mrsyellis

hey all, i am getting so nervous.. I am scheduled for surgery on tuesday at 11:45 a.m.. I am on my 2 week pre op diet now, i have done pretty well so far. i promise that chicken broth has to be the most boring food ever. i have been having it between lunch and dinner with a couple of crackers. i have lost about 14 lbs so far! yeah for me!!! i ran into the nurse from my clinic in the store the other day just as i was going to try to find something to eat! LOL she told me to have the hot dog without the bread--god i love bread and buns!!!:tt1: she said it i have lost 15lbs by tuesday, i would have done well.. i have a couple of days left and i will loose either 15 lbs or more than that. i have been getting used to eating less.. i kinda find myself talking about my husband because he eats so much... is this normal?? i don't want to be to critical of him because he is already self concious about his weight. anyway the next couple of days are all about me - going to a labor day bbq tomorrow.. i am going to have a small plate of food , but not too much - then monday i will be back to jello and broth - Tuesday is my big day! i am so excited.. my mother and husband will be my support team. Actually my mother is going to stay with me for a week. i have 2weeks and 3 days scheduled off from work - wanted to be back in time for employee appreciation party.:party: i am really anticipating getting rid of my blood pressure meds and this cpap machine. it feels so good to get on the scale and be down from 283 to 268. Alrighty, i am rambling - going to eat my chicken breast and spinach... i will check in wednesday when i get home from the hospital....

hey all, i am getting so nervous.. I am scheduled for surgery on tuesday at 11:45 a.m.. I am on my 2 week pre op diet now, i have done pretty well so far. i promise that chicken broth has to be the most boring food ever. i have been having it between lunch and dinner with a couple of crackers. i have lost about 14 lbs so far! yeah for me!!! i ran into the nurse from my clinic in the store the other day just as i was going to try to find something to eat! LOL she told me to have the hot dog without the bread--god i love bread and buns!!!:smile2: she said it i have lost 15lbs by tuesday, i would have done well.. i have a couple of days left and i will loose either 15 lbs or more than that. i have been getting used to eating less.. i kinda find myself talking about my husband because he eats so much... is this normal??:redface: i don't want to be to critical of him because he is already self concious about his weight. anyway the next couple of days are all about me - going to a labor day bbq tomorrow.. i am going to have a small plate of food , but not too much - then monday i will be back to jello and broth - Tuesday is my big day! i am so excited.. my mother and husband will be my support team. Actually my mother is going to stay with me for a week. i have 2weeks and 3 days scheduled off from work - wanted to be back in time for employee appreciation party.:thumbup: i am really anticipating getting rid of my blood pressure meds and this cpap machine. it feels so good to get on the scale and be down from 283 to 268. Alrighty, i am rambling - going to eat my chicken breast and spinach... i will check in wednesday when i get home from the hospital....

Hi, sorry to hear that you are having issues. i have actually missed you the last couple of weeks and i am glad you are back. i find your blogs very entertaining and very informative as well. I am set to get banded on 09/08 and i am looking forward to joining you on the other side :-) keep up the great posts.

hello, i am on day 6 of my pre op diet and i am down 7lbs also! woot woot! :smile2: i am hungry though... i am on 2 protein shakes, one meal and jello or broth if i get hungry. when is your surgery scheduled?? lets keep in touch..

Girl i have that same secret goal and i know it can't be achieved at the whopping 285lbs i weigh. he told me the other night, as soon as you are small enough we will do that ! LOL - that is something worth working hard for. Keep your head up and try to stay strict to the plan.

Hey fedup2009 , - let me tell you about that. the men just do not have it easy when it comes to dealing with us and banding. if he doesn't support us we are mad, if he does, we are mad. my husband said to me just today that he loves every pound of me and that even if i didn't have surgery, he would still be happy with my weight. i felt the same way you did - " like why isn't he trying to talk me out of it??" - in the long run, i am doing it for me and my health not for him - so it doesn't matter what he thinks or says at this point. - make sure this is what you really want and go for it....

