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Blog 48273

A blog by adamsmom in General

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continued, part 3

So, after much soul-searching, I made the decision in October, 2008 to pursue weight loss surgery. I already knew that I did not want gastric bypass. I kind of like having my internal organs the way God made them, thank you very much! The Lap Band seemed less scary and a compromise I would be willing to accept, even though it would mean living with a foreign object inside of my body for the rest of my life. Everybody has to come to their own informed decision for their reasons for choosing one p

contiued from last entry...

We returned from our trip to Barbados in early January. Messages on our home answering machine from our son’s geneticist asked us to return her urgent calls. Our son had undergone a plethora of genetic testing before we’d left for our trip, and an abnormal 11th chromosome was identified in his genetic material. I was now 13 weeks pregnant with my second child, and had to see a prenatal geneticist immediately to get my unborn child tested. Doctors were suggesting that I consider terminating my pr

how I got to this place

The Beginning of One Bandster’s Journey     By     Ivy Adamson’s Granddaughter     The alarm sounded at 5:30 on the morning of January 13th, 2009. My husband leaned over to silence the buzzer, and then he turned and kissed my cheek. “Wake up, Honey. Today’s your big day.” No need to wake me up. I’d been lying wide awake since 4:00, and had only slept fitfully throughout the night in anticipation of this day. Sleep? Who can sleep on the night before surgery? And this wasn

One day to go

So, I am almost there. It's weird to think this time tomorrow, I will have had THEE SURGERY! I met by BF for coffee on Saturday morning and had my bagel--the last one ever perhaps? My son took us out for Chinese food on Friday night. As I sampled the different dishes we ordred I studied the texture of each in my mouth and wondered if I would ever again be able to eat sesame chicken or foil-wrapped chicken. WHat about chow mein or rice? The filet of sole in black bean sauce would seem soft enough

4 days and counting!

So, I haven't posted in a while, but that doesn't mean life hasn't been hectic. For starters, my almost 14 year old son, who's autistic, has been suffering from depression--all about adjusting to middle school--it has taken its toll on our lives at home. My DH was home on Tuesday with abdominal pain--probably sympathy pain for mine coming up. I had my pre-op and had to tell my boss that I will be out for a while with hernia surgery. A student at my school was killed in a car accident; his dad is

Finally got a date!

Ok, so I went through all the pre-op stuff, and I guess it went pretty quickly. Shiela, who coordinates patient surgeries at my surgeon's office says I should teach the clinic on how to get through the pre-op process fast. I completed my psych eval yesterday, and the doctor came to the conclusion that I am sane and a good candidate for a Lap Band. I could have told him the same and it would have saved my insurance heaps of dough! Anyway, I had my interview with the nice guy and filled out 2 ques

3 Steps closer...

This morning is the first day of my winter break! My body sooooooo wanted to sleep in, which I was able to do to a certain extent. But, I had to be at my medical office to do lab work by 8:30 this morning. The blood work is a bit annoying because I already had it done last month, but they wanted a pregnancy test too. AS IF!!! I also had to pee in a cup for some other tests. Then off I went to Sutter Roseville Hospital, a fair commute from Elk Grove. I had to attend the group support meeting, ano

December 16th update

So, yesterday I drove all the way from my job in Stockton to my surgeon's seminar in Roseville--that was about a 90 minute drive in busy traffic. Dr. Waldrep is very informative and didn't make people feel like they asked stupid questions even when they did. He showed videos of band surgery and also explained bypass. The room was a mix of prospective bypass, band, and undecided patients. A woman there was supporting her husband; she was a former bypass patient of Dr. Waldrep's 'she'd lost 185

got dates for things!

December 5th, 2008 So a lot went on this week: I now have my appointment for my EKG on the 11th--that's Thursday. I have my group appointment and chect x-ray on the 15th--the following Monday. My dietician appointment is on the 23rd, and my psych eval is n the 29th. All that will be left to do will be my one-on-one consult and then schedule the surgery. Quite honestly, I never expected things to go this quickly. I switched PCP in October, which went in to effect on November 1st. I saw my new PC

November 29th, 2008

Met with my BF for coffee and a bagel this morning--as we have done for more than a decade. Decided to tell her that I was going forward with the surgery. I have insurance approvals for everything but the surgery so far: group health education, psych eval, dietician consult, surgeon's consult. Blood work is done, and the EKG will take place on the 11th. She was pleased. I was surprized. She said she wished she had the courage to do it too. She also said that my mother had said she hoped I would

making the decision

SO, I am on this journey of weight loss--have been for more years than I wish to remember. I think I was first conscious of my weight when my horrible aunt Miriam told me I was fat at the age of 9. I was not fat, I just wasn't emaciated looking like her daughters. I dieted through my entire teenage years to stay at 115 lbs and thought I was fat then. I emigrated to America from England at the age of 17 and began to gain weight. Maybe I was depressed about leaving my friends and everything I knew

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