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i am a 26 yr old customer service rep. i have been looking into wls for about 3 yrs as i've gained more and more. I have been printing info of the computer this whole time. I have a lot of info but still have not made a decision. I gave my sister all my info and she decided to do it. She is going to Dr. Slotman. I am going with her to the consult so mybe that will help me make a decision.
8/05
I am now 28 years old and I still havn't gotton the surgery. I was layed off from my job in June of 03 and havn't had insurance. I was just approved for permanant diability due to my asthma. I am waiting for the state disability ins. and then I will move ahead with the surgery. My sister had it 2 yrs ago and is doing great. I can't wait to get my life back.As of right now I have the lungs of an 80 yr old so I am not sure what kind of obsticles that will present.
9/21/05
I recieved the insurance. and have gone to many doctors. I had a stress test, sleep apnea test, chest exray, consult with a gastrointestional doctor, blood test and Im going to see a cardiologist but as long as I can have surgery it will all be worth it!! I have Sleep Apnea. My pulmunologist has me using the CPAP machine. He also has me using a nebulizer for my asthma. He said I was fine to have surgery. There was a problem with my stress test though so I have to see as cardiologist. Hopefully its nothing. I also saw a gastointestional doctor. He said I dont need a colonoscopy but he wants to do and endoscopy. I can't schedule it though untill I see the cardiologist. I was soposed to see my surgeon yesterday for my consoltation but he had to reschedule it for the 4th of October. So hopefully by then everything else will be done and I can schedule surgery that day. The office told me if all goes well at my consultaion and the doctor doesn't want any other tests done I can schedule for about a month later. Hopefully I'll have it before Thanksgiving so I'll be felling good by Christmas.
Oh yeah I forgot to say that I'm a smoker. That has been the hardest part. I've been on the patch for a month and my doc has had me chewing the gum too. My boyfriend won't stop smoking inside the house so its making it harder. I am still smoking one or 2 a day.
9/28/05
I saw the cardiologist on Monday and she had me go have a dobutimine echo stress test. It was a different way to look at my heart. Very uncomfortable but at least I didnt have to get on the tred mill again. They injected me with dobutimine which incresses the heart rate and used a machine like an ultrasound machine(could have been one) to look at my heart. Well let me tell u it hurt and it still hurts 10 hrs later. It feels like a have a broken boob. She had to press down with the thing on my breast extremely hard and move it around like they do in an ultrasound. Because of my asthma it was very hard to see through my lungs so she was putting on as much pressure on it as she could. It was painful but it will all be worth it when I fit in a size 10!!!! The same doctor that did the regular stress test did this one and didn't see the same thing so he gave me the all clear. I still have to go back to the office though in 2 weeks to get the official results but when I see Dr. Slotman on Tuesday I can tell him I'm fine and I can also get my upper endoscopy scheduled. I really hope I can have the surgery by Thanksgiving. I want to feel good in time to do some Christmas shopping, but if I can't shop oh well. Theres always next year. I just can't wait. I feel like crap all the time. size 10 here I come.
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10/4/05
I saw Dr. Slotman(my surgeon) today. I'm almost there. All I have to do is see the nutritionist, have the upper gi, see a gynogologist( because I havnt for so long) and see if the cpap machine has helped any. I am having some problems with the upper gi. The doctor I already saw can't perform it till November 29. I called another doctor and they can do it November 14th. I am gonna call around tomorrow to see if I can find a Doc that can do it sooner. I am also going to call around to obgyn's tomorow. So now I am think xmas time. I am very upset cause I dont want to have it then. I'll probaly wait till after the new year. It's depressing.
10/6/05
So I decided to call a gastologist that took my gall bladder out 9 years ago( I lost it cause of my many weight losses I had stones) and told them I have severe heartburn that wont go away. They gave me and appiontment for October 24. I am very happy to have a sooner appointment!! I went to my pcp yesterday and now he has me trying Nexium. Well see how that works.
10/11/05
I see the cardiologist tomorrow to get final clearance from her.I still have no appointmant with an obgyn. I am slakin. Been feeling like crap. I can't seem to qiut smoking and it's just making me feel worse and worse. Can't breath, stuffy nose, headaches. I think I'm alergic to it.I am out of patches today and have been smoking. I have had 6 still better then I used to. A pack a day.I'll go to cvs tomorrow and get some.I started using the humidifier with my cpap and I am getting lots of water in my nose and dripping out. I was told it is because I sleep with my room so cold and that I need to make the room temp higher. Screw that. I like it cold!!! Windows open fan on when its 50 outside. My man is making me crazy. He thinks that when I loose the weight I'm gonna get rid of him. We have been together 9 yrs. He is doing everyhting for me anymore. I can't wait to be able to do things again. my house is a mess all the time cause its so hard to clean. It takes me all day to do a couple hrs worth of cleaning. Have to sit every 10-15 min cause of back and feet pain. My doctor was giving me percocets for the pain but he cut me off cause he doesnt want me to get addicted. It sucks cause I can't stand or walk for very long. I think I'll call him tomorrow to beg for more.
well I guess that's all for now. I'm going to bed.
