May the sun bring you new energy by day,
May the moon softly restore you by night,
May the rain wash away your worries,
May the breeze blow new strength into your being,
May you walk gently through the world
and know it's beauty all the days of your life.
Apache Blessing
I know it's been forever since I've posted but life has been a roller coaster this past few weeks. I told you I'd met with the surgeon mid March and wasn't exactly happen with his review of the swelling in my feet and legs. The 2nd of April I went to my family doctor and he was truly upset. He put me back on the water pills and wanted to see me in a week. He told me he thought I had 30 pounds of water in my legs. WHAT??? no way! Well I ended up back in his office a day early April 8th with an upper respiratory virus. I was also 16 pounds YES 16 pounds down! I went home with antibiotics and cough medicine and was told to do nothing just rest. Well, duh, the way I felt that was no problem at all.
Doctor also gave me a standing order for the next 3 months to have blood work done, just to make sure everything is staying where it should be and I don't need to be adding extra supplements, which happens quite often with WLS (Weight Loss Surgery) patients. It's a major relief to feel like someone is watching out for you. So now between the Surgeon, the Family Doctor and the Cardiologist I should be well covered.
Yes I snuck in Cardiologist in there but I really think this is a precautionary measure. Because of the swelling in my legs and feet my Doctor felt I should have a stress test to make sure there were no problems with my heart. Since I was too ill to do that for the first two weeks I opted to just make an appointment with the Heart of Dixie cardiologist Dr. Jamison Jones. We're familiar with him and have confidence in his opinions so I feel much better just starting out there, that appointment is this coming Monday and once I get the go ahead (see I'm assuming they won't think I need to schedule the stress test) I'm hot footing it to the computer to book a flight home to see my family, it's been much much too long.
When you're carrying a hundred plus too many pounds it's not a pleasant thing to ride a shuttle for two hours then maneuver the Las Vegas airport and fly another two plus hours in a cramped seat that is way too small for you. Thank goodness this time I fly there will be no more extenders for the seat belt. Never ever again. In the WLS forums NSV's are non-scale victories, this 'no more extender' is a HUGE NSV for me.
I've made another trip to the donation center to drop off more toooo-big clothes and I have another full bag in my closet. I am so thankful I didn't toss anything away. Some may not be my favorites but they're getting me by as my body transitions and changes size.
So let's get on with the number and stats, this is the fun part, at least for this blog post it's a fun part!
I'm now 98 days Post-Surgery
and I've lost a total of 67 lbs. I am very happy with this!
As far as inches go
Since the first of the year
I've lost 6" in my waist
9" in my hips, no wonder clothes are getting looser!
over 5" in each thigh
and 2" in each calf.
It's an amazing process I'll tell you.
I have had some moments of doubts, last week was the worst. I didn't feel like eating and when I did nothing tasted good. I was so tired of being tired and so depressed from just everyday droll-drums of having a bug that wouldn't go away. I began to wonder if this was my life and perhaps I'd made the wrong decision. But yesterday and today I've crossed a bridge, I feel better, my energy is better, my appetite is better and the whole world is a much better place. I do not regret having Bypass. I'm just impatient and want to erase a lifetime of bad habits in a few months time.... not gonna happen.
So my dear friends and supporters I'll leave you with this little ditty I found on Facebook (and yes, new picture coming really soon).
Yes I snuck in Cardiologist in there but I really think this is a precautionary measure. Because of the swelling in my legs and feet my Doctor felt I should have a stress test to make sure there were no problems with my heart. Since I was too ill to do that for the first two weeks I opted to just make an appointment with the Heart of Dixie cardiologist Dr. Jamison Jones. We're familiar with him and have confidence in his opinions so I feel much better just starting out there, that appointment is this coming Monday and once I get the go ahead (see I'm assuming they won't think I need to schedule the stress test) I'm hot footing it to the computer to book a flight home to see my family, it's been much much too long.
When you're carrying a hundred plus too many pounds it's not a pleasant thing to ride a shuttle for two hours then maneuver the Las Vegas airport and fly another two plus hours in a cramped seat that is way too small for you. Thank goodness this time I fly there will be no more extenders for the seat belt. Never ever again. In the WLS forums NSV's are non-scale victories, this 'no more extender' is a HUGE NSV for me.
I've made another trip to the donation center to drop off more toooo-big clothes and I have another full bag in my closet. I am so thankful I didn't toss anything away. Some may not be my favorites but they're getting me by as my body transitions and changes size.
So let's get on with the number and stats, this is the fun part, at least for this blog post it's a fun part!
I'm now 98 days Post-Surgery
and I've lost a total of 67 lbs. I am very happy with this!
As far as inches go
Since the first of the year
I've lost 6" in my waist
9" in my hips, no wonder clothes are getting looser!
over 5" in each thigh
and 2" in each calf.
It's an amazing process I'll tell you.
I have had some moments of doubts, last week was the worst. I didn't feel like eating and when I did nothing tasted good. I was so tired of being tired and so depressed from just everyday droll-drums of having a bug that wouldn't go away. I began to wonder if this was my life and perhaps I'd made the wrong decision. But yesterday and today I've crossed a bridge, I feel better, my energy is better, my appetite is better and the whole world is a much better place. I do not regret having Bypass. I'm just impatient and want to erase a lifetime of bad habits in a few months time.... not gonna happen.
So my dear friends and supporters I'll leave you with this little ditty I found on Facebook (and yes, new picture coming really soon).
Patti, I know you have not felt well for a time now, but that too has passed into the ether - thank goodness! You had to wait awhile, but it did go away - you must look at the weight loss in the same way. Yes its horrid while you are going through it, but great at the other side when you can look back and wave goodbye to that time period.
ReplyDeletegood luck my friend - we all know you are doing great and will continue to do so.
So good to see you back Patti. Sorry you have had this dark period but so glad you are feeling happier again and wow, those are some great results the tape measure showed. Well done and keep smiling.
ReplyDeleteChrissie x