Frustr8

YOU CAN DO THIS! I did mine the entire month of August, pared 15 pounds from my body, turned my,once pudgy liver from NASH TO Smooth, Sleek and spend at. If I could do it at 72 with the BMR naturally, of a sick slug, I Believe anyone can! And as designated Frust8, I. SHALL cheer,YOU on to victory!

Ruth was my favorite Aunt, I feel she is cheering,from HEAVEN, she was Godmother to 2 of my children, dragons I never feared, knew good ones, not,the scarey type, if I could put an avatar, it would be a 🐝BUMBLEBEE, let me explain. The humble 🐝BUMBLEBEE is aerodynamically impossible as His little wings are,proportionally too short for his body & he should. not be able to lift off, let alone fly.🐝 But,nobody,ever told him so he continues flying. If he can buck such,odds then why can't I also? - 🐝😝🌈

And I sought for 3 YEARS not a matter of weeks, but,i am a 🔥 ginger-topped broad who won't,stop trying until LIFES FINISH LINE!!!

Happy 2 month Surgiversity to us Alexander3125, Although my postoperative course is no less tortuous than my 3 weeks of seeking, I had a HWeight,of 355, today at a different surgical speciality, 281 pounds, I still,believe in my surgeon, my variety of surgery (RnY bypass) and feel once these gloomy days are,past I can still be healthier and reach my future BD, without,it I was edging too close to a mortal physical occurrence. one parent lived to 80, the other to 86, and I will meet or beat them. Outlivng,my husband who denied being obesr, refused to diet, died at 70. 👵🍶SO TODAY IS A TRIUMPH AND TOMORROW? Now,I Have a chance to Smile!😝

And "kg kids " the surgeon I consulted today, not my bariatric one, does metric *127 KG* Please celebrate this one diamond in the Carbon of my life, okay?

This Friday, the 9th, would you believe I am looking forward to it? if they sedate me enough that I sleep, it will be the first peaceful one in a week. I have news for you my metric 🐤, 127 kg, for you others multipy by 2.2, at any rate Miss Poodle will be wagging her tail in joy, she knows what a loss that,is! I truly don't,know what next, had call into local Furniture bank, got approved for tomorrow at 1:30pm, now person in truck reneged on me, I don't drive any longer, really,need these items, maybe I can go on local barter or sale radio show at 9AM, and beg someone to do this, maybe there might be someone to gift me with this solution. But I will keep everyone updated on Frust8 and her follies!👈👼👉

OMG I am worried for you, please keep me and all the rest in the loop. The fact,that your PCP wants a "face to face" does not bode well. You do realize that usually means the Big Ca, and they leave it to the PCP to do the "dirty" work of telling you? I may be an old hen but I am one of the brighter breeds of 🐔 and not a turkey!, And I will be ecstatic,if I am proved wrong!👼👸👦Although you did not request,it, you're in my prayers tonight🙏Stay Strong REDMAXX, although it aggrieves a Buckeye to say it, GO BLUE!

And another Autumnal soul sister, Muss Poodle and Cindih576, save things with me and as you might remember, I also have a stricture compounding things, Right now turkey mince from MP or even a turkey meatloaf from Cindi, I will be off to OHIO Job and Family services this am to beg for FoodStamps/other assistance, had been having trouble,with landlord who turned evil, fought,in and out of eviction court. To keep my credit ratings so besmirched I couldn't get other housing, I had to agree to move by end of October, oh and it wasn't an easy month looking and looking for another place when you won't have money,until November 2nd, and evil soon-behind me landlord know it GDWell. Struggled, asked what few high school and,ither friends if they knew of anything, and each year,it gets smaller, dying off, down-sizing, moving to Florida, other warmer climes, Miss Poodle, you'll get a chuckle from this, one ex-classmate, her son and daughter are relocating to Australia, something to do with American Embassy there, so she's going to be in Canberra or the outskirts, friend who told me, was all a -flutter about it. So I lost 85% of my food stuffs , my winter coats, over 1/3 of remaining clothing, son had his only by virtue have fewer and was able cram in one cranny on uhaul truck, we were planning to making another load after unloading what we had, so lost kitchen table,with chairs, beds, Son sleeping in one living room chair I had forced him to load on with pillows propping up feet, he always thought it an UGLY shade, well it has mustard yellow upholstery, I have been sleeping in a recliner, foot rest up,but my lower legs and ankles on car carrier because my legs are long. Had a call into Local Furniture Bank, need to notify,them it has reached emergency status, I am 72,cannot sleep on floor because of arthritis and sleeping,on chair aggravates lower back to where I may be back walking with walker instead of cane. Oh there is MORE but it is now 8 Am and I better start calling around. If anyone wants to talk more, this is currently,only means of communication, can't re establish landline and cable and internet until later in week. This place,is not wired so on 4G cellphone pinging,off Verizon tower. But I am semu-alive, semi-healthy and trying to reduce,in size from a semi-truck/🚚 lorry. And Glory Glory for that!👼😝👨

