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Personal Comments
2/19/04
Hi,
Im learning about wls and i have mixed feelings....
I am a 26 year old wife and mother of a 5 year old girl
my daughter is my world.
I have my first consultation w/ Dr. Macura's office on mon and I'm scared....reading about others stories makes me feel a lil better & happy that i'm not alone w/ this battle....
im not sure which surgery is right for me but hopefully after monday a lot of my questions will be answered.
Till next time,
M
2/23/04
Ok so i went to the consultation and I met with Michelle ... Which the meeting went great! she answered my questions...By the time I came home someone form the the sleep center was calling and I have an appt for March 11 8pm wow i can't believe how quick. Im still undecided on which procedure to do but im thinking Roux-en Y gastric bypass......
It's so Funny I keep making excuses on why I shouldn't have wls and it all goes back to food lol the thought of not having PEPSI for the rest of my life... but it all goes to show you that besides my family.... FOOD is the center of my life!lol
-M
3/10/04
Hello all so I got my endoscopy done last week...... Not good the Doc says he can't ok me ... He says that I have an ulcer, hernia and some type of bug in my tummy... so im on 2 types of antibiotics and and a pill for my ulcer....so tomorrow is my sleep apnea test... Hum I wonder how that will go! lol Oh and i missed my cardio examination so i have to wait till 3/30/04 so I guess it will be slow start to the new me.... better be safe than sorry!
ok till next time,
M
3/24/04
Well I had my sleep test done and the tech that was there said that i stop breathing more than he liked he said that the doctor will be calling me to do another test.... so i wait...also i went to the tummy doctor and again he said that he doens't think he could give me an ok for another couple of months... i have an appt in 6 weeks :( .....
Ok so i have another situation... Im thinking about switching jobs .... the commute to my present job is killing me i drive 45min to an 1hr and 15 min each way and iam definately underpaid
but if i do switch it means pushing wls further away....I just pray everything works out at the end o the day!
good night,
M
ooh p.s i will appreciate any emails i need friends who understand wls,,, i haven't told anyone yet on my plans:)
June 23,2004
Hello all,
Where do I start ? well I finally got everything done .... But it wouldn't be my life without a lil problem.... the psyc eval didn't go tooo good she advised that i seek additional help because "I'm an emotional eater"... are we not all emotional eaters?lol but seriously she said that i ave alot going on un my life ...so what happens is that i always put myself aside ... and when i think of it ... it's true look how long it took me to complete what they needed for the insurance... anyway so I spoke to Gertrude and she said that after three sessions with a therapist then they can send my info to the the insurance :( I just hope and pray that they will approve me ...
sometimes i just feel like crying this weight just keeps coming on.... it's especially sad because i had wanted to do this by july and here we are the end on june and still nothing but i have to keep my faith ...
Thanks for the emails I really really really appreciate it!
Thanks,
M
Nov 4,2004
It's been a while since i've written ... But this is what i've been up tooooo..... NOTHING that is right nothing i missed the thrapist appointmet twice and because i waited so long today i had to retake my blood:( those vampires!!!! So now i have to wait till the 16th for my first appointment with a therapist!
and then after that jennifer said that they could submit the paper work...
ohhhhhh something else i wanted to say... "Thank You Raven, you are the best, you give me motivation to go on w/ the surgery"
I lose courage and confidence in myself... and i think it's cause i don't have a support team.. besides this website and one friend ... as for my husband he is like most people he feels that i can lose it if i just had will power... ok here comes the water works..... FOOD is always on my mind even when im not hungry ...
Till next time,
M
12/3/04
Hello All,
It's been about a month so I went to the second Evaluation and Gertrude said it was good soooo they submitted the paper work... Hooray!!!! But, it wouldn't be my life if there wasn't a BUT... Gertrude said that I still need to see a therapist at least once a month because the first evaluation showed that there was alot of depression .. which she is right but that was in the begining of the year ...anyway she said she will not schedule my date (if I get approved) until she knows that i have been to a therapist a couple of times... I can't blame her I guess ... she is just trying to make sure i am certain that i want this... But God knows i've done all the researching that I can (almost 2 years) and I am sure that this is what i want....
But , anyway I am happy! atleast the paper work was submitted... I guess good things come to those who wait!!!
M
2/23/05
Ok soooooo...Here is what i've been up to.. I first used my husbands ins and they denied me... so i waited till Feb to gain confedence again. Also i thought i was going to be switching Jobs but didn't... so i called Jen up and i faxed her my new ins card! and wahoo a week and 1/2 later i got my approval! These two days have been very emotional... frist shock then excitement back to shock .. like i can't belive it! I hear myself telling 2/3 people that i trust... i see myself preparing for the losing side ... but it is almost like a dream .. a wonderful dream..Lil annoying thoughts pop into my head you know the "what if's" .... I refuse to think of such things!
Hooray i will start a new life in about 3 weeks!
M
3-3-05
Hiya!
Just got back from Dr.Macuras office and donating blood....
omg i thought i was gonna pass out!the thought of doing it again is freaking me out... lol
Anyway... 11 more day's till surgery ! yippy!.. it's almost like a dream. Sometime i don't believe it's actually happening!
Dr Macura is such a nice man he explained in detail what he was gonna do .. Im so excited.
I will keep you guys updated! Thanks for all prayers and support!
~M
3-9-05
Today I went for my Pre-Op examination.. I happy it went well
so as of today all thant's left is surgery on Monday..5 more days.. omg now the days just seem to be draging.. and it seems as though i am daydreaming more than ever about life after wls.. I can't wait to be on the losing side!
~M
5-4-05
Ok ok Im so sorry I have not updated in a while... But it's been pretty crazy ... The Surgery went well, lost over 20lbs the first week ... everything was going well athough i wasn't getting much down .. so the Doctor send me to my gastro doc so that he could stretch my esophagus... last week i went to work ..
Everything is going well!!!
IT's Just amazing this gift that god has given me!!
Till Next time,
M
Surgeon Info:
Jerzy M. Macura M.D. (Brooklyn, NY)
Insurer Info:
Empire
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