Tracey T.

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Hello, today is 12/23, christmas eve, eve....well the last two days have been interesting...the office x-mas party was awkward...they had all kinds of food, venison stew, corn chowder, deli meat, meatballs, etc.... I was the only one there at the table not eating... I only had my bottle of water.  The smells of the food was very rough.  I did make it... no cheating!!!!  The protein shakes have been okay.  I started gagging on them yesterday... I think putting them in the blender made them too thick and foamy.  I am now stirring them.  I did notice a change in my bowel movements too, was very surprised.   I am not hungry surprisingly... I am having all I can do to finish the 4 protein shakes.  I am getting in about 955 calories a day.  The next 3 days will be rough.. going places for dinner....and the smell of the food and everyone getting together to converse over food.   I know if I can make it through this difficult time.. I can make it after surgery!!  I have been going to gym still.. and heading there tomorrow.  I will take x-mas and the day after off... but will start back up again on Monday and then Tuesday and then yeah.. surgery date here I come... 12-30-09.. my rebirthday!!

Ok, day 1 was not as bad as I thought it would be.   I miss the munching on food.   Not feeling hungry which is really weird.  The protein shakes are very very filling.  I have vanilla and chocolate.  I had my yogurt and juice and jello and had some chicken broth also.  I have all I can do to finish my last shake tonight!!!  Boy that is so weird to say I am not hungry!   I need to get more water in though.. that is my next mini goal.  Still going to gym every morning with my  best buddy...Tina.  We have been going 5 or 6 times a week for about 45 minutes to one hour... We are having fun and that is what counts.  Well time for bed as I am heading to gym for 7 a.m. again... I'll be back on in two days.. for an update on day 2 and day 3 of liquid diet... I can start to see my dream coming true... it is gettng closer!!!  My Re-Birthday is coming!!!!  yeah!!!

For some reason this morning I am feeling a little blue... I was watching a TV show, Dr. Oz... and they were showing women who had lost weight and exercised and how good they look now after 90 days... and all I keep thinking of is "I want that sooooo bad".   They asked talked about heart disease and how the month of December is the deadliest month for heart attacks due to stress and emotions and food, etc.  and my surgery is on 12/30!!  I know I will be in good hands and I am on my way to a healthier me!!!!  My sleep is starting to be disturbed.. I am starting to think of the surgery itself and afterwards, etc.. I know its normal..I think.  I do not start the liquid diet for another 3 days.. Monday 12/21... It is starting to get closer and closer.  I do have x-mas parties to go to tonight and I am nervous about telling people I am having the surgery.. as I do not want anyone else telling me not to do it.. and how dangerous it is.... and then I have a work party on Tuesday and I will be on theliquid diet and again do not want to bring a lot of attention onto myself about it... ugh!!!  this part is hard...

Hello all...well I just got home from seeing Dr. Moon today.  We had our informational meeting today with Linda the RN.. how nice.. it was nice that she was doing the meeting as she was a patient of Dr. Hill which was nice.   Then I had to have blood work for type and cross.  So, I saw Dr. Moon today, he was very nice and easy to talk to.  He explained the procedure to me and asked if I had questions.  The only problem I have is that because we are in flu season... NO KIDS are allowed under the age of 17... well that means I will not be ale to see my kids at all during my hospital stay... which sucks.. but I will bring my cell phone so that I can text and send pictures and videos to them and vice versa.   He also made a comment to me that I might be able to go home on Friday!! 1/1.. which I think is a little too early for this procedure!  I do not want to rush to get home.. The other thing he told me was able to go back to work in 2 weeks... I am being told by other people that I should take at least 3 or 4 weeks off....I am not sure what to do!!!  I do sedentery work... but just do not want to push it... you know... I am all set for this surgery... I am going shopping this weekend to stock up on my liquid diet items that I will need so they are here in the house... I have a book that my new friend Dana let me borrow... Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies.. which is good.. I have been reading that also which has some really good recipes in it, so thanks Dana for letting me borrow this book! 

Its amazing how you can tell some people/friends that you are having this surgery and they all say they know someone who has had this surgery and that they know of someone that it did not work for... or they say... I wish you would have told me before you made the appointment as we could have done something different ....I am glad that I am having this surgery... I am nervous yes... but I need to do this for me... I have a great group of friends and husband that are very supportive of me in this decision.  

I finally received the call on 12-8-09 at 3:15 p.m.!!!!  My surgery has been scheduled for 12/30/09!!!   I start my liquid diet on the 21st of December.. which is soooooooooo exciting!!!!   I will be in the hospital for New Years Eve and Day.. but what a way to bring in the new year!!!!   I am so excited to get this going!

I was so happy on Friday, as the insurance company told me I was approved for 12/3...so when I called the doctors office this morning, 11/24 to ask to confirm the date was definitely told it was a "dummy date" and that they still have to go through all of my clinicals and have a nurse review and then send everything over to the schedular to schedule me my date... so maybe next week she will have all of my info... so probably will not be having the surgery until next year!!!  I want this sooo bad.. I am so upset and cannot stop crying... I feel like I keep putting my life on hold waiting for this surgery... I know I am not the only one waiting to have surgery, but it still hurts the same...did I do the right thing with this surgery... should I just back out now... all of my food is waiting for me on the counter and I have all the supplements and everything.. but it is like a huge, huge let down... More stress that I cannot take.. I am ready to crumble soon....

Hello everyone, I am new to blogging and to obesity help,  I am currently waiting to hear back from my insurance company.  I was told last Friday by the insurance that the doctor's office submitted info for me to have surgery and the date was 12/3,, but when I mentioned that to the doctor's office, they said that was a "dummy date" .  I was so upset.  to hear that.. I was so excited that I might have a date.. Then the insurance company states they do not have all the paperwork as the fax did not come through all the way... did not think this would be this complicated!!!  oh well... keep you all posted....