I GOT APPROVED FOR SURGERY!!!!!
I actually got the phone call yesterday at 4:45 but I was in a meeting until 5. By the time I called the office back, they were closed. Today when I called, Joyce told me she had good-ish news. Good-ish is better than bad, right? Well, she told me that insurance approved my surgery yesterday...with one stipulation. I have to complete one more RD appointment. No big deal. I can do that. $25 co-pay wont stop me from getting things done :)
So, my surgery date is Officially October 17th. Pre-op appointment is Sept 29th. My liquid diet will start one day before my 6 year wedding anniversary. That is bittersweet. Bitter because I wont be able to celebrate my anniversary like we want to, but sweet because I am not putting off the liquid diet for even one day. That is how I got fat. Putting diets off for one more meal, one more day, one more year. I refuse to start my new life that way. We are doing it right, even if it means eating soup for our anniversary dinner LOL
Emotions are going crazy right now. I am scared, nervous, happy, excited, nervous, terrified. This is my first big surgery. I have had my ovary removed and my tonsils out....both within the last 5 years, but those were both outpatient. I have never had surgery where I had to stay the night before. They are going to cut out 80% of my stomach on October 17th.
OMG, on October 17th I will be having surgery, changing my life. OMG.
Did I mention how excited, nervous, happy and scared that I am?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
At Work
I'm here at work, on lunch, and I am eating a salad and sandwich. I have been trying to be better about bringing my lunch. Last week, I did great! I brought it every day. BUT, for 2 days I went and got a baked potato instead. That wasn't a horrible decision, but I could have made a better decision and skipped the potato. The 3 weeks before that, I didn't bring my lunch at all. C started school, so my husband makes her lunch and his lunch, then I make mine. This keeps K and I in check. We have both agreed that taking our lunches will save a ton of money and we will both be healthier because of it. You would be surprised at how much crap people can eat at lunch. Then we justify it with how fast it is, how easy and convenient it is, how cheap it is.....lies. Its not fast. I can get out my sandwich stuff, make it and eat it in less time than it takes to get to the cafeteria or fast food place, order, then sit and eat. Bringing my lunch is way more convenient because I don't even really have to leave my desk to pull it out. I just have to leave my desk to clock out. LOL. And making a sandwich with fruit and carrots as sides is way better for me and really, its cheaper than the cafeteria here at work.
Speaking of work...I dread my 2 weeks of liquids here at work before my surgery. In the small office I have, I share it with 1-2 other people depending on who is working that day. We usually all eat in here together. That means I will be drinking my protein shake while they eat food in front of me. I wouldn't ever ask them to change what they are doing because of me. That would be selfish and rude. Plus, I have to get used to it anyways. Build up my confidence that I can resist the urge to eat what they are eating and do what I am supposed to do in order to get and stay healthy.....I am going to repeat that everyday of the liquid diet LOL
Hope you all had an amazing weekend, I died my hair....had to get rid of the grays. Yes, at 25 I have LOTS of gray hair. Its sad really. Sorry the pic is from so high, I had to do it so that you could see how much lighter it is...the light is weird in my office so the pic is too LOL.
Side note: blogging during lunch forces me to eat more slowly....I like that. Its something I will have to learn to do anyways.
Speaking of work...I dread my 2 weeks of liquids here at work before my surgery. In the small office I have, I share it with 1-2 other people depending on who is working that day. We usually all eat in here together. That means I will be drinking my protein shake while they eat food in front of me. I wouldn't ever ask them to change what they are doing because of me. That would be selfish and rude. Plus, I have to get used to it anyways. Build up my confidence that I can resist the urge to eat what they are eating and do what I am supposed to do in order to get and stay healthy.....I am going to repeat that everyday of the liquid diet LOL
Hope you all had an amazing weekend, I died my hair....had to get rid of the grays. Yes, at 25 I have LOTS of gray hair. Its sad really. Sorry the pic is from so high, I had to do it so that you could see how much lighter it is...the light is weird in my office so the pic is too LOL.
Side note: blogging during lunch forces me to eat more slowly....I like that. Its something I will have to learn to do anyways.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Been a While
It has been a while since I posted. I have been a busy bee these last few weeks.We have had C's birthday and party, doctor appointments, work, C's softball, PTA, school starting, EVERYTHING.
