Another hurdle passed..

Hey folks.

Ok.... did my endoscopy today.  Um... have a hiatus hernia and gastritis...neither of which are deal breakers.

Next up... 5th visit for medically supervised diet AND the 3 hour seminar on the same day.  (23rd)
Psyche evaluation (July 11)
Sleep specialist (July 14)

... on my second week of chantix and still smoking like a chimney......   working on it...

Keep on keeping on. And, quit those nasty cigs! You're going to do fine. They'll fix that hernia while they're in there.

--gina

Thanks, Gina..

  I wanna quit sooooooooooooo bad.. I really really do.   More than the weight, the cigs have been destroying my life!

Yay!!   You're getting there!   I also had a hiatal hernia.... they fixed it during my WLS.    Hope you fly thru the rest of your hurdles.  Good luck!  Cindy

Ty Cindy...

.....  have a few more indignities to go through.  Like going to the doctor who is doing the medically supervised 6 month thing, and having him see I've gained 5 lbs....  oh Lawd.

Putting wings on! 

Are you going through insurance?  I was warned not to gain during my 6 months "diet" or I would be denied. 

I know of others that were denied by their surgeon because they didn't quit smoking.  I've never smoked but I know quiting is a really hard thing to do.   (((HUGS)))

I'm embarassed to say that this month I *DID* gain a few pounds.  I tried south beach earlier in the month... got through a week and was STARVED!  Totally went off the deep end the second week.  There's a chance I could dump the 5 lbs before my next appt on the 23rd.  Now that I have this information - I can try to do fats only, if anything, for the next few days and be sure I stay home and take my diuretics.  When I leave the house, I don't take them... they kinda confine me (I hate public restrooms)  lol

In the past 4 months, I only managed to lose 2 lbs.  Well.. it fluctuates, but when I go in... I was down 2 lbs.  I'd actually lost 12... gained 4... blah blah blah  (story of my life and why I'm going for the WLS).  I hope they take into consideration that I'm down nearly 100 lbs from my highest recorded weight.

He was quite clear....  he said he had broken up with more than one patient for smoking.  Honestly though.. I want to be free of it... I can't stand it... can't stand gasping for air and always coughing and feeling congested and the smell etc.  It creates extra work.. extra laundry, extra bottles of febreeze to use on the carpet, extra curtain washing, extra wall washing etc.   I'm DONE!

I'm setting my quit date for July 1 -  and praying I can be freeeeeeeeeeeeeee at last!  YAY!

Thank you!
Lori

Prayers are going out as I type!!!   Keep us updated!!!!