Sleep Study Results

So, the sleep study results are in, and whaddya know. I have MILD sleep apnea, but apparently its enough to need to have a CPAP. So I had a titration study last thursday and they determined the strength of the CPAP that I need to be using. I will hopefully pick it up on thursday and begin wearing it. So long as I have 24 out of 30 days worth of use by november 11th, I can use that appointment as a follow up on my CPAP use, and then if I manage to lose the weight sooner then I can schedule my surgery after insurance approval by the middle of november hopefully....I know I am being sort of impatient but it has really not been that long of a process....I first looked into the surgery on June 30th, went to the information session on July 12th, and then have gotten all of my required appts done in the last two months, august and september, but after 30 more days I should hopefully have the date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO i'm pretty excited!
I know its going to be the biggest challenge I have ever had but it will be so worth it in the end, I will be healthy and trim and hopefully able to buy clothes at all the stores that I am not able to shop at now!!!!!
once I have a surgery date, then I will post before pics....ok?

just waiting

A Rundown of the things I need and have done to get the ball really rolling....

Appointment with The Nurse Practitioner on August 12th, apparently I am fat enough for the surgery hehe....
Appointment with The Nutritionist on August 12th apparently I will be able to change my eating habits enough for the surgery to be successful.... :)
Appointment with Sleep Medicine Doctor on September 9th.... yeah it's required...
Appointment with the Psychologist on September 10th.... and As crazy as I might be, it's not too crazy to have the RNY (Roux en y gastric bypass surgery)....
The Actual Sleep Study on September 15th- which is almost like a nice little vacation since you get to go spend the night in a hotel and wake up and have a full complementary breakfast,only your hooked up to about 1,000 wires and patches and these bands around your stomach and you are woken up by an intercom if you mess up anything, and someone comes into your room multiple times in the middle of the night to hook you back up :)
Visit with my PCP for a pap and things of that nature to determine that I'm a healthy candidate for the surgery.

So now..... I wait.

I was informed by the Nurse Practitioner that I have to wait for the follow up appointment with Sleep Medicine on November 11th to determine if I need a CPAP. I was supposed to follow up in 4 weeks from the study (around mid-october) but the darn doctor is on vacation the whole damn month and so therefore, I must wait until Nov. 11th. After this appointment if I do need a CPAP I may have to do another sleep study with the CPAP on to have it titrated to the right level, and then I must have 30 days of compliance with CPAP use before I can schedule the surgery.

I also have to lose 16 pounds, which I am fully confident I can do in about a months time, which I will be starting to do probably around the beginning of november.

So far, all of my labs have been normal and I do not need to do anything crazy in that aspect.... I am so glad that it could just be a few more months and I could be losing weight successfully like my mom has and this time being able to keep it off. I can honestly say I am ecstatic!
I am going to try to post everything from appointments to pre-op,post-op and weight loss information on this blog....

November 11th- you cannot come soon enough, I am sooooo eager to hopefully hear that I do not have severe enough sleep apnea to have to use a CPAP.... and I can schedule immediately if I have lost the 16 pounds at this point in time!

my weight

I forgot to include that my weight as of the appointment with the Nurse Practitioner on August 12th, was 320lbs so I have to lose 5% of that (hence the 16lbs I mentioned)to get the surgery so that the fat will come off my liver since they have to be able to get under your liver and lift it up during the surgery. so I will be doing my very best to lose that 16lbs over the next 6 weeks :)

Appointments all scheduled

Today I made all the appointments needed to get the ball really rolling. I have an appointment Sept 9th for a sleep study consult so I can schedule that, then an appointment on the 10th with the psychologist to determine that I am sane enough to have the surgery (let's hope I can fool him, haha) and then an appointment with my primary physician on september 16th for the pap to make sure i am healthy enough. :) I am so excited, a year from this winter I could be shopping in regular stores like Gap and Papaya,American Eagle and others!!!! yay! anywho, i am super excited if I can get all of this done in september and manage to lose the 16lbs that is required by the end of the month I could get it submitted to insurance and scheduled by october!!!!! how exciting! the sooner I get it the better I cannot wait to lose weight and be healthier and have more energy to keep up with that amazing little girl of mine!!!

a new path I have decided on...

I haven't posted in what feels like forever because there hasnt been much to report, however a friend was telling me she had decided to have lapband surgery and I got interested in it and I found out that the lapband and gastric bypass are both covered by my insurance. I thought about it and I have decided to have Gastric Bypass. It worked so well for my mom and I know I can handle the diet and exercise part of it, so on August 12th I met with both the nurse practitioner and a dietitian.
It was very informative and I feel very safe and comfortable being in the hands of OHSU physicians and providers. I have to get some labs done, do a sleep study and a psych eval but I was told by the nurse practitioner that given my age and relatively healthy body, I could have the surgery in about 3 months. wow, that is insane. I am nervous but very excited, it will be so great to have this tool to help with my weight loss goal and also to maintain my weight once I've lost the excess weight.
However, I have only decided to share this on blogger and won't be announcing it to anyone on facebook, just because I dont feel it's really anyone's business unless i'd like to share it with them, so ya'll are special :)! anyways, I will keep you updated on the process and also on my surgery and recovery and the weight loss I will have following surgery. I will post some pre-surgery photos of myself when the time for my surgery has been scheduled.

it's been awhile....

I haven't posted a blog on my weight for a while because I have been so busy with life, but on the bright side of things, I have managed to stay between 300.1-305.0lbs for the last few months....I was down to 298.4lb at one point, but went back up to 300, but that was exciting anyways since it's the first time I have been below 300 since Bella was born. I am hoping I can get back down to that weight here soon, I am trying to find my lost motivation. I have been stressed out alot and not always paying attention to what I am eating. I am going to try to be more proactive with my eating and exercise habits, we have cable now so I might start checking out the on demand work out videos. Does anyone have any suggestions for ones they really like? I want one that makes ya sweat, the sweatier the better :) I am going to try to make 2010 a productive year and get atleast 60lbs of fat off my body, thats about 5lbs a month, I probably could lose more but I don't want to get frustrated if I don't and give up. Also, does anyone have any websites that have good low calorie foods that aren't to difficult to make? I am going to have to give up my eating out habit, except for sunday breakfast at Elmer's. lol that'll be my treat if I can manage to do well all week. Sorry for the blabbering. So here's for the weigh in today, I am at 301.0lbs as of this morning. HOPEFULLY, no I WILL, be less than 300lbs by Feb 1st for good.