Vacation Pictures

My friend Jo took a lot of pictures of me while on vacation, and I hate all of them! I look terrible, it's just disgusting.  Here are a few:

 

I'm ready to not look like this anymore. One of Hubby's cousins had gastric bypass done in March and she is doing amazing! She even gave me a bunch of clothes. We talked about the surgery and now I'm even more excited for surgery. September can't come fast enough!

Back from vacation!

I'm back from vacation, we spent a month in the Isle of Man with the in-laws, we also spent a few days in England.

We just got back last night and this morning I had another nutritionist appointment. I call that dedication :) For my insurance I need to get weighed in every calendar month (for 6 months) so I needed to get there in the month of June and didn't wanted to risk not getting there before by Friday.

Good news is, I lost weight. Perhaps staying on the 3 floor of a building with no elevator the first 2 weeks of our vacation had something to do with it. I also think I wasn't snacking as much also.

My plan from now on, until my 3 week post op diet starts, is to have a shake in the morning, a salad with protein, fruit for snacks and a low carb dinner. I'm looking at a early Sept. surgery date, that is about 10 weeks away.

Nutritionist II

Another appointment with the nutritionist. I gained weight, I have skills like that. She thought maybe it's because last time it was warm and I was wearing a dress, but today it's cold so I was wearing pants and a sweater. Who knows.

I have another appointment before I leave for vacation, hopefully that will help me make good choices during the trip.

Weight last time: 318 lbs
Today's weight: 321 lbs

Another Appointment

Today was the nutritionist and psychologist appointment. They went well.

I'm a little over whelmed about the changes I'm going to have to make. Before surgery I will go on a 3 week diet of nothing but shakes, fruit and a salad/lean meat. EVER DAY, for 3 WEEKS. Yikes. Then taking vitamins and shakes forever. I know it will become second nature, but I need to digest this for a bit.

Endoscopy

Had my endoscopy done on Monday. Got there at 11 and got my IV in, watched some tv and then at 12 got wheeled into the rooms where they did it. Dr. Agarwala was there, he was the one to actually do the endoscopy. He is really nice.

I had to be put under, don't really like that feeling or the waking up part. I was really tired for the whole rest of the day.

It went well, they did however find that I have a hiatal hernia. This is the cause of my newly acquired acid reflux. Only started to have this since Dec. but it's a real pain (get it, hehe).  It looks like C or D, I'm not sure. Hubby was the one who actually talked to Dr. Agarwala.

 

 My next step is my Nutrition and Psych appointment on April 16th. Then I have nothing until May. 

Blood work

Got blood work done today. The lady was super gentle so it wasn't bad.

Monday is my endoscopy at 11. I can't eat all morning, I'm not looking forward to that!

1st appointment

Had my first appointment today! It was great. The doctors/nurses/staff are super nice and helpful. My doctor said that he will do the gastric band (lap band) with plication. The plication is a new procedure where the surgeon folds the stomach in half and stitches it together, creating a tube like shape. It is completely reversible and is getting better results than just the lap band alone.

My insurance requires 6 months of weight monitoring, and since I haven't been to the doctor in a long time, this month will count as month 1. Hopefully I am looking at a surgery date in August.

I have tons of other stuff to do before surgery, like a psych meeting, nutritionist meeting, blood work, cardio exam, pulmonary exam, among other things. But I have 6 months, so I don't need to rush things!

I'm so excited!