Hi Ladies, I am a chicago bandster too..i will be banded on 09/08 - at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet. if you ladies put something together for us chicagoans- please keep me in mind. Look forward to hearing all of your interesting stories and accomplishments.:sad:

Hi all, yesterday i attended my pre op nutrution, excersie and surgery seminar (3.50 hrs) - after leaving that class i felt overwhelmed with everything the nurse had spoken to us about. She was very informative about pre op and post op nutrition. i didn't realize that i would need to take vitamins everyday to get the proper nutrients (not really a big deal, but a small detail that i missed). i learned a couple of new things but mostly what she spoke about i had already learned from this site. (thanks guys :thumbup:) - once i left the class, i started questioning if this was right for me? would i be able to stay committed to this new life style? i even started questioning whether or not i was doing it for the right reasons?? today i am dealing with what i think is anxiety of possible failure:confused:. i have the support i need and i know i will be okay, but i am very nervous at this point. My band date isn't until 09/08 - so i still have time to prepare - i start my 2wk pre op diet on 08/24 - am i normal to feel anxious?

Hi all, yesterday i attended my pre op nutrution, excersie and surgery seminar (3.50 hrs) - after leaving that class i felt overwhelmed with everything the nurse had spoken to us about. She was very informative about pre op and post op nutrition. i didn't realize that i would need to take vitamins everyday to get the proper nutrients (not really a big deal, but a small detail that i missed). i learned a couple of new things but mostly what she spoke about i had already learned from this site. (thanks guys ) - once i left the class, i started questioning if this was right for me? would i be able to stay committed to this new life style? i even started questioning whether or not i was doing it for the right reasons?? today i am dealing with what i think is anxiety of possible failure:confused:. i have the support i need and i know i will be okay, but i am very nervous at this point. My band date isn't until 09/08 - so i still have time to prepare - i start my 2wk pre op diet on 08/24 - am i normal to feel anxious?

Hi, can you tell me if you are drinking protein shakes? i start my pre op diet on 08/24 and we have to do 2 shakes and 1 meal per day with the jello, popsicles, and broth in case we get hungry. when are you having surgery?

i have bcbs il and it took all of about 3-4 days to get approval - i was shocked because this seems to be the hardest insurance to get approval from. i am scheduled for surgery on 09/08 - woot woot !:drool:

He will not mislead you. I am from Chicago as well and I know the struggles of CPS from hearing the news and being from the school system. Just try to keep your head up and continue to do what you do and be good at it and your blessings will come. The CPS needs more teachers like you. Take care

Hi all, i recieved my date this week and i will be banded on September 8th. I have my pre op and nutrition class on Monday 08/17 and then i will be on my way. i just talked to HR about taking time off, i think i am going to do 2 weeks off just to make sure everything is healed. from what i understand, my surgeon will put us on 2 shakes and 1 meal a day with a sugar free snack in between - i will be very interested to find out exactly what he is going to ask of us on Monday. i will keep everyone posted and look forward to following everyone's journey. Now, i have to figure out how to make a darn ticker.

I am updating to say i finally recieved my date..... September 8,2009 - i am excited that it is so soon but just a bit nervous. I have my pre op diet meeting on monday 08/17 and sign all of my final papers on 08/21- i am debating on how much time to take off work...i think i will start with a week and if i need more just take it daily...i am really excited.... i guess i will start taking my pre op pics now and posting them - i have a 16yr old that loves to use her camera.......:thumbdown::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

I am updating to say i finally recieved my date..... September 8,2009 - :sad: i am excited that it is so soon but just a bit nervous. I have my pre op diet meeting on monday 08/17 and sign all of my final papers on 08/21- i am debating on how much time to take off work...i think i will start with a week and if i need more just take it daily...i am really excited.... i guess i will start taking my pre op pics now and posting them - i have a 16yr old that loves to use her camera.......:biggrin::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

That is great news! I got approved last week and I still don't have my date! I am getting anxious.. I am going to start calling the dr's office everyday! Lol- good luck to you

I just got my approval last week and i am waiting on a date - everyday, i just wanna pick up the phone and call the surgeons office. Congrats on your approval!

The rules changed on 07/01 - so if you havent been to the dr. since then , you should definitely ask. the relaxed the diet to only 3 months and you only have to have the psyche evaluation - no 5yr weight history. Good luck and lets keep in touch, sounds like we might go through everything at the same time.

