EKG!

Yesterday was a thrill, an EKG, yes there was a question if I truly was heartless so they decided to check. At first they disovered I was, but then replacng the faulty electrode they came up with a heartbeat so I guess I am not a heartless so-and-so. Our Kaiser is under massive construction so going there is a total exercise in futility. You drive around twenty minutes to find a place to park a mile from the building, haul yourself in to wait another twenty minutes for your appointment which takes all of 4 minutes. I am beginning to wonder if the drive to Fremont is so horrific in that they have wonderful parking. Anyway, I am now in wait mode. I have completed all the tests they'v asked for so far, I have 3 pounds to go to reach my goal and then they schedule the surgery and since this is elective I have no clue how long the waiting list is. At least we get to throw Christmas in while we wait so that is fun. I do hope this holiday season finds your family happy and well.

PSYCHO!

Today I went to Union CIty for my psych evaluation. Two hours by car for a thirty minute interview, that I personally think could have been done by phone! The counselor who interviewed was a lovely lady who kept apologizing for the drive we had to make but hey, if this is how they keep continuity in the program I understand. She asked me a series of questions that applied to my eating habits or the habits I am trying to establish. Do I drink coffee, soda or alcohol? Do I gulp or sip? How many meals do I eat, do I snack? All things pertaining to the new way they want you to eat after the surgery. Then a series of questions about exercise along the same lines as to what I do and will I continue after surgery? Then the "psych" questions- have I ever tried to hurt myself? What a dumb question, why would I want to cause myself pain?! Have I ever been in therapy? Have I ever been hopsitalized for a psychiatric episode? Do I purge or use diuretics or laxatives? (see part about self inflicted pain!) Is my family supportive? Friends? Is there any body who would try to sabatoge my success? Then she went into a series of questions about the outcome of surgery-how would I feel if I only lost 75% of the weight I hoped to lose? How do I feel about hair thnning (a possible side effect) or loose, sagging skin? Do people get that I have sagging skin full of fat right now? Oh well, she was very compllimentary at the end saying she felt I was ready to move forward in the process, so now I have to have an EKG and lose 3 pounds to get onto the list for scheduling surgeries. I can do the EKG tomorrow, if only I could lose 3 pounds tomorrow I would be all set.