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YAY!

I sat back in bed after waking up this morning and I had the best realization ever! My shoulder doesnt hurt anymore, my lungs are starting to feel better, and just about all of my pain is gone! After well over a month of something bothering me, its all paying off! I just hope it stays this way because this feels almost too good to be true!

Tomorrow is a big day! Get to go with Gary to fire off some BIG guns. Jane Wayne Day on post and all the wives get to go see what their husbands do (or dont do) in the field all day. I'll be sure to add pics as I get them. I just need to remember to be careful because I dont want to be hurting again! lol.

Im going to add a pic or two as soon as Im done with this post. Just some updated pics of myself. Ive been making sure to take pics at least once a week so I can document any visual changes. Personally, I havent seen a difference yet. My clothes still fit me the same but I feel better. Most everyone says they never notice the difference in themselves. Over time Im sure I will though! Thats why these pics are so important!

Well, thats about it from me for now. Im really tired and hope to be going to bed at a some what reasonable time tonight, lol.

Diet Sunkist, Diet Cherry Pepsi, Diet Mt. Dew, Diet Sprite. I MISS IT SO MUCH! I know, carbonation is bad and I know caffine is even worse. I dont plan on drinking any, but WOW Im pretty sure I dream about drinking soda again.

Anyways, Im feeling a little better. Im definitely getting more sleep since I started taking percocet. And less pain throughout the day. In between pills, I still hurt something pretty fierce but the relief from it is so nice. I just cant wait for the pain to be all gone so I can get back to focusing on some serious exercise and all my other usual stuff.

Also, I realized that I hadnt had a "bowel movement" in quite some time. More than a week atleast. So I picked up some Milk of Magnesia and it certainly worked, hehe. Maybe now I can get back to losing some weight. I was having a little bit of a stall. Probably because I was storing over a week worth of food in my tummy and I havent been exercising as much. TIME TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS!

I went back to the hospital yesterday. The pain from my shoulder got SO much worse and its sort of spreading to my lower back and most all of my left said was in pain. They ran a lot of tests, mainly checking for blood clots or to see if anything was broken. Everything was fine in that aspect, but they did find fluid in my lungs. They told me not to worry about it though! I dunno, fluid in my lungs sounds pretty important.

They gave me percocet for my shoulder pain though! I wasnt sure if it was going to work but when I woke up in the middle of the night I realized there was NO pain in my shoulder. I got to sleep like a full six hours! So here I sit now, waiting for Gary to get up so I can drive him to work, come home and go back to sleep. Shoulder is hurting pretty bad but knowing the percocet works gives me some hope! I can just take another when I get home from driving him to work.

The meds are stopping my shoulder from hurting, but I just want my shoulder pain to be done with. I want to get back to feeling normal. I havent really felt normal since before my surgery. Lets just hope this is a step in the right direction.

2am!

My shoulder pain is getting out of control. This is like night 5 with no sleep. I think its even getting worse. Its gone from hurting only when Im laying down to hurting pretty much all the time. Ben Gay isnt helping anymore. Lortab helps very little if at all. Im just at a loss of what to do. Emergency room can only give me Lortab. I cant take anything else. ALL I WANT IS TO SLEEP! Should I go to the emergency room again? I know its most likely a waste of time.

I woke up Wednesday night in SO much pain I just started crying. I mustve done something in my sleep to pull my neck or shoulder. It has been hurting me ever since then. I went to the hospital and the ER Dr. said that I hyper extended my neck due to the way I was sleeping. Because of that its causing my shoulder to hurt. I have completely changed the way that I sleep. Im back to sleeping flat and Im back to sleeping on my belly. Im still a bit sore when sleeping on my belly, but NOTHING compared to the shoulder pain. So if sleeping on my belly helps my shoulder, Im so there. I have been getting ZERO sleep because the main thing that triggers my shoulder pain is laying down. I wish I could sleep in my computer chair because sitting in it keeps my shoulder the most comfortable.

Aside from my shoulder, there hasnt been a lot going on. I had a LOT of fun on Friday night. Hubby and I get together with a few friends for some Dungeons and Dragons. (YES, we are nerds) The boys finally said I could play D&D with them, but Im not sure if I should. I gotta choose between playing D&D with the boys or hanging out with my friend Kim and both are really fun.

I have a bit of baking to do for the FRG bake sale coming up. I gotta just keep the hubby from eating all the goods! lol. I also I have to keep myself from trying everything! I do not wan t find out if I'll dump cookies or not yet. lol.

Also! I changed my avatar. People wanted to see ME so I aim to please. lol. Im gonna miss my cutie cartoon! But everyone gets to see cutie me, so its a fair trade-off, hehe.

