mittenfarm
May 27, 2010
May 26, 2010
Well, I am finally through all the kidney stone mess. Had surgery last week Wed. to remove a very large stone that had managed to squeeze its' way down to the bottom of my ureter and was not a candidate for lithotripsy. Of course, the ureter was all beat to heck from the stone grinding its' way down, so had to leave a stent in for 5 days. That came out on Monday, and I have been improving vastly since then. Even went back to work on Monday and Tuesday nights, I still get tired kind of easily, but I always have that after anesthesia. Takes me a week or more to get it out of my system. So I am hoping I am done with medical issues for the year! I have spent more time in hospitals over the past year than in my whole lifetime. And most of it is not DS related-just old age I guess. I am doing well from a DS standpoint(I think)-no major eating issues, although I do still vomit at least once every week or two, but no big deal. It is almost always the result of eating too much too fast. Or reheated leftovers, which I have to be very careful of. My weight stays in the 130's, which is a little thin, but I am happy there. Although every time I see myself in a photo, it shocks me how thin I am, and I think I should probably weigh at least 10 lbs. more than I do. But I don't see the thinness when I look in a mirror. Guess I have some issues, huh? The main one is extreme fear of regaining weight. I will NEVER go back to where I was before. But I am not dieting in any way, and actually eat quite a lot to keep my weight up where it is, including a fair amount of carbs, both good and bad. But I fear reaching that point where the effectiveness of the bypass starts to decrease and I have to work harder to keep the weight off. I am NOT good at dieting-never was, hence the need for WLS. So far I seem to be a malabsorbing machine, so I hope it stays that way.I am going to go get flowers to plant since the weather is so gorgeous and Memorial Day is almost here so have to get the yard all gorgeous for the summer.
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About Me
County Line, MI
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24.0
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Surgery
10/19/2007
Surgery Date
May 24, 2007
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