Frustrated!

So, I have been going through all the required testing and bull shit required by my PCP. The last thing I had to do was have a stress test (ordered by the cardiologist who was referred by my PCP). I had that on Tuesday. My results have been sent to the PCP office and I have a follow up appointment with the cardiologist on Friday to have him sign my medical clearance. So... you would think all was well... which I did.... until last night. My doctor was supposed to fill out a form stating that she would continue to treat me and support me through my lap band and fill out this form about rounding at the hospital I am having my Lap Band at. Well, the doctors office calls me last night and tells me they have a letter ready for me to pick up. I am thinking this must be the form... so I get to the office, get the letter, and open it. The first line says, "This is not a letter of support or a referral. What the hell?! Why would she even write that. She has never told me this surgery was a bad idea of that it was something she wouldn't support.

I faxed it over to the surgeons office and my coordinator called me back right away and asked what that letter was about. I told her I had no idea. Obviously that won't work... so I have an appointment with my PCP tomorrow. She needs to either commit to filling out the form or not. This is the last step to get my surgery date and I am ready to get this show on the road!

Update for today

So, I saw the family practice doctor on Thursday to have her fill out all the paper work for the surgeon. I needed surgical clearance as well and a referral letter. I have been talking to the doctor for some time now about this... I am not sure if she thinks Lap Band is a cop out or if she is just really that cautious. She wouldn't give me clearance until I saw the cardiologist. Fortunately, the cardiologist works out of the same office and was able to see me on Friday. The down side is that he decided it would be good for me to have a stress test so that I would have a good base line to compare my future results too. Fine... whatever... the bad part was that they couldn't get me in until August 10th. So... this pushes back everything. I was really upset about it on my way home, but then I started thinking, this will give me more time to recover from my pilonidial cystectomy. I will also be able to enjoy my summer and travel as planned, and it is good to have all these tests done. So, as of now I am dealing with it. I am thinking I will call to see if there are any cancellations so I can get in earlier though.

So, I have had my psych eval and am now waiting for my results to be sent. I also met with my family doctor and talked to her. Then on the 14th I met with Dr. Katz. He is for sure a surgeon! I feel so comfortable with St Johns Bariatric Center. Everyone was amazing there! My consultation was surprisingly pleasant, mainly because I found out my insurance dropped all the diet requirements last January. So... I just need surgical clearance, my psych eval, and a form filled out by my family practice doctor. The down side to this meeting was that I also found out I will need to give myself injections for a week after surgery. Yikes. I am hoping to have my surgery by the end of September. Here's hoping!

So... I am so far off the wagon.

I have once again failed at a diet. It wasn't the diets fault. I have spent most of my life gaining and losing weight and this time was no different. For some added info, I now weigh 255 lbs. So... on top of the fact that I failed the diet I also gained an additional 11 lbs. I can't say I am surprised or even that upset. I have been down this road so many times. That is why I have made a very serious decision. I am having Lap Band surgery. I have been thinking about it for over a year now and am very comfortable with the decision. I am not in the process of getting all my insurance information worked out and seeing all the doctors I need to see. Dr. Katz will be doing my surgery and I have my first consult with him on July 14th. I am extremely excited. I am hoping I will not have to wait too long for the insurance to approve my claim. I am seeing my family practice doctor tomorrow to talk to her about my decision and have her sign some paper work. I also need to schedule my psych exam (required before weight loss surgery). I hope the have that done within the next week or two... for sure by the time I see Dr. Katz. Life is as normal otherwise....

Holy Carp I haven't posted in a long time!

I am still struggling through the summer but continuing to lose at a very slow pace! I am down to 198.2 today. That is a total of 45.8 lbs. I am slowing creeping to the 50 down. I still have issues will having an active social life and losing weight. It seems the two just don't go together. As long as I can continue and make it to September things will get much easier! The fall is a great time for weight loss!

Wow! I haven't posted in a LONG time!

I am sure part of the reason I haven't been posting is that I haven't been having any amazing weight losses. This is, of course, my own fault. Lately I have been lucky to drop a pound a week... but I am still losing. I weighed in today at 199.4. That is .8 lbs since the last weigh in. I am pleased that I have made that exciting jump to below 200 lbs! I am hoping to pick up some momentum soon and make a huge week happen. However, this weekend we have two showers and two couples staying over. Another weekend, another challenge. Wish me luck!

A small loss is still a loss, right?!

So as I mentioned last weekend was a disaster. I ate terrible and delicious things and didn't pay much mind to the diet at hand. Well, Monday I got back on the wagon and had a really good week with no cheating. I weighed in today and I had lost .5 lbs. So... now I am 201.5. I think I may be subconsciously torturing myself because I have been screwing around for the past couple weeks and I could be under that dreadful 200lb mark by now. This weekend needs to be straight on... no cheating... Sunday we have a birthday brunch to attend and I am going to have a really hard time. I plan on sticking to eggs and fruit. We will see how that works out. I would like to drop 3ish lbs next week. Here's hoping!