kahlana
1st set of labs and other things
Apr 29, 2011
Went to my pcp today and took a list with me of all the things I wanted to discuss. This ended up being a good thing because I FINALLY remembered to discuss the hemmerhoid issue I have been dealing with the last few months. So, i have a consultation with Dr. Selwyn on Wednesday, not just about him possibly doing the DS on me but also about about this rather embarrassing little blip in my life.Among other things I DID get a copy of the labs I had done earlier this month. I don't think it covers every thing that DS'ers need done but I think it might be a good starting point. I am not sure if I want to post them on the DS board right now though as I don't even have a surgery date yet. But perhaps I will to see if there is anything i can do now to start getting what I can up into the high end of normal so that "maybe" getting them to DS normal won't be quite so difficult. But i could be wrong about that.
The other thing we talked about in connection with weight loss surgery was the 6 month supervised nutrition and exercise plan. i will know more about what is going on with these stupid stomach cramps after Wednesday but in the meantime I will be recording everything that goes into my mouth on a daily basis. This includes food, drinks, vitamins, supplements, and medications. I would like to get a base line of how many calories I am consuming now so that I can at least go to my first meeting with whoever I need to do the supervised thing with I have a fairly good idea where my calories are coming from and what kinds of foods I am eating on a day to day basis.
Small victory for me was asking my sweet babboo to be my advocate. I explained to him that it meant he would have to come with me to appointments and the informational meeting later this month. He was pretty honest with me and told me it freaks him right out that they are going to cut me open again but that yes of course he would be my advocate. So yay there! Now to make a list of all the stuff I need him to know and get him to pay attention lol.
So among other things I picked up a script for Commit lozenges as I read on the boards somewhere that people had had great success with them. And since I have tried everything else except these and the gum we are going to give it a try. Let's keep our fingers crossed that between the lozenges and the Welbutrin I will be a non-smoker several months before my surgery date.
On the food and beverage side of things, I tried 2 of the VitaminWaters today, the Revive and the XXX. I like both but I think I could get addicted to the Revive really quick. Of course I haven't the 0 calorie ones just yet so I may not like them at all but won't know for sure until i taste test them as well. I figure a couple of different things each time I go shopping so I kind of have some idea of what this stuff will taste like. My idea is that if I really like something now there is a pretty good chance I will like it post-op too. I know that tastes may change post-op but I am fairly certain that if the food makes me gag now I won't be craving it after surgery.
The other thing I tried was a High Performance Protein bar. It was the double chocolate and it wasn't too bad. A little too sweet for me at this point since I have been limiting my sugar intake to just what I have in my coffee in the morning so that may be why it tasted so sweet to me. Oh and speaking of sugar... i am now making my favorite drink aside from coffee with a little less sugar each time as well. I love love love sweet tea but if white sugar is a no-no for DSr's then I definitely need to get to work on cutting it out.
So there's the news from the pre-op side. Oh, yes and before I forget I made a list of all the tests I need to have run pre-op (maybe a few weeks out?) so I have an idea of what needs work before the surgery. Anywho, good news is my pcp is super supportive and is cool about authorizing the tests. Also said she would defnintely send a letter of support if needed for approval from insurance so yeee-haw!
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Sitka, AK
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01/26/2012
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Apr 11, 2011
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