Manderley
Moving Right Along...
May 31, 2013
Today's weight: 308.
Today my Nephrologist signed off on my medical clearance from a kidney/blood perspective. He said my numbers have been the same for quite some time, my cholesterol is fantastic (!) and if my H&H is low, i can get a transfusion before/during/after the surgery. So now just the Cardiologist and i'm good to go.
Still losing weight, every single day. Down to 308 today. Just 6 more lbs and it will be 100 lbs that i've lost since November. Hard to believe. I'm feeling good, looking much better, still having trouble walking. If it's not one thing, it's another. Lower back is killing me, knees are so stiff they hardly bend, and now there's a horrendous pain in my right foot. It might be gout, not sure. But it's in the gouty spot. (sigh).
My clothes are hanging off me. Can't wait to move into some smaller jeans and shirts.
Surgeon's office said to stop the Optifast, so I'm drinking Atkins protein drinks now. They're only 15g of protein instead of Optifast's 30g. I think tomorrow I'll have 4oz chicken. Kind of scared to do it though, don't want to lose this momentum I've got going.
Yesterday my friend Tami told me she's amazed at the difference in my face...today Dr. Numrungroad said he could really tell the difference and that i looked great...and when i went to Charita's to pick her up, she gasped when she got in the car, "OMG! You look great!" yeah. it's wonderful when people you see every couple of days notice the difference!!
i'm feeling good. i'm pretty confident that i'll get the clearance i need for the surgery. and if not, well, i'm leaving it in God's hands, where it belongs.