Well, today has been an eventful day.. Why?!
Because I had my Pre-Op appointment with my surgeon, Dr. Cooper.. He's kinda funny, and he's got this mustache that goes on FOREVER! But after going over my health history and making sure I was certain I wanted a Vertical Sleeve, he felt my belly a little and then we went to the front to talk about appointment times..
Now, while my appointment is based upon the assumption that it will take less than 4 weeks to get my insurance to approve it, I've been told that my insurance takes less than 2 weeks to usually get it approved.. Less if you bug them (which we all know I will).. So, as of right now, my last appointment before surgery is October 1st, and then they'll put the paperwork into my insurance company.. and my surgery is scheduled for October 31st!!
Yep, I will be having surgery on Halloween! My aunt asked me if I plan on dressing up.. lol.. maybe I'll bring wings to wear with my custom-made hospital gown.. Oh, yeah.. I plan to start making my own hospital gown bc those ones in the hospital are freaking UGLY!! But thankfully I'll only (supposedly) be in the hospital the day of surgery and the next day.. :)
Oh, and did I mention that my surgery is exactly a week before my 29th birthday?! Yep, so I will be on a strictly liquid diet for my birthday.. and I'm not talking alcohol (that'll be a no-no for a while).. so thanks to Pinterest (I've got a whole board for After Surgery), I found what I will be having instead of cake..
I'm thinking it will be a mini version of something like this.. because I prolly won't be drinking that much for a long time.. I need to start working on the fact that my surgery date is not the "starting point" of my weight loss.. If I don't start working on getting some stamina now, and if I can't work out for two weeks after surgery, I'm gonna be at a disadvantage when I'm actually able to workout.. So if I can keep working out more and more, and I plan to join a gym again in September, I hopefully will have a good momentum going to keep my body burning fat well into the 2 weeks off..
And did I mention that supposedly I will GAIN around 10 lbs after surgery?! NO WAY!! I'm not looking forward to that.. but it also supposedly goes away (it being bloating and all that).. and maybe with my metabolism getting faster, it'll hopefully help that weight go away faster.. fingers crossed..
Because I had my Pre-Op appointment with my surgeon, Dr. Cooper.. He's kinda funny, and he's got this mustache that goes on FOREVER! But after going over my health history and making sure I was certain I wanted a Vertical Sleeve, he felt my belly a little and then we went to the front to talk about appointment times..
Now, while my appointment is based upon the assumption that it will take less than 4 weeks to get my insurance to approve it, I've been told that my insurance takes less than 2 weeks to usually get it approved.. Less if you bug them (which we all know I will).. So, as of right now, my last appointment before surgery is October 1st, and then they'll put the paperwork into my insurance company.. and my surgery is scheduled for October 31st!!
Yep, I will be having surgery on Halloween! My aunt asked me if I plan on dressing up.. lol.. maybe I'll bring wings to wear with my custom-made hospital gown.. Oh, yeah.. I plan to start making my own hospital gown bc those ones in the hospital are freaking UGLY!! But thankfully I'll only (supposedly) be in the hospital the day of surgery and the next day.. :)
Oh, and did I mention that my surgery is exactly a week before my 29th birthday?! Yep, so I will be on a strictly liquid diet for my birthday.. and I'm not talking alcohol (that'll be a no-no for a while).. so thanks to Pinterest (I've got a whole board for After Surgery), I found what I will be having instead of cake..
I'm thinking it will be a mini version of something like this.. because I prolly won't be drinking that much for a long time.. I need to start working on the fact that my surgery date is not the "starting point" of my weight loss.. If I don't start working on getting some stamina now, and if I can't work out for two weeks after surgery, I'm gonna be at a disadvantage when I'm actually able to workout.. So if I can keep working out more and more, and I plan to join a gym again in September, I hopefully will have a good momentum going to keep my body burning fat well into the 2 weeks off..
And did I mention that supposedly I will GAIN around 10 lbs after surgery?! NO WAY!! I'm not looking forward to that.. but it also supposedly goes away (it being bloating and all that).. and maybe with my metabolism getting faster, it'll hopefully help that weight go away faster.. fingers crossed..
"Less if you bug them (which we all know I will)" --- bahahahaha!!! Congrats on getting the date! Your costume is patient. Funny because my breast reduction was the day before my birthday so I was actually in the hospital for my birthday. I was totally happy!!
ReplyDeleteYou will gain weight after the surgery. Just fluids, can't be helped, happens with all surgeries. You would not believe how big my belly was after my breast reduction. Haha - and the fact that my boobs were smaller made it look that much bigger. It should be gone in the first week or two. Water with lemon helps.
Good luck!
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