I am SO excited!!! I just got off the phone with my Dr's office and my surgery is scheduled!!! 7/22/09 is the day my life will change forever!! I am SO very excited!! I can barley contain myself! I don't know if I want to cry , jump up and down or scream at the top of my lungs!!! YIIIPPPEEEEEEE!!!! :0)
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
SO EXCITED!!!!
My insurance company has approved my surgery!!! I am SO very excited and I cannot wait to get my date. I am so overwhelmed with joy that I feel like crying! I can't believe this is actually going to happen!!!
***On a side note my one biggest non supporter just informed me of the dates SHE doesn't want it done on. I kindly told her this was something I was doing for MYSELF and that I always put everyone else in my life first; this one time it is ALL about me. I am sorry if I am selfish but this is something I need to do to improve my life. UGH!
***On a side note my one biggest non supporter just informed me of the dates SHE doesn't want it done on. I kindly told her this was something I was doing for MYSELF and that I always put everyone else in my life first; this one time it is ALL about me. I am sorry if I am selfish but this is something I need to do to improve my life. UGH!
Happy Wednesday
Hello all. I am not even sure if I have any readers yet but that is OK! I will keep writing for my own account!
The last week has been very exciting for me. I became an auntie again on 6/9/09 to my beautiful Camille! She was 7lbs, 1oz and 20in long! She is so very beautiful just like her big sister Christina. Christina is the apple of my eye so miss Camille will have big shoes to fill....just kidding, she is my goddaughter so she is very special to me in her own way!
On Friday I went to my brothers house to help out with the kids and visit the new arrival. At dinner my brother found out about my hope to have GBS. Needless to say he flipped out. His argument was that I didn't have any comorbidities and that wanting to be thin and healthy is just psychological. I explained that I have lost weight many times and just gained it all back plus at least 20lbs. His major fear is that I will die and receive shitty treatment. I explained that I feel very comfortable with my choices for Dr.'s and the hospital. He was just very distraught.
Some back ground about why he was so freaked out. We have had a lot of losses this past year and have experienced very bad medical care as a family. In September my 89yr old grandfather died very suddenly. He was in the hospital with a bumped head. He was feeling great the night before and he himself thought he was going back to his assisted living the next day. My mom went to visit him he has 1L of oxygen on and it was on the side of his face. Needless to say he didn't need it. The next day my mom called to see how he was feeling the hospital staff said he was fine but being moved to ICU for "a little" fluid in his lungs. By the time my brother got there my Pa was on a re breathing mask and his lungs were being tapped. Within an hour he was dead. Gone. He had gone from being fine to being dead.
Next on Dec 31 we experienced the death of our father. He was 79. He had a long history of heart disease and the last 7 months for him had been torture. He had diabetes which resulted in a lot of leg ulcers. In June of 2008 he had a major bleed from one of the ulcers and was rushed to the hospital. My mom kept explaining that he was a cardiac pt and that his crit was too low and that he needed a unit of blood. They promptly ignored my mom and my dad suffered a major heart attack. Ultimately my dad died a horrible death from neglect at Falmouth Hospital. There are many other instances with my dad from January 08 till his death but I am just trying to give a brief background to why my family is so hesitant about medical care.
Then with myself it took 3 weeks and 4 trips to the ER to finally have my appendix removed. When it was finally removed it was 100% inflamed. I am obviously fine. However, all of this put together with a lot of emotion makes for a very hard time for myself and my family.
In the end I have asked them all to support me and if they feel that they can't to please keep their opinions and unsolicited advice to themselves. This decision was not an easy one for me and it took a lot of research and thinking for me to get to the point where I wanted to explore the option. I have gone to a lot of meetings which they have not and I have spoken to the surgeons which they have not either. I understand where they are coming from but it is very frustrating to not have my family support me when I support them all the time.
So there is my most recent update!
Ta-ta :0)
The last week has been very exciting for me. I became an auntie again on 6/9/09 to my beautiful Camille! She was 7lbs, 1oz and 20in long! She is so very beautiful just like her big sister Christina. Christina is the apple of my eye so miss Camille will have big shoes to fill....just kidding, she is my goddaughter so she is very special to me in her own way!
