Journal/Life reboot
So, uh, yeah..it's been awhile, hasn't it. I haven't felt much like writing because besides work most of my life seems to consist of calling hospitals and nursing homes these days. Those subjects don't make for the best of journal entries. But there's now major change on the horizon for me and I feel the need to write about it.
I have decided to have gastric bypass surgery. Having been overweight since I was 10 and having been diagnosed a couple of years ago as a Type II Diabetic, my primary care doc mentioned this as something I should look into at my last physical in March. I dragged my feet a bit, thinking about if for a couple of months, but I finally attended the seminar the USC program requires of potential patients at the beginning of October. I was really impressed by the depth of information presented and the credentials of both the program and the surgeons involved. The next Monday I called and scheduled an initial consult with the surgeon and I met with him on Friday. After going over my medical history, he declared me an ideal candidate. My surgery will be some time in Feb. or March.
But before I can schedule the surgery, USC requires me to attend a 16 week weight loss program that is overseen by their Occupational Therapy department. I actually like this fact as t will give me more time to get ready for the surgery and, hopefully, some more tools for eating right.
My surgeon is this guy and I will having a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. I'll be in the hospital one night and then off work for 2 weeks. Most patients that have this surgery lose 70-80% of their excess weight in a year.
I'm really excited about this new chapter in my life and hope to use this journal as a place to write down my thoughts and feelings throughout the process and also, more importantly, post progress pictures.
If you don't want to hear about all this, you can go ahead and unfriend this journal. I'm not going to filter these entries as it's going to be most of what I write about over the next year or two. I hope you choose to stay, as always, I'm going to need my friends to help me make it through. :)
I have decided to have gastric bypass surgery. Having been overweight since I was 10 and having been diagnosed a couple of years ago as a Type II Diabetic, my primary care doc mentioned this as something I should look into at my last physical in March. I dragged my feet a bit, thinking about if for a couple of months, but I finally attended the seminar the USC program requires of potential patients at the beginning of October. I was really impressed by the depth of information presented and the credentials of both the program and the surgeons involved. The next Monday I called and scheduled an initial consult with the surgeon and I met with him on Friday. After going over my medical history, he declared me an ideal candidate. My surgery will be some time in Feb. or March.
But before I can schedule the surgery, USC requires me to attend a 16 week weight loss program that is overseen by their Occupational Therapy department. I actually like this fact as t will give me more time to get ready for the surgery and, hopefully, some more tools for eating right.
My surgeon is this guy and I will having a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. I'll be in the hospital one night and then off work for 2 weeks. Most patients that have this surgery lose 70-80% of their excess weight in a year.
I'm really excited about this new chapter in my life and hope to use this journal as a place to write down my thoughts and feelings throughout the process and also, more importantly, post progress pictures.
If you don't want to hear about all this, you can go ahead and unfriend this journal. I'm not going to filter these entries as it's going to be most of what I write about over the next year or two. I hope you choose to stay, as always, I'm going to need my friends to help me make it through. :)