tinkerjules70

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Well it has now been 3 years since I had the surgery that changed my life.  I have lost a total of 173lbs. My road was not an easy one in the beggining but when i tell people my story....I always end it by telling them I would do it again in a heart beat. I am so very happy to have gone down from a size 26-28 and a 3xlg shirt to a size 8-10 and a lg-xlg shirt. I can no longer fit in what I thought was my favorite store "Lane Bryant".....to my new favorite store......hahaha!!!! I love all of the stores that I could never go in before.  Its amazing to see people that havent seen me in years.....they actually dont recognize me.  I actually have to tell them who I am.  My family has always loved me.....and they love me more now because I actaully like who I am now. 

1goal down..... I have lost 102lbs since surgery.  I am so excited.  My BMI went from 49 to 35.  The road has been bumpy but I have done it.  I cant believe that this goal is finally here.  Next goal is to under the 200's.  I know it might be a bumpy road but I can do it.

Things were hard at 1st but now things are much better. 
I started my journey Aug. 13th that was my 1st surgery than I had a 2nd surgery on the 17th, things were really hard.  I was in the hospital for 11 days after that 2nd surgery.  I came home and had a pic line in my arm and was on TPN for all of my fluid in take.  I couldn't drink anything by mouthfor weeks until everything was healed.  But I am good now.  I have lost 70lbs and things are all better.  I am finally at that stage where I would yes I would do this all over again and I think that it is a good stage to be in.

I cant believe it I actually have a date.  Yeah!  Aug. 13th 2009.  I will have to go on a liquid diet for 2 weeks before surgery.  I am trying it out now but I don't know.  I have heard that it gets easier after the 3rd day, we shall see.  I need to get protien that dosent clump up.  So I will have to get on the chat line so that I can find out any good tricks, and if anyone else has had to do liquids for 2 weeks before surgery.
Oh I am so excited now.

Well I got a date to bad that it is when I am on vacation.  July 30th was the date and now I am waiting to here when the new date is.   It needs to be soon.  I am not doing well right now.  I am down on myself and just feeling like shit.  I can't believe I let myself get like this.  Seeing pictures of myself on FB is driving me crazy.  I just sit there and cry.  How come food has such control of me.  I am so depressed.  I keep calling the Dr's office and leave messages and no one calls back.  Why arent they calling back dont they know I need this surgery.  I need this tool to help me get on with my life.
Well hopefully soon I will get the date.  I will post when I do.

Well I can't believe it but I got my approval from my insurance already.  It freaked me out it said that my surgery date was June 13th on it.  I haven't talked to the Dr's. office yet to find out when surgery is but they did say that the insurance date is a dummy date that the insurance company asks for.  I want the surgery now not then. 
I lost it this week inside the Lane Bryant store it was aweful. I ask God to make this surgery come faster and then the next day the letter came.  WOW that was fast.
I just wonder now how long it will take the office to schedule me.
We shall see.

Well things are happening, I had a nutriionist phone call today, tomorrow some more tests, and on Saturday I have the nutrition class, then the psych test.  I can't believe that this is happening.  I can't believe that I got all of these tests in one week.  Now I just need to set up the upper endoscopy.  I am just so glad that my husband is behind me. 
I hope that I am not getting to excited, that things aren't going to come to a scretching halt. 

I went to my 1st Dr. appointment today.  I am so excited until they told me I probably will not have surgery until July.  That seems so far away.  I want it now.  Well now that I have made my mind up.  I loved my Dr. very young but very knowledgeable about everything that I asked him.  I will start on Monday and get all of the stuff rolling that I need to get.  the good thing is that my insurance will cover my surgery and there is not that many hoops to jump through.  But so many pretests.
Bummer.