finally the first thing is done

I drove to Portland.. 2 hours up and 2 hours back.. met with the nurse practitioner and the nutritionist.. it is what you have to do.. was asked what kind of surgery I wanted.. it was of course DS.. they are submitting it to the insurance.. I know my insurance Tricare Prime has paid for the DS before.. there were a few surprises.. that I was slightly anemic.. and needed to eat more protien.. and since my Sleep study about 2 months ago I have lost 21 pounds.. which is good.. I have been practicing with protien shakes.. they are trying to push to have the surgery done in August.. which is also my birthday month.. I am excited.. maybe a little scared.. but mostly excited..

Renee - that is wonderful news! It certainly feels like the ball is rolling now. As for the anemia, try to get a handle on it now while you can. I hear it is really difficult to get your levels back up once they get too low. I was reading about how it takes half a day or more to get an IV infusion with the iron, so I do what I can to avoid that! Unjury protein is really good - even though I avoided it forever just because it was too raved about! I enjoy having the plain in my low-carb chai latte that I make with the Low carb milk (Carb Countdown). So are you on a c-pap machine? I know when my brother went on his he lost 20 lbs almost right away. I think it raises your metabolism - isn't that cool??? Good to hear from you! Keep us updated on your progress! Dina

So great to hear that things went well, August is really just around the corner. Don't know if you read my post on the main forum, but I've had a small set back. Keep me in your prayers.

Ginger - what happened with the setback? I didn't get to see the main forum posting... Dina

I was curious, too. I couldn't find it either.