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Today I start my pre op diet... Not fun but so excited bc this means I am almost there!!!! only 13 days till surgery!!! 

Tomorrow I have my Preop appt with the surgeon... Hopefully by noonish tomorrow I'll finally have a date. I am so ready

I must be losing my mind... I got approved for surgery, but found out my surgeon is on vacation for the next couple weeks so I cannot see him until Dec 6th. That is when I will schedule surgery. I asked if she knew aprox when the surgery will be, and she told me he may not be able to operate until after the first of the year depending on his schedule... this has me so bummed that I am not even celebrating that I got approved... WTC is wrong with me??

Today was my last weigh in at PCP... I am down 15 lbs since starting this process... Friday I have the last of my insurance requirements. Then submit, wait and pray.... almost there WOOHOO

Yesterday I completed 2 more steps towards surgery...NUT and exercise class and a Support group... I really enjoyed the support group there were several people that were both pre and post op... It was quite informative. The class went over both the pre and post op diets and discussed vitamin a bit. only 2 more appts left... last weigh in with my PCP, and my UGI 1 on 1 NUT. both the first week of Nov WOOHOO

Yesterday I completed 2 more steps towards surgery...NUT and exercise class and a Support group... I really enjoyed the support group there were several people that were both pre and post op... It was quite informative. The class went over both the pre and post op diets and discussed vitamin a bit. only 2 more appts left... last weigh in with my PCP, and my UGI 1 on 1 NUT. both the first week of Nov WOOHOO

WOOHOO Finally got psych clearance!!! Next week i dot my first NUT class and my support group... the first week of Nov I do my UGI, second NUT and final weight in at PCP then file insurance and wait... The good news about the wait is my patient advocate says my insurance is usually pretty quick about getting the approval back. 

Maybe I am just impatient, but it has been 4 weeks and 4 days since my Psych appt... My program will not let me do anything else until (no NUT or UGI or anything)  until they get those results and get them approved... this is frustrating... i only have 3 weeks until i have my last weigh in and i was hoping to have the rest done by then so they could file my insurance... I tried to call today but they are apparently closed for Columbus day. UGH vent over thanks 

Preop Medically supervised diet visit number 5 of 6... Done!! Yay 1 more to go till that part is done woohoo... also I am down another 5 lbs!!! 

Overcame one of my obstacles today. I had to get clearance  from a Urologist for surgery since i had hematuria. so i had a CT scan of my Abd/Pelvis. came out completely normal. YAY, and a Cystoscope to day. Normal YAY.. one thing checked off my list!  Now only one more appt with dietitian/physical therapy and Physicians Assistant and i should get a surgery date !! 

I had the worst experience this weekend... Friday my brother and mother talked me into riding a ride at the fair that i did not want to ride... i got up in the chair and they could not latch the harness... bc I am too fat. I knew it b4 i got up there but it is so much worse when u have proof... I cannot wait for the day when stuff like that no longer happens... silver lining is that i have new motivation to stick to it.,

I had the worst experience this weekend... Friday my brother and mother talked me into riding a ride at the fair that i did not want to ride... i got up in the chair and they could not latch the harness... bc I am too fat. I knew it b4 i got up there but it is so much worse when u have proof... I cannot wait for the day when stuff like that no longer happens... silver lining is that i have new motivation to stick to it.,

Month 4 of 6 weigh in today, down 4 lbs from last month only 2 left until I get submitted for insurance... Psych appt tomorrow at least now i feel like things are moving. getting excited and a bit nervous, I suppose that's normal.  

The waiting is the hardest part... i am having a bit of luck losing during this 6 month medically supervised weight loss, and that's great but... i just want all this to be over, to have my surgery done and my post op life started... i feel like i am stuck in limbo waiting... anyone else??...