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It's starting to seem real now, I only have 4 more work days before my big day!!  I am so excited, not as nervous as I thought I would be, just really wanting to get it over with.  I have made so many new friends in this last month, and have gotten such great support from all my OH friends.  I hope that someday I can be an inspiration to others, and that my story can help someone out, like all the stories I've read so far....

Well, I'm 17 days and counting, until my new life!!!  I'm not as nervous as I thought I would be, just excited and anixious to get things going.  I am all done with my pre-op testing, had my pre-op surgery class last week, and it was very informative.  I knew Dr Blackstone had a very comprehensive program, but wow, this was amazing.  I'm sure I will be on here every hour those last few days, sucking up all the support and knowledge I can get LOL :-)

So I got to get all my pre-op tests (except gallbladder ultrasound) done in the same day at the same place.  Very convienent for my, I might add.  Had all my bloodwork, EKG, Chest X-ray all done within a couple of hours at Scottsdale Shea Hospital.  Very nice place by the way, if anyone wanted to know :-)   Less than a month from surgery, and I am getting very excited ;-)!!!

I'm totally bummed right now, I was real sick last week with asthma, and had to be put on a high dose of steroids to get my breathing under control.  Well I can't have my surgery on 3/21 as originally scheduled.  Dr B's office said 6 to 8 weeks before they could operate on me.  I was fortunate enough to get a May 9th date which is just a little more than 8 weeks away.  Stella and Noreen have been so great about getting me in as soon as possible.  I am disappointed, but want to be healthy so I can have an uneventful surgery and recovery....

OK, so since everything came back ok on the second booby-gram all is set for my surgery on the 21st of March. I'm not really nervous yet, just anxious and wishing I was post-op and not pre-op. I go next Thursday for my abdominal ultra-sound, EKG, and blood-work, so barring any issues with those tests my surgery is as scheduled. I was so worried with everyone getting their surgeries pushed back that mine would be also, but I'm still on schedule for March 21st. I have my pre-op class on the 28th of this month, my appointment with Dr Blackstone on the 8th of March, and my surgery on the 21st of March.....I am really starting to get excited!!!

I'm kinda freaking out, I had my mammogram done last Monday, and on Friday I got a letter from the lab saying they needed to run more tests!! WHAT?!?!?!? So I called my PCP because he ordered the test, and he was like, yeah they called me and let me know they would be sending something out to you to have you come in for additional tests. I was like WHAT?!?!?? What's wrong with me??!?!??! He said probably nothing but they have to do the left side over, and then they are going to do an ultrasound on the left side. I'm scared out of my flippin mind!!! They only reason I got a mammogram was because my surgeon requires it. I didn't feel any lumps or anything, so what could it be?!?!? Am I freaking out for nothing?!??!?

I'm about 6 weeks from surgery, feeling pretty good about everything, just hoping my surgery will stay on schedule.  Dr Blackstone's office has been re-scheduling EVERYONE's surgery, so every time the phone rings, I just cringe.  If it gets re-scheduled, I won't be able to stay at SBC as my insurance will no longer cover them after June.  So I am waiting, and hoping that everything will be ok.  I feel ready, and want to start eating healthier, and being a healthier person. 

I got a letter in the mail last week stating that as of June 2007, my surgeon Dr. Blackstone would no longer be a UHC provider.....Great, just what I wanted to hear.....So in reality, it's not going to be that big of a deal since my surgery is in March, it's going to be covered, and my PCP will do most of the follow-up test anyways....Just another cog in the wheel of weight loss. 

But on a happier note, I have exactly 72 days until my surgery...Yippee for me!!!  I'm not nervous yet, but I'm sure I will be as the day draws closer.  I wish it was sooner, but it gives me time to lose a few pounds, get my mind right about everything, and enjoy my family and friends.  I thing life is going to be sooooo much better for me once the weight starts coming off. 

I've been feeling melancholy for the last few days.  I've been reading a lot of profiles, and I don't know if it's me or what, but a lot of people are having a hard time with food.  They seem to be losing weight, but they're not healthy, so that scares me.  I don't want to throw up all the time, or live off of protein shakes.  I could care less if I ever had sugar again in my life, but I don't want to be drinking all my meals either.....