Hi, all - just posting to say i have been approved for surgery! woot woot! I recieved my letter today - will send it to surgeons office tomorrow and schedule surgery.. So excited.:cursing:

Hi, all - just posting to say i have been approved for surgery! woot woot! I recieved my letter today - will send it to surgeons office tomorrow and schedule surgery.. So excited.:sneaky:

woo hoo, i have bcbs il and i was approved on thursday! they did away with the 5YR med history and the diet only has to be 3 months - you pretty much just have to do the diet and the psych eval to get approved. i got my letter in the mail today! so excited!!!

Hi all, it has been a while since i last posted but here goes... Since my last post, i have been trying to sleep with my CPAP machine - I hate this device, i feel like i am gasping for air each time i use it.. now this $2300 machine is collecting dust sitting on my nightstand. i have to take the card out and take it to the sleep people for monitoring next week- i am sure they are not going to be pleased with my non progression. Any way, i weighed in for the 4th time last week. i was down a total of 6lbs. I went in thinking oh well i have to do this only two more times and it will be over.... then the nurse at the surgery center said she had good news! The first piece of good news was that BCBS was lowering their standards and you only had to do the diet for 3 months instead of 6! :smilielol5: so with that being said, she said "you are in month 4 and i have your psyche evaluation" -which i passed - so i think you have met all of BCBS IL's requirements - i am submitting your paperwork for approval on 07/30 - WOOO HOOO!!!!! That is 2 months sooner than expected!!!:hurray: NOW I WAIT!

Hi all, it has been a while since i last posted but here goes... Since my last post, i have been trying to sleep with my CPAP machine - I hate this device, i feel like i am gasping for air each time i use it.. now this $2300 machine is collecting dust sitting on my nightstand. i have to take the card out and take it to the sleep people for monitoring next week- i am sure they are not going to be pleased with my non progression. Any way, i weighed in for the 4th time last week. i was down a total of 6lbs. I went in thinking oh well i have to do this only two more times and it will be over.... then the nurse at the surgery center said she had good news! The first piece of good news was that BCBS was lowering their standards and you only had to do the diet for 3 months instead of 6! :thumbup: so with that being said, she said "you are in month 4 and i have your psyche evaluation" -which i passed - so i think you have met all of BCBS IL's requirements - i am submitting your paperwork for approval on 07/30 - WOOO HOOO!!!!! That is 2 months sooner than expected!!! NOW I WAIT!

Hi all, I haven't posted in a while. Been kinda busy getting all of my testing done and out of the way. So far I have passed my psych evaluation! Whew, all of those questions drove me crazy! LOL - i have also passed my cardio exam which included a stress test (uuuggghhh) - at least the blood is flowing. Last but not least, i had to have a respiratory test done - while i breathe just fine, the problem is i have sleep apnea ! Yeeeaaah- another comorbity ! i was fine with all of the breathing exercises but the sleep test was a bit much:sad:. i felt like a caged animal with people looking at me. i barely slept at all - then i was diagnosed and had to have another test to measure oxygen levels - this one was much better - i used the cpap machine this particular night and slept much better. i had my 2nd weigh in on may 14 - i was down 5lbs - i was told to only loose 9lbs during my insurance required 6month supervised diet. i have my next weigh on 06/18. i am slowly gathering up my medical records. i will be done with everything by september - hoping to be banded sometime in october. i am well on my way :biggrin:

Hi all, I haven't posted in a while. Been kinda busy getting all of my testing done and out of the way. So far I have passed my psych evaluation! Whew, all of those questions drove me crazy! LOL - i have also passed my cardio exam which included a stress test (uuuggghhh) - at least the blood is flowing. Last but not least, i had to have a respiratory test done - while i breathe just fine, the problem is i have sleep apnea ! Yeeeaaah- another comorbity !:wub: i was fine with all of the breathing exercises but the sleep test was a bit much:sad:. i felt like a caged animal with people looking at me. i barely slept at all - then i was diagnosed and had to have another test to measure oxygen levels - this one was much better - i used the cpap machine this particular night and slept much better. i had my 2nd weigh in on may 14 - i was down 5lbs - i was told to only loose 9lbs during my insurance required 6month supervised diet. i have my next weigh on 06/18. i am slowly gathering up my medical records. i will be done with everything by september - hoping to be banded sometime in october. i am well on my way :biggrin: