Knee Surgery and Plastic Surgery

Oct 12, 2012

As I mentioned in my last post, I hurt my knee back in July 2011. I finally had the much needed surgery on it on Sept 14. It is already so much better, and I've started phsyical therapy on it.  I've just been cleared to do the elliptical again after a month of not being allowed to do anything like that.

I had my general wellness check up with the doctor. It had been 2 years instead of one due to my husband's layoff and our lack of insurance. In 2010, my cholesterol had been high. She wanted to watch it and see if it went down as I continued losing weight. Well this year, every single thing was completely healthy. So basically I was the healthiest I've ever been.

I have been pretty discouraged because over the past year, with the knee injury, the weight stabilization, the loss of insurance leading to me running out of PCOS meds (which affect my metabolism)...   I felt like everything was against me. Now I see that I wasn't giving myself enough credit. Even though I am stuck with 20 lbs that I still want to lose (possibly 30), my body was still becoming healthier inside. That's a pretty strong motivator.

I put down a deposit with Dr. Christina Stiles for an extended abdominoplasty scheduled for December 14, 2012. I'm very excited about getting rid of the excess belly skin.  I'll try to post updates about that process.

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