2nd of 7 Appointment / Pulmonary Function Test

Jan 16, 2013

Well, I went in yesterday with an open mind that I was hoping to lose weight because of the changes that I had made on my own to my diet. Apparently, drinking TOO much water worked against me. I gained 3.5 pounds in a month. I'm a little aggravated about that, but the Nurse Practitioner was very sweet and told me not to worry ( I was worried the insurance would deny me for surgery), that everything would be okay and she will start monitoring this issue to see if it is my body retaining fluid which it seems to be just by looking at my legs (swelling). So, this is a new month, and I am on a 2400 calorie diet to start out and that # will get smaller as we get a little farther in the process. At this point she does not want me to stress about Carbs, Fat, Sodium etc she just wants me to watch my calorie intake and see where that takes me.

As for the Pulmonary Function Test, that was interesting but not as bad as I thought it would be. I was a little nervous that I wouldn't pass it just because I get short winded so easy now but she said everything appeared to be normal, and they would have a Pulmonologist read it.

*GOOD THING* My EKG and Labs came back better than we expected, and I may not have to have a stress test now. I was happy to know that things that were an issue once before had gotten better but my Thyroid is at 6.210 and should be (0.358 - 3.740) so that is an issue that we are currently looking at. Also my Vitamin D was pretty low and they prescribed some medication for that.

** At this point, I am currently at my heaviest weight, to my knowledge ! :( NOT LOOKING BACK ONLY FORWARD !!!!!

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