feelin bad

hey ya'll...hope everyone is doin well....new surgeries, soon to be surgeries, you all are in my prayers for a speedy recovery....flooding and tornado victums....i am right there with you...so you are in my prayers as well...and all my other hoosier losers....i say a lil one for you too everynight! cause i love ya! but i just have to share....i just feel so bad....this low iron is kickin my butt! i yawn all the time...they say rest...who can rest with 3 kids! i am bloated...from what?? i have no idea! i am barely eating...so i do a grazing thing which is a horrible thing to do  i know....i do feel better with everything i went thru this past 6 months....maybe its just all catching up with me...maybe i am a lil depressed....i know i have a shorter fuse...i have been fussin at the kids 24-7 for just lil things...i feel like such a bad mom...but yet i know i am trying to be super mom....wow this just turned into a vent.... i just kinda feel lost...nothin makes me happy....this saggy skin is floppin everywhere...so body issues are hitting me....i feel like i look like a turtle....i lose weight in my arms and legs then belly ...then arms legs again....so my middle is always bigger....lol kinda funny...i even told that to doc gomez....i now have this FLOP sound if i move to fast with my arms....kinda gross.... my fibromyalgia has me hurtin here lately....maybe thats why i just feel bad...or this iron thing....i just can't explain it......maybe with the damage to the house has me in a bit of a bad mood too....i was able to hit a few rummages and got the kids 3 outfits a piece so that was a blessing.....oh well i am going to stop whinning and give you all big hugs! smootchies Kim

Sweet Kim, Hon, you  are welcome to a little "whine" now & then- vent all you want!  I have and know we do understand- some, like me, have experienced the same feelings. Your body has endured so much in the past 7 months- its just trying to get caught up! I have fibro as well, & this weather makes me ache like crazy,sleepy,grouchy/touchy too!! Low iron- are you getting that taken care of? Do you take B12 sghots??I found the pill wasn't enough to help me, so my Dr. ordered one every 3 weeks..I am praying you will feel better soon!With your health issues, its ok to eat when you can, small mini meals- make sure to get that protien in first, ok? protien helps in so many ways. I was surprised when I realized how little I was eating, & the differance I felt when I did.Call or email your dietician, they are a great sourse of help. i have found a couple of protein shake mixes that work well for me. I understand about the skin issues- I'm right there with you girl!!! It is maddening when you have this hope in the back of your mind that your skin will pop back into tightness    ( like it never had- atleast mine!!) & it doesn't.  So I roll, tuck, wear a size larger and smile,     it is better than wearing those 24-26 sizes! I had a horrible struggle with accepting mine, depression, binging, the whole thing. Don't go down that road like I did lil Sis,~ it is a bad journey     -thank the Lord that I am over that hump!  I am here for you and praying for you. I know it helped me feel better just to get it off my chest, and you have lots of people here who understand, & are here for you. PM. me anytime!!!! (((((((((((((big hugs    )))))))))))))))))

 Ellen...you are a blessing...I guess i need to realize others understand exactly what I am goin through...I am so proud of myself...I am half way there! But yet something is still boggin me down....and as stupid as it sounds...I have no idea what it is..... I am doing the b 12 injections every month...my iron we just started working on that...3 iron pills a day and started infusions yesterday....yuck! they made me feel awful! but thank you for being so sweet and understanding.... big hugs Kim

I also had Dr Gomez for my surgery. Did you have your surgery at Wishard or Clarion? Mine was at Wishard. Sorry to hear about your problems. I hope you feel better soon. I too have a hard time adjusting to the skin issue. I have had a regain so my skin looks better (in my opinion) but I would love to get the extra weight back off. I guess we can never be happy. I am glad that I do not obsess about the issues so much now.

Hi I am sorry that you are feeling down! I no where you are coming from girl friend! I am about6 weeks out and have not felt good 1 day of those 6 weeks! There is no protein drink I can stomach, everything tastes too sweet, and now my hole where the "food" goes from the small stomach is shrinking up. Just Tuesday I went to see Dr. Jones and she wanted me to have the hole streched. I did that and now it needs streched again. SO I am going in on tuesday and have it done again. I am afraid that I am going to have complications from no protein and calcium. There is probably something out there to help with the protein but I can't afford to try all of them.  Now I am having a stabbing pain close to where one of my incisions is! I don't know whether it is some food that might be stuck there and can't pass through the hole or what. If it keeps up I guess I should call the surgeon tomorrow or go to the ER. If you have any ideas on it let me know! I am back to liquids now. Hey thanks for letting me vent! One last thing I just keep wondering if it is all worth it in the end!? MIchelle