The back surgery seems to have been a success. I have not had any sciatic pain down my back and leg since the surgery. It is SO nice to not have that pain all the time.
I also had to go to the sleep lab and have a sleep study done. Well, big surprise, it turns out I have sleep apnea. So I now have a CPAP machine I use when I sleep to help keep my airway open so I sleep better. I have had it for several weeks now, and I am still trying to get used to it. I have a tendency to pull it off part way through the night. It seems to dry my throat out or make my sinuses stuffed up. Oh well, hopefully I will be having the WLS soon and the sleep apnea will go away as I lose weight.
I met with Dr. Read on September 17th. It was a good meeting and just re-affirmed my first impression of him. He is a down to earth, honestly nice guy that cares. So many surgeons (at least the ones I have known) have a varying degree of "God Complex". They seem to be so detached and uninterested in you other than doing the job and moving on.
Dr. Read is NOT one of these. We talked about my reasons for wanting the surgery, and if I was prepared to do the things that I will have to do afterward to make it a success. I have given this a lot of thought and the answer is a resounding YES! I am so tired of always being tired.
The day I saw Dr. Read I also had blood drawn for some tests. I got a call from Susan last week telling me my B1 vitamin level was way to low. So now on top of taking a one-a-day vitamin and calcium tablets, I have to cram a vitamin B complex for the next 3 to 4 weeks to get the levels up before they will do surgery.
The Psychologist has finished and sent her report in. I am getting very close to getting a date. I have not been serious enough at losing the weight I need to. I have continued to lose, but very slowly. As of last week, I still need to lose another 6 pounds. That is basically all I need to do at this point, so this next week I will be seriously working on getting those last few pounds off.
Once I get those last 6 pounds off, my packet will get sent off to the insurance company for approval. I don't think this is going to be an issue. I think once I do that we will actually schedule a surgery date, pending getting my vitamin B1 up where it needs to be.
I am getting pretty excited now. This means within the next 6 weeks or so, I could be going in and having something done that will change my life. I will be posting more as things progress...
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