Frustr8

It's ever so nice to be able to write. "1" in the front part of your weight, isn't it? For me, it gave renewed commitment to keep on toward Goal, it no longer seemed so hopeless an undertaking.???

Well I'm showing up here to relate my take. it's incisional but a little different. I just had a volar ganglion cyst REMOVED, to educate you a little it was on the back of my Left wrist a little ways from the thumb. ABOUT AS BIG AS A QUARTER. Now they are always non- cancerous, many people just leave them alone, some have them REMOVED from appearance. Mine sat right over top of a nerve and the radial artery, my thumb and 1st finger would go Numb in between sessions of pain. So Cyster J Cyst had to go! It says prominately on my chart and paperwork- No Hibiclez- No chlorhexadine- because I am very allergic to them. Found out when I had my 2nd knee replacement and my leg blistered and about lost skin peeling off. Don't know what my orthopaedic surgeon painted my arm with this time, thought maybe betadine, never a problem with THAT. Well within a day my arm started o I blistering and peeling skin, had to at d it , wash it off with gentle soap and water, then when dry put on cortisone cream and re-h it. Its now 4 days past, yesterday I had to do it again, this time the whole lower arm, even where my incision was. He doesn't plan to remove the stitches until September 11, so I was at a loss. Finally remembered I had some dressing change kits from when I had my PICC line in for malnutrition/ giving my gastrointestinal ulcers a chance to heal. Never washed the surgical wound itself, didn't want contamination there, but put on Tegaderm and then re-wrapped it with all new gauze. Today the bumpy rash is going away, Goody Goody Gumdrops, feel like I dodged the bullet there but if any of you have similar symptoms with your tummy wounds ,at least let your doctor know, go to the ER, nobody wants to suffer with a rash like MINE. And yes, when I see him on the 11th I SHALL FIND OUT what was used, it needs to go on my chart ---NEVER AGAIN! In just a few months I am scheduled to have my Left Rotator cuff repaired and THIS WILL NOT happen AGAIN!✊! There have got to be other alternatives to what was used.?

Darned if you DO, darned if you DON'T- every adolescent should come with a barometer in the middle of their forehead so YOU know how to address THEM!

Well Fluffy I do agree because I still fight this battle. Instead of the. Old Classic "What a Difference A Day Makes", I hereby n9minate for the Fecal HitParade---" What a Difference a Poop Makes". I worked for eons in Long Term Health Care, ridiculed my clients ( behind their backs of course) about their obsession. Well Dayum, they KNEW what they were talking about, even the gentleman who stood up in the middle of the Dining Room to announce " I TOOK A DUMP TODAY!", one of my funniest moments because I was one table away helping someone else with their meal.

Well how my BD manifests itself for me. Since my still ongoing Weight loss, I have be3n fearful that I look like I'm on the verge of Anorexia or "Failure to Thrive" , scrawny neck, you now can see my collar bones and visualize my top 3 ribs in my chest cavity, hardly any boobs, down from 46DD to a 40/42B, depending on Bra price point. WAIST has diminished , pot belly is now a small warm- up skillet, Baby "no longer has back", now down to 2 small handfuls, if I could get a guy to grab them. Now the flesh on lower abdomen and thighs, especially inner portions, I liken to a balloon that was blown up and then air let out, an empty blobby stretched appearance, but the legs are beaten and trimmed enough I can wear leggings without somebody thinking I was poured into them and didn't know when to stop. And the sizing , ooh I GLORY at that, I'm back into Juniors where I truly belong, Okay still at the Upper End, 17 and 19 , but still a NSV or close to it, my BMI this AM is 29.2. All sounds pretty fine ? Well I am apprehensive that I look sickly and could possibly DIE! No Less than my Ortho, who called me by my Legal First Name, no MaMa did NOT christen ME Frustr8, I picked IT up along the way. Anyway Dr Doolittle, who is Sport Medicine along with Orthopaedics, so should be able to adequately assess body types. He said " Darlin'( from him I accept the endearment , most other guys I would "Jack-Slap" instead) You are merely starting to look NORMAL!" How would I Know That Already? I have never been NORMAL or AVERAGE in my whole existance! So although much of my Veiwing Public feels I look Just Fine, I fear I Am still the obese unbalanced ugly ME I used to Be, and it is difficult for my Rational Mind to overcome my Bruised Battered Emotional Foundation. I was told by Kith and Kin I was Ugly, Disgusting , barely worthy of life and nobody much wanted me Near Them. Case in Point--- I got a BonoFide Wolf Whistle the Other Day, I looked around because I thought it was a compliment given to someone Else. SAD, ISN'T IT?

