s-l-o-w-l-y getting there
I lurk here more than I post but, I've slowly but surely been jumping through all the hoops required to have WLS. I had a sleep study done on Tuesday to see if I have any degree of sleep apnea. I was to have a second night done on this coming Tues, but they called to say they had enough data and thst it wasn't neccesary. Now I just wait until a week from Fri to speak w/ the doc and have the results of the study. I'm guessing I don't have apnea, or it is so mild that a CPAP would not be called for. I do hope they can tell me why I wake up 3-6X a night. Other than that, I have 2 more Lifestyle classes and a consult w/ the medical director. I should be able to get an appointment w/ the surgeon (with about a 3 month wait). So, I am s-l-o-w-l-y getting there. If anyone cares to send some encouraging words my way, I'd appreciate it. I'm home from work today with a rotten cold that blossomed yesterday. Just a small pity party here because the waiting is so hard and I feel so utterly crappy today!
~Donna
~Donna
Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like nobody's watching!
Hey Donna,
Sorry to hear that you're sick, but it's a beautiful day, and you should take a short walk outside if you can. It might make you feel better.
As far as the wait goes, I agree, it's so long and drawn out when you're anxious to just get the surgery done and your new life started. I got mine done in just over 3 months, 6/5 to 9/17. My PCP still insists I must have known someone at Tufts to have gotten it done so quickly. (I didn't.) Well, I didn't think it was quick. Everyday dragged on, and I resented the fact that the insurance companies and doctors make us jump through hoops before the surgery. After all, if I had cancer, they wouldn't make me take a smoking cessation class before they started to treat me, right? (Not that I smoke, but I use that as an example.) But now that my surgery is over and I've had a year to learn all the lessons that we must learn to be successful with our tool, I see why we had to go through all that stuff beforehand. It really is so important to be prepared for the surgery, not only physically, but even more so psychologically. All of the things you are learning in your lifestyle classes, the research you've had to do, the weight you have to lose and yes, even the sleep study, are so important to the ultimate success of your surgery. So hang in there. You'll be on the loser's bench before you know it. When your day comes, it will be so exciting, and you'll be prepared to take on all the post-op challenges that you'll be faced with more easily because of all of the preparation you're doing now.
Hope your cold disappears fast!
Kathy
Sorry to hear that you're sick, but it's a beautiful day, and you should take a short walk outside if you can. It might make you feel better.
As far as the wait goes, I agree, it's so long and drawn out when you're anxious to just get the surgery done and your new life started. I got mine done in just over 3 months, 6/5 to 9/17. My PCP still insists I must have known someone at Tufts to have gotten it done so quickly. (I didn't.) Well, I didn't think it was quick. Everyday dragged on, and I resented the fact that the insurance companies and doctors make us jump through hoops before the surgery. After all, if I had cancer, they wouldn't make me take a smoking cessation class before they started to treat me, right? (Not that I smoke, but I use that as an example.) But now that my surgery is over and I've had a year to learn all the lessons that we must learn to be successful with our tool, I see why we had to go through all that stuff beforehand. It really is so important to be prepared for the surgery, not only physically, but even more so psychologically. All of the things you are learning in your lifestyle classes, the research you've had to do, the weight you have to lose and yes, even the sleep study, are so important to the ultimate success of your surgery. So hang in there. You'll be on the loser's bench before you know it. When your day comes, it will be so exciting, and you'll be prepared to take on all the post-op challenges that you'll be faced with more easily because of all of the preparation you're doing now.
Hope your cold disappears fast!
Kathy
"I am not the skin I'm in, but the soul within."
Hi Donna,
I totally agree with Kathy. It is a true test of character to wait and be patient. My mother always said though....good things come to those who wait!! That is what will be coming your way very soon. So mark another day off the calendar, take a deep breath, and have a little pity party. Then go outside and enjoy what is left of this beautiful day.
I totally agree with Kathy. It is a true test of character to wait and be patient. My mother always said though....good things come to those who wait!! That is what will be coming your way very soon. So mark another day off the calendar, take a deep breath, and have a little pity party. Then go outside and enjoy what is left of this beautiful day.
I know the wait is frustrating...but it will be worth it. Like Kathy posted earlier (we had our surgery w/the same doc) My first appointment was 6/25/08....my surgery was 9/2/08. But i don't have any health problems, i simply needed blood work, and EKG and a chest xray...so i was lucky. But i will tell you...we didn't get this way in 3months, heck...even a year...so I guess the wait is all relative. Hang in there, your time will come, and you'll be joining us on the other side :) Your more than halfway through the process...its all downhill from now!
Kristene
all time high weight! 310lbs
at surgery 296lbs
1 year anniversary 155lbs
goal 150lbs
I know it takes such a long time.
I used to sleep very poorly. Hard time getting to sleep, hard time staying asleep and I used to snore like a bear. Occasionally I still have a hard time getting to sleep, especially about a week before my period is due. But once I do I sleep through the night every night, and I haven't snored since three weeks after my surgery. Usually I get to sleep easy. I don't think I've woken up in the night for months, long enough that I don't really remember how long it's been.
I think the lifestyle classes (or in my program we call them behavior classes) were one of the biggest assets to me in the long run. I am definately much more confident I'll have sucess at maintaining because of things I learned there. So I know it's a huge weight but be sure you also focus on the process so you can get as ready as possible for the inevitable journey of AFTER.
If you get done everything and your just waiting to get in with your surgeon, a good book with strategies that makes you so much more aware of WHY you do what you do is called Mindless Eating. I'd recommend you get ahold of it. It helped me. :-)
I used to sleep very poorly. Hard time getting to sleep, hard time staying asleep and I used to snore like a bear. Occasionally I still have a hard time getting to sleep, especially about a week before my period is due. But once I do I sleep through the night every night, and I haven't snored since three weeks after my surgery. Usually I get to sleep easy. I don't think I've woken up in the night for months, long enough that I don't really remember how long it's been.
I think the lifestyle classes (or in my program we call them behavior classes) were one of the biggest assets to me in the long run. I am definately much more confident I'll have sucess at maintaining because of things I learned there. So I know it's a huge weight but be sure you also focus on the process so you can get as ready as possible for the inevitable journey of AFTER.
If you get done everything and your just waiting to get in with your surgeon, a good book with strategies that makes you so much more aware of WHY you do what you do is called Mindless Eating. I'd recommend you get ahold of it. It helped me. :-)
Lord, give me stregth and when I lack it, patience.
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