And I wish you good reports,on every thing TODAY. I am a month ahead. of you, more healed that is debate-laden. Had life and shelter problems, my diet is not all it should be, it's just before 6 Am , woke up, and trying to decide what to do first. Think I'll call and leave message at local Furniture bank, critcal need for additional furniture. Had to leave former housing, could not move beds, son trying to sleep in one remaining chair, feet propped up on pillows, I am in recliner, at 72 I have 2 artificial knees, I cannot sleep on floor, still recovering from bypass surgery, slowly because I have a stricture, on brothes, Protein shakes, strained soups, fluids, vitamins, zofran, Wellbutrin, carafate, omeprazole, magnesium, ditropan( for urinary spasms) carafate( along with structure I have gastro intestinal ulcers). Had to move Early Friday, morning, scramble to find housing, to keep eviction court case off my records and that,of my son's who was been legally punished for only living with me, I was supposed to seek alternative housing. And oh I struggled, I am over 65, my son has medical issues which preclude working outside my home, so you could say he is medically disabled , and we have 2 cats, have for 6.5 years, a great joy and stress reliever for us a both. Being as i am widowed and on Social Security, I am paid once a month, and no I cannot and will not forego the other 3 , they are my little family. Did not receive my monies until November 2nd, took last little bunch of my ready cash to rent dumpster to dispose of 18 years accumulations of items, and inheritance from both in-laws,parents, son (who died tragically at 31) and husband who died 6 years and 4 months ago yesterday at age 70. With help of family friend who came up with deposit on you-haul 🚚 my son, friend, and i, remember because of slow healing I am still on weight restrictions, packed it with what possessions we could, canned foods 75% of which are beyond my diet currently, a small amount of clothes for Son and I, minimal furnitures, no beds, no table, 3 resin outdoor chairs, are you gainingng pictures in your mind? Couldn't get possession of new place until after I could withdraw money from my bank account, so we had to move truck to parking place outside new place, me carrying pet tote with 2 cats inside, thermal tote with protein shakes inside, had hoped to go back and strip remainer,of fresh and frozen foods from refridg, New landlord was furnishing stove, fridge, washer and dryer, had made arrangements to have electric company to haul off old fridge for $50 rebate( which I could sure use the money from once I could empty it) but would have to leave old stove there. Had. called evil,landlord to beg for an extension until today so I could move,out the rest of my things. Nope, he refused even although I offered to relinquish to release my keys to him personally instead. of giving them to agent to pass on. So I lost 85% of my food stuffs, my winter coats, a good portion of my clothing, the remainer,of my furniture, and you begin to see my sorrows. Never had a written lease, established a relationship between my dead husband and that landlord's dead grandfather many years ago, I believe 1993 on a Gentleman's Handshake, lived in another of their properties 1993-2000 and in this one 2000 on. Now he is alledging we caused the property to deteriorate to point it does not meet health codec when it simply was due to his failure to repair anything Bottom line, I usually walked in fear I would go through floors, shut doors gently, it is,nice to once again have solid floors, insulated walls Windows that don't shake with every breeze, and no leaks. Didn't have a real chance to tell Post Office or Cable company of move so cut off from outside world. If I can't see Postman going by and I mail change of address form, it may be up to 10 days before I can receive any back mails. When I tried to access cable company with no landline or internet access I was told they have not updated service to this location for years and would not be able to send installer/service person until this coming weekend. Drat Spectrum! Every time the former Time Warner upgraded the price got higher and the service did not improve. All I have to access the outside w9rld, 2 Tracphones with an unknown amount of minutes and data and this Verizon which is paid until December 2nd, on monthly Plan. Why am I burdening you people with all this? Because Frustr8 needs a friend, even the clergyman at my denominational ⛪ doesn't know men new since I last attended. Good thing thing God still knows me and loves me. So help, do I have friends left?

