WOW - One year since revision !
May 18, 2010
Well here it is.. today it has been one year since my revision. Where does the time go ?Here we go.. it has sure been a crazy year ! Dr Maguire was wonderful. His staff is wonderful and responsive when I have questions that need addressing. They are great at reminding patients it is lab draw time.
My eating has improved. I have lost give or take an additional 50 lbs depending on the day. (yup need a new avi) I have revisted onderland and hope to stay there permanently. I am praying Dr M's scale matches the home scale ! I got kicked out of Lane Bryant trying to use a coupon for a fee Cami ! LOL...
I decided it was time to remove my ticker on weight loss. Am I totally happy with my weight loss ? No not totally with the number on the scale. I would still like to lose 20, maybe 30 pounds. BUT, I have had knee issues that have prevented exercise. Is this the only reason I have not lost it all ? Who knows, but I am NOT able to exercise as I would like to. Many life activities are limited right now. So I believe it has a lot to do with it. Dr. Maguire also thinks I am "gene thrifty" due to family/personal history etc. Betcha he is right on the mark with that one ! Some of you might remember I had knee arthroscopic surgery not long after my revision. Well next is a knee replacement. I am waiting on a date.. sometime later this summer or fall... ortho doc is very busy and so am I !
I have to get past some work/personal deadlines before I go under the knife again !
I have an hour glass figure and a flat stomach and a great Dr Kuster behind ! LOL.. DH still loves me as always and says the bod has improved with the revision ! So how can I complain ? He has loved me thru fat to normal. I have lost meds, weight and can eat healthy food and have great labs, well except for the magnesium which is being adjusted. It is an off the wall thing to be low on, but it is being addressed. Will be retested soon and see if our plan is working.
I can eat more of a variety of healthy foods since my revision. I feel this is a HUGE improvement in my lifestyle. I could not eat veggies before, now I can in limited amounts. My labs are greatly IMPROVED now that my intestinal measurements are proportional correct. I do not even think about weighing in the a.m. anymore.. weird huh ! When I wake up in the a.m. I am off and on the go...lots to do and accomplish each day. I will try to weigh and measure soon, maybe. I have had to buy so many more clothes, as I am in a spot unknown to me in the past. That is good and bad though as I seem to be in between sizes and have to try on everything as brands vary so much. I would really like to be in one size. Why in the world can't they all measure the same ? Oh well that is a different topic all together and I am sure many can agree with that.
I have seen an endo for my osteo and I am on Forteo, the daily injection. Will know this fall how that has worked or not worked. He has great faith in it with WLS patients.
Congrats if you made it this far.. this has turned out longer than I had planned.. see what updating does to me... it just pours out. I thank everyone who has been there for support since my revision.. the Maguire group are a great group of people and very supportive, even though I am all the way south in Alabama !
THANK YOU all for listening to my babble tonight!
I know I should get here more often, but life just seems to get in the way and I am just too worn out some nights, especially since I work on the computer all day. I can't look at the screen some nights, let along think clearly ! LOL
If anyone has questions on a revision with Dr Maguire, just let me know.
Oh yeah, I was going to stop last paragraph!
