5 mo out and update on me...
Well, I am almost 5 months out an I have lost 74 lbs since surgery....100 lbs even since I started losing weight! woohooW
I am very happy with my sleeve. It has been such a wonderful thing for me!!
On another note, there is SOOO much going on with me. I any of you remember, I have had some terrible issues with my feet. They said I had Plantar fasciitis (which I did for almost a year). Well, I was in a boot for 10 weeks starting in Jan. My foot/feet continued to get worse. It seemed the less I did, the worse they got. I was in terrible pain and I have a high pain tolerance. So, I finally started to get other opinions. I went to 1 dr, he was so FAST I hardly knew what was going on. The 2nd dr. said I needed cortisone shots and did one (I was in SOOO Much pain! and it didn't help anyway!). Finally, my original dr sent me to the pain clinic. I was brushed off by the doc there but the acupuncture /chiro at the clinic spent some time with me (I decided to try acupuncture...what did I have to lose at that point?). She recommended I see ONE more podiatrist. I saw him and I really liked him. He took my pain seriously and wants to help me...THANK GOODNESS. He did a u/s of my feet this morning and says he thinks the plantar fasciitis is actually healed at this point. He believes the pain/burning is coming either from my back (which did show some issues on the x-rays) OR I have CRPS. The second diagnosis is NOT a great one...but I can handle it. I go for a sympathetic nerve block in a week...it is more diagnostic for the CRPS. Depending on how that goes, I am not sure where we will go if that is normal also....the bone scan was normal, EMG (nerve conduction) was normal. So...that is where I am . I feel I am in competent hands which is comforting. Through prayer, I know I am supposed to have the nerve blocks done....don't know why...only God does.
So, I don't exercise much because it hurts my feet too much. I have been trying to swim a few times a week which feels good. I cannot walk too much because of pain, but that is ok. We will get to the bottom of this eventually. =)
I am grateful I did the sleeve surgery when I did. I cannot imagine where my feet would be if I had not lost the weight. Now with a "moderate lumbar spondylitic disease" , the weight would have been even more difficult to carry...though I am sure the weight helped to contribute to this.
Have a great day all!
I am very happy with my sleeve. It has been such a wonderful thing for me!!
On another note, there is SOOO much going on with me. I any of you remember, I have had some terrible issues with my feet. They said I had Plantar fasciitis (which I did for almost a year). Well, I was in a boot for 10 weeks starting in Jan. My foot/feet continued to get worse. It seemed the less I did, the worse they got. I was in terrible pain and I have a high pain tolerance. So, I finally started to get other opinions. I went to 1 dr, he was so FAST I hardly knew what was going on. The 2nd dr. said I needed cortisone shots and did one (I was in SOOO Much pain! and it didn't help anyway!). Finally, my original dr sent me to the pain clinic. I was brushed off by the doc there but the acupuncture /chiro at the clinic spent some time with me (I decided to try acupuncture...what did I have to lose at that point?). She recommended I see ONE more podiatrist. I saw him and I really liked him. He took my pain seriously and wants to help me...THANK GOODNESS. He did a u/s of my feet this morning and says he thinks the plantar fasciitis is actually healed at this point. He believes the pain/burning is coming either from my back (which did show some issues on the x-rays) OR I have CRPS. The second diagnosis is NOT a great one...but I can handle it. I go for a sympathetic nerve block in a week...it is more diagnostic for the CRPS. Depending on how that goes, I am not sure where we will go if that is normal also....the bone scan was normal, EMG (nerve conduction) was normal. So...that is where I am . I feel I am in competent hands which is comforting. Through prayer, I know I am supposed to have the nerve blocks done....don't know why...only God does.
So, I don't exercise much because it hurts my feet too much. I have been trying to swim a few times a week which feels good. I cannot walk too much because of pain, but that is ok. We will get to the bottom of this eventually. =)
I am grateful I did the sleeve surgery when I did. I cannot imagine where my feet would be if I had not lost the weight. Now with a "moderate lumbar spondylitic disease" , the weight would have been even more difficult to carry...though I am sure the weight helped to contribute to this.
Have a great day all!
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