What a difference over a year makes....

Wow! The last post was actually written July 2009 when I was trying to figure out what to do...

Fast forward a year and 2 months to now.

I continued with the clinic here in Edmonton. I didn't get in to see the surgeon until February of 2010. One thing that most people notice as soon as they meet me if I'm short...very short. Not little person short but close enough. Well because I'm so short, my surgeon needed me to reach that 15% weight loss on my own before he would officially approve me for surgery. On May 3, 2010 I reached that point and I was officially approved for surgery. Papers were signed, appointments were booked, evreything was a go. Now I just had to wait for the call. The call that told me when my surgery was going to be.

I never got the call. After 6 weeks of waiting and waiting and keeping my phone by me so I didn't miss a phone call I decided to call the booking clerk myself. I was told that yes I'm still on the waiting list. But oh he has a surgery scheduled on July 13....okay you're appointment is July 13 I was told. I immediately called the clinic to let them know. I was given more appointments to attend and then I waited. Waited for the booking clerk to call back and tell me they made a mistake. My surgery wasn't supposed to be booked. They were wrong.

That call never come - thank goodness. I grew more and more nervous as the day drew near. Could I really have this weight loss surgery? Can I survive it? Am I making the right choice? Why did I have to pick the RNY gastric bypass? Should I of picked something simpler - like the sleeve?

July 13 came. I was driven to the hospital by a friend of mine who kept reassuring me that I am making the right decision. I signed papers and was asked to change into a gown with nothing on under (what no underwear I thought). Was given an iv and wheeled into the OR prep room.