10/16/05
Just waiting and waiting and waiting. I see a docotor about the Upper Gi on the 24th and the OBGYN on the first of November. I am sick of waiting!!
11/21/05
It's been to long I know. I guess I'm getting discuraged. THere was a hold up. I went to OBGYN on Nov. 1st and got my period as I was sitting on the table. Thhey couldn't do pap smear so I had to wait for it to go away. It finally fif on Thursday so I got it done friday. I should have results in 2 weeks. so hopefully i will get a date soon. ok im going to bed ill update more info tomorrow.
12/23/76
Well I'm 29 today. I started this journey 3 years ago and here I am wanting surgery and waiting waiting waiting. I'm tired of waiting. I will hopefully have it and be healthy by my 30th.
1/4/06
I have a date finally. Januaray 30th. just 26 days away
1/6/06
I never got the results from the pap smear till almost xmas. That's why it has taken so long to get a date. I am so excited now. It's just amazing to me that in 24 days i will have surgey. Hopefully everything will go smothly and nothing will change. It's taken way longer then I had wanted and now that I am finally here I dont want anything to spoil it. I bought a recliner cause my sister couldn't sleep in bed for the first 3 weeks. Hopefully I'll be comfy in it and can sleep well. I like to sleep! I need to buy some protein drinks and I'd like to get the book by Maria Susan that everyone talks about. Hopefully I'll get some money to buy these things. My sister has a pill crusher for me and I have a blender so I think I'm pretty much set. I'll write more soon.
1/9/06
Time is going way to slow. I'm just sitting at staring at my puter doing lots of research. Can't wait till my big day. My eyes are watering from staring at this screen all day. My sister gave ma a book...Weight Loss Surgery by Barbara Thompson so I'm gonna go read it for a while. have a good night everyone and thanks for all the great posts from everyone.
1/15/06
I feel like all my life I've been waiting for this moment. I wish it would finally get here. I have been trying to get everything I need so when I get home from the hospital it's all here. I'm having a very hard time deciding on protein and vitamin supplaments and I'm running out of time. This web site has been a god send though cause I'm on here for hours a day just reading and taking notes. Trying to keep it all organized is getting increasingly difficult though. My poor man, I'm driving him absolutly batty. LOL. If he makes it through this I will be surprised. First of all he's gonna starve to death cause I will not be feeding him anymore. He's only like 160 lbs as it is and now he will be on his own for awhile. I am not going grocery shopping for him either so he's gonna be McDonald's best customer. God blees everyone I'll try and write more later.
1/27/06
3 days to go. I think I'm all set just trying to get my house clean before I go. Monday I go for surgery and hopefully I'll be home Thursday.
1/29/06
WELL TOMORROW IS MY TIME FINALLY. 7:30 AM SURGERY. WISH ME LUCK....
2/2/06
Came home tonight. Surgery went well. Pain is bearable but need meds. Thank god for my man cause I can't do anything. He is taking wonderful care of me. I would have a very tough time in the hospital if it wasn't for him. He stayed wit me the whole time so it took weight off the nurses too. They only come every two hours or so. He was a godsend. Everyone kept saying how well i was doing. I did alot of walking. The only complant I have is that the nurses dont wake you up for the pain meds if you r sleeping. They figure you r ok if you can sleep. NOT TRUE!!!! So I didnt sleep much cause I wanted that shot every 2 hrs and I had an epidural. Ok hurts to sit here so will right more later.
2/15/06
My boyfirend went in the hospital last night with a staff infection. He was bit by something and its all nasty now. Hopefully he will be home soon, I am very worried.
2/21/06
My man just came home. he's ok now but spent a week in hospital. I am doing ok. Pain isnt to bad but this serom is gross. Went to see Slotman today and I have lost 42 lbs!!!! Whoot whoot!!
