I AM HOME

OK GUYS I AM HOME! EVERYTHING WENT WELL. MY X-RAYS AND THE SURGERY WERE SUCCESSFUL. I HAD A REVISION OF A VBG TO A LAP RNY. I HURT LIKE HELL. I CAN'T SLEEP ON MY SIDE. I WISH I COULD HAVE TAKEN THE HOSPITAL BED HOME WITH ME. MY BLADDER WAS SLEEP FOR TWO DAYS SO THE NURSES HAD TO STRAIGHT CATHETER ME UNTIL FINALLY MY LAST DAY IN THE HOSPITAL I WENT ON MY OWN. I HAD TO STAY AN EXTRA DAY. I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD FEEL ALL THIS PAIN BUT HEY I DID HAVE MAJOR SURGERY. I'M ON CLEAR LIQUIDS AND POPSCICLES AND YOGURT AND BROTH AND SO FORTH. MY PRAYER IS WHAT GOT ME TO SLEEP. MY PARENTS AND MY FRIENDS HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE. MY MOM WANTS ME TO COME STAY WITH THEM,, BUT I OPTED NOT TO. CAN NOT DO ANOTHER CAR RIDE. BETWEEN MY CHILDREN, BOYFRIEND AND FRIENDS I AM OKAY. NOW I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW AND WHEN TO TAKE MY VITAMINS. TAKING THIS ONE DAYAT A TIME AND I AM GLAD THAT I WAS ALLOWED A SECOND CHANCE. MY JOB NO LONGER COVERS THE BYPASS OR ANY BARIATRIC SURGERY SO A LOT OF COWORKERS WISHED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE IGNORED MY WORDS OF WISDOM AND FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH GETTING IT APPROVED. NOW THE ONLY OPTIONS THEY HAVE IS TO JOIN A GYM. MY BOYFRIEND IS EVEN DOING THE CLEAR LIQUIDS WITH ME. I WAS SO GLAD TO SEE HIM WHEN  I WOKE UP FROM SURGERY. AND FOR HIM TO BE SUPPORTIVE MEANS A WHOLE LOT. I PLAN ON GOING TO SUPPORT GROUPS JUST TO STAY ON TRACK WITH MY PLANNED WEIGHT LOSS AND STAY IN THE GYM.ON JANUARY 14TH 2008 MY WEIGHT WAS 291. ON JANUARY 18,2008 I DROPPED DOWN TO 281. SO TEN POUNDS LOST 3 DAYS BEFORE SUGERY. MY TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL IS 125. DON'T WANNA BE TO THIN. BUT I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WEIGHT I LOSE. MY MINDSET IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME. TO THOSE WANTING TO DO A REVISION. DON'T GIVE UP. I HAD BEEN FIGHTING SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2007 AND WAS DENIED 3 TIMES BEFORE FINALLY GETTING APPROVED AND FOR THE LAST 5 MONTH I WAS PAYING COBRA COVERAGE SO I HAD TO PAY THE ENTIRE DEDUCTIBLE FOR MY MEDICAL INSURANCE AND IT WAS NOT CHEAP. SO I THANK FOR VERIZION WIRELESS FOR PAYING FOR MY REVISION AS WELL AS SOME OTHER COSMETIC SURGERIES I NEEDED! LOL Angel LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT

Welcome to the other side!!!  It sounds like all went well and with each passing day you will feel less pain and discomfort and the pounds will continue to drop.  I love your testimonial about fighting to get insurance approval.  I think a lot of us give up too quickly when we get that first decline.  The insurance companies WANT us to give up and go away but all we want is our tools fixed...I don't think that's too much to ask..LOL!!  I hope for a quick recovery for you and I'm looking forward to hearing about your weight loss!!

THANK U FOR YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. I CAN NOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT CIGNA. THEY REALLY GAVE ME THE BLUES. NOW THEY WILL PAY 18000 FOR FOOT SURGERY BUT WON'T COVER A REVISION. OH WELL. GOD ANSWERED MY PRAYER BECAUSE I SPECIFICALLY ASKED HIM TO BE WITH THE HEARTS OF THE NURSE AND DOCTOR *****VIEWED MY CASE AND HE DID. I WILL KEEP U UPDATED ANGEL

Congrats!!! and best of luck...Sorry to hear about the rought ime you are having but IT WILL GET BETTER....Hoping to meet you an the other side soon. I go for my UGI and endoscopy this week....You are in my prayers Christine

I am so glad you are doing better now and at home. I  will keep you in my prayers.   Best wishes, My revision has been set for March 6th!!  I am so scared. 

thank you for your well wishes. it's hard. i'm sore as all get out but it's getting better. just ready to get to moving around and getting back in the gym and eating real food i wish you well on your surgery date and pray that God's hand be in the operating room and post op for you as well. eat a hot wing for me please! lol Angel