Physical

Let's get physical. PHYSICAL! Just teasing....I love Olivia Newton-John as a child and had to have her cassette tape with this song.

Anyway, on to the real deal. I went in for my first physical in 4 years today. I was very frustrated as I have to go to a clinic affiliated with the hospital I work for and the clinic had me with the wrong doctor. I prefer a female doctor and they scheduled me with a man. This is after rescheduling twice because they kept scheduling me with a man. UGH! Anyway, I decided today to keep the appointment as I start school next week and wanted to get this out of the way.

DRUM Roll please....The doctor agreed to let me pursue WLS. I am so excited. I will go to an informational meeting in September. September 2nd to be exact. Then I will have to meet with my doctor and a nutritionist for 6 months before they will schedule my surgery. Unfortunately, I won't be able to have it until next April and I would like to have it done sooner.

The reason I need it done sooner is the second week of June, I will be joining my daughter on a trip to Disneyworld with her high school band and orchestra. I would prefer to be at least 6 weeks post op before going, however I will also be in school at the time and can not afford to take the time off. If I wait until after the trip that will put me into July which is fine, however I need to have 6 weeks recuperation before starting nursing practicums. I am not allowed to do any heavy lifting for 6 weeks postop. So I am in a pickle. What would you do?

I am elated that I get to pursue WLS and I know my insurance will cover it. However I am an impatient person and I want to know the when, where, why and how's right NOW!

School, WLS, and scrapping

Wow, another 6 weeks since my last post. I have been a busy girl. I am currently at work and it's 4:00 in the morning. Before I get any sleep I will have worked 25 out of 29 hours. Yes, you could say I am a glutton for punishment. I was staff reduced 2 days earlier this week and when staffing called to ask if I could work tonight, I had to say YES! BTW, the new job is going great. I am learning so much and tonight we moved into a new section. I don't feel like I am sweating my tushy off.

Right now I am on a 3 week break from school. Summer term turned out okay. I got an A in Medical Terminology and a B in Human Biology. I would have much prefered A's in both classes and if I didn't have a 'timeline' to finish schooling I most likely would have dropped Human Biology and retaken it this semester. I am pretty much a perfectionist and not getting an A bothers me. But considering I am still working on my prerequisites I think I will take the B and be happy. On the 17th I start Anatomy and Physiology, Nutrition, Developmental Psychology and Speech. Financial Aid is in place and I received my books earlier this week. New pens, pencils and notebooks and I am ready to go.

On a different note, I am researching the possibility of having Weight Loss Surgery. I would like to have the RNY done so that I can lose this extra weight I have carried around for 16 years. You see, I was a fairly slim person until I became pregnant with my precious daughter. Over the course of my pregnancy, I gained 80 pounds. The doctor wasn't concerned and said I would lose the weight. NOT! Not only have I not lost any of the weight I have gained an additional 50 pounds over the last 16 years. I have tried every diet out there and I regularly get exercise but nothing will budge the weight. My mom is having the surgery in October and the more I read about it, the more I want to use this tool to become a healthier, thinner person.

I love to scrap book but it seems like the only thing I have done lately is bought more supplies. I will be purging some older stuff soon so that I don't feel so overwhelmed when I want to scrap. I am very tempted to give digital scrapping a try as it is something I can do on the laptop when on the go. Of course, that is when I don't have homework to do. :-)

Well that is it for now. I should be posting more often as I will be working 3 nights a week!