So excited! My daughter and I passed our Psch Evals - and are below are goal wait! We started our journey together, and have had are appts all on the same day. We see the case manager on Tuesday, 11/16 and are hoping to have our surgery on the same day. We discussed this with Dr Baggs and he said that is doable. So we will have to wait and see.
Amber way to go! Congratulations on losing 25 pounds since orientation (9/27). How funny we started together and we have both lost 25 pounds. We are so close. Can't wait till Tuesday.
So today will probably be my last entry on this web site since my surgeon Dr Baggs and I decided the Gastric Bybass would be the best option for me. I started this journey on Sept 27 and started at 221. I weighed 205.2 when I met with Dr Baggs and he was wonderful. He has a great since of humor and he did my appointment and my daughters together since she came in with me on my appt (2 for 1) how's that for taking care of us. My daughter is having the sleeve, so I will still check this site from time to time to help her with her journey.
I am excited to be going through this with my daugher, we attended orientation together, our surgeon appt and have psch appts on the same day and Dr Baggs even said it's a possibility for us to have surgery on the same day. We are both 4 lbs from our surgery goal! The sleeve is the best decision for my daughter, however with my struggles the Gastric Bypass gives me the best chances.
Good luck and much success to all you sleevers, I hope my journey will be as successful.
Amber, I am right there with you throughout the entire process and always - Love you - Mom
How's this for challenges---My dear hubby had the nerve to ask me to stop and pick him up a DQ Blizzard Tuesday night on the way home from my chronic pain class. I was good I got a bottle of water and got him his treat, and then pouted as I watched him eat it and telling me how good it was. This was really cruel.
My second challenge for this week, okay this is two days in a row he has tested my willpower. Today on the way back from the doctor he stopped and got a Merlino's freeze. I had another water, but I so wanted that darn freeze.
Since he doesn't have a weight problem, it's not really fair of me to ask him not to eat those in front of me, but really asking me to get them for him.....that's just cruel.
I am staying on the course. I have my appt with surgeon Dr Baggs on Friday and hope he will be able to see that I have focused on my pre-op plan and as of today have lost close to 14 pounds. Guess I'll just have to wait to see what he says I need to lose. It's amazing, I go to 3 dr appts a week for my knee, back and neck and hate these appts, but I can't wait for my appt with Dr Baggs.
I am hoping to get through Thursday with no challenges --
I have struggled with my weight for most of my life. I have gone up and down for the past 5 years, and finally enough is enough.
I struggle with chronic pain in my neck and back (and just about my entire body) and I am sure losing 100 pounds would make a big difference.
My daughter and I are doing this journey together. We went to orientation on 9/27 and on 10/15 have our appoint with the surgeon.
I weighed a whopping 221 at orientation. I am looking forward to see what Dr Baggs has to say about how much weight he wants me to lose.
Since orientation, I have lost 8 pounds and I am determined to stick to the pre op plan so I do not derail my progress.
My hardest hurdles so far (other than being hungry) has been waiting an hour after eating to drink something. How sad is it that I actually sat my timer to tell me when I can drink something. My other challenge is the boring breakfast, you can only eat some many eggs.:biggrin0:
