I'm going to gnaw my arm off.....

Started preop diet on Monday and I'm so tired I can't see straight and I want to eat something so bad I can hardly stand it. BUT, I'm not and that's a yay for me. My preop consists of replacing 2 meals each day with a protein shake. I got the Bariatric Advantage vanilla from Lovelace and it's good. One day I added a spoon of peanut butter and that was real good. Now I need to get to the grocery store and get some things like bananas and sf choc syrup. The 3rd meal is soup. They told me at preop appt that is had to be blended. But the paperwork says nothing about blended soup, just not cream base bc of the calories. Then I met a girl on LBT that is the same day/doctor as I am and they told her any soup. NOT blended. Shit they need to get it together there.......................





So these last couple of week have been full of ups and downs. I'll start where my last post left off.





Had CT for kidney stones and yep I've gottem. On BOTH sides. damn. Scheduled Lithotripsy to blast those suckers on 7/12. First 2 appts with urologist I told him about LB and he said he didn't see any problem, it would be up to the LB surgeon. BOTH appts I talked to him about this.





Forward to 6/30 and I go to Albuquerque (3 hour drive) for my preops for LB. I left my house at 7am and didn't get home until 8:30pm. I swear Lovelace Bariatric dept is the MOST unorganized office I've ever seen. I had called them several times and asked them to talk to the surgeon about the kidney thing. Finally someone said they had and surgeon had no problem with LB surgery being a week later. ok. Show up for preops, filled out forms while waiting. Basic forms like meds, surgeries and family history kinda stuff. Then saw NP and spent about 30 min with her. Back to the waiting area for 20-30 min.





Then on to the psyc. But they couldn't find my file so I filled out ANOTHER set of forms. Along with lots of other basic questions from her. Such as support at home, goals etc. I really enjoyed talking to her. Then back to waiting area to wait for NUT appt.





Get to nut and guess what? Didn't have my paperwork........................





Now in defense this hospital they are at is small and just starting a remodel/addition. The bariatric dept moved the day before into the old cardio dept. They didn't even have printers hooked up. Everytime they tried to print they had to go hunt for it in other departments close by. I understand and sympathize with that but damn.





So start answering the same questions again. Then someone finds my file and brings it in. ok onto the NUT portion of the program. Something about this poor lady just annoyed.the.piss.out.of.me! She was nice enough but I had had enough of her semi-condescending voice. back to waiting area..............





Go back to finalize paperwork and schedule the preop consult with the surgeon. Oh and I told everyone of these people about the Lithotripsy and all just said oooooo. nice. So surgeon consult is the Saturday before my Monday surgery. It's a 15 min appt. o.m.g. 15 min? I've got to drive 3 hours each way for 15 mins? ok.





We talk about down payment. ok. But they can't take it because that part of the system is still down. okkkkkk





Then they realize the NP didn't do the preop portion, just a consult. Crap so back to her office. And guess what???? Answer the same freakn questions again. But this time she goes into detail about the entire procedure. And says she'll get me paperwork for bloodwork, etc. But she doesn't.





But at least she did get my scrip for pain meds and anti-nausea!





So they confer and decide I can consult with the other surgeon since I live 3 hrs away. So back to the waiting area.





FOR 3 HOURS!





ughhh oh well. By this time all the people with fill appts are starting to come in and I overhear the talking about the long wait times. They are a little annoyed. And they think this office is to disorganized. Imagine that..............





By the time I get in to see the surgeon I hear her telling them out front that she absolutely has to leave in 45 min. And there are 2 of us that they kept for consults. I'm pissed by now and if she rushes thru this I'm done. I'll start over somewhere else. All I've lost at this point is a day of my time, haven't paid them a dime yet.





When she comes in she is the nicest little thing. Looks about 16 years old. But so nice and seemed truly excited for me. Consult with her goes great and she doesn't rush at all. whew. Even tho I was told the NP had talked to her about my Lithotripsy I asked her again. Didn't appear she had ever hear about it. But she is a general surgeon and way busy so maybe they did. But she has no problem with it, she says it's really up to my Uro. But we realize I don't have orders for bloodwork so have to find someone to write that up. And guess what? CAN'T FIND MY FREAKN FILE AGAIN. sonofabitch.................





Finally left, went straight to Chik-fila, then started home. NO shopping and the mall was right there. ughhhhhhh





Preop appt with Urologist is 7/5. Thought I was going to see the head Uro that will do the procedure but nope it's the same one as before. Figured I better mention the LB again just to make sure. Only this time he looks at me like I have two freakn heads! Says he doesn't think it's a good idea. WTF??????





Tells me Head Uro will have to make that call after the procedure. He says you'll be in pain from the procedure and the passing of the stone pieces. If that's all hell I'll be in pain from the LB too!





So call NP at Lovelace and I'm pissed. I tell her I told him twice before this and now 13 days out he says this. So she pushed me back one day, to 7/20. If not that day it will be the end of August. So after the Lithotripsy I'll ask the Head Uro if I can go ahead with it. In the meantime I'm doing my loverly preop diet. Gotta have hope :)



If anyone actually stuck it out until the end of this, bless you! This was one long rambling post lol.



Now for updated stats. As of this morning weight is 259.6! Not so good compared to my last update, but Dh was out of town for the most part from the end of May to end of June and I ate like CRAP. seriously. crap.