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Please sign my guestbook!!!!!!!!! |
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June 18, 2000 |
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Not really too much new since I last wrote. I am, however, close to finding a new car. I'm hoping to close the deal by the end of the week sometime. I'm actually hoping tomorrow, but I won't hold my breath. The only bad thing about the deal is that the car I want has to be brought down from South Dakota. We'll see what happens. I'm tried of waiting for this whole "insurance approval" thing. They need to get into gear here, and soon. I feel like I'm going to pull my hair out!!!!!!! How much longer is this going to take?????? I was hoping to have the surgery around the middle of August and now I'm not too sure. The reason I say that is because with the surgeon I'm going to, it normally takes anywhere from 2 to 3 months after the insurance is approved until the actual surgery date. I may be even longer depending on my insurance. I want it to be done and over with so my body can start to adjust and get use to everything. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I mention I really hate this? |
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June 17, 2000 |
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Ok, I'm trying really hard to add something everyday, but obviously I'm not doing a very good job. At least I'm making an effort :o) I called and spoke with Sue (Dr. Sudan's nurse) on Thursday and found out that my paperwork was sent out to my insurance on June 7th. I'm sorta disappointed because it went out later than I hoped. I was hoping they would have sent it out a couple of days after my appointment. Again, I'm EXTREMELY impatient and wish I could have the surgery tomorrow. I'm so anxious to start my "new life." I just visited a site by a girl named Kelley who is around my age. The title of her page is "Such a Pretty Face........" It comes from the ever loving saying, "You have such a pretty face, if only you could lose the weight." Man I hate that damn saying!!!!!!! I've heard it my entire life. I also hate it when a guys say, "I just want to be friends" or "You're like my sister." What I really want to say to them is, "At least have some balls and tell me the truth. Tell me you don't want to date me because I'm fat." Anyway, thanks for letting my vent. I'm signing off for the night. More later. |
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June 10, 2000 |
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Well, I'm really trying hard to work on my homepage, but there has been so much going on lately that I've really haven't had the chance. I'm going to try to be better about it, really, but I just switched departments at work and my hours changed from night to day. My whole schedule has been turned upside down. Anyway, I did have my first appointment with my surgeon, Dr. Ranjan Sudan. All it pretty much consisted of was a lot of questions and background info. We discussed the different options of surgery and Dr. Sudan suggested that I have the duodenal switch procedure (DS or BPD). I was really up for a divided roux-en-y (RNY) because that was what I am most familiar with, plus I wasn't sure or not if my insurance would even approve it. According to Dr. Sudan, with me being as heavy as I am and my body mass index (BMI) being around 70, he said that they would more than likely approve it. He suggested that I could request that type of surgery and the worst scenio they could deny it. We could then request the RNY. He honestly thinks that the DS would be better for me because according to statistics, people tend to lose more with the DS. Also the DS pretty much eliminates the dumping syndrome, which is the one thing I fear about the RNY. I told him to go ahead and file for the DS and I would research into it a little more. So basically now I sit and wait. |
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May 20, 2000 |
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About 2 months ago, I threw myself into researching and finding out everything and anything I could get my hands on regarding weightloss surgery (WLS). I've thought about and even looked into having some sort of WLS, but nothing really came of it until Carnie Wilson came forward with her story. I think Carnie is a brave woman for bringing forward such a personal event. She has opened many doors for those people who have been struggling with their weight. |
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