Here I am...

Mar 27, 2010

Well, I haven't been here in a long time.  For a good while that was a good thing, I had simply gone on with my life.  Unfortunately, things have back tracked on me...  First, I'll go with the good stuff:  In the just over two years since I blogged I graduated from college with a Bachelor of Social Work in August '08.  Just a week later I started grad school.  I will be completeing that with a Masters of Social Work in May '10.

On the other hand, in the last couple of years I have had a significant regain.  Last I checked, a few weeks ago, I had hit 430 again.  That puts me only about 20 pounds less than when I had surgery.  (Although still over 200 pounds less than my highest weight in 2005.)  With the weight gain has come decreased mobility again, although I am still comparatively active in life.  At my worst, I was bedridden.  When I had surgery I had gotten to the point where I could walk around the house without a walker, but not much more.  At my best, I was not using a walker or cane at all and only used my scooter for things that required extensive walking like grocery shopping.  These days I have to resort to the walker sometimes around the house and use the scooter pretty much whenever I go somewhere.

I have significant problems with one of my knees.  I had to have arthroscopic surgery summer before last and the doc said to plan on having it replaced in 2-5 years.  That probably would be a good plan at this point, but I doubt I have the general mobility to do the rehab required.  In addition to the knee issue, walking is just generally painful, causes shortness of breath, etc.  I have an appointment with the orthopedist in a few weeks to discuss my options. 

I went to see the surgeon that did my RNY a few weeks ago and we discussed the possibility of a revision.  The wonderful news is that Medicaid now covers it!  Hallelujah!  The downside is that they require me to be under 350 pounds.  Plus the usual "six months supervised weight loss" thing.  I managed to lose over 200 pounds in order to be at a weight safe enough to have my first surgery, but so far I have not managed to motivate myself on this one.  Coming back here is... I guess maybe the first step in that.  So, here I am, back again and we'll see where it goes from here.

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