And It Starts!

Well, technically, this journey started back in July, 2011.
I started seeing a weight loss physician who was recommended to me by several friends who had all gone to him and were VERY successful in their weight loss.
So, I had my initial visit with his PA, was told that I was qualified to have the surgery to lose weight. He told me that I needed to stop taking the birth control pills I had just started taking to regulate/stop my cycle and possibly stop the migraines I was having. He said that I had to be off them for 3 months before surgery would even be considered, due to the possibility of blood clots. So, I stopped them THAT day.
Next visit was when we had the "weight loss class" and signed up for the psychologist evaluation and nutrition classes. Saw the psychologist twice and he told me that his evaluation of me was that I was more than capable of sticking to the diet requirements needed to be successful in weightloss surgery and that he would send my doctor the notes on this.
The nutrition classes are next. In the first one, we learned how to regulate the fat and sugars we put into our bodies, reading labels is very important. Less than 5g fat and 10g sugar per serving. At the second nutrition class, we weighed in before the class, and I was down 12 pounds!! Yay me!!!!! We were given our 2 week pre op diet plan to shrink our liver and make room for the surgeons tools. We were also told of the lifestyle change we would experience after the surgery.
I had my surgeon meeting in December. We discussed the options for weightloss surgery. I told him that I wanted to have the RNY procedure and after consulting with all the notes in my chart, he told me that I had made a good choice and that the RNY should really work for me.
My surgery was scheduled for January 9, 2012. Pre-op visit is on January 5th.
I'm EXCITED!!!