3 for 1...

so today i had 3 (yes 3) dr. appointments in one day. a Dr. Kim car wash if you will. the first part of it was the stress test, then on to "Bariatric University" class, wrapping up with a physical.

Stress Test

this sucked to say the least. basically they are trying to find out what your heart and lungs do under stress to gauge how healthy you are and what risk potential there may be before going into surgery. keep in mind bariatric surgery is for clinically OBESE patients who aren't in the best shape. they aren't all recovering triathletes like yours truly. so this test is helpful. it was on a bike that increased wattage 5 watts every 10 seconds until you quit. i topped out at about 190 watts and 8 mins duration. i am WAY outta shape and mostly had to quit because of the tendinitis in my right knee. maintaining a cadence of 60 or higher wasn't the easiest thing i've ever done. i quit after i started seeing black dots. honestly the worst part of it was the hard ass seat they have you sit on. i even wore cycling shorts with a chamois and it still hurt. the second half of the test were breathing tests. they stick a tube in your mouth with nose clips and have you breath normal, hyper-ventilate, take a deep breath and hold, inhale as fast as you can and exhale as fast as you can. this part of the test was just boring. but seeing the charts of your breathing was kinda cool.


Bariatric U.

this class was all about "what to expect" before and after your surgery. i will scan and post the pdf to this when i get home. i feel it's helpful because it "lays it all out" EXACTLY what to expect. trust me when i tell you, the more information you have about something, the least surprised you are and the less worried or freaked out you'll be. we got to taste the pre-op liquid diet shakes we have to be on. and order the ones we "like" <-like is in quotes here. i used to have those advocare meal replacement shakes and some of them tasted like those so those are the ones i went with. again i will post a picture of the shakes and the nutrition info.

The Physical

thank goodness this was quick. the only thing that came from this meeting is that i need to switch my HBP meds to something different because it will interfere with the liquid diet. they took my hr and blood pressure. and i took a questionare about my med history. it was all over in 8 minutes. YAY!!! 

and that's all i have to say about that...

-three for one dominator