Oh wow, but I am glad you are better now. They always say don't sweat the small stuff and stay happy for the Big ones. 😆😝💥

on November 9th, my weight today probably between 285 and 290, don't have a scale, but that's the rate I am dropping weight at. I am scheduled.for a lab draw on December 19th, I think you need one before that.But I keep struggling on. Do I feel good ? not especially but I remain glad for the surgery. 👸✋

Well as for me, starting weight 355, at least that I admit to. That was October 2017. When I first started seeking back in August 2015 I was still yo- yo-ing so couldn't give you solid for then, Switched to OHIO STATE March 2018, due to having completed another program twice, drat their fiendish souls and Nasty McFilthy MD who refused me my surgery, some things speeded up. Psych April, Met Nurse Practioners, Exercise Therapist, Dietician Late May, Presurgery consult mid July with Dr Needleman , and date then scheduled for September 5th. I had been gently losing weight until this point. Dr,Needleman, while palpating my abdomen found liver margin in the right subcostal(under rib area. Not "happy" sign, this meant NASH, given a choice of 2,3, or 4 weeks to shrink my chubby. liver down, I chose the entire month of August , and dropped 15 pounds that month alone. SW 319, surgery itself was wonderful , no real pain, no gas to expell. At a week,i had a weird purple,haze travel across my belly, Doctors theory: when doing surgery,a baby blood vessel got nicked, when I got enough Lovenox in my system it started bleeding, nowhere for the blood to go but between the fat and skin. Odd looking like,I was carrying an aliens baby in there. And I had already started dropping weight. I had another sppiintment a week later, they asked how I was doing, Doctor,had said I could move up to,level,3 , I told them I can't do,it, I think,maybe there,is a stricture in there. Oh no no they said, this can't be, you're just swollen inside, and I kept trying and Precious Pouch kept on her mission,of puking up as much as if. not more than I took in. Finally,on October 12, an endoscopy,was done, yes I have a stricture of my,stoman yes I also have 5 additional ulcers, 2 inside my pouch,& 3 more 9n the the back wall of my jejunem, the portion of my small intestinal wall. my pouch connects to. I m telling you all this because,when you use phone instead of computer, you cannot,enter things on profile. Another one on 10/26 , not successful and another coming ZN

Oh my, what a thing to happen. Don't smoke the lawn,Juan, or in this case Juanita! But the world does contain. all types, keep things less predictable!

No Kohls , No Target in my benighted little city, We Are Stuck with Wal-Mart, and that alone instead you count the Marshalls we got 2 years ago!!🏨🏢

Get a stricture like mine elcee and you'll swear you have passed 100 and over the hill,to senility Remember our Motto , dear!!! Mind Over Matter**** If You Don't Have A Mind**** It Just Don't Matter!👵✋👵

Ijust took your name in vain on another thread, sorry Louise, and glad to meet you÷

And LynnV you are turning,into a gourmand drug taker. Yes I'll take 3 from column A , one from B and a small cup of vitamin water, thank you dear!

Oh ELCEE please say it isn't so, Joe! I was far enough past menopause that PCOS wasn't raising its,ugly little head. Another Bari-pal said the Biotin also made facial hair grow! Geez Louise, I can see it all, scant head hair, a goatee, a mustache, and ginger-haired to boot. Take the squirrel gun and shoot me,before,small children start pointing👉!😆👈👦👧👨👱👼👸👵🙌

I have to agree with everyone else, you do need to check things out with your Bari-staff. That said, if I were channelling your stomach, and Lord knows I don't channel mine any too good, mIne RUNS MY LIFE. OK your stomach might have been saying FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD, IF I AM GOOD, MAYBE SHE WILL GIVE ME SOME MORE SOME TIME! AND IT WILL HAVE TASTE, NOT MUSHY.GRUEL!🍜😛

And you,did,fine,on expressing,yourself, very best wishes now and in the Future. I had my surgery,on September 5th, also a Bypass.

Good thing I didn't go out , the way my life has been going I would have had to go as ROADKILL!

And I want "Baby" to have a chat,with Precious Pouch , since they both they both speak real STOMACH maybe she can teach PP how good pouches act!-💰

And who would have thought with you being a B8g Grown-up Girl that you have Infant Veins? Who would have thunk?😕😇👼

How are you getting along @ Big Irish5300? I am preparing for my Third endoscopy after my September 5th bypass surgeryn always nice to more people sharing this problem÷

owhee,i got my Golden Key in September! 9be of the,best Benefits to starting that month off do well÷😛👍😷