3/12/06
Well I have had a little problem. Next to my incision under my breast I got a huge pocket of seroma. It started small and only hurt a liitle but ended up the size of a ball. It hurt so bad I couldnt move for days. At first I was putting ice on it. Well when I called the doctor I was told I needed to put heat on it. So thats what I did for days until it got a pimple on it and it popped and started draining. Oh my how discusting it was. For days it drained. Now it finally seems to have stopped but now on the top of my incision I am getting what looks like a blister but I'm figuring it more seroma. I am getting real tired of seroma!
I have another problem . I seem to constantly have boils since I came home. It's horrible and they hurt to. I'm going to the surgeon on the 14th so I'll ask him about that.
There is something else I have to ask him about too. The sides of my legs are numb alot and then they start to hurt terribly. I wasn't sleeping for days because of it and then I looked it up on this site and it seems to be a common problem. Aparently from being stapped to the table and not moving for so long you get nerve damage. Depending on how much damage there is this pain could last a year. the nerves only heal 1 inch per month so if this is all true and it is what wrong wit me I hope to god I don't have much damage cause this sucks!!. Someone sugestes a heating pad so instead of putting it on my seroma pocket I have been putting it on my right leg ( thats the worse one)the last 2 nights. Well thank God I did cause I finallly have been getting sleep again. I dont mean to sound like a winer but I want people to know about these things incase they experience them. I still believe it will all be worth it if I get this weight off.
Already my back and feet are better. I can walk around the grocery store again with out feeling like I am going to die from pain. My asthma really Isn't any better but thankfully I didnt start smoking again when I got home form the hospital. Actually the smell makes me sick now. Thank god for small things. Well I'll write more later.
7/26/06
Hi folks. It's been awhile. To long in fact. I was soposed to go see my surgeon Slotman for my six month post op yesterday but of course they resceduled it. I don't know what I've lost but think it's around 140 lbs. I think I have a hernia too. my whole insion area pops out so I'm not sure but I am suspecting that's what it is. I feel alot better then I used to let me tell ya. I started smoking again though so my allergies are in full gear again. I was walking every day but with the humidity we r having here in Jersey i havn't for a couple weeks.( doesn't help I started smoking again)
My man moved back in so now the hard stuff begins. Buying food for him...bread, chips, cheesecake, soda, fating stuff is what my man likes. He's very soportive though. He tells me buy me fruit but what he's really sayig is 'I want meat and potaotes and butter and grease'. LOL I love him though so I have been buying some bad stuff for him. I ate a piece of bread last night. First piece. Control is going to have to come into effect now cause I couldn't resist. I made him 2 ham and cheese sandwiches last night and I couldnt help myself I put some mayo, ham and cheese on a piece for me too. I only ate 3/4ths of it though. I am doing pretty good on the food front though. I don't eat carbs and I always have protein. No junk except sf popscicles. (I'm addicted) I don't take vitamins like I should though. The protein drinks r grose so I have been slacking on them too. But other then that I am doing great. All in all so far this has been a great experience.
12/13/06 Hi Just saw the new format for the page so I am trying to fix up my site now. I have lost about 180 lbs. I feel good most of the time. I get lightheaded alot. I think It's from low protein. I have a huge insional hernia. will be getting it repairedafter the new year. I can't believe it's been a year!
2/23/07
Well I feel like I'm gonna cry. I had an insional hernia repair on 1/19 and I went to surgeon today and he wants me to get a wound vac and packing cause I have a hole. This is awful. I just want to cry. Think I need a xanax cause I am close to a BIG anxiety attack. He said I'll have a nurse twice a week. I wasn't to concerned until I came on here and did some searches. Mostly what I am finding is wound vacs after plastic surgery and the people have them for MONTHS. Is this what I should expect? I just called my sister who was at the doc's with me today and she said she thinks he told me about 4 weeks. I don't remeember him saying that but maybe I was trying to process the pain from him sticking his fingers in me. It really isn't that big of a hole. I do remember him saying that there was a cavity of space from all the seroma so I am guessing that is why he wants this. It sucks cause he is going to Jamacia tomorrow to do volunteer work for a week. He does this all over the world several times a year. So I guess I am also worried cause I may have to deal with some doctor I have never met. So hopefully nothing goes wrong.
On the up side I have lost 217 lbs. I found out the reason I was getting dizzy was because I wasn't drinking enough. I am really trying to drink more liquids now throughout the day and I can tell a difference. I havn't been dizzy since before surgery.
Also on a good note, My boyfriend and I drove down to Florida on Dec 27th for about a week and a half we went to our friends that we hadn't seen since the summer. It was great and I think when I am all better and done surgerys we may sell the house and move down there. It was so nice there!ok well I gotta go off to bed. I am going to try to post more often and get back into the OH scene cause It really does help I think.