Hey all!

Back from our mini vacation and we had a blast! SO much walking though. But it was GOOD for me. I havent had that much exercise in months! Hubby and I went to the Witte museum on Friday. Was a tiny museum, but the Body exhibit was amazing. Got to see some real insides! Also that night we went to Dinner and a movie. I ordered a gyro and just ate the meat. Wow, it was so yummy. There was enough for me to eat for two days on that gyro, lol.

The following day we went to Downtown San Antonio. The main attraction for the day was the Tower of Americas. That place was a blast! After hanging out there for a bit, we walked around Hemisfair Park to get to The Alamo. Of course we had to go on Spring Break weekend. *sigh* The downtown area is so beautiful though. We walked in most all the shops around the Alamo, and took a picture or two form outside, but the line to go inside the Alamo was CRAZY! So me being the impatient person that I am, we passed on that plan.

The main thing I wanted to do Downtown was ride the boats on the Riverwalk! So we headed that way and of course the line for the boats was CRAZY too. By that time my everything was hurting and I figured we should pass on waiting on that long line too. We just sat around the Riverwalk people watching a bit before heading back to the car and hotel. It was so nice just walking around this gorgeous area with my hubby. We didnt need to do anything else really for entertainment.

That night we just spent in the hotel and watched some movies because I was SO tired after all that walking. Hubby ordered some pizza and I munched some chicken. We originally planned to go to Sea World on Saturday but we woke up pretty late. I figured maybe we could head to Sea World on Sunday morning before we left, but again we slept in pretty late.

So Sunday rolled around, we checked out and here we are! Back home and it feels good even after just a few days. Thats my story and Im sticking to it! Time to go post some pictures!

YAY!

Hubby and I are going away for the weekend. We're headed up to San Antonio for some River Walking and Shamu fraternization. We are going from Friday-Sunday. Hoping to visit a few sites around the Riverwalk and if I feel up to it, we can head over to Sea World on Saturday. Im hoping we can cram everything we want to do in to 2 days! Many pictures to come!

Yay!

I finally got my staples out today and already Im feeling better. But my normal Dr wasnt there today. So I didnt get to ask a few questions that I had. I had a nurse take out my staples, then I left. She wouldnt even let me weigh myself! Also, I mentioned that one of my scars was looking a little weird and she just shrugged at me. I hate seeing people that arent my usual Drs!

For some positive news, yesterday was our 5 year "anniversary". Well, not wedding anniversary, just 5 years since we started dating. Five years and we havent killed each other yet! Thats a feat! hehe.

All in all, Im very glad to have my staples out. It already hurts SO much less. The staples that were on my waste line were ALWAYS sore. Especially if I wear pants. Im SO happy that pain will stop. Im also excited to see if I can sleep on my stomach tonight. I miss sleeping in my bed! Ive been sleeping on the couch because sleeping in my bed on my back makes my back hurt.

Everytime I step on the scale, which happens to be like 3 times a day, I keep weighing less! I really dont feel like Im doing anything different to what I was doing pre-surgery. Im eating a little different but thats about it. Im exercising the same amount, and eating generally the same types of foods. I cant wait until I get my staples out so I can get back to feeling like myself again! The soreness just drives me crazy sometimes! And its all frommy staples feeling sore. It seems like my skin tightened and its pulling on the staples. But TUESDAY! Thats when I get rid of them finally! WOO!

We went to the circus last night, and it was a blast! I'll post some pictures later on just because! Saw a guy almost fall off the tight rope, WITH NO NET! It was crazy. He actually fell off, but caught himself on the rope at the last second. I got a great (well dark) picture of him starting to fall! I need to invest in an SLR camera. That way I can feel like a photographer again. My cheap digital just aint cutting it! lol.

Yay! Today is circus day! My friend Kim and her crew plus Gary and I are going tonight around 7pm. I will be sure to post pictures tomorrow or tonight when I get home. I cant have any cotton candy though.  :(  Maybe I'll by some cotton balls from Walgreens and just eat them!

No idea what Im going to do for breakfast. I dont feel like eating scrambled eggs. Maybe Id feel a little better about them if I could have some ketchup! I need to find the Sugar free ketchup. Not sure how my tummy would take the normal one. If I get desperate enough, I just might try. NOT A LOT! But just some would make my boring eggs taste better.

My treadmill is so awesome! Still not doing as much on it as I should, but Im working my way up to do more. I need to do 15 min a few times a day. I just cant find the time. Maybe if I stopped gabbing on here so much I could work out on my treadmill more! Well, on that note! Im off here! ^_^