Kate M.
Meeting the Surgeon Dec 5!
Nov 03, 2014
Reposted from the Ontario board:
Just got the call I am meeting with the surgeon on Dec 5th! I have been in limbo since I finished the my last of my appointments (nearly a month ago) so I'm really excited to get an appointment. I don't mind that it's over a month away because I think the *not knowing* and waiting, wondering is really the worst part.
The best part is tomorrow is my 1 year anniversary of quitting smoking (which was inspired by this whole process). Getting this appointment is the best gift I could ask for.
For everyone who is going through the process, just be patient, it will happen eventually.
Thanks a billion to all the vets and your great advice so far. I feel like it's really happening now. :)
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This news couldn't have come at a better time. I have been struggling a bit the past few weeks. I have been dealing with some very difficult stuff (family tragedy and some other tough matters) the past month or so. I didn't go to the gym at all this weekend and felt like a total clod. I ended up eating some sweets in frustration last night after my third attempt to get on the bus and go to the gym was thwarted by the TTC short turning buses I needed to catch to make it to my fitness class on time. Blugh!
The rest of the time I've been doing great, eating right and going to the gym, doing circuit training and everything. But this weekend just hit me like a sack of potatoes. I realized that exercise has been a great coping mechanism but that when my good habit (working out) gets disrupted I still can be tempted into turning back to my old, bad habits (eating treats). Especially when there's easy goodies in arms reach. Let this be a lesson learned. I am not falling into that trap today. Yes, I have been dealing with a very hard, tragic situation but that doesn't give me the excuse to do any more harm to myself in the form of overeating or mainlining white sugar, any more than I would go out and smoke a cigarette from having a bad day. This is for me, a chance to start over, and if that means building my new eating and exercise habits up brick by brick, so be it.
On Dec 5 I will be getting my date and buying Optifast, which means I could be having surgery before or very soon after the new year. I am really excited and happy to know that I am that much closer. I am ready to make these changes for life and I will take this surgery as a sign that I am given a chance to revise my bad habits, replace them with new, healthier habits and throw the old ones out the door. Good riddance!
