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I saw Dr. Tom on Thursday and they are putting the paperwork through to the insurance company to get my port back.  I lost a few more pounds but told the Dr. I wanted to lose 100 more before my 2nd child graduates next spring.  He said its doable.  I continue at the gym but still don't know the reason for the pain in my side.  I see the gastro doc on Wednesday.  Dr. TOm agrees with my hubby that its the YOGA 3 times a week that it doing it. Using muscles that have never been used before.  I plan to attend the reunion at St. Luke on Sept. 21st and this months support meeting.
AMy

I saw Dr. Kleindorfer the neorologist on Thursday.  She said it would be a great idea to get my port back.  See also said I looked GREAT!  Still having the pain in my right side had a cat scan yesterday and will get the results tomorrow from Dr. Ghastine.  I hope its nothing serious and they can make the pain go away.  It is really begining to affect my workout schedule.

The monthly support group meetings are a great help.  I only wish we could meet more than once a month.  Maybe they could just supply a place for patients to meet on the other day with out  a staff motirator.  It is aways nice to meet the people from online and discuss problems or success stories.  
I went to the gastroenterologist yesterday and am having a CAT scan on Monday. I just wish this pain in my side would go away.  It is affecting my workouts at the gym.

HAd a wonderful time at Cumberland Falls.  Did lots of hiking.  Sweated a lot didn't miss the gym workout much.  It was a great trip but I missed my dogs.  My husband says he will go camping again and take the dogs.  See ya tonight at the meeting.

The past two weeks I have had this pain in my stomach.  My doctor thought it was an ovarian cyst.  Had a sonogram.  Not a cyst probably my crohnes acting up.  Went out of town last week to a convention in Perrysburg, OH.  This weekend the family is off on a camping adventure to Lake Cumberland, KY and white water rafting.  I should be at the support meeting again this month.

I have been working out at the gym 6 days a week.  Still no weight loss.  I miss my port!  I am now suffering from lower right abdominal pain.  They think it's an ovarian cyst.  It hurts so bad.  I can't get into my OB/GYN until Thuursday for an ultrasound.  I am also going out of town on Thursday to a 4 day convention in Perrysburg, OH.  I hope the pain goes away soon.  I am trying to eat correctly and exercise.  I took up Yoga, Tai Chi and am doing Aqua Cardio and Arthritic Harmony at the gym along with the tread mill, bike and Oliptical (sp).  I am getting desperate.. the scale is not moving.

I got my drivers license back June 28th I finished with my wound vac on Wednesday, June 27th and went back to the gym on June 29 and 30th as well as July 2 and  3rd.  I am trying to continue my weight loss without have the port reinserted.  My husband is concered that i might have another stroke if I have surgery again.  I  am back at work.  It's strange only 2 of the 5 people I worked with are still with the company.  It seems everytime something healthwise happens to me people leave. I am feeling much better (still not quite myself) but free to live life and not miss out on anything.  So far my hematologist says I have lost 52 pounds.  I still want to lose another 100 at least.  I have been doing alot of cardio.  The oliptical machine is a real bit**.  Enough for now. 

My wound vac has made the WORLD of difference in my healing.  I am curretnly at 1.2cm and hope to be healed completely soon.  I take my drivers evaul on the 28th of this month. Once I start driving and don't have to lug the wound vac I hope to start back at the gym for daily workouts.  I have lost 37 pounds so far. I am content to lose 1or 2 pounds a week since I no longer have my port and have been advised to forget about it since I run a greater risk of complications with my blood issues.  I wish I could drop the pounds as fast as the bypass patients. Last night I had to buy a belt to hold my pants up.  I finished my OT and PT last week.  I can walk without a cain I hope to run and jump and go camping with my family soon.

Since the stroke I have felt like an alien has taken over my body.  I recently asked a friend who had a stroke 2 years ago when they felt like themselves again.  He said he is still waiting.  SO am I and not too paitently.  I got a wound vac on Saturday. Dressing changes are PAINFUL.  already my wound is healing faster the 1st month with wet to dry dressing saw only a .5 cm heal.  IN 5 days of vac therapy we saw a 1.5 cm heal.  My pt and ot are coming along.  I'm done with speak therapy.  GOt the results of my second mRA.  No narrowing in the brain it was a clot that caused the stroke (GOOD NEWS<

I saw Taran today sine Dr. TOM was sick. MY wound is healing.  the Neurologist wants me to redo my test to find out why I had the stroke.  SO we can prevent another.  The scale is now my friend to date I have lost 27 pounds.  My wound is healing slowly.  I see the OT 3 times a week, the pt 2 times a week and the speech therapist 2 times a week.  I have to take a drivers test to be able to drive again.  Not being able to drive sucks.  I have no energy to clean my house this also sucks.  I hate clutter and dust!  I had to suspend my gym membership for 3 months.  I am concentrating on healing from the stroke.