Sunday night ramble

Okay, we all make our decisions in life, right? Well, I am choosing not to share my pursuit of wls with everyone that I come into contact with. Is it really necessary? Yeh, I publishing it on a blog for the world to see, but really, nobody's reading this thing except me. Steve wants to know who is going to sit with him during the surgery or if I need a pastor to come pray over me. He is obviously more worried than I am. I have a sense of peace about this whole thing, and I know that I am not going to die from it. I just see it as a new beginning and a happy one at that!

I am anxious to get to Spring Break. I feel like I have to endure this week with the kids. And I rarely ever feel that way about my students and I don't like to feel that way. idk, I'm just not that interested in school this week. I should probably order Pop Show music - that will make it more exciting! I definitely need a break.

Tescille's WL Journey

About 18 mos. ago, I began researching weight loss surgery after seeing 4 friends go through it (2 gbs, 2 lbs). I finally got an appt. to see a doc in June 07 - he scared the crap out of me. Normally, it is hard to intimidate me, but when I am unsure or nervous about a situation - the vulnerability is high. Then a series of traumatic life events happened, and I postponed my pursuit of wls. After 9 mos. in psych-therapy, I am at it again. With the help of my psych, I have found a one-stop shop for wls at Memorial Hermann - The Woodlands. I went to a wl seminar a couple of weeks ago. I have spent the last two wks getting med records transferred - no small task. I have an initial eval scheduled with Dr. Ballette on 3/18. After that, it's on to nutrition & psych consults, then wait for insurance approval. I am very excited this time. I felt completely comfortable with Dr. Ballette. He has a lot of experience and he presented well-supported research - as a craver of information, this helped ease my ocd. So, here we go again.....I am SO EXCITED this time!!!!