update.

Aug 14, 2011

the last post was when i got approved in general to even be seen by the bariatric team... Now i'm officially scheduled for surgery. I will be having the VSG on August 19th. I've been on the pre-op modified liquid diet, instructed by my dietitian, since august... 7th. So its been about a week now. And i'll be on it untill the day before surgery.by 'modified', they mean.. i'm allowed 400 callories a day. in a light meal or some vegetables or soup here and there.. Stuff like that. So what my day usually consists of: 

2-3 protein shakes. (pure protein is my favorite... the most tolerable.)
64oz of sugar free liquids/water. (water, propel zero, crystal light, sugar free popsicles.)
one lean cuisine or smart ones frozen meal. they're below 300 calories a piece.
Some fresh vegetables with a tiny bit of light ranch dressing as a snack.
a yoplait light yogurt.

^.^ Thats about that.sometimes i'll have a string cheese, aswell.

I've lost 2lbs on this diet. i'm now 250lbs.

I went to a pulmonary appointment the other day.. They were not aware my surgery was already scheduled, and wanted to start me on a cpapp machine for my sleep apnea. But they said since surgerys in ess than a week, they're not gonna start me on it. I have to do another sleep study about 2 months after surgery though. and if my sleep apnea is still as bad, i have to start it.

I started this journey back last year.. i never actually got a refferal sent to cincinnati childrens hospital, untill the end of march 2011.. but i started looking into things towards the end of 2010.. my highest wait was about 278lbs and i'm 5'3".. my bmi was around 49. My bmi is now around 43-44, and i'm 250 pounds. I have never done that well on my own.. ever.. untill this surgery motivated me.. cause i knew if i gained weight while in the process, they wuoldnt want to do the surgery for me.

Its crazy what the right motivation can do for you.

Most my family is not supportive. I've been very open about it all on the internet. i have an album on facebook called 'my journey' that has pictures and captions and stuff explaining things i've been going through. testing i've had done. etc.. I know people that have looked into wls but never knew much about it or if itd be rightfor them, or they're afriad of the process.. i figure maybe theres more people. so i started a blog (www.justashley1637.blogspot.com) and started posting on facebook.. i figure maybe what i'm leanring will help someone else. and i'm all about that.

Theres not much online about teenagers having weight loss surgery.. I'm turning 16 next week.. August 22nd. I was looking and couldnt fnid much. I was so happy to find out that the nations leading center for bariatric surgery in teenagers, is no more than an hour and a half away from me. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medial Center.

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