Sue Patterson-Lieggi

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Well here it is 23 days and counting...went to see the Internist on Thursday, he was a bit rude...said he wanted a stress test done, called the clinic where they do them and said I have a 300 lb woman here, can you do a stress test on her? Of course I thought, shouldn't he already know that answer? So stress test for him on the 23rd at 9 am. which means I have to leave home about 6:30 am get in rush hour traffic, get there for 9, tests have to be prepared to stay for at least 6 hours to complete them, then leave around 3 back into rush hour the right to school where I have to write an exam and hand in a major paper...
This is not impressing me one bit.

Well here i go 30 days till March 31st...I am nervous, excited and scared as hell but I will make the journey. It is so great talking to people on this site, you never truly feel alone.....

Wow great time tonight just reading postings and adding some of my own on the site tonight, so many of my questions were asked and answered by others....this is such a fantastic community, I know that I can turn to this great bunch of people and they will understand...
My hat goes off to them all :-)

Well I got on the scale today and I am up about 12 lbs. My doctor says I am perimenapausal....whatever that means , I packed on more pounds and am not impressed. 
And Mt. Sinai where my surgery is (as a part of a medical conference) is telling my doctor that they want to charge alot more and he thought it would be cheaper because it is part of a conference....
I think I should get a break too....I sent a letter to the Globe and Mail....I am not giving up or giving in....but am alot frustrated!!!

Well....I got some awesome news....I put an offer in on a house and it was accepted.....possession date April 13th, of course my surgery is March 31....oh well, I guess I will have to have family and friends help me move...starting to pack....so excited....still eating smaller portions, not doing to bad actually....starting slow....

Well everything went well today...yeah!
I went to the bariatric surgery class at Humber Regional Hospital....dietician was very nice and answered all questions...
it is not going to be an easy journey, but definitely a worthwhile one.
Met Shelley, the social worker...she was great, really helped me to see that at this time I need to become a little more selfish and start listening to my body and what it is telling me...so to that end, tonight I ate slower, chewed more and it does make a difference. She suggested I start now, changing little things so that it won't be so dramatic in a few weeks....seh was right, and god knows I have to take my time....no more gulping things down for this girl.... I have to put me first...not that that is an easy thing for any of us to do, but it does make sense...next stop Doreen Klar my individual dietician, next week :-)

Well I am off to see the psychologist and to a dietary clinic for Dr Klein's patients on Monday. I am so excited, terrified and nervous all at once.
I was thrilled to see on Yahoo.ca that the Ministry of Health is giving more dollars for bariatric surgeries. Now if they could only see the necessity of every type of bariatric surgery I would be thrilled. 

I think knowing that I am going in soon, I have been eating everything in sight, which has to stop...I am hoping I am not alone with that...sometimes it is scary...but I am gonna get there!

Well never thought I would admit that I was happy to hear from the dietician. Booked 2 appts. One is a class for patients having this type of surgery, the other is for a private consult. to set up dietary needs etc. Both in February....I am getting more nervous and excited every day!

I am sooooo excited! I went to see Dr. Klein, he gave me a date on the spot. I might even be on TV, closed circuit that is....a medical conference in Toronto and they want him to do a Lapbanding procedure and he has asked me if I would be interested in being the subject. At first I was a bit nervous, but if this can further the cause for Lapbanding then I am more than willing to do my part....
March 31 is my date! YAHOOOOOOO

Well I got a phone call yesterday from Megan Ogilive at the Toronto Star. She was interested in the letter I sent and wanted to know about my surgery. She is doing a piece on bariatric surgery, has spoken to HRRH about their program that received some funding dollars...she would like to interview me and follow up....maybe there will be something positive come out of this...would be nice for a change...maybe I wont have to be on the hook for all of the 17G....yeah not likely....after all we are dealing with the government.