I am getting closer!

Hi guys, I am waiting to finish all of my tests so that I can have my second meeting with my surgeon and get my surgery date. Here is my progress on what I have gotten done so far and what I have scheduled. I am so excited!!!! Echocardiogram - 9/8 at 9am Persantine Thallium Test - 8/19 at 9am Electrocardiogram - DONE! Chest X ray - DONE! Abdominal Ultrasound - 8/31 at 8:45am Pelvic Ultrasound - 8/31 at 8:45am CBC, Electrolytes, BUN, Creatinine - DONE! TSH - DONE! Prolactin - DONE! Cortisol - DONE! Upper GI Endoscopy - Initial appt. 8/19 at 11am Psych Eval - In the works Nutritional Consultation - In the works Documentation of 15 pound weight loss - I am down 2 poundsthis week so far; doing the treadmill everyday and working at it. To everyone else who is waiting for their surgery dates - this takes forever!!! But I can not wait for what comes at the end of it!

Congrats to u Neely, This is truely an inspiration to me I am going through this process now I know this process is lengthy but well worth it keep it up and keep your eyes on the prize I wish you luck

From starting the process to surgery was about 3 months for me. The LONGEST three months ever but with all the appointment I had to go to and schedule it seems like every week I had something marked off my list of things to do and got one step closer. This is the hardest part.... waiting. Once you have surgery it will go by soooo fast. I am 3-1/2 mo. post op and down 66lbs. OMG! Time flies by. I felt like I was in the hospital just last month.

At least I'm not alone in feeling this way. =) My surgery is at the end of September; every minute that goes by feels like an hour. I'm not kidding. Maybe I should try to focus on something else instead? Hmmm... Oh well. Amanda

The last month was the hardest. Then the last week. Then the night before. Everyone goes through this. Believe it or not.. you will even question having the surgery a few days prior. Because I was losing weight on my pre-op liquid diet.. I thought.. "Hey... I dont need surgery, I could do this myself". LOL Yea right. The weird games our minds play on us

nice! just keep at it and im sure the time will fly by and in no time you'll be the one giving new pre ops the low down :D _mike openRNY 2/25/05 623/463/200ish