And BOTH of those things YOU DO NOT WANT or DESIRE!

And it's 1*8*8 not 2*8*8, been in Onederland such a Small Time even I can't believe it's TRUE!

Well I am 288 ( I think) at a week short of 1 year and a Joyful Size 17/18 and diminishing Every Day. I started at 365+ so at 5ft8in I'm starting to look like a Firecracker instead of a Full keg of Dynamite! And my PCP, yep same dude that danced around singing " You're Obese and you're GONN DIE!" now has started a Slender-Shaming Tirade. Thinks I've lost TOO MUCH and TOO FAST,told me I could stop ALREADY. Am I Gonna? Nope no Way, not when I can SEE my goal of 175 shining ahead for ME! But some people are so Contrary they' d argue with a tack about not being Sharp enough. There is an River in the Canadian Maritimes so affected by the tides it flows backwards. Wonder if they would like to go live there????

Way to Go, @ cubyblue6, hope things went Sweet, Smooth and Sleek and YOU'RE NOW LIVING the? Recovery Life! Just remember, Every Day in Every Way it gets Better and Better??

And you didn't ask but my Current Favorite Protein bar is Pure Protein Lemon Bar, one of the few I can much on without my dentures, usually split it in two because it fills me pretty well.

Michael S ? and may everything Go Well Diet-wise!

Maybe this is why Dartmouth has trouble in the Ivy League, I like all Those Things but not exclusively. Well, we all hate our Pre-Diets but do remember THIS TOO WILL PASS, only I was unlucky enough to Bog down in Puree-Land forever and ever but that is a Whole Another Tale, isn't it?

Sounds pretty Reasonable an Offer, Alex. Appreciate the offer to Please instead of merely Sell.

Just went through mine again, weeded out torn, stained and all items 3-5X. as well as 4X mens sweats, lived in those when I couldn't find anything else warm enough for Midwestern Winters. And pretty soon all the 20 tops are going , keep sliding off one shoulder or another. Have ran more elastic through the 2X(20-22) waistbands to try for a little more wear but when they start drooping , look like a toddler's full diaper or the legs look floppy , bye bye they will go. My Mama, may she rest in peace,loved putting me in A-line? skirts and bell- bottom ?pants, probably why I still LOATHE floppy sloppy clothes!

Ensure Strawberry High Protein, tastes like Nestle Strawberry Quik, no fakey flakey evaporated milk taste, no aftertaste either. Not grainy, doesn't leave your tongue feeling smiley and vile.

It's called D*I*E*T because all the other 4- letter words were Taken.

Yeah you know, You are right, completely forgot about THAT episode!

I'm not all THAT Fat; I have just become very Easy to See!

And WL for you will kick into gear soon, as your body wrings out your surgical bloat! If you want a Little inspiration, last September 5th My Surgery Date I was 319, a little less than 1 year later I weighed myself at 185.3 today. And I am now 73 years old, with the natural Basal Metabolism of a Seasick Sea Slug, soooo if I can do it, most everyone can do it too. AND as YOU start losing too, I'm right over here cheering YOU on to a Victory Goal!

Me either and I have the Most Cranky Crabby RNY in history, so if my Endoscopist, my gastroenterologist or surgeon didn't tell me, you should be totally cool. And Precious Pouch won't even tolerate decaf coffee, cottage cheese and bananas, my life is directed by my mini-egg shaped bundle of Gastric tissue and PP is the Empress and Tyrant of Everything. Today she is quiet but when PP isn't Happy, ain't nobody going to be Happy!

Right Day-- Right Way -- Done in the Right Manner-- For the Right Results. Keep a smile?on Your Face, a Peaceful spirit and Joy in your ❤. And Please please please Update Us When Everything is Concluded! ???

May your Date be Verily as You Desireth and may Many Blessings and a Wonderful Surgery be Granted Into You!***** Frustr8

Well my Bariatric Hospital "The Ohio State University Hospital- WEXNER Medical Center"- if You Think the title is BIG You ought to see the place - those corridors Go On and On and On. And the " The" is an integral part of its title, it's a Trademark registered with the Patent Office. They " Carbo- Load" also, they have a Special Drink made by Abbott Labs , the maker of Ensure, and also headquartered in Columbus Ohio ( anybody Smell a Kick- Back There?) You drink one bottle at Midnight and the other no later than 2 hours before your arrival time at check-in. In my case it was Midnight and 3AM because I was to check in at 5 AM for a 7AM surgery time. I live at least one hour, on non- peak traffic ,from Columbus. I was a Good Little Camper, took Bottle 1 at Midnight, Bottle 2 , Well my childhood friend Kathy picked me up at 3AM , popped the bottle open and just sipped as we rode along instead of Chug-a-lugging like I was expected to. Got there , checked in , donned my plug- ugly patient gown which only comes in 2 sizes, small like "you don'T REALLy NEED. bariatric surgery" and" Fall off your shoulders", I of course was issued the latter. Then they took my Blood Sugar and asked for a specimen of my High Test Urine, told them if you're testing for pregnancy I am 72 years old , been widowed for 6 years, go look out an Eastern Window and check for a ? Star. But no, they test the urine also for Sugar Spillover as well as my blood, and both were high. No I NEVER have been diabetic even though being the Adult child of 2 Diabetics as well as over 300 pounds I sure ought to have been . All because I might have been Happy Camper but a failure as a Weight Loss Private first- class because I DIDN'T FOLLOW ORDERS. So that I didn't miss my OR date, I was first scheduled and if I'm behind, there goes the Surgery Schedule right out the Door. So they started IVs in both arms, went full- bore and WASHED that pesky glucose liquid right out of ME. About at this point my 3 kidneys are going "WTF are you doing?" but the re-test was perfect , down below 65 from 197 and everyone is Happy Happy Happy except my Urinary system! Well Dr Needleman promised if I voided like there was no tomorrow, No Catheter! Did my best, figured if I still wet my bedding in the OR--- its their problem while I'm asleep! That all said, This Tuesday I am having a Pesky Ganglion cyst REMOVED, doesn't appear THAT LARGE but it is painful and must be overlaying some nerves, when it does ache like a misplaced absessed tooth, my Left Thumb and First Finger go Numb. Now I do not go around pinching people as a rule, not there aren't people out there who might benefit from a strategic one, but it is nice to be able to tell if you're picking Things up by touch. So I will be NPO from. 11:59.pm tomorrow night for hand surgery which techically could be done with a local or nerve block, I am going " Sleepy-Bye because Dr Doolittle says he doesn't require Comments from the Peanut Gallery while he does his MAGIC. And it is Being done at my local Ding- bat hospital Knox Community Hospital because that's where he has his Staff Privileges. Why DingBat? There was the time they asked my cousin with Obvious GallBladder colic ismf she would like a PAP test, followed right behind them telling me to hold my breath while doing an Lower Arm X-Ray. Now it would be understandable for a Chest Xray but a Limb? Oh-- Come on Folks!

Bet there might be a story behind that! But Congratulations and Best Wishes for your Future Days together!

Wowee You Are so so Right! But weight loss, when it finally comes- is Pure HEAVEN!