A little update on me.

May 27, 2009

Well I got over the depression and it was no thanks to the Wellburtin because after 4 days I couldn't take the side effects of it so quit taking it. I've had a virus for the last couple of weeks but finally feel better from that. Today I when to the primary doctor for a follow up on my knee and the depression. I went to a Orthopedic doctor last week and he's sending for a MRI. But last week my thigh started aching from my hip down on the outside and don't know if it has anything to do with the other problem with my knee because it's on the same leg. Anyway what is below is what I've put in my blog so I just copied and placing here.

Below is what I found on the internet and he showed me some stretching exercises to do and to keep my knee iced but this pain just started up last week when I was sick and that's why I had to get an ultrasound to see if I had a blood clot. Not sure if this has anything to do with the knee hurting for the last month and that I'm having a MRI done for on Friday because the new pain in my thigh just started. Anyway I went and seen the "Nut" today and was down 2 more lbs and since I first seen her in July last year before the surgery I'm down 80 lbs. So I hope next week when I go for my B12 shot at Dr. Miles I'll be down there too. According to the WLS boards a stall after 6 months is perfectly normal so I know as long as I keep doing what I'm suppose to I'll get the rest of this weight off and I have no time limit to lose the weight because this is my life now not just 50 more lbs. She also said that I don't look as big in person as my pictures make me look so when you look at my picture think of me 10 lbs lighter lol.   What is Iliotibial Band (I.T.B.) Syndrome? The I.T.B. is a thickened strip of fascia or muscle cover. It begins as a thick band that covers the outer thigh muscles, and travels down the outside of the leg to the knee joint, where it attaches to the outer edge of both the tibia and fibula, just below the knee joint. In so doing, the I.T.B. must lie against the protruding outer edge of the femur, just above the knee joint. As the knee is flexed and extended, the I.T.B. rubs against a thin fluid filled sac (a bursa), between it and the femur. The bursa acts to reduce friction, and to protect the I.T.B. However, when the bursa does not function properly, or there is a change in your running or cycling pattern, or a biomechanical foot or leg problem begins acting up, the I.T.B. becomes inflamed and painful.   Cindy

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