Finally got my surgery date! August 17th

[Susan66 128]

Congrats

[TXTinana 269]

2 more weeks y'all!!!

[ylluz 151]

Yessss Icant wait soooo happy!!!!

[TXTinana 269]

So how is everyone doing going into these last couple of weeks?

[Margie122 845]

Hello everyone. I can't believe 2 weeks. So excited. TXTinana - I've been doing good. Walking almost every day, taking kick boxing 2x a week. It's really helped with the scale, it broke my plateau was having for a few weeks where I gained and lost the same pound over and over. I have ALL my pre-op stuff this Thursday, so I took the day off. My day starts at 9 and my last appointment is at 2. I'm excited to get it done and get more info for what happens after the surgery....I mean I have some idea from all posts and books I've read but I want to see what the NUT says for after surgery and how that will progress.

I'm work and I'm trying to get as much stuff done as possible to make my time away as easy for my colleagues as I can. I'm also trying to get stuff done at home too...it's a busy time.

Hope everyone else is doing well!

[TXTinana 269]

That's awesome @@Margie122 ! My home and work life have been so incredibly hectic that I've not really accomplished the amount of exercise that I want to but other than that I am feeling a difference in the way my clothes are fitting and hunger has diminished significantly! I never thought I would take a few bites of veggies or anything and be done.

[Margie122 845]

So I am at the hospital for all my pre-op testing today.just met with the anesthesiologist and he said everything looks great. Next stop blood draw, meet with surgical team, sleep doc, and NUT! FULL DAY but so worth it because my eye is on the prize......8/17!

[ylluz 151]

11 days!!!!!!

[kozyjozie 108]

My date is also set for 8/17. I can't wait.

[TXTinana 269]

Woohoo!!! And only 10 days left of this miserable pre-op diet hahahaha.

[Margie122 845]

After meeting with anesthesiology I met with the surgeon's assistant. She answered all my questions. I'll be in the hospital one night unless there are complications. I made my 2 week follow up with her and the NUT. After that I had lunch and went on a two mile walk. Then I met with the sleep doc. She told me that they consider severe sleep apnea anything over 30 episodes in an hour of not getting enough air/oxygen and I had 57 on average an hour per my sleep test! No wonder I was so tired. With the machine I'm averaging 2.8 an hour....anything under 5 an hour they consider no apnea. She also said that she thinks once I lose the weight I won't need the machine anymore and I will get retested again in six months. Final appointment was with the NUT. He was training another dietician who was very nice. I can go on their "Stage 3" diet when I'm released from the hospital which consists of all the liquids in the first two stages plus yogurt (no fruit pieces), small curd cottage cheese (blech! ????), cream of wheat, SF pudding, custard, strained or puréed cream Soup etc. I'll be on that for two weeks and then progress to Stage 4 puréed. It was a long day but so worth it. Hope everyone is doing well!

Edited August 6, 2015 by margie122

[TXTinana 269]

Everything is going well, just getting super anxious to have it done.

[Margie122 845]

Me too Txtinana - I just ordered demitasse spoons and forks and a set of 20 reusable 2oz tupperware containers with lids.

[ylluz 151]

Margie122 where you order from I need some small tupperware too...

[TXTinana 269]

I was at Dollar Tree and ended up buying little baby Tupperware that look like turtles. Also came with a baby spoon. Meh, it'll work for now.