Blood Panel + EKG and PAP!

So today I got a few things accomplished and "checked" off my list of things to do before I can have surgery.

This morning I went down to Baptist and got my blood drawn plus had an EKG which took all of 10 seconds or so.  I loved the guy that drew my blood, Teddy G.  I asked him if his last name was Graham.  Hehe.  He got it on the first try and the EKG took longer to set up than the test took once it was ready to go.

After I was done I went over to see Hope in the Bariatric office to get my next three appointments changed.  I counted the days between my February and March appointments and it was only 27 days in between.  From what I have read online and even Hope had mentioned before that the insurance likes to see 30 days in between appointment dates. 

Later this afternoon I went over to West Florida to Dr. Mehta for my annual PAP.  I really like him so much.  He makes me feel at ease and doesn't mind dumb/weird questions.  He is awesome.  Although they took me back in a reasonable amount of time after my 1:45 appointment time, I waited in the room for almost 30 minutes.  Kind of annoying, but oh well.  I was on my own time.

I can't keep thinking about all the changes to my life, my health, my WARDROBE.  :D  I have certain shirts that are going to fit me for a while as I lose, and then I expect them to look ridiculous on me.  Once I get to my "goal weight" (whatever that is), I'm going to buy some expensive Miss Me jeans because I love the back pocket designs and want to draw attention to my rear!  Just kidding.  Psych!  Anyhow, every time I go out shopping -- we went to the outlet stores in Foley this weekend -- I have to tell myself NOT to buy any clothes because it will be a waste of money.  I really want to start visiting thrift stores to start building my wardrobe up at smaller sizes, but it makes more sense to do that when I can actually try things on instead of assuming a certain size of ANYTHING is going to look perfect on me.  I am having trouble holding back.

I did recently order a sample pack of protein shake mixes from Unjury, which is the sample I got from my nutritionist.  I liked the vanilla flavor, so now I'll be able to try a few others.  I am also going to order a 64 oz container that will hold the water I need to drink everyday and I'm going to start using it pre-op to get used to that quantity.  It's an expensive container that I found on Amazon that keeps the contents cold for days (if ice is added)....but since it doesn't have a handle, I'll probably just pour the cold water into a Tervis tumbler.  Seems silly, but at least I will be able to tell how much I have left to drink and not have to guess on how many ounces I really got in.

So that is all!  My next appointment is on Friday for an upper GI and chest ultrasound at Baptist on University and Nine Mile.  Then comes the very scary psych appointment a week from tomorrow.  Will report on those next!