Cyndi M.

Send Message

Block

Add Friend

8-3-04
I HAVE A DATE!! i am so excited August 19, Thank you Lord. I go in on the 16 and get all the paperwork done and talk to my Dr. And the best news of all is my moms coming from Florida to be with me........... What a wonderful day.




8-8-04
Well, not really much going on here yett, trying to get myself ready for the big day. Today i staaarted cleaning moving furniture, spring cleaning, something i havent done in a long time cause its so hard for me to hold out long to do much of anything. Not sure where the streanth came from today but i have been more active today then i have been in a long time. I guess my nerves are kicking in. I have been doing a lot of WHAT IF? thiking in the past few days, kinda weird how your mind works, i was up until 3am this morning thinking, wondering, and mentaly preparing myself (i think that is whats going on) None of us want to think about not making it throught the surgery, but i feel like i have to visit that option also, I have 3 children and a husband,that i sure dont want to leave behind, But i know in my heart of hearts that if i dont do this i wont live with all my health problems. I have put this in the hands of the Good Lord, and i belive he is going to see me through this.

11 days and counting....



8-12-04
Today is Thur. and boy its been a long week. And a very stressful week at work, i am trying to get all my cases caught up before i have my surgery, It feels like the more i try to catch up the more i find i need to do. lol but i am finaly caught up, with all my cases except one that i will finish tommrow. I have been on the net for 2 months every day researching, information on the surgery, diets, what to do and what not to do, I know that i am mentaly ready.




8-16-04
Well the 19th is almost here, i cant belive its actually going to happen, I have wanted this for so long, If people could see inside a person, and feel what they go through as a over weight person, they would never be so mean, rude or uncaring, I have fought so many years to fit in, and be normal, this world just dont accept you as a fat person, which is really sad. Now im starting a journey which is scarey cause i have never been a thin person, It is really like being born all over again. I do not plan on changing whats inside of me, i will always be the kind, caring, loving good hearted person, that will never change. I am ready for this wonderful new journey to begin. I have so many plans, goals and ideas for my new life, and im so very eager to begin. I will never forget this place or the people i have met in this loveing group. I have been so sick the past 6 months, my wonderful husband has been such an angel taking care of me and the kids, I love him so very much.
I have to go see my doctor today at one so when i get back ill let you all know what he has to say. Huggs



8-16-04
I went to see my doctor today and they gave me a bunch of papers to fill out, Dr. Pack whent over the entire process with me, and asked me if i had any questions, which i did. I asked him about taking my medication to the hospital with me and he said no, i also asked him about blood clots, and about the green filter thing i had read about and he said he didnt think i would have any problems with that since i didnt have a history of blood clots, I also let him know that i did have sleep apinea and wanted him to be sure and put it on his charts, I really like him, he will answere your questions so that u understand everything. I feel so good about all of this, I am ready. I have my prayer cloths that im taking with me. Im waiting for my mom to get here, shes comming in from florida to be with me. And i also have a Friend from Ohio thatt is having the surgery the same day as i am, Dr. Pack is her doctor also. So we are going to walk the hallways togeather,,,,,,,,, I thank the !
Lord for every thing he has done for me and is still doing. With out him i am nothing.




8-17-04
I had to go to the hospital today and have some blood work done, and pre-register for thurs. morning. They gave me a pretty arm band, and told me no matter what do not take this off.... so now if i forget who i am all i have to do its read the band on my arm... lol So now im all ready, next step is the surgery... I will post more as soon as i can.. Huggs and prayers to all.

7-1-04 Had to go back to the doctor today, woke up this morning my right are sore and swollen, and red where they put the iv in on the 30th for the scope test. He said i got an infection in my arm not sure how but he gave me some antibotics to take, he also told me that my lung test turned out good, my gallbladder scann showed that im full of stones so it must come out, which we can do all at one time, coool dont want to be cut twice.




7-3-04 Went to my psy. appt. this morning, it much better than i thought, i was worried, not sure why but he was really nice and all went well. Then i went to the hospital had a chest xray done and some more blood work done. July 8th is my last test, the stress test..... I think that is the worse one....lol we shall see.




7-7-04 I found out today that the antibotics that the doctor gave me was not for my arm it was for the infection in my stomach, wow i was way off how did i miss that and think he gave them to me for my arm. Anyways i talked to the nurse told her about the spasams i have been having and how the pain is getting worse, with a hot burning feeling, it hurts so bad i was ready to go to the hospital, and i hate hospitals......... so dr Pack called me in some medication ( Dicyclomine) for the spasams, which are caused from my gallbladder being full of stonessss.



