Hey guys,

I've been away for a few days and wanted to share my progress. I have completed almost all my requirements. Already have gone to 5 of the 6 monthly weigh-in visits with my primary doctor (required by medicaid), went for my Echo and for my renal ultrasound. Also i scheduled my endoscopy for friday and my psych eval for next week. In addition, I'm going to meet with the nutrionist on the 28th and my appt. with the pulmonologist is on April 8th. Ufffff it's a lot but is sure worth it. After all this is done, i have to gather my paperwork and submit it to the medicaid office and wait for an aproval before i can get my final appt. to meet with my surgeon and finally get a surgery date.

Soooo... I also wanted to share what happened to me yesterday.

I managed to schedule 4 of my appts for the same day at the same hospital. After dropping my 3 and 9 year-old at school, @9:00am I went to the lab and got all my blood work done. Then @11:00am was my scheduled appt. with the Gastroenterologist ...after being there for a while everything went smoothly and i got my endoscopy appt. ...After that it was time for my 12:30pm appt @ the Radiology Dept. for my renal ultrasound. It was a pretty short wait ...the ultrasound was about half an hour. Then finally at 2:00pm it was time for my last appt. this was for my Echo (Heart Ultrasound) this test was about 35 mins. Mind you I had my 1 year old daughter with me all this time (managed to feed her and change her between appts.). I barely made it back to pick up my kids @ school at 3:30. Came home and starded laundry, cleaning the house, homework with the kids, dinner, baths ...etc. When finally after doing the dishes and picking up my towel and heading to the shower ...I hear my baby cry. She had fallen from her sister's bed while dad was reading a bedtime story. When i picked her up her face covered in blood I wanted to die. She fell on top of the edge of the other bed and got a deep cut on top of her right eye. I put on my jeans and shoes, hubby called his brother to stay with the kids and we rushed back to the hospital ...i was soooo nervous but kept pressing the wound. After a few hours in the ER, the doctor said it was better to let the wound heal with no stitches because they leave an ugly scar. But said that he would put on some antibiotic cream and bandage ....so we waited there until 2am and finally made it back home at 3am. Looooong day put I'm just glad my baby girl is ok and that I am closer to my band.

Oh.... that's the worse when the little ones get a hurt, and ER's take FOREVER! Glad everyone is ok and Good Luck with your Lap-Band Journey!!!

Sorry for your trauma!! Head wounds do tend to bleed A LOT. Its really scarey, especially with babies..

My kids are 23 & 25, but been there, done that...

Ohhh no :-( so glad she's ok at least! Sorry you had such a bad day and well wishes for your daughter!!!