December 4, 2009

Dec 04, 2009

Another pre-op task done...several more to go.  My mind is STILL reeling from yesterday.  Met with the surgeon, Dr. Upadhyay, and had a long talk.  He asked his questions and I asked mine.  And in the end he said the RNY looks like the perfect choice.  So....it's official.  I'm on the pre-op road towards surgery.  The patient rep found an immediate opening (meaning TODAY!) for me to have an edoscopy and I just got home from having it done.  I'm still really woozy, but not quite as sedated as when Crystal picked me up from the hospital.  I'm so grateful there was an opening.  According to DeAngela (the patient rep), the doc is going to leave the country in the latter part of the month and return in early January....but then he'll be flying out again in the latter part of January.  She's trying to give me a good chance at possibly having surgery in early January (did I just say EARLY JANUARY!!?).  All I have left to do is my bloodwork, psych eval (they're letting me use my own personal therapist), nutrition eval, abdominal ultra-sound (set for 12/11), and the pre-op support group session on 12/22.  And, the 'biggest' must-do before surgery (drumroll, please...) -- I need to lose 25 to 30 lbs before I get anywhere near the operating table.  I am so blown away by everything right now...I still can't believe this is happening.  After all of this time?  All of these years?  Is wls finally becoming a reality for me? 

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