Hope I'm heading down the home stretch....

Yepper pepper I have sleep apnea Have to go be fitted for a c-pap machine on the 12th.  Went to see the vascular doc on Wednesday and she cleared me for surgery and added a BP med because my top # continues to be high. I am now on 3 different BP meds now, that should prove something to my insurance. She also said I will have to give myself shots of heparin when I get home  Have 2 more months to go on the supervised diet. I have lost a few pounds so I will most likely have to go on the optifast diet So everything I feared I would have to go though is now in process and you know what it aint so bad!! Think I'm gonna go take a soak! God bless! Blessings Tina

LOL...did you ever in your life imagine having to take a bunch of tests and hoping to have them say you were sick or something other than good news, or that the bad news is the good news? Know what I mean? LOL...Well hope this made sense...good luck on the next two months..five more to go here...woo hoo

I know just what you mean.  Now that I have out of control BP and sleep apnea with depression, asthma and arthiritis I hope I am  shoe in.....The time goes by so fast. Blessings Tina

Well, take care of yourself so you can be as fit as possible for your surgery. Congratulations on sticking with this and keeping your "eye on the prize" Joan

Thanks Joan I need all the encouragement I can get! Blessings Tina

Tina, I've had sleep apnea since Oct. of 2004. I don't use the CPAP as much now as I did in the beginning but I do have to begin using it according to the surgery scheduler. Otherwise, Dr. Ben Meir will put me in ICU right after surgery. So I'm gonna start using it tonight. I really isn't that bad other than getting use to it I did wake up very rested. I really only lost 10 lbs on my supervised diet and that's the only thing that my insurance co. was waiting for. I also went to the vascular doctor since blood clots run in my family. I have to lose 14 lbs but July 13th so I'm doing it on my own. A few years ago I went to Physicians Weight Loss Center and their stuff is the same as what is on bariatricadvantage.com.  Keep thinking positive... Jill

Well, I am glad you got the appointments out of the way and done....not so glad you have all this other junk added now.... I also was lucky enough to get a CPAP and I am not a big fan of it....I am having troupble keeping the mask on all night. But when I do I sleep great and get up ready to go! Keep us posted! Colleen