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pandagirl's Journal

A blog by pandagirl in General

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pandagirl's Journal, a weight loss surgery blog by pandagirl on BariatricPal. 11 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Got a Date

I got my date for surgery, September 15th,2008. Of course, it's not officially confirmed yet. I was scheduled last Thursday and it's now Tuesday. I know the office is busy and they have to go through certain procedures, but I'm getting kind of impatient about it.   I suppose that's natural giving that this is a big thing. This surgery is huge and it's going to change my life.   I know we hear that all of the time "It's going to change my life." I know that I'm the one who is actually doing

309.6

309.6 This morning!!!!!! I hope it's not a fluke. It might be water weight? Who knows I'm on the tail end of my time of month and my body has never been fully cooperative in that area. It's at least a moody bitch.   309.6 sounds good in any case. It's a start and I'm hoping I can do this and be 300lbs by 6-22-08. If I'm really at 309 though I might be there by the 20th. ( With the 1 pound a day loss.)   Hmmm, I'm thinking too hard on this. You know no plans. I'll just worry about today and

This blog thing!!!

Okay. I have to stop there for a minute because this interface is driving me batty. Maybe it's due to the fact that I'm on my period and started the straight liquid diet again, yeah again.   Yesterday I went in for my weigh-in and only lost 2 pounds. I knew it was going to be next to nothing, better than nothing, but not by much.   So I asked Dr. Machado to write out a contract for me and have me sign it. I told her I'm kind of like a puppy who needs her face shoved into the poo. I mean, I

Failed....

March 6th 2008… This Thursday was a long time coming. The journey to get there started years before and failed attempt after another found me switching insurance companies and finally, finally committing to the whole idea. On January 7th, 2007 I was on my way to this day, the day that was going to change my life. I went to bed rather late, but didn’t worry too much about my 5:30am arrival time. I was going to be sleeping most of the day anyway right? Well, I did

Updating....

I rarely post here because all of my entries are on live journal. I find that forum easier to write in that this one.   I don't have many friends over there, but that's not the point of my journal.   I wonder if it would do better over here, if I should be connecting to people going through the same thing as I am rather than "go it alone"?   I'm not alone really. I have family and friends supporting me in this, but there are times they can't get the full grasp of what I'm going through

Week Three: Liquid Diet

The bitch is the next cubicle is eating bacon.   Is it wrong to want her dead?   I feel like I have to repent for the thought.   I know the bacon will make me toss my cookies, but still. It smells good, real good. I have to remember the McDonalds fiasco. How long before I stopped throwing up? 45 minutes. How long until my tummy settled? 4 hours. Was it worth it? No and niether is the bacon. :sick

14 pounds

I started the liquid diet on August 31st, 2007. As of yesterday, September 12th, I lost 14 pounds!!!!   Super yay!!   My only issue though is that my surgeon stated she wanted me to get to 350 before the surgery. Yesterday my Dietician stated the paperwork says 340/330. It bothers me that I wasn't told that. It pushes my potential surgery date closer to the holidays and my birthday. I was hoping to be functional by Christmas and not worrying about my body during what can be a stressful time

Started Liquid Diet

I started my liquid diet last night. I was going to wait until after the Labor Day holiday, but saw that once again I was putting social eating above my health. So, I blended my first official liquid diet shake last night.   I put more milk than recommended and it was the wrong thing to do. I felt sooooo bloated. I had been using Unjury, which I love and a cup of milk with that leaves me wanting to snack in about three hours. The Doc told me to get Pro-rated (www.wellements.com) and it has

All Good

The approval issue has been taken care of. I have been approved for the consultation and my appointment with Dr. Machado is 8-14-2007.   I did start the exercise program anyway. I don't want anyone telling me that I didn't try to follow requirements. Besides, the refferal co-ordinator suggested as such. She didn't think I had to do it, but couldn't say for sure. I do have my approval letter stuck to my fridge. I hope that is all on that end.   Now, I have my consultation to look forwar

Approved!! Kind of...

I went to my first supervised diet appointment in February 2007. I went to my last one on July 19th,2007. I was told that was it. I would get approved or not then get my paperwork sent to my surgeon, Dr. Laura Machado.   Today, I get a call. You are approved!!! I think yay!!! They give me a number to call and I am a little confused. It is the # for the main hospital that my clinic is attached to. I call the # leave a message. They call back and want to set me up for "Bariatric Screening".

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