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Well, my surgery was last Tuesday but unfortunately, Dr. Singh did not band me.  When he got in, he discovered that my liver is very diseased and he decided that he could not do the banding until we know what is going on with the liver.

Needless to say, I am very disappointed.  I was coming out of "la-la-land" when Dr. Singh told me that he had not banded me.  Of course, I thought that I was dreaming but I wasn't.  

So, I have the incisions, the pain but no band. Minor set-back.  I go today to my PCP to see what the biopsy showed.  I did see pictures of the liver and it was really ugly! Nothing like a healthy liver should look like.  

I have had some minor problems with one of the incision sites... bleeding but that will be taken care of in due time.  Right now I need to concentrate on finding out why my liver is so bad and then see what the plan of attack is from there.  Dr. Singh told me that I shouldn't give up because he hasn't given up on my yet.  He suggested that he might do a gastric-by-pass instead of the band so that I lose the weight much faster.  Even though the damage to the liver is permanent, he's thinking that with the by-pass, the damage will not increase.

So, while this has been a set-back for me, I will NOT give up! There is a reason for this bump in the road, so I need to be patient until God tells me what He has in store for me.

Thanks to all who have written with encouraging words and a special thanks to Tracy who has become a wonderful phone buddy!

Okay, my surgery is one week away and I'm getting really excited about this new birth I will be having.

I have been doing pretty good on the pre-op liquids but there have been a few "OOOPPPSSS!" but, I didn't dwell on them.  Just went back to what I was supposed to be doing. 

Super Bowl Sunday will be tough.  We always get together with my DH family and have chili and subs. I usually make cocktail meatballs too.  We're still doing all of that but I will be taking my drinks and soup broths with me.  I have a stash of SF popscicles there (if my teenage neice hasn't devoured them all by now!) so I think I will be okay.  It's nice to have support there too.

I was Walmart on Sunday picking up a few things for my neice and I decided that I would look for some more SF popscicles. (The Root beer, orange and Dr. Pepper ones).  While I was looking for them, I overheard a nice young woman telling her sons, "No, Mom can't have that because it has sugar in it." After a few more of these suggestions, I told her about the SF Popscicles that I had tried.  She told me that she was on a liquid diet for a week.  I looked at her and smiled and said, "I know what you're getting ready for!" She looked surprized when I said "Lapband." We talked for quite a while about the different protein drinks, etc. I asked her if she knew about the boards and she said she did.  We parted ways and then I realized that we hadn't exchanged names!  

This morning I found a private message from her on OH!  Isn't that amazing? Her surgery is tomorrow here in Salisbury.

I wrote back and told her that I really thought that our chance meeting was a Divine Intervention! I hope we can support one another during this journey.

Well, off I go to drink my chicken broth.  I'm really hungry this morning for some reason.

Hugs to all!

Well, I got proactive and called the insurance company to see what the status of the approval was.  I called last Wednesday and was told it was still being reviewed but that I should call on Firday.  I called on Friday and IT WAS APPROVED!!!!  Only 7 days after being submitted!

So, I called the surgeon's office and got the date set.

Then, today the surgeon's office called and wanted to change my date to the 5th instead of the 6th.  Hey, one day earlier is okay with me!!!!!!

So, I have my reservations for the motel and have some great people from the boards being support for me.  My hubby is getting a bit nervous but I think he's like that whenever I am in the hospital for anything!  

I will keep everyone updated.  Thanks for all of the kind emails.  They are a great help to me.

Hugs to all of you!

I  had to switch surgeons when my original surgeon left the practice.  I had hoped to be able to follow him to his new office but that didn't work out.  Iwas referred, by him, to Dr. Singh.  I have met with him and with the others for all of the necessary pre-op things.

The center I went to first lied to me about several things. One of them was that they had already gotten approval from my insurance cimpany for the banding.  This was not the case.  The insurance companysaid they hadn't even contacted them!  Needless to say Iwas a bit ticked off!

Because of this, I am still waiting for the surgery.  I have complied with all of the necessary waiting period (6 months) and have met with all of the other support people.  I have all of my clearances but I am still waiting. 

Sometimes I wonder if God is trying to tell me to NOT have this surgery.  But I KNOW that if I want to live, I MUST have the surgery.  The longer the wait is, the more difficulty I have following my new way of eating. (I have been following Bill Phillips' "Eating for Life".) I have lost around 60 pounds since July, but  am having trouble now.  I feel that I have come to a slow down of the weight loss.

I will let everyone know the minute I get my approval and when the date is set.

Another thing that is bothering me is that Ihave no family to go to Baltimore with me.  I live about 2.5 hours from St. Agnes and my  husband is not able to travel with me.  If there is anyone in that area that might be willing to assist me while I am in the hosptial, I would greatly appreciate it.

I plan on staying in a motel for a few days after surgery since I will not be able to make the drive home.  I am trying to find a means of transportation from the motel to the hospital and back the next day.

THis is my main concern right now.  Thanks for reading this and for being my avenue of support right now.