7-8-04 Today i had my stress test had to walk the tredmill, my heart rate goal was 155 and i made it to 156, so i passed that test and that was my final test. Now its send in the paperwork and wait to hear from the insurance company......




7-12-04 I faxed my letter i wrote to the insurance to the doctors office today, so they can send it in with all the other paper work, still waitin on the psy. to send my report in. Geeeee these doctors sure do take their time doing thingssss.. Im leaving friday for vacation in Floridaaaaa wooohoooooo, going to see my family, maybe when i get back they will have some good news for me....




7-24-04
Well it has been a while since i wrote in here not much to update here, still waiting on my insurance company to give me an answere. I called Diane Friday and she said she hasnt heard anything yett, so im still playing the waiting game..... I sure hate this waiting thing it drives me nuttssssss. I did just get back from my Florida vacation which i had the most wonderful time ever. We took the kids to Bush Gardens, and we stayed at my aunts house on the island (Anna Maria Island) Very peaceful, I do have the most wonderful husband in the world. He is so good to me and the kids, he has a way of making all my dreams come true.. Thank you Lord for giving him to me.



"Be strong and courageous. Do not afraid or terrified, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
~Deuteronomy 31:6~

"Jesus Christ is same yesterday today forever"
~Hebrews 13:8~




7-28-04
I finally got brave and called my insurance company, the first guy i talked to said i was denied because it wasnt medically necessary.... i said what!! how can they say that???? He said hold on i will let you talk to nursing supervisor, she said the reason i was denied was because I tested postive for H Pylori, and i had to take a 12 day antibotic treatment and once i did that and the doctor faxed a paper stating that i had completed the treatment the would approve me for the surgery. I called my doctors office and Diane said she faxed the letter to them Friday morning. So they should be faxing my approval to the doctor soon. Diane said i should have a surgery date either Aug. 19th or the 26...... Woooohooooooo I am sooo excited and ready.... "Thank you Lord for opening doors for me"




7-30-04
Today I called my insurance company, I got the official word i have been approved. now all i need is for the doctor to give me a date. Im so excited, now that its finally getting to the end, i thought it would never get here. My mom is comming from florida to be with me during my surgery. You dont know how much better that makes me feel,My Heavenly Father, My husband , my children and my mother will be with me, what more can a girl ask for.

6-14-04 Went to my first weight loss Class, Where they went over the details of the surgery what to expect before and after. How they would do the surgery, and he answered any questions we had, we turne in the paper work with our information on it and they said they would contact our insurance company for us and let us know somehing.




6-16-04 wowwww my doctor call and said my insurance would approve the surgery.woooohoooooo im so happy.( i totaly didnt understand that phone call, what my doctor ment was my insurance company had the benifits to cover the surgery, but dont know if i will get aproved untill all the paper work is sent in)




6-21-04 I met with my surgon, and diaticion today got all that paper work out of the way, the set up my lab work for next week. So i have lab work done monday, wed they do the scope thing, and Sat. i talk to the Pshy. Gonna be a busy week for me.......




6-28-04 Today was the first step in the process of getting ready for my surgery, i went to the hospital and pre-registered for my stress test, and gal bladder test, and my scope test, for wed. the 30th i also had to pre register for a lung and heart test set for july 8th, and i go see the psy. Sat. so this week is going to be a busy week at the hospital..... Im excited, and kinda scared at the same time, not sure where the scared comes in, ive always hated doctors and hospitals so maybe that has something to do with it. The people are really nice, and make me feel calm, and safe. I just keep telling my self its another step towards the top of the mountain, then down hill to the loosing sideeeeeeeeeeeee.......



<
6-30-04 Well its /8am this morning and i had an ultrasound done which was painless and quick, left from there and had the lung test done, which went pretty good, with my asthma and a ex smoker (almost 4 weeks now) it went better than i thought, and it lasted maybe 30 min. Painless thank goodness. Then i went from there to the same day surgery center and had the scope done, well that toook much longer, the waiting like to of killed me not knowing what to expect like to of drove me nutssss....lol, but it was painless, the took me in to the room made me swallow some thick, nasty tasting stuff to numb my mouth and gave me a shot of something in my iv and the next thing i remember is taking my iv out and getting ready to go home. Wow I love it when things go so well....lol, I came home and slept for awhile, Feeling fine now. So i worried for nothing. Two test left and then ill be ready for the surgery wooohoooooo.