In exactly one week I will have finally had my surgery.. All of the appointments, the worrying, and the constant researching will all be over in exactly one week. But I really can’t say that, because that’s when the hard part is going to begin. I’m actually less and less scared about the surgery, and getting more and more used to the idea of a total body transformation. I hate running into people I know, so hopefully in a year’s time I won’t be recognizable in public! Okay, so I shouldn’t even be thinking about that right now. I hope that come surgery day I will feel at least a small sense of relief that this big bad surgery is all done and over with. It’ll be nice to wipe the slate clean and plod along into a new life.
On the other hand....
Seven more days of these awful fucking shakes…. Although I’m getting used to them, I will be glad to see the end of them.. Bring on the hospital jello!!!!
Today’s weight- 276.0
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sting Like a Bee
I hope everyone likes my half Rocky inspired title! It fits, I think.
So, a blog you ask? Yes, a blog.
Over the past 18 months I've been preparing for a surgery I never thought would happen. A surgery I believed was like some sort of unattainable thing!! When I first talked to my Doctor about Weight Loss Surgery, it was kind of like talking about buying a Porsche.. Other people had them, but there was no chance I would ever qualify.
Talking about Gastric Bypass Surgery was weird. I had heard about it, I had even read about it a bit, but the thought of actually having it was so, so, so, foreign.. After talking to the Doc about it, it took a full 14 months to get an initial appointment at the Humber River Regional York Finch General hospital site. I had over a year to think about the surgery and have panicky thoughts about when my phone would ring with an appointment. I never thought so much could happen in that year!!!
In June of 2009 I met the man of my dreams , and within four months Mitch and I moved 165kms NW from home in small town Ontario, to another small town in even colder Ontario. Talk about a change.
One random day at my new job as a Personal Support Worker for Community Living, I get this surprise email from some woman I've never heard of.. As I scroll through it, it gives me times, dates, and locations for the dour, quickly arriving appointments. Uh-oh.. Time to panic. This brought a whole new real-ness to my future.
After meeting with a dietitian, and a social worker for a psych evaluation, it looks like I am a "perfect candidate" for WLS; I had a pre-existing medical condition, I had tried various weight loss methods (one even being medications when I was 17 which failed to do anything other then make me look like a speed junkie!!!), I had dieted frequently, and for a very steep price, followed a years worth of toughasnails training at the gym with my peppy little trainer. But for no lack of trying, I couldn't shift the weight.
The next step for me was a Gastric Bypass class, and then meetings with the surgeon, and eventually a pre-operative appointment at the hospital.
That pretty much takes us to now! Surgery is booked for November 3rd, at 9am.
In an effort to lose "excess liver fat" before surgery, the surgeons provide you (for the low low price of $200 cash!) with two weeks worth of opti-fast, a shake type drink that comes in powder form, which limits calorie intake but also provides you with every single vitamin and nutrient needed for day to day life.. The best diet tool ever! And the most fucking DISGUSTING thing I've ever put in my mouth.. Holy J. The vanilla flavour tastes like some sort of gone-off soya beverage that has small chunkies in it and that lovely chalky consistency you get from powdered beverages. Kill. Me. Now. But you know what, After 6 days on this shiz, you kind of get used to it. Although I do drink the vanilla one with my nose plugged. You do what you gotta.
Here comes the numbers. Everyone who has WLS seems to be super easy going about weight numbers, so I'm just going to throw it out there and deal with it
First appointment with dietitian = 287lbs
October 21= 283.5
October 24= 278.0
Let's see what tomorrow brings.
Peace out!
So, a blog you ask? Yes, a blog.
Over the past 18 months I've been preparing for a surgery I never thought would happen. A surgery I believed was like some sort of unattainable thing!! When I first talked to my Doctor about Weight Loss Surgery, it was kind of like talking about buying a Porsche.. Other people had them, but there was no chance I would ever qualify.
Talking about Gastric Bypass Surgery was weird. I had heard about it, I had even read about it a bit, but the thought of actually having it was so, so, so, foreign.. After talking to the Doc about it, it took a full 14 months to get an initial appointment at the Humber River Regional York Finch General hospital site. I had over a year to think about the surgery and have panicky thoughts about when my phone would ring with an appointment. I never thought so much could happen in that year!!!
In June of 2009 I met the man of my dreams , and within four months Mitch and I moved 165kms NW from home in small town Ontario, to another small town in even colder Ontario. Talk about a change.
One random day at my new job as a Personal Support Worker for Community Living, I get this surprise email from some woman I've never heard of.. As I scroll through it, it gives me times, dates, and locations for the dour, quickly arriving appointments. Uh-oh.. Time to panic. This brought a whole new real-ness to my future.
After meeting with a dietitian, and a social worker for a psych evaluation, it looks like I am a "perfect candidate" for WLS; I had a pre-existing medical condition, I had tried various weight loss methods (one even being medications when I was 17 which failed to do anything other then make me look like a speed junkie!!!), I had dieted frequently, and for a very steep price, followed a years worth of toughasnails training at the gym with my peppy little trainer. But for no lack of trying, I couldn't shift the weight.
The next step for me was a Gastric Bypass class, and then meetings with the surgeon, and eventually a pre-operative appointment at the hospital.
That pretty much takes us to now! Surgery is booked for November 3rd, at 9am.
In an effort to lose "excess liver fat" before surgery, the surgeons provide you (for the low low price of $200 cash!) with two weeks worth of opti-fast, a shake type drink that comes in powder form, which limits calorie intake but also provides you with every single vitamin and nutrient needed for day to day life.. The best diet tool ever! And the most fucking DISGUSTING thing I've ever put in my mouth.. Holy J. The vanilla flavour tastes like some sort of gone-off soya beverage that has small chunkies in it and that lovely chalky consistency you get from powdered beverages. Kill. Me. Now. But you know what, After 6 days on this shiz, you kind of get used to it. Although I do drink the vanilla one with my nose plugged. You do what you gotta.
Here comes the numbers. Everyone who has WLS seems to be super easy going about weight numbers, so I'm just going to throw it out there and deal with it
First appointment with dietitian = 287lbs
October 21= 283.5
October 24= 278.0
Let's see what tomorrow brings.
Peace out!
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