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So it's been a while since I've updated... Steve still hasn't heard back from Time Warner, which sucks, but if it doesn't work out, he has a pretty sure fire gig lined up at La Comedia. Right now we're just trying to get ready to move, and I'm getting ready for surgery. Speaking of....
So I had my pre-op appointment today... only 12 more days!
For the most part, I feel a lot better about things. I talked to the psychiatrist, nutritionist, exercise physiologist, nurse and Dr. Schofield, the surgeon. They said that I had done a pretty good job with the 3 month (which ended up being 5 months) program for Aetna, and that I seemed well prepared for the big day- always good news.
Dr. Schofield explained the surgery and post-op care in detail (really nothing I didn't already know), and what I need to do before surgery. Some things that were news to me: I have to do a bowel prep (you DON'T want to know) the day before, and I need to fill prescriptions for a patch for nausea, Lortab (pain med) and Heparin (blood thinner). It turns out that I have to give myself Heparin shots everyday for 2 weeks after surgery (42 of them!). I'm kind of scared about that part, I know it will be hard to give myself shots at first. They said that maybe I could have Steve do it, and I'm thinking I might take them up on that. Besides the info on the Heparin, I didn't really learn anything new... we talked a lot about complications (infection, leaks at the staple line, blood clots, etc), and I was really glad to find out that Dr. Schofield hasn't seen that many of them in her patients, and has only had 1 mortality.
After my appointment today, I feel a lot better about some things, but I'm also starting to get scared. I used to get scared thinking about life after WLS, scared that I couldn't cope with the huge changes... but now what really gets me anxious is when I think about the day of surgery coming, and actually going into the OR. Sometimes I feel like I'm getting myself into something over my head, but I guess it's a good sign that even while I'm scared, I know it's what's best for me. My main goal until surgery is to go into this experience with a positive mindset... not that I'm not positive, I just don't want to feel afraid before the big day.
Anyway, I'm sure that I'll update before surgery, but until then, please keep me in your thoughts. And drop me a line or something! :P
So I had my pre-op appointment today... only 12 more days!
For the most part, I feel a lot better about things. I talked to the psychiatrist, nutritionist, exercise physiologist, nurse and Dr. Schofield, the surgeon. They said that I had done a pretty good job with the 3 month (which ended up being 5 months) program for Aetna, and that I seemed well prepared for the big day- always good news.
Dr. Schofield explained the surgery and post-op care in detail (really nothing I didn't already know), and what I need to do before surgery. Some things that were news to me: I have to do a bowel prep (you DON'T want to know) the day before, and I need to fill prescriptions for a patch for nausea, Lortab (pain med) and Heparin (blood thinner). It turns out that I have to give myself Heparin shots everyday for 2 weeks after surgery (42 of them!). I'm kind of scared about that part, I know it will be hard to give myself shots at first. They said that maybe I could have Steve do it, and I'm thinking I might take them up on that. Besides the info on the Heparin, I didn't really learn anything new... we talked a lot about complications (infection, leaks at the staple line, blood clots, etc), and I was really glad to find out that Dr. Schofield hasn't seen that many of them in her patients, and has only had 1 mortality.
After my appointment today, I feel a lot better about some things, but I'm also starting to get scared. I used to get scared thinking about life after WLS, scared that I couldn't cope with the huge changes... but now what really gets me anxious is when I think about the day of surgery coming, and actually going into the OR. Sometimes I feel like I'm getting myself into something over my head, but I guess it's a good sign that even while I'm scared, I know it's what's best for me. My main goal until surgery is to go into this experience with a positive mindset... not that I'm not positive, I just don't want to feel afraid before the big day.
Anyway, I'm sure that I'll update before surgery, but until then, please keep me in your thoughts. And drop me a line or something! :P