almost 9 mos post-op

Aug 04, 2009

Ok, so I am doing great with the weight loss, but my health is crap right now. So this post is probably going to come off bitchy.

As of today, I am down 142 lbs. I wear a size 8, but it's a little roomy. Time to go shopping again. LOL. I am really thinking that I'll need an arm lift and a tummy tuck. But that will have to come much later. I only have 16 lbs to go until I am at my doctor's goal weight. I still take all my supplements (chewable multivitamins, sublingual b-12, powdered calcium citrate w vitamin D, benefiber, prescription potassium) and get in 80-100 mg of protein including pudding that I make with protein powder.

I ended up being hospitalized for the pneumonia for 3 days. I'm still using 2 inhalers, Advair and albuterol. At least I am not on antibiotics anymore. My potassium, which I already have to take medication for, dropped critically low while I was in the hospital. I ended up having to get potassium through an IV which was so painful. My whole arm ached and felt like it was on fire. Then the IV started leaking, so they had to start a new one in my hand. Once they started up the potassium through my hand, it was completely unbearable. I cried and screamed, so they ended up having to dilute it. Why didn't they do that first????

I was finally able to go back to work and to go on our vacation to FL. I was able to breathe so easily down there on the beach. I also found out that the Starbucks locations down there are in a test market that doesn't use Sugar Free flavorings and adds a "thickening syrup" (sugar) to their drinks. I found this out after the barista gave me my drink which I order up here a couple times a month with no problem. I noticed right away that it tasted way too sweet. I ended up getting sick after drinking that little bit, and my husband asked them what they put in it and why they didn't prepare it as I ordered it.  That was fun. Totally ruined one day of our trip.

I passed out at the park yesterday. It happened all of a sudden. I had no clue, until it was too late. It happened again this morning. So I went to my PCP, and was told to eat more sugar. WTF??? He didn't check my blood sugar or do any labs or tests. I reminded him that I had RNY and that I can't have sugar. He told me I had to start incorporating it into my diet. That was the last straw, so I am looking for a new PCP. I'm open to anyone in Jasper, Canton, Cumming or Woodstock.

I've got an appointment with my dietician on Thursday to see if there is anything wrong with what I am eating.

In the meantime, I still have an enlarged thyroid, extremely thin hair, aching all over, brusing very easily, lingering fatigue from the pneumonia, and fainting that I can't explain. Lovely.

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