Since my last post, I had a follow up appointment for my sleep study. Come to find out, I have severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea. FABULOUS! But, I knew this already. When the doctor went over my sleep study results, he told me I was waking up on average 140 times in an hour. 140 times!!! That's more that twice a minute! Who does that?! Apparently, I do! No wonder I felt so tired all the time. So, they took me back to another office and introduced me to my new best friend...a CPAP machine.
This machine may make me sound like Darth Vader and makes me look like a hospital patient, but it lets me get the best sleep I have ever gotten in my life! I finally get a full 7-8 hours of sleep every night and don't toss and turn or snore anymore. I have been getting up all week at 6:00 am. Ask anyone who knows me well and you'll know that time is unheard of in Kellie's world. I feel like a new person. I am less irritable, have a ton of energy, I don't feel like falling asleep in the middle of the day and I get so much more accomplished during the day. Saturday, for example, I woke up at 8:30 (when I used to wake up at 12 or 1) and cleaned my car out, took it to the car wash, went to Lane Bryant and shopped, went to the drug store and grocery store and was finished with all that by 11:00 am! Who knew you could actually get stuff accomplished on a Saturday? My only problem now is finding stuff to do to occupy all this extra time. I guess working out is viable option.
Since I was so motivated on Saturday, I gave my mom a call and asked her if she wanted to go to church with me on Sunday. I haven't been to church in a while and have missed it. I always feel so much better after going to church, but I always slept so late on Sundays that I just didn't go. So, we went to the new contemporary service at United Methodist's new campus and it was so great! I loved the pastor and what she had to say. Needless to say, I cried, a lot. I tend to do that at church. It's as if God knows exactly what need to hear that day and speaks directly to me through the pastor. After the service, it was like I was cleansed and I went home with renewed faith and hope for the week. I will surely be going back next week.
In other news, I got to talk to my insurance company today and met with the nutritionist again. I found out that I have been approved for surgery and my surgery date is December 3rd. The big day is officially less than a month away! I am so ready for this, and am so excited! I know I will be a bit nervous on the day of surgery, but otherwise I am past the fear of this decision and know that this is only going to better my life. In about two weeks, I will start on a pre-op diet that will consist of two meal replacement protein shakes for breakfast and lunch, and a dinner with 4-5 oz of meat, 3 servings of non-starchy vegetables, and 1-2 fats. This is to help build up my protein before surgery so I have more strength, will heal faster, and am less likely to have hair loss after the surgery. As I find out more, I will surely keep you all posted, but until then, Adios!
Woo! December 3!
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