sonjajade | dieting- the final frontier....

This past Tuesday, I went to the hospital to do my initial intake appointment into the bariatric office. (I forget if I told you guys, and I'm too lazy to actually look, but I'm going to have the sleeve gastrectomy, which is one of the weight loss surgeries available.) We had to get there at 7 for fasting blood draws- which didn't happen until 9:30. (then why the hell did we have to get there so damn early???) We met with a dietician/nutritionalist, met with the head nurse over the surgical unit we will be directly dealing with, met with the 'vitals' nurse, then the RN who did a quick physical exam. Met the lady who fights with my insurance so I don't have to (I think I'm going to get her a christmas gift- seriously she was awesome) and then the lady who handles our vitamins and meal replacement supplements and makes appointments. the whole staff was incredible and wonderful, and you'd think they were all tiny skinny minnies because of where they were working (and most of them were really tiny, particularly the older dietician) but the head nurse looked like she should be going into surgery with us. She was tall and wide, very serious face, but she was very nice and not at all intimidating.

I joined a website called BariatricPal.com. I got a ticker-see?

Why am I starting to lose weight now? because my insurance company says if I gain any more than what I weighed at my initial visit, they won't cover the surgery. I'm already on my way- can't wait til I finally get there.