8 mos post-op

Jul 11, 2009

I'm 8 mos post-op as of tomorrow. I'm down 135 lbs, and I only have 23 more to go. I'm wearing 8's & 10's, and I even bought and wore a dress from the juniors dept. I've changed my workout routine. I canceled my Curves membership because they shortened their hours of operation, and I didn't feel like the workout was very effective anymore. I've joined Bodyplex, and I'll be getting a personal trainer soon. I've been to White Water several times this summer and wore a swimsuit. I even went on some of the slides. I'm still getting 80-100g of protein a day including a protein shake or protein pudding. I still take my vitamins every day.

I found out yesterday that I have pneumonia. It's the craziest thing. I had a nagging cough, and then on Thursday night I couldn't sleep or breathe well because of it. So I went to the doctor on Friday morning fully intending on going to work afterwards. I only felt a little tired, but the cough was worse. As soon as he listened to my lungs, he said I had pneumonia in my left lung. And the x-ray confirmed it. Crap!! So I am not able to work until at least Tuesday or Wednesday. I also have to go to the pulmonolgist. I had more trouble breathing last night and my chest hurt so bad. I have no energy today. I couldn't even get my scrapbooking stuff out of the closet because I am so weak. Hopefully the antibiotics and cough medicines will do the trick, and I'll be back to normal soon.

My doctor also thinks that I may have an underlying autoimmune disease, possibly lupus. So I have to go to a specialist for that, too.

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