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| 06/29/01 HELLO ALL... JUST THOUGHT THAT I WOULD CHECK IN TODAY. MONDAY, I MAILED A LETTER AND SOME INFO ON WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY TO MY DOCTOR. I KNOW THAT SHE HAS RECIEVED BY NOW AND IM JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT SHE'S THINKING RIGHT NOW. IM HOPING AND PRAYING THAT SHE A"WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY FRIENDLY" DOCTOR. NEVERTHELESS, WE WILL FIND OUT ON NEXT WEEK. WELL I DONT HAVE MUCH TO TALK ABOUT TODAY....UNTIL NEXT TIME BE BLESSED... |
| 07/10/01 HELLO ALL... I HAVE KINDOF A SET BACK NOW, MY FIRST CONSULTATION WAS SET FOR JULY 17 AND DUE TO THE TYPE OF INSURANCE THAT I HAVE, I HAVE TO GET A REFERRAL FROM MY DOCTOR. THE BAD NEWS IS, I CAN'T GET IN TO SEE MY DOCTOR UNTIL AUGUST. IT'S KINDOF DISAPPOINTING FOR ME TO HAVE TO RESCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT THAT WAS MADE 2 MONTHS AGO. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY SHE JUST CAN'T BRING ME IN FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES AND GET THIS DONE. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE STARTED SWELLING IN MY FEET AND HANDS. I HAVE TO START BACK TALKING A PRESSURE MEDICINE THAT'S ALSO A WATER PILL. I HAVE JUST BEEN PRAYING THAT SOMETHING COMES UP, A CANCELLATION OR SOMETHING, BUT THAT'S NOT LIKELY. I WILL DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT I WILL HAVE TO RESCHEDULE MY APPT. GOD GAVE ME PATIENCE AND HE HAS BROUGHT ME THIS FAR, SO IM NOT GOING TO LET THIS LITTLE SET BACK DISCOURAGE ME. BUT WILL BE GETTING SOME SECONDARY INSURANCE (PPO) BECAUSE HAVING A HMO IS REALLY NERVE WRECKING. UNTIL NEXT TIME, BE BLESSED. |
| 07/16/01 HELLO ALL... I HAD TO RESCHEDULE MY CONSULTATION APPT. TO SEPTEMBER 07 AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S BAD. I JUST TAKE IT, THAT EVERTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. BY ME CHOOSING A NEW DOCTOR, SHE WANTS TO SEE ME BEFORE SHE EVEN CONSIDER GIVING ME A REFERRAL. BUT, I WILL BE READY, I HAVE WRITTEN DOWN MY DIETS HISTORY. IN THE MEANWHILE, I HAVE STARTED TO WORK OUT AT THIS HOPE AND HEALING CENTER HERE. I HAVE ALSO STARTED 3 AEROBICS CLASSES:1) BETTER BACKS, WHICH HELPS ME STRENGTHEN AND STRETCH THE ABDOMEN, BACK AND HIPS AND IT ALSO IMPROVES BALANCE. 2) LOW IMPACT AEROBICS, WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF MY HEART AND LUNGS, AND IT ALSO IMPROVE THE ENDURANCE OF THE BODY'S MUSCLES. THERE'S NO JUMPING INVOLVED, TOO MANY "BOOBS" FOR THAT. LOL!!!!! 3) MOVEMENT & BALANCE, SHICH HELPS IMPROVE BALANCE, AS WELL AS STRENGTHEN THE MUSCLES OF THE LOWER BACK. I ALSO HAVE STARTED TO GO TO THE SUPPORT GROUPS:FREEDOM FROM SMOKING, WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT, AND GUIDED RELAXATION. I WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING DR. COWANS' SUPPORT GROUP, WHICH IS HELD THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH. THAT GROUP INCLUDED PRE-OPS AND POST-OPS. SEE, I AM TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT MY WEIGHT ALREADY, I'M NOT THE TYPE TO JUST SIT UP AND EAT ALL DAY AND NIGHT, AND THAT'S NOT HOW I BECAME OVERWEIGHT. THIS DISEASE IS INHERITED. I WILL BE TRYING TO CONVINCE MY DOCTOR THAT I ALSO NEED THIS SURGERY TO PREVENT ANY OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM DEVELOPING. I PRAY THAT THIS NEW DOCTOR WILL UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M COMING FROM, I SEE HER ON AUGUST 2ND. BE BLESSED.... |
| 08/13/01 HELLO ALL... WELL, NOTHING HAS CHANGED FOR ME YET. BOTH APPOINTMENTS THAT I HAVE WERE RESCHEDULED, BUT I HAVE LEARNED TO BE PATIENT. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE HAD TO GO BACK ON MY BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS TO CONTROL THE SWELLING IN MY HAND, ANKLES, AND FEET. I HAVE DECIDED TO JUT WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN BOTHERING ME (EVEN THOUGH I FEEL SO EMBARRASSED) BUT THE DOCTOR NEEDS TO KNOW. IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE HAVING MY TONSILS REMOVED BEFORE I CAN EVEN GET TO MY FIRST CONSULTATION REGARDING BARIATRIC SURGERY. WELL, I DONT HAVE MUCH TO SAY BUT STILL WAITING TO SEE THE DOCTOR. BE BLESSED.... |
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