Hey guys,

My initial surgeon consult is next week, and I'm sick of waiting (had to schedule this appointment a month ahead of time.)

Between the time my primary care doctor recommended WLS 3 weeks ago, and now, I think I've read everything on the internet about sleeves, watched every video on sleevers progress on you tube, I've even watched video of the surgery being completed twice.

I'm half afraid once I get to talk to the surgeon, he won't have anything new to tell me... LOL.

Anyway, I thought I'd be more nervous, but I'm not... I'm just anxious to get it all over with and started.. (I'm going to have to do the 6 month diet I'm sure...)

So, I guess I just wanted to check in and say hi to everyone... and ask if anyone knew what to expect for the initial consultation? Will that day be the start of my 6 months? Or will I need to come back and speak to a NUT for that?

chiming in for my monthly update.

Still not used to the cpap machine... it sucks really bad, and I don't feel like it's helping AT ALL.

On the plus side though, the doctor started giving me Nuvigil to help with my sleepiness from not being able to sleep with the machine. If ANYONE is having trouble sleeping with their cpap, I *highly* recommend you guys ask your doc about it. I feel GREAT on this stuff, awake, focused, ready to seize the day!!

On the weight loss side of things, my starting weight was 415, when I checked in with the surgeon, it was 405, and today ( 3 months into my preop diet) I'm down to 375 !! Down 40 pounds ! woot.!

UGH... bad news... just finished my sleep test this morning, and apparently I have partial apnea. I have to go back in a month and they're going to test me with a cpap machine. *SIGH*...

It sucked btw, was hard as hell to sleep with all those wires, and I was dumb enough to schedule my heart stress test for the day after, so I'm sleepy and getting ready to leave here and have them test my heart.

They'll still do my surgery if I have apnea right?

I *really really really* hope I don't have to use this cpap thing forever. Even the guy there told me that 6 months after surgery I should get re-tested and probably won't need it... I'm trying to keep that in mind.

Wish me luck at the heart doc today!

To answer your ? you can still have surgery if you have sleep apnea. In fact its one of the "qualifications" that will help you be approved for surgery, like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesteral - I have all these problems - having the surgery will alleviate these conditions, sometimes totally get rid of the problem.

As far as sleep apnea, the surgery should help considerably - possibly getting rid of the sleep apnea. My surgery isn't til 12/7 - very excited - like i said, surgery will help the problem.

good luck

kathy