kwseibert
7/1/05 - 367Lbs and I am absolutely miserable... Spent the day at Disney and I swore I will never go back. I must have been insane... I will save all of the "I have been heavy.....” Since all of us have the same information.. But suffice to say, we are heavy, nay, Morbidly Obese.. Sounds horrible.. I remember being "Husky" when I was a child.. It hurt then and it hurts now.
9/1/05 - Had my consult with Dr. Z.. Kool guy.. I just need to decide if I want the Lap-Band or the RNY.. Still at 365 lbs
10/1/05 - Month 3 of SouthBeach for the 3rd time. This time I am having my family Dr. record the information. It gets harder and harder to lose the weight.
11/2/05 - Had my Endo today. I was Freaking out.. I have had these 2 times and both were absolutely terrible. Dr. Z told me I would not remember or know I had it done and he was right.. GREAT Guy! I will have my consult with the dietician this week. Then the Psychologist. We will get a date after that.
11/19/05 - I had my Dietician meeting (went well) and the Psych eval is this week. I think that the office will be able to submit after the eval. I am looking forward moving to the other side. On a funny note - I lost my diet diary at our corporate office when I was traveling. I recreated for my meeting with the dietician but someone found it and sent it back to me at my office since my name was all over it.
11/23/05 - Had my Psyc eval yesterday. I guess it went well. really nothing to it. Just be truthful. One funny question was "What was your lowest weight" - I answered 0 lbs. We will see if they have a sense of humor..
11/28/05 - All the paperwork has been completed. They will submit for approval tomorrow. Still hasn't sunk in. My life is about to change forever!
12/1/05 - Everything was sent (waiting on a final document from PCP.) We will just wait and see. Bev at Summa Bariatric Center is Fabulous.. Really stays on top of things.
12/6/05 - Well, Aetna said they needed more information. We will resubmit after the Doctor adds additional detail. I didn't get heavy overnight so we will supply the information that they require.
12/7/05 - Success. Aetna reconsidered and approved WITHOUT any additional information! I paid the final payment so I will get my date. Looks like January 2006
12/09/05 - Got the date! Jan 16, 2006. Looks like I am first of the day.
12/21/05 - I will have 3 appointments on 12/22. I have a exercise assessment. Then I sign my papers for surgery and finally I pick up my liquid diet food that I will begin on Jan 1st.
1/3/06 - I started my liquid diet on the 1st. Guess what? No Pork and Sauerkraut flavored supplement, I was bummed. I completed my surgery class today and only have have the PAT to complete. The liquid diet is interesting. It is getting better.
1/09/2006 - The final week! It is hard to believe that this time next week, I will be in the hospital on the road to health. The Liquid diet is going OK but I am tired of the sweets.
1/12/2006 - In the final days. Just Optifast. I am so constipated! I will begin Co-lyte on Sunday and I understand that I will wish for constipation.
1/13/2006 - The countdown begins. Monday at 11:30am my life will change forever
1/15/06 - Doing the Co-lyte shuffle. Tastes like alka-seltzer
1/19/2006 - I made it home this afternoon. Tired but happy that I am on the "losing" side.
1/24/2006 - I feel good. Most of the soreness is gone unless I bend towards the left. Drain has been removed, Stitches out. I am getting tired of clear liquid diet. Btw - I am down already to 340 lbs.
1/31/2006 - Feeling better and better each day. Still a sharp pain in my side but other than that, no complaints. Having a tough time finding a protein supplement that tastes good. Most taste horrible with bizarre after taste. What we need is an Amazon type rating system for the nutrition. That way, I could just look and stop the hunting..
2/9/2006 - I will move to a pureed diet tomorrow - I am so ready for some real food. Still have the pain especially is I sneeze. I am sleeping better in the evening though. I am doing fine in my protein and water intake.
2/21/2006 - All pain gone and I am getting more and more energy daily. I am down 45 + . Pretty amazing. Still on pureed but will move to soft food next week. I will attend my first meeting of the support group tomorrow.
3/10/2006 - I moved to soft food on the Feb 25. I eat 4 - 5 bites and I am full. My family is nervous because they can't imagine me being able to live on so little. Clothes are getting packed away and belts are getting new holes. When they say that your food needs to be moist, they are right. I had some Salmon that did not agree as well as Chicken, eggs, etc. I still don't see myself different or really feel that I have changed. I guess that takes a while.
3/25/2006 - I am back on the road again with my travelling. I feel really good but I get very little food and calories into my system. My wife is concerned that I won't be able to sustain this intake and be healthy. Like everyone, we need to learn to re-eat. Anyhow, I go into the Dr office in a couple weeks for my 3 mos checkup. I had to buy some new things but they are getting too big.
04/11/2006 - Well on Thursday, I go for my 3mos Dr appt. I was finally able to give blood and they could find a vein. This was a major milestone because I am a human pincushion . We will see how much has been lost. I don't weigh myself very often. I am losing fast. Clothes are being packed weekly.
04/23/2006 - Had my 3 mos appointment. I am down 76 lbs. WOW.. Still can't eat much more than a 1/4 cup. People are starting to notice the rapid weight loss. It seems that I am buying new clothes every month. My bloodwork looked good but the B12 was a tad low.
05/14/2006 - Just returned from a business trip to Amsterdam. No seat belt extender. WOW.. I am down 90 lbs and I do feel good..
07/18/2006 - Ok, 6mos out and I am down 125 lbs. I fly comfortably and I am in normal clothes. - WOW
02/15/07 - Had my one year anniversery. I am down a total of 138 lbs. (less if you count the pre surgery diet) Still losing and I can 't eat much. My wife and daughter wonder when this will end. I am finally in a size 38 jean Feel great. I wish I could eat more meat. Oh well.
10/22/2007 - Things are great - still losing but it is ok, My amount that I eat is really low. A shake in the AM and a small salad in the afternoon. A bar for a snack. I am healthy. Zone perfect bars really good if you like sweets. I do miss meats but we sacrifice . I am at 211 and in a size 34 - 36 pant
