Carb Crazy

My initial appointment is over and done with, and I'm more excited about this surgery than I thought. The appointment itself was a little wonky and long and overdrawn and BORING, but the meeting with the doctor was the best part without a doubt.  I'm so confident in Saint Joe's. I know I'm making the right choice. 

The appointment was long and drawn out, due mostly to the extensively lengthy mental examination, which took the greater part of three (!) hours.  When that was over with, I got my triage done and was sitting in the exam room talking to firstly, my exercise physiologist, then my nutrition counselor, and finally, my internal medicine provider.  He assured me that my age is a huge benefit for me getting the Roux-en-Y bypass, and that with my years of trying to lose weight on my own, if I have my doctor sign off for me in a timely manner, I should be able to have the operation done in mid-July. I was under the impression that I would have a 6 month grace period that I would have to wait for for my insurance to pick it up, but what a nice surprise!

In other news, I got registered for my Fall semester at Union after a wait of nearly 6 months.  I'm so glad to be going there. They are so interested in you on a personal level in the administration office, that I can hardly wait to see what my professors are like. What a nice group of people. They really run the college like one should be ran. As a business that is in turn aiding the person getting educated there, rather than a daycare that gives you a degree after 4 years of impersonal education. Also, I finally declared my major! Elementary Education with an emphasis in English and Fine Arts. It has been a long road, but I think I'm finally going to be satisfied with my career choice. For my Master's Program, I'm looking at a Library Science degree. I'd love to be a librarian eventually. Between summers, I may even lend my time off volunteering at the local public library just to gain some experience in the field to be better prepared.

Finally, in order to complete my surgery, I am required to undergo a low-carbohydrate based diet until surgery day. And let me tell you, readers, it is difficult. Especially for a gal like me who is totally in love with simple carbs. I'm tired all the time, cranky, and I'm finding it increasingly difficult to sleep, but on the bright side, I get to eat as much turkey bacon as I can handle every morning! Ha ha! It is already turning into a difficult road, but in the end I know it is going to be worth it all in the end.  I'm so excited I can hardly contain my joy.