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A Little Depressed - This past week was my week off.  I work three weeks and receive one week off.  So basically, I work 14 days and am off 14 days in a month.  This week was a little rough.  Started o...

So Far, So Good - No junk food, so far.  Y'all pray for me.  Came close today, my darling daughter packed my lunch for work today in a bowl that wasn't microwave safe.  Two minutes in the microwave ...

Rambling with some important stuff thrown in - Next week, we really kick it in gear as my second nutritionist visit is on the 24th.  I also have my Upper GI, chest X-ray, EKG, and all of the blood work wrapped around the nutrit...

Sleep Study, part Deax - Well, haven't posted in a while, but here goes.  Found out from the bariatric nurse that I do have sleep apnea.  She gave me some numbers that were kind of sobering.  I slept on my...

Sleep Study - Well, I had my sleep study last night and all things considered, it went well.  I arrived at 7:00pm at Ochsner Hospital and it took me about 30 minutes to find the sleep lab.  Once...

1st Nutritionist Visit - Well, yesterday was my first of three visits to the Nutritionist at Ochsner Hospital.  Unfortunately, the visit was not covered by my insurance so I had to pay $140 out of pocket. ...

Psych Evaluation - Got a call from the hospital this afternoon to schedule my psychatric evaluation.  Unfortunately, they called on my cellphone while I was driving to work.  I'm not one of those peo...

Testing Updates - Just got a call from Ochsner Hospital today.  Scheduled my sleep study for next Tuesday, the 26th.  I have to be at the hospital before 7:30 pm and will be there until 6:30 am the ...

Recap from 1st Consultation - Yesterday, I went to Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans for my first consultation with my surgeon's PA, Amber Weydert.  I was a little nervous, and it was a good thing I wrote down al...

Tomorrow's The Big Day.....1st of many I hope - Well, tomorrow is a day that I have waited six months for; the day of my first consultation with Ocshner's Bariatric Department.  That may not seem like much to celebrate for a lot...

Told My Parents About WLS - Sunday afternoon, I finally told my parents and my sister about my decision to have weight loss surgery.  Surprisingly, it went really well.  I don't know why I am so surprised, ov...

Countdown To 1st Consult - Finally got all of my new insurance information that starts on the 1st.  I went ahead and scheduled my first consultation with Dr. Richardson's PA, Amber Plasiance to get this ball...