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on 8/6/25 5:43 am - Amarillo, TX
Good mornin y'all.
My myelogram went ok. It was unpleasant to say the least but it's done and I already have the analysis. It is way worse than in was in April of 22' on my last myelogram. Will see when I see my NP needs me to get a copy of the images to drop off for em. I am on bed rest until noon. Which I hate....so much. My neck and shoulder are killin me.
my grandma's first cousin fell this past weekend and broke her arm. It was right at the ball point where it goes into the shoulder. Her kids all have jobs so we volunteered to have her come spend some time with us. We also are the only ones with a walk in shower so my mom is going to help her with that. It's supposed to be in the 100's today with super high humidity...yay.
QOTD: last time I roller skated I fell...a lot and bruised my tailbone. I've never done ice skating.
B: eggs, sausage and cheese with glorious coffee
L: unknown at this time
D: also unknown as i just don't know what we'll be doing.
Happy Hump Day Gang!!! Another muggy, hazy day here in CT. I have some painting to do around the scale house today but have to pre it by sanding with sander I brought in, and they are finally getting rid of the old A/C unit that is on the outside. I had to take some pictures of the front gate to show how over grown it is and it poses a safety hazard if trucks are waiting outside the gate and someone is trying to get around them. You can't see if anyone is leaving the plant.
Other than that not much going on.
QOTD: Ice skating or roller skating? I've done both and actually prefer Ice skating even though it's cold. I had ice skates as a kid/teen and with the pond was always able to go out on it. Never felt safe roller skating.
B: just had a lemon ginger tea not really feeling hungry
L: leftover chicken burger and cucumber/tomato salad
D: Chicken salad stuffed hot pepper
Taking a day off from the Y to do a few things around the house.
Have a great day everyone!!!
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
I remember many women in the plant where I worked taking their summer off by having some minor surgery done on their feet and then saying it was not healing and staying off wor****il their kids went back to school. One day they made a list of the 100 worst offenders of sick leave in the plant and 20 of them were in my department.
They had a union that backed them and in order to keep the job they had to have worked eight hours during the past 365 days. It was the last work day of the year and I had one guy who had not completed eight hours that year. He came to work that morning. At noon he came to my desk and had only worked four hours. He said, "you will be hearing from my doctor and my lawyer." He left and slammed the door.
Because he had not put in eight hours that year the union could not win his fight to keep his job and he was fired. This was a man in is 40s who was quite healthy.
I was always fascinated by downhill skiing. I love water but never waterskied and not sure why. My brothers had a boat and waterskis but it just seemed like something I would not be safe doing and I jus****ched the kids doing it.
There is a place in Pennsylvania that grows peaches called Chambersburg peaches. The soil there has to do with growing them. They are ripe from now until the end of August and I can't stop eating them. They have smooth skin like a nectarine and so much juice you have to hold a napkin under them to keep it from spilling on the floor.
Your shepherds pie sounds so good with mashed sweet potatoes. For the next few weeks I will eat a lot of tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, and corn on the cob. When I was growing up we lived off the garden in hot weather. No air conditioning then but always a great garden so not heating up the oven kept the house a lot cooler.
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Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Good morning, everybody!
I'm back home today. Yesterday was a 7:00 flight and the Triathlon was a 5:00 AM departure on Sunday, so I'm dragging this morning. Fortunately, today is WFH, so I can catch up a bit before I head back into the office on Wednesday and Thursday.
My older son and I are going fishing next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I need to tie some grasshopper flies before I go, so that is on the agenda for tonight.
For the next three weeks I am going to only do one day a week of CrossFit, so that I can concentrate on preparing for the Chicago Triathlon, which is August 24th. It's a little longer distance than I am used to doing.
QOTD: Water Skiing I have only tried once but would like to give it another shot. The last time I went snow skiing, I felt like I was in danger of an injury.
Breakfast: bagel
Lunch: meatballs
Dinner: chili
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good Morning Gang. I ended up making a shepherd's pie for dinner and so that Irvin would have some leftovers as I didn't really do that much cooking this past weekend. I make mine with ground chicken and mashed sweet potatoes.
Back in the scale house for three days this week and then next week it is only two with Renee supposedly coming back on the 18th. Hopefully she does as there are three co-workers who have gone to the plant manager stating they are going to call HR if she gets another extension. Apparently two of them have pictures of her riding her trike and cutting wood. I guess she wanted the Summer off to do stuff.
QOTD: Would you rather waterski or downhill ski? So I have downhill skied before once and that was enough for me. I wouldn't mind trying waterskiing as long as it was in a large lake. I do like tubing though.
B: coffee and squash and eggs
L: shepherd's pie
D: salad with chicken salad on top
Swimming and treadmill at the Y.
Have a great day everyone!!!
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
I'm so sorry for your loss.
The only time my pouch closes up is when I am really pissed off about something.
How are you trying to up load the picture? Are you going to the plus sign in the pink square in the top right corner? If you click on that you can upload a photo, then in the message got to add photo.
I have a fear of heights also, but as long as I'm not dangling over something I can usually control myself.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
You put blueberries on my mind today so I bought some. Sorry you didn't get to go picking after all. The berries are dinner today with plain yogurt and raw pumpkin seeds. Breakfast was just my usual protein shake. No lunch or snacks.
You are a very good steward of your animals and I imagine it takes a lot of work.
QOTD: You made a very good point about the ocean but I cannot do heights, can't even watch videos of people climbing mountains. Haha, my FIL tried to 'cure' me when we were touring in Germany at a castle built into the side of a cliff back in the 80's. He pulled me toward the edge and said, 'Here, you just face this and conquer it.' He was one of a kind.
I've had regular dizzy spells recently and figured its just not eating enough. This morning it was a bit worse so I checked my bp (sky high is normal for me) and it was 80-something over 50. The internet says that's just borderline low but I haven't been that low that since almost checking out after an aneurysm. Meant to call my dr. today but the phone blew up over news of a death in the family so there's been shock, sadness, plans and travel arrangements to deal with. The generic Contrave is working so well I didn't immediately wish for comfort food, yay. Actually having to make myself eat but it's maybe time to get bp meds adjusted. What a start to the week, huh? I'm surprised I can still eat because normally when I'm really sad my pouch just closes up. Have any of you experienced that since your RNY's?
One more time I'll try to upload a pic. This is my fav. picture of my FIL on the day of his retirement. He had an amazing career in the Navy.
Ugh, I just can't upload photos.
Yes, it is!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