I will start with C's birthday since it happened first. She turned 6 this year. It is so weird to think that I am 25 with a 6 year old. She is absolutely the reason I do everything that I do. I cannot imagine my life without her in it. She had a joint party with her cousin J. He turned 5 only three days after C turned 6. He is also one of the lights of my life. We went to a rec center in town and had a bounce house party. It was great. My sister got cookie cake, I made confetti cupcakes from scratch and NOT diet friendly LOL and we had lots of fun. The grown-ups played basketball and dodge ball while the kids ran around playing and jumping. We were all worn out. SUCCESS!!!
The next Monday, the kids started school. C is in first grade and absolutely LOVES her Teacher, Mrs. I. Mrs. I is so cute...she is young and fun and LOVES all of those kiddos. The first day of school, C was supposed to walk home with the daughters of the woman that is keeping her after school. C and the girls couldn't find each other, so C decided she would walk home....she told me later that she knew how to get to Miss J's house from our house so she wanted to walk from there. Genius idea, just wrong time to use it LOL.
I had my final appointments with the dietitian, doctor, psych eval, nutrition and emotional wellness class for the surgery. Now all that is left is the approval from the insurance company. I was a little nervous about the psych eval. I am an emotional mess when it comes to my weight. Part of me is confident and knows that I look good, the other part of me just wants to curl up in a ball and cry until I am thin. I was scared that I wouldn't pass the psych eval because of those emotions. Instead, I was told that was completely normal. Lots of people deal with these same things. That made me happy in a way...happy that I am not crazy LOL
In the nutrition class we went over all of the diet phases that I will go through. WOW. I am so glad that they made us detailed binders. That is going to take a lot of the guess work out of things. I am excited that I chose a surgeon that has a comprehensive team that has a therapist, dietitian, surgeon, insurance specialists, everything...under one roof. I really feel like they are setting me up for success. I cannot lose if I do what they tell me. I have friends that have had the surgery and I will use some of their tricks and tips, but I will always go to my doctor to double check those. I just don't want to do anything wrong. I want to get healthy and be a fun Mom.
I will get there eventually....sooner than later :)
I will start with C's birthday since it happened first. She turned 6 this year. It is so weird to think that I am 25 with a 6 year old. She is absolutely the reason I do everything that I do. I cannot imagine my life without her in it. She had a joint party with her cousin J. He turned 5 only three days after C turned 6. He is also one of the lights of my life. We went to a rec center in town and had a bounce house party. It was great. My sister got cookie cake, I made confetti cupcakes from scratch and NOT diet friendly LOL and we had lots of fun. The grown-ups played basketball and dodge ball while the kids ran around playing and jumping. We were all worn out. SUCCESS!!!
The next Monday, the kids started school. C is in first grade and absolutely LOVES her Teacher, Mrs. I. Mrs. I is so cute...she is young and fun and LOVES all of those kiddos. The first day of school, C was supposed to walk home with the daughters of the woman that is keeping her after school. C and the girls couldn't find each other, so C decided she would walk home....she told me later that she knew how to get to Miss J's house from our house so she wanted to walk from there. Genius idea, just wrong time to use it LOL.
I had my final appointments with the dietitian, doctor, psych eval, nutrition and emotional wellness class for the surgery. Now all that is left is the approval from the insurance company. I was a little nervous about the psych eval. I am an emotional mess when it comes to my weight. Part of me is confident and knows that I look good, the other part of me just wants to curl up in a ball and cry until I am thin. I was scared that I wouldn't pass the psych eval because of those emotions. Instead, I was told that was completely normal. Lots of people deal with these same things. That made me happy in a way...happy that I am not crazy LOL
In the nutrition class we went over all of the diet phases that I will go through. WOW. I am so glad that they made us detailed binders. That is going to take a lot of the guess work out of things. I am excited that I chose a surgeon that has a comprehensive team that has a therapist, dietitian, surgeon, insurance specialists, everything...under one roof. I really feel like they are setting me up for success. I cannot lose if I do what they tell me. I have friends that have had the surgery and I will use some of their tricks and tips, but I will always go to my doctor to double check those. I just don't want to do anything wrong. I want to get healthy and be a fun Mom.
I will get there eventually....sooner than later :)
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