osubuxfan
Still Waiting ...
Sep 07, 2013
Well, I've been busy over the past couple of months getting things done prior to the last leg of the pre-surgery hurdles. I have seen my PCP, got all my routine labs with an "All Clear" status! I have seen my endocrinologist and finally got my thyroid stabilized. I have seen the GYN and am going in on 09/23/2013 for a D&C (instead of a hysterectomy); I am doing this in an effort to try to minimize the effects of my perimenopausal symptoms on my recovery from WLS.
I had my initial WLS surgery consult on 09/03/2013 with Dr. Ryland Scott in Rome, Georgia. He has excellent stats with regard to complications, technique, etc., and I have complete confidence in him; together we are going to change my life!! He did tell me that because of my large hiatal hernia and severe reflux, I would not be a candidate for a sleeve, but he will perform a gastric bypass and that is fine with me. I had all my initial preoperative labs drawn when I left his office (8 tubes - good googly moogly)
I went to the first nutritional group/class on 09/04/2013 and am now keeping food/exercise journals for the next 2 weeks to take back to my first individual meeting with the dietitian. Once that's done, I'm probably 4-6 weeks out from surgery - WOO WOO!
So while I've been taking care of all this "housekeeping," I have continued to eat better, exercise more (still not a lot) and have managed to lose approximately 30 pounds since starting this WLS discussion with myself in May 2013, so not losing fast, but losing and eating so much better and have learned so much during these few months about food and nutrition. It's no wonder I was almost 300 pounds; I've been doing it wrong for 50 years!! Of course I realize some of the standard rules of nutrition will change post gastric bypass, but at least I "get it" now and have no fears about being able to eat responsibly & well from here out.
So now I'm back to waiting (but I know it's just over the next hill)! Start warming up my spot on the bench - I'm on my way (by the way, I have pretty wide hips, so some of ya'll are going to have to slide down a little farther to make room)!!