On Friday I went to my brothers house to help out with the kids and visit the new arrival. At dinner my brother found out about my hope to have GBS. Needless to say he flipped out. His argument was that I didn't have any comorbidities and that wanting to be thin and healthy is just psychological. I explained that I have lost weight many times and just gained it all back plus at least 20lbs. His major fear is that I will die and receive shitty treatment. I explained that I feel very comfortable with my choices for Dr.'s and the hospital. He was just very distraught.
Some back ground about why he was so freaked out. We have had a lot of losses this past year and have experienced very bad medical care as a family. In September my 89yr old grandfather died very suddenly. He was in the hospital with a bumped head. He was feeling great the night before and he himself thought he was going back to his assisted living the next day. My mom went to visit him he has 1L of oxygen on and it was on the side of his face. Needless to say he didn't need it. The next day my mom called to see how he was feeling the hospital staff said he was fine but being moved to ICU for "a little" fluid in his lungs. By the time my brother got there my Pa was on a re breathing mask and his lungs were being tapped. Within an hour he was dead. Gone. He had gone from being fine to being dead.
Next on Dec 31 we experienced the death of our father. He was 79. He had a long history of heart disease and the last 7 months for him had been torture. He had diabetes which resulted in a lot of leg ulcers. In June of 2008 he had a major bleed from one of the ulcers and was rushed to the hospital. My mom kept explaining that he was a cardiac pt and that his crit was too low and that he needed a unit of blood. They promptly ignored my mom and my dad suffered a major heart attack. Ultimately my dad died a horrible death from neglect at Falmouth Hospital. There are many other instances with my dad from January 08 till his death but I am just trying to give a brief background to why my family is so hesitant about medical care.
Then with myself it took 3 weeks and 4 trips to the ER to finally have my appendix removed. When it was finally removed it was 100% inflamed. I am obviously fine. However, all of this put together with a lot of emotion makes for a very hard time for myself and my family.
In the end I have asked them all to support me and if they feel that they can't to please keep their opinions and unsolicited advice to themselves. This decision was not an easy one for me and it took a lot of research and thinking for me to get to the point where I wanted to explore the option. I have gone to a lot of meetings which they have not and I have spoken to the surgeons which they have not either. I understand where they are coming from but it is very frustrating to not have my family support me when I support them all the time.
So there is my most recent update!
Ta-ta :0)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
I thought I would Die
Good lord!! I thought I was going to die during my exercise! YIKES! It took me 30 min to do 3 sets. I walked up and down 6 flights of stairs; each flight was 16 stairs. I had to do a little rest in between. However, this certainly was a wake up call to how out of shape I am. I hope if I keep this up at least 3 times a week and walk the other 4 that I will lose some amount of weight by my next appointment!!
Ta-Ta :0)
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Pre-Op Diet
I started my pre-op diet today and I must admit that I am STARVING. I honestly never realized how much I mindlessly snack. YIKES!! I am trying to eat foods very high in protein and low in fat and sugar. I have really enjoyed everything I have eaten so far today. I am also increasing my water intake. I am actually drinking Crystal Light because regular water gives me the hiccups, I have no clue why.
I made myself a food journal to track what I am eating and all the nutrition values. If you would like a copy feel free to email me. I would be more than happy to send it to you. It is very basic but helps to show me exactly what I am eating and how much! I found an awesome sight that I put in my links to the right; it is called "The Daily Plate" they have awesome nutrition information on just about every food and brand imaginable! Check it out!
The nutritionist wanted me to walk for 30 minutes a day. It is really cold and rainy out today so I am going to do the stairs instead. At the building I work in a lot of the ladies walk the back stairs between the floors. I work on the 5th floor so I am hoping to start with 3 sets of all 5 flights. I will report back later with my results; that is if they didn't need to call a code blue and I am on life support...hahahaha. Kidding. I work in a health care center so one of my coworkers and I were joking about that!
