Good Morning Everyone,

By the time I got back last night it was too late to post.  I am approved for VSG sometime this fall.  At first he said he was doing lower BMIs first and I was in the mid range and would be done before Christmas.  I said if there was any way possible I needed to be done earlier and I explained why.  As of Monday coming I will no longer have a job.  With the field I work in the best time to find work is December/January.  I explained that I really needed to be done in time to get healed and feeling good before I get out there actively looking for work.  He was still hesitant but then I promised him I would lose 30 pounds before surgery.  He then agreed.  That would drop my BMI down from 49 to 44.  I know I can lose 30 pounds.  The problem is keeping it off. 

I met Terrie and Jenn yesterday.  Two wonderful ladies.  Jenn is just a wealth of information and makes you feel really at ease.  Terrie is such a sweetie.  Meeting them was the icing on the cake for my visit.  I also met a beautiful young lady named Jane.  I hope she joins this site.  Bravo to her for taking charge of her life and going after this surgery at her age.  She is gorgeous as she is.  She doesn't need this surgery for her beauty but I'm glad she is going for it to ensure a lifetime of good health. 

Here is how the process went for the whole consultation.  First you need to register at the main registration desk.  Then you go to Clinic 1 ( I am assuming it will always be clinic 1 because they have the bariatric scale and examination tables).  A nurse named Debbie will call you in and get your weight and your height.  Then you will be put in an exam room to wait to see Dr. Pace.  There were 4 of us waiting in 4 rooms.  Dr. Pace (a very friendly man) will come in and discuss VSG with you and whether or not you qualify.  He likes you to be well informed and confident.  You need to realize that this is only a tool and that you will have a lot of work to do afterward.  He will discuss you BMI with you and if he agrees to do you will give you an idea of then (fall, before christmas, new year, etc.).  No one got turned down while we were there.  He will want to take a look at your belly and will give you an idea of where he will make the incisions. He will also ask you if you have ever been tested for sleep apnea.  If not he will tell you that you also need to get a sleep study done.  After Dr. Pace leaves you will meet with a lady doing a research study about the wait times for bariatric surgery.  She will let you know all about it and it is completely voluntary if you want to participate or not.  Then you will meet with the dietitian.  She will tell you that you will have to do a total of three weeks of liquid diet before surgery.  First there is a two week trial liquid diet designed to get you used to how you will eat for the first while after surgery.  This is usually done within six weeks prior to surgery.  Then the week immediately before surgery you will be on liquids again.

It was a very positive experience.  No I just have to way for my date.  My cell phone will not leave my side.  Thank you to Dr. Pace and his staff and expecially to Janice for putting up with all my annoying calls.

Hi Tammy, Thanks. No I haven't got to do the sleep test because I already have
my CPAP machine and I have been using it now since 2009. I had my sleep test
results with me to show him. So, he said that was fine and I didn't need to do it
again. The dietian is there to talk to you right after he leaves the office she came
in and gave me some pointers to start out with and she said she would contact 
me when my surgery date was closer. She is very nice too. I sure hope you get
a call soon. Maybe if you called the receptionist at Clinic1 in the HSC. She would
be able to tell you when his next clinic will be for the VSG patients. That is where
we were today, not at his office.

Ya  and yipee and right on and whoo whoo.

Your on the list for surgery!!!!!!!!!   So darn happy for you. Do you have to do the sleep test thingy?

I guess the goal to loosing weight is also to show we can follow a prescribed diet.  I need to deal with my stressors and find some other way other than celebrating, comforting or I won't be able to do that.  Any news on another clinic soon?

I  am soo excite and happy for you and envious!!!    all at the same time




   So congrats and enjoy your boost !!!!!lol

I would love to meet with you Tammy.  Next time let me know the day before and we'll try to arrange it.

God, I got a paragraph in my head and i writes a sentence, lol. Let me try again.

When your back and I am in GFW often, so maybe we could have a coffee/tea


Good luck today!!!!!