Howdeh! Lots of changes!

I havent posted a whole lot lately, with good reason, but there is so much that I want to scream out that I am going to stuff it all in this post lol.

First, back at the beginning of October, I started having some pretty severe pain just under the right side of my ribcage (that I can now actually feel the ribs on lol) and going into my back. Went to the ER, had an ultrasound and bloodwork, they were of the opinion that it was my gallbladder. Unfortunately my insurance would not authorize a surgery since it wasnt life threatening or excruciating. Soooo...they sent me home with pain killers and meds for nausea.I went for just over a month doped up on Norco and Darvocet to manage the pain while papers were sent to my ins. co. for approval. On November 11th, the pain ramped up to unbearable status, so back to the ER I went, they admitted me, and I had surgery on the 12th. The doctor tried to do it lap, but he said my gallbladder was so huge and incredibly infected that he couldnt get it out that way, and that when he opened me up he found a lot of adhesions and scar tissue including around my pouch area, so he cleaned all of that up. Surgery turned out to be 6.5 hours. I was in the hospital for 4 days, then they finally let me out lol. In the week before surgery, I dropped 14 pounds, kinda scary.

I went back to the doctor on the 19th to have my staples out, at that time he informed me the pathologist had called him and reported a large amount of abnormal cells on my gallbladder that he suspected could possibly be lymphoma. They sent it out to another hospital with a specialist and were waiting on results. So....had to wait three weeks to find out the results for this. Was the worst three weeks of my entire life. The doctor had said if it was cancer, they had already removed the gallbladder and that I would have to do a round of chemo. I was absolutely terrified. I didnt tell my family because I figured one person worried and stressed was better than all of them, especially my daughter. I went back to the doctor last Thursday, and....NO FREAKING CANCER!!! They said my body put up a good fight against the infection and that is probably the cause of the abnormal cells.

Whew, still with me here? Ok, now this is where life gets even better, so hard to believe after all the bad years I have, this one has been pretty phenomenal!

1. The literary agent that I had mentioned in a post earlier this year...SIGNED ME! My book is being close to complete, and once it is, she will start shopping it around and see what happens. Im so hoping a publisher picks it up, we all need a little more dark and twisted in our lives lol.

2. Last Thursday when I went back to my GB surgeon, I went to my bariatric office to weigh also since they are just down the hall from each other. I weighed, and found I had lost 200 POUNDS! I have never had a feeling like that, I was both crying and shaking mah booty down the hallway!

3. I weighed my self yesterday, just out of curiosity....I think I had a woosh! Another 10 POUNDS gone! I have lost 210 pounds, and for the first time since before my daughter was born, my weight starts with a 2!!!!! If there is a feeling out there better than this, I dont think I can take it lol.

4. And I lost all the weight by not drinking protein shakes, since I just cant take the texture of them...gaggy, barf city heh.
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What is that funny hissing noise?
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Umm, I think it is someone's head about to explode....
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Nope, didnt drink one shake
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Gotcha! Hehe, sorry, im in a perpetual good mood now, couldnt resist a little joking. Please, dont kill me, I swear I will behave from now on lol.

Thank goodness for protein bullets! I have two of those a day. I also use BSN Lean Dessert powder, but never as a shake. I get the Oh Yeah chocolate protein drinks, mix it with the BSN, and make it into protein ice cream which has about 30 grams of protein per serving, plus I eat three protein meals a day so I am getting right about 150 grams of protein a day.

So, that is the scoop on me, I am doing well, but currently am looking like a cross between a flying squirrel and a Chinese Sharpei dog. I hope all of you are well, and have a wonderful holiday season!

First I just want to say, I am so sorry that you have gone through so much and by not saying anything to anyone must have been very tough for you.  But, that is so FREAKIN' ANWESOME....NO CANCER!!!!!!

ALSO, 210 POUNDS DOWN AND YOUR BOOK ALMOST COMPLETE.  WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  THAT IS TERRIFIC!!!!!!!!!  KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 

Remember if you ever need anyone to talk to just send me a PM.

Michele

WOW WOW WOW - that is so great that it was NOT cancer - and so sorry to hear you went through all of that and kept it to yourself....and even more gladder that you are doing so great with your weight loss - YOU ROCK.  Keep up the great work and don't be such a stranger.


CONGRATS AGAIN.....