[MamaBplus3]

Jill~Is the supervised diet a liquid diet like Annie was on? I tried Optifast years ago and would have eaten my left foot if I had the opportunity!! I only have to do 7 days of liquids and I am wondering if it is the shakes or just broth, juice, ice pops, etc. I am dissapointed that I probably wont be having this done until after school starts because of the stupid cardiologist...I did not like him and he is proving to be the thorne in my side. I had a 9am appt for my echocardiogram and we had to stand outside until 9:10 waiting for the office to open without so much as a "we are running late". I am gonna kill my girlfriend for sending me to this jerk. Lets see what tomorrow brings at the stress test.

channning102~They didn't tell me that for the Upper GI my co-pay would include a amusement park ride(tilting table), an exercise class (multiple rotations of my body) and an interesting 2 days of white poop!!!! (sorry for TMI!!!) I don't know which was worse...the "lemon fizz" that was first or the 2 cups of chalk!! I hope I never have to do that again!!

[jillybean720]

Originally Posted by MamaBplus3

Jill~Is the supervised diet a liquid diet like Annie was on?

Oh god, no! haha, I would DEFINITELY chew off a limb if I had to be on liquids for 6 whole months! No, the required "supervised diet" is pretty much any diet you and your doc agree on--I am mostly doing South Beach and counting calories (staying below 2000 per day, nothing too drastic). It's supposed to just be proof to insurance that I've tried dieting on my own without surgery. Well, duh, I've been dieting for more years than I can count on all my fingers, but now they need me to follow up with my doc every month for 6 months as proof. They also sometimes try to say that having to diet for 6 months first shows that you are dedicated to making the long-term changes required after surgery, but there is no proof to backup that claim. I believe they require it in the hopes that if they make patients wait long enough, some will end up not having the surgery, and others will mess up and not have the proper documentation and will have to do the 6 months over again--all an insurance company game

[MamaBplus3]

Tonight is the support group/info session. I don't know why I am nervous, being that everyone will be there for the same reason!!
I guess I still hate the meeting new people~being judged thing. I have never been good with that no matter what I weighed.
After this I just have the follow-up with the cardiologist(not until the 21st ) and I am done. Then comes the hurry up and wait part. At this point I am not expecting to have my surgery done before school begins. I am not happy, but I believe there is a reason for everything. Patience is a vertue(sp?) that I surely don't have!!!

[MamaBplus3]

Boy, last night was a waste of time. I have been to these type of things before, so it was nothing new. If it wasn't on my list of required appts. to have, I would have skipped it. Another lesson learned. Now I just wait. {{sigh}}

[MamaBplus3]

Ok...since starting this journey with what I thought was good health ...I have found out the following things:

1. My bloodwork says I am Pre-Diabetic

2. I have a small Hiatal Hernia (only symptoms are occaisional heartburn)

3. I have a strong heart for someone who doesn't exercise regularly, but I may have High Blood Pressure.

Just more affermation(sp?) that I need to have this surgery and am making the right choice. I would have never found these things out if I didn't have to make these appts, because with the exception of "normal" aches and pains, I feel FINE!!!!
So I think in more ways than one, this surgery will save my life!

[MamaBplus3]

Ok, so my last test (nuclear stress test) came back perfectly normal according to my PCP. So now do I wait or call my surgeon to find out what to do next? I am supposed to have a full physical Thursday, but that was made when I thought I would be having my surgery before the end of August. Should I cancel it? I thought you are supposed to have one 2 weeks before surgery. This waiting and not knowing is driving me nuts!!