I had my physician appointment yesterday morning - went well. Nothing wrong with me except I'm a fatty and my liver enzymes are up a bit (whatever that means)- apparently it's 'common' for overweight people though, so she wasn't too worried... blood pressure, thyroid, cholesterol etc is all normal... as were the other blood tests I had done.
I have my psychologist appointment today at 4. I suppose this is going to be the brain side of it all - can expect a few tears probably... pretty sensitive when it comes to my weight. Suck it up princess :)
I just CANNOT believe how quickly this is going.... It's phenomenal. I first enquired mid August. It's now mid September and I have my surgery in UNDER 3 weeks. So all up, the whole process for me pre-op will have been just over 2 months... It still hasn't quite sunk in yet. It's taken so much longer for others I have spoken to, but I am thrilled to pieces and can't wait to go in :)
All this being said, I am paying for it at full cost (between 17 and 18 thousand dollars - on finance at $140 a week repayments). I have health cover, but I don't want to wait until mid next year for my surgery. I know that's probably a stupid idea, but at the end of the day, I have waited all my life for this and 8 months is a long time.... I can lose a decent amount of weight in that time... that is what is important to me.
My Mum will shoot me in the knees when she finds out about how much it costs. But out of everyone, she wants this for me the most, and she has wanted this for me since my doctor first told me about it years and years ago - I have struggled with my weight my whole life - I cant remember a time in my life when I was a healthy weight range. I was always fed proper meals with good nutrition while growing up; but for some reason, I just kept ballooning. Anyways... we just never had the money to go through with it. At the end of the day I know I have her full support and that's all that matters.
My boyfriend is extremely supportive, and I love him for this but I am a bit worried how my moods will fluctuate after the surgery - i have read a lot of things from people who have had WLS about their hormones being all fucked up for a while afterward....great.... I thought I was a bitch when PMS'ing... I hope he can deal with it and stick by me. But he's pretty easy going so I'm sure he will be fine... he has put up with me so far... and it hasn't been an easy road...
My employer is also extremely supportive... I've only been at APC for about 2 months and they have no problem with me taking time off for my appointments. I really appreciate their support and appreciate them not being nosey about it and wanting to know all the details. I know there are a lot of employers out there who are extremely retarded when it comes to people taking time off... regardless of the reasons.. and always want to know the ins and outs of everything.
Anywhoo :) I'll leave it at that for now. :)
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