Ta-ta for now! :0)
I made myself a food journal to track what I am eating and all the nutrition values. If you would like a copy feel free to email me. I would be more than happy to send it to you. It is very basic but helps to show me exactly what I am eating and how much! I found an awesome sight that I put in my links to the right; it is called "The Daily Plate" they have awesome nutrition information on just about every food and brand imaginable! Check it out!
The nutritionist wanted me to walk for 30 minutes a day. It is really cold and rainy out today so I am going to do the stairs instead. At the building I work in a lot of the ladies walk the back stairs between the floors. I work on the 5th floor so I am hoping to start with 3 sets of all 5 flights. I will report back later with my results; that is if they didn't need to call a code blue and I am on life support...hahahaha. Kidding. I work in a health care center so one of my coworkers and I were joking about that!
Ta-ta for now! :0)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
A lot to report!
WHEW it has been a busy few weeks to say the least. Let be pick up from where I left off.....
As I said in my last post I had just been to my 1st CWLS meeting that is required before you can be seen. At this meeting I fell in love with the surgeon that presented the information. I was waiting for a call back from the schedule coordinator and she called me on 6/3/09 ( MY BDAY!) to ask me if I could attend an appointment with him on 6/9/09. OF COURSE I said YES!!! I was SO excited to think I was going to be able to be seen so soon! Thank goodness in this time I had already quit smoking!!
I was seen yesterday for my consultation appointment and I was APPROVED by the surgeon. It was a VERY long appointment but in the end it was all worth it. I first met with the nutritionist to talk about my food journal. She came to the conclusion that I was already well aware of; my portion sizes are WAY too big. Next, I met with the social worker and had a nice long chat. She was super nice and I truly felt like she cared. After, that I had to have my blood drawn and leave a urine specimen. Then I sat and relaxed for a bit, the wait was killing me. I was so nervous that after all that I was going to meet with Dr. Gazmuri and he was going to tell me I wasn't a candidate!
I finally was able to meet with him. He was just as nice and funny during a one-on-one interaction as he was at the meetings! I am happy to report...I AM A CANDIDATE!!! It looks like my surgery will be sometime the end of July! I now have my work cut out for me. He would like me to lose some weight before the surgery. He didn't give me a specific amount but I am hoping for about 20lbs. I really want to embrace this time and start living the rest of my life.
I have to go to another meeting tomorrow. I actually really like the meetings and plan on going to them until my surgery day and well after.
This evening I will be going grocery shopping for my first "clean" grocery order. I really need to incorporate more protein into my diet!
Ta-Ta for now :0)!
As I said in my last post I had just been to my 1st CWLS meeting that is required before you can be seen. At this meeting I fell in love with the surgeon that presented the information. I was waiting for a call back from the schedule coordinator and she called me on 6/3/09 ( MY BDAY!) to ask me if I could attend an appointment with him on 6/9/09. OF COURSE I said YES!!! I was SO excited to think I was going to be able to be seen so soon! Thank goodness in this time I had already quit smoking!!
I was seen yesterday for my consultation appointment and I was APPROVED by the surgeon. It was a VERY long appointment but in the end it was all worth it. I first met with the nutritionist to talk about my food journal. She came to the conclusion that I was already well aware of; my portion sizes are WAY too big. Next, I met with the social worker and had a nice long chat. She was super nice and I truly felt like she cared. After, that I had to have my blood drawn and leave a urine specimen. Then I sat and relaxed for a bit, the wait was killing me. I was so nervous that after all that I was going to meet with Dr. Gazmuri and he was going to tell me I wasn't a candidate!
I finally was able to meet with him. He was just as nice and funny during a one-on-one interaction as he was at the meetings! I am happy to report...I AM A CANDIDATE!!! It looks like my surgery will be sometime the end of July! I now have my work cut out for me. He would like me to lose some weight before the surgery. He didn't give me a specific amount but I am hoping for about 20lbs. I really want to embrace this time and start living the rest of my life.
I have to go to another meeting tomorrow. I actually really like the meetings and plan on going to them until my surgery day and well after.
This evening I will be going grocery shopping for my first "clean" grocery order. I really need to incorporate more protein into my diet!
Ta-Ta for now :0)!
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