#weighlosssurgery

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I’m so excited and anxious all at once. My first meeting with the surgeon is in 5 minutes. My first meeting with dietary is in 3 hours. My PCP saw me yesterday and he’s completely on board with this plan. It’s really starting, you guys! #weightloss #weightlossjourney #weighlosssurgery #lessofleslied (at Moore, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQOXYgxtkOp/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Surgery Soon!

So much has happened since my last blog post. I am no longer waiting until next year to have my weight loss surgery. I am actually having it in about two weeks! Yep, on October 20th, I will be wheeled into surgery to have laparoscopic gastric bypass. Or, well, we are definitely hoping there are no complications and it will be a closed, laparoscopic procedure. I definitely do not want an open procedure, for many reasons. One, greater likelihood of complication and infection, plus just the overall general increase of post op care. Two, because seriously who wants a huge scar down their abdomen?! I am still having surgery in Tijuana, Mexico through A Lighter Me.

I am currently on my pre-op diet. This means I am supposed to be drinking protein shakes twice a day and eating one high protein and low carb meal a day, with about 6 ounces of meat.  I have had a horrible experience with this. My first week of pre-op I happened to be already battling a minor infection which then turned into a major infection. By the end of the first week of pre-op, I was running a fever every day and had not been able to eat without vomiting in four days. I was down quite a few pounds, but I was so sick and could barely get out of bed. Finally, the Saturday of that first week, I went to the doctor. I was trying to avoid it because right now I don’t have insurance. My insurance should be reinstated any day now and I was really trying to avoid doctor fees until then. But, I couldn’t wait any longer.

A doctor visit, two shots, three meds, and about $350 out of my bank account was what it took to get me on the track to feeling better. When I got to the doctor, I was running nearly a 105 degree fever. He was pretty certain I had at least three major infections in my upper respiratory, intestines, and kidneys. Needless to say, I was almost hospitalized. He probably would have if not for the fact that I didn’t have insurance. I sincerely did not want to be thousands of dollars in debt to the hospital, again. I have just gotten out from under all of the debt I accrued because I had to have emergency surgery when I was nineteen. So, all of my second week of pre-op was spent in bed getting better. I was just able to finally get out without feeling nauseas and go to the grocery store yesterday.

I have learned that I am sort of addicted to food. When I finally could eat after nearly five days of no food, I totally threw my pre-op diet out the window. I wanted burgers and pizza. Seriously, that’s what I ate. I was still too weak to go to the store on my own and in my house I’m the one who makes sure the house is stocked with essentials. With me down and out due to sickness, I really ate where and when I could. It’s been a battle, even now. Yesterday, I cheated too. I ate a grilled cheese. I’m supposed to be staying away from carbs. And while I was out running errands, I got a medium cherry slush from Sonic. It truly is cravings. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a super supportive family. They still pretty much eat what they want and it’s been super hard to not think about all of the food I am missing out on. I know 100% I’m not going to be able to stick to the absolutely no carb rule. But, I’m going to start doing better. I went and got some turkey snacks, deli meat, and other protein type snacks. Today, I am grabbing some stuff to make chicken quesadillas and tacos. I have some super lean hamburger meat and yummy bacon that I’m going to make some bun-less bacon cheeseburgers. So I’m trying! Next step is to get my blender out and try to make these protein shakes taste better!

On another note, it’s twelve days until we fly to San Diego! This is such a huge ordeal. Chloe is taking a week off work. We’re still having to keep up with our homework while we are down there. It’s really hard on us financially. I had to finance my surgery through a very expensive medical loan company. The entire cost of surgery is around $6000. With all the fees, my loan is for around $8000. I am paying nearly $800 out of pocket also, plus now a $240 loan payment each month. For the week we are in Mexico and San Diego, we will have no money coming in since Chloe is having to take time off without pay.  I’m a worrier. So, yes, I am terrified that this surgery will have a horrible impact on our finances. However, that is one of the reasons we decided to have it sooner rather than later. I want to get this done and over with and be healed up so that next year, I can really kick the job search into high gear.  It is very hard finding a job in my area, especially a job in my degree field. As soon as I’m feeling better, I’m going to get back into the game of looking for a job. I’m thinking that will probably be around December. I don’t want to let anyone down. I want to be a success story for bariatric surgery. I have so many people who are helping me get this surgery, mainly my fiancé, and I want to make her proud.

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Updates

Today I felt like I saw a slight difference in the mirror. Happy yay! My sleep study is tomorrow - on a Friday! Ugh. What a lame day for a sleep study. Not that I have wild Friday nights anymore but still - I usually am up much later. We'll see how this goes. After this it's just psych evaluation, pulmonary & having nutritionist sign off on me. Woah. All these tests are almost over!

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I want to not regret it!

On April 3 I had Gastric Bypass surgery (RNY)

I feel like by this point i should be so happy and so excited and blah, blah, blah, but im not. i honestly regret it at this point, im not hungry and food makes me so sick but i miss it, i miss tasting things. i miss chocolate and salad and sandiwiches and sushi and all the things i loved so much. and now everytime i eat i have to take a nap, and im so sick of chewing everything a million times. i hope when i see more results i wont regret it anymore. but right now im so emotional, everything makes me cry. and i feel so horrible for my fiance for having to deal with me. and do things for me. 

i just want to not regret this, i mean im 23 and made a decision i have to live with for the rest of my life.