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WhimsicalClay

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  1. 8/17/06

    · WhimsicalClay · 08/17/2006 16:51

    Oh lovely, I knew it was bound to happen. Mother nature visits today and the rest of the week. Probably not a good time to be PMS'ing...on top of everything else.
     
    I didn't sleep that well last night. Dani called at 11:30 and woke me up. I weighed 243.4 when I went to bed. Woke up this morning at 241.2 So the VT weight is falling off of me. So far today I've had one and a half shakes and I'm feeling a little hungry.
     
    COnsidering what I'm going through, my mood in not that bad. Going to go have some broth and water now, need to keep my energy up.

  2. 8/14/06

    · WhimsicalClay · 08/17/2006 16:49

    August 14th - day 1 - not too terribly bad. This was the beginning of a new life for me. I could feel it, I could see it. I came home on Sunday from a trip to Vermont. When I got on the scale it read 249 lbs. I knew I had eaten badly in VT but I didn't think it was that bad.
     
    For dinner on Sunday, I had my last meal of shrimp fried rice and egg drop soup....it was very good. I took a couple of Sacra sagrada to help me go to the bathroom in the morning. I weighed in on Monday the 14th at 247 lbs.
     
    I have to be down to 237 according to Dr. Greenes pre-op instructions and at this rate, I'm going in the wrong direction.
     
    Dani is with her dad this week so I don't have to cook which makes it easier to not be around food. I was feeling a little weird so I went to bed early.

  3. 6/8/06

    · WhimsicalClay · 08/17/2006 16:42

    6/8/06
     
    This was the day of my initial meeting with the WLS group and Dr. Greene. I was one of about 15 people there wanting to have the surgery done. I swear, I was the last one in the office. They took me back to a room and I know I sat that for an hour before the Dr. Greene came in.
     
    I thought he was arrogant and not overly compassionate. He thought I would be a good candidate for the gastric bypass and not necessarily the lapband.
     
    During this initial meeting, I also met with Mandy, the nutritionist and Laura.
     
    During my weigh in, I was trying to weigh in heavier in the event my insurance would cover me if I were 100 lbs overweight. Didn't happen anyway, oh well.
     
    I weighed in at exactly 255lbs. 36.6 BMI
     
    While waiting in the waiting room I meet Donna. Though I didn't find out her name until later. She finished before me and was waiting for her ride outside when I came out.

  4. The beginning...

    · WhimsicalClay · 08/17/2006 16:36

    6/1/06
     
    My journey into lapband surgery began sometime in May 2006. I remember doing just a little bit of research on it and taking about it at Shrinemont to Hollie Mion. Shrinemont was May 15th- 21st so I know it was at least on my mind during that time.
     
    When I got home, I started doing more research and found Dr. Greene's AWL website. I learned that he held monthly meetings and I decided to go.
     
    The surgery seemed like something that would work for me. I knew I didn't meet the health requirements and that self-pay might be my only option. I remember speaking to him at the end of the meeting and asking about my BMI which was 36.6 at the time. He said they wouldn't weigh me anymore and just use my current weight as the basis of my insurance submittal. I made an appointment with Wendy Colbert, his right hand.
     
    It was much later that I learned that my insurance would not cover the surgery. I had heard somewhere that the surgery costed $24,000 in the US and about $9,000 in Mexico. I was mentally preparing myself to pay $24,000 so it was a great relief when I found out it was only $14,000, yeah right, only!!!

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