 2010 Hubs found out he had kidney cancer between him finding out and his surgery we were back and forth to the hospital 2 additional times. After his surgery to remove his kidney he is cancer free. We figured 2011 would be a better year well we were wrong, we lost both my Hubs parents to cancer they were in their late 80's, they didn't suffer long. I was in the hospital 2 times one with a massive infection to my leg and then 3 weeks later with a kidney infection (or as the doctor put it kidney failure). Now move onto 2012 so far nothing major health wise, I left my night shift job to be a home mom which I love.

Then after my daughters birthday I knew I had to do something for myself to get healthy and have a better quality of life, I started to look around for a doctor that does the lap band and I found Dr. Greenbaum, and made an appointment with him. When I had my appointment he started of by saying the band wouldn't do me any good because of all the weight I needed to loose. He started going threw the different types of surgery and he said the DS would have the best outcome for me, since I am diabetic and just today 12/10 told I have sleep apnea. I am nervous now that I have all my tests done for the insurance company, but I know this is the start of my new life my daughter is my biggest cheer leader she wants to have a party for me when I come home after the surgery I told her I couldn't eat anything she said she would have my piece of cake, love her so much. Hubby is behind me 100%. Now we wait for the approval, keeping fingers and toes crossed.