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cookertl

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  1. Yesterday was my band day. had to spendthe night, just came home and im still very sore. I had taken off 7 lbs in the pre op but ive got it all back and havent eaten anything but broth and ice chips all day. did this happen to any others?? well just thought i would share that with you all kinda tired so ill blog more tomorrow. have a great nite all.

  2. SOOO Bummed

    · cookertl · 06/21/2010 22:41

    I am on day 8 of my pre op diet to be banded this next Monday and my doctors office calls and says they have to re schedule my date for the 19th of July because my doctor has to be in court on Monday. So upset, Ive waited 11 months for this and doing great on my pre op diet. So excited about it finally happening and i get my bubble busted. Ive lost 12 lbs so far. I need to go stuff my face with some pizza hut bread sticks, that would make me feel better, but i wont, it would only hurt me more.
    This has not been my week. My husband is gone doing his duty with the military, its 95 degrees here and my AC decided to quit working on me go figure it always happens when he leaves town, last time he left my dish washer went LOL. Im stuck in the heat till tomorrow. When I can get it fixed. and then the phone call comes. Thanks for listening to me. Hope you all have a better day then i have.

  3. One Step Closer

    · cookertl · 06/18/2010 23:12

    End of day 5 on my pre op diet. My doctor has me on atkins and im down 9 lbs already. I have a craving for bread or some pasta, but ive Done well and havent had anything that im not supposed to. I dont get banded til the 28th. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 in the morning, first one of the day. They are going to make me spend the night because of my sleep apnea, that part i dont care for to much because my parents are coming cross country and will arrive the day before, but i guess its only one night. Im so excited, i know my husband is so tired of me talking about it. He told me tonight that between him, my parents and his parents im the only one who is excited about this. HECK YES i dont care who else is excited for me it's the start of the new me. I know you all are are excited for me as i am for you.
    Hope you all have a great night.

  4. psych eval nightmare

    · cookertl · 09/02/2009 00:27

    I have finally completed all my pre op appointments and when i went to the psych eval i had to take this 400 question test, pretty strange questions, like do i love my mother? if i were an artist would i like to paint flowers? do i like popular mechanics magazine? ok now worries i answered all truthfully. today i get a call from the psycologist saying she has gotten my results and needs to schedule another appointment with me to discuss some things. Should this be something for me to worry about??? has anyone else had to do this. I knew 5 seconds after i walked into her office that if their was going to be aproblem it would be with her. When i told her why i was their she told me I didnt need lapband, I could lose it on my own. Put the fork down and start exercising. this coming from some skinny thing that has no idea what its like to be fat. Im so frustrated. Should I worry about this????

  5. Liquid Diet

    · cookertl · 06/14/2010 00:06

    I start the pre op diet tomorrow. I hope i have the will power to be successful. I took my before pictures tonight and i was shocked. I knew i had been putting on weight but never realized how much until i took the photos. But on the up side, this is the start of my new life. I have been fighting my insurance company for a year till i finally got approval. I thank all of you out their for all the blogs i have read over the year. I know i have support here if no where else. My husband will not be here for the next couple weeks to be my support as the military has taken him, he returns the day before surgery. I think he planned that LOL so im hoping that ill get my support from you all.
    Thanks and have a great night .

  6. Pre Op nightmares.

    · cookertl · 08/20/2009 22:09

    every thing has been running smooth, had my referral from my PCM on 4th, all my lab work on the 4th, seminar on the 11th pulmonologist on the 16th, 1st Consult with NP on the 20th, nutritionist on the 20th and then I hit this brick wall called the psychologist. she just kept telling me to lose weight on my own and that i didnt need lapband. well Hello i have tried to lose weight on my own just to gain it all back again and then some, you all know what i mean. but when your talking to someone who is a toothpick and probably never been fat a day in her life what do you say. I am frustrated and just pray that she will not put a halt to this for me. Then she did have to tell me it will take her a while to get the results of this 400 question test. Now really, do they need to know if I like my mother or if i want to be a librarian in order for me to lose weight???? Only other thing now is to see the cardiologist and wait my approval. I have taken so much time off work to attend all these appointments ill just :cool2: !@#$% if it dont get approved. Has any one had this problem? Should i let that worry me??

  7. Waiting for my date

    · cookertl · 08/09/2009 14:07

    Hi eveybody! I have been approved by my insurance (Tricare) and waiting to see the surgeon for my date. I have read hours worth of blogs and im so excited to be apart of this journey. I know that I will have so much support along the way. One of the exciting things for me is not only will I be healthier but My husband is in Iraq until January and Im hoping I can surprise him when he returns. see if he recognizes me when he comes home

  8. Finally

    · cookertl · 06/04/2010 22:51

    It has been 11 months and 5 appeals and i finally have been approved by tricare and I have a date of June 28th. I really didnt think it was meant to be.
    Tricare had denied me for every little thing. first it was my co-morbidities, I had sleep apnea and gallstones (short for their colstectomy or however they spell it). That alone was not enough for them. and even though I was 104 pounds over they take 5 pounds off for clothes so they denied me because i was only 99 lbs over and not 100. Then when i had my gallbladder removed they denied me because one of my co-morbidities they say was now gone. So finally on appeal 5 I called them and asked what exactly do i need to do. I had to gain 2 yes 2 pounds. so i had to do it and now i have a date :smile2: .
    So i can tell any one who has been denied that if you want it bad enough then dont give up.

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