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Blog 79415

A blog by texasteacher1970 in General

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Surgery Day

Well, yesterday was my surgical day. Here is a rundown of the day.   4 AM--Woke up. Showered with an anteseptic soap they gave me at my preop appointment.   5 AM out the door. The hospital I am using is about 45 minutes away.   6 AM Check in at the ER and they sent me to the Surgical check in.   6:15 AM called back for prep. Changed in my gown, started IV, answered the same questions over and over...name, date of birth, procedures, allergies...I met with a lot of people very quickly.  

A Busy Weekend

My friend, Valarie, and I have joined 24 hour fitness together. She has had her band for about 4 1/2 months and is doing wonderfully. We've gone the last 3 nights. We met with a personal trainer on Friday who "showed us the ropes." And both Saturday and Sunday we went up. We spent 30 minutes each night on the treadmill and and then spent a little time on the bikes (Sat.) and the ellyptical (Sun.). I also jumped into the pool to swim a few laps. OMG the water was cold! Once I was in it was fine b

I have a date!

My surgery will be on Jan. 26th.   Today I had an education class where we went over the procedure itself, pre- and post-op care, and met with the dietician and physiologist. Afterwards I had an appointment with Dr. Stowers. I have pre-op tests next week and have to send in a questionairre to the psychologist for the psch eval. I am so excited!:w00t:

Step Two: Consultation Day

Spent two mornings at the doctor. Way to start Christmas Break!   Yesterday I went to primary doctor for a long overdue check up. She was very excited about me getting a lapband. We talked about my meds and what to do about my huge metformin and pretnal vitamins. My blood pressure pill will probably be OK but the other two are huge!   Today I went in for the initial consult at LapBand Soluntions. I didn't see the surgeon like I thought I would. Instead I saw a nurse practioner. We went

Step One: A Decision Made

Well, about 6 weeks ago, my husband and I attended a seminar for Lap Band Solutions led by Dr. Scott Stowers. In the ensueing weeks I have found out that my insurance has an exclusion for bariatric surgery. My wonderful hubby told me that he would support what ever decision I made and would be there for me every step of the way. (I so love my hubby!) As a result, I am going to be a self-pay patient. I have my appointment with Dr. Stowers on Dec. 22nd. Hopefully my surgery will be in January.

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