APPROVED!!!!!!

I GOT THE CALL!!!!!!!! They want to set up my surgery date! OMG I can't describe everything that was going on in my head at the time...anxiety, excitement, and scared. I couldn't process everything on the phone with the surgery scheduling lady. Well my surgeon is out on maternity leave and won't be back until November. Her partner can do my surgery and has done ALOT more than she has and has been doing it on his own longer too. So I asked them if he could do mine instead. They said yea. So on October 8th, I'm going to go meet Dr. Kuhn, decide whether I want him or Colleen Kennedy to do my surgery, pre-admit into the hospital, get a sonogram on my gallbladder, get checked for leg clots, and whatever else they want to do to me, AND schedule my date all on the same day! PHEW!! OMG it's going to be a hectic day on myself. LOL My biggest issue is I know there is a travel limit after surgery and I'm flying to California on Christmas Eve with my husband and four kids and I don't want any added stresses on my body than I'm already going to have. Heck...I don't even know if I'm going to be able to fly anyways. We'll see. I want to fly out there but this is more important to me. I can't believe it! It's here! It's SOOOO close it's SCARY!!! So depending on the surgeon I choose, my surgery is going to be close to the end of October or about mid November. All I have to do now is wait. *sighs* I know everything is going to be great BECAUSE I have the best support system and help line-up EVER!! My family and my bestest friends I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!! XOXO

Sleep study results

Well I went in for my sleep study results yesterday afternoon. What I found out was shocking. I have moderate to severe sleep apnea. I quit breathing 160 times in a matter of about 4 hours of sleep. I also woke up ALOT during the night. It mostly happened in REM sleep when I was dreaming. That was the first night that I slept there. The second night that I slept there I slept on the CPAP machine so they could compare results. I hardly quit breathing on it and I stayed asleep the whole time. They also did a test on my lungs to check them out and the doctor said my lungs look good actually! That was awesome to hear since I have been smoking for 12+ years or something like that. I was surprised! That was a good enough reason to quit smoking knowing I still have good lungs. Anyways, so they recommend that I sleep on a CPAP machine and at night and even during naps. I dont' have to but they recommend it. I have a friend who sleeps on it and she said she has unbelievable energy and said after a while you won't be able to sleep without it. I haven't done it yet but I guess I might as well. UGH! LOL The doctor said the sleep apnea should be gone by the time I lose a good amount of weight from the surgery. We'll see!!