I had an appointment with my regular doctor today.

My list of medications has now gone froom 8 to 4 :becky: and that's only because I CHOOSE to be on these 4: zyrtec(for allergies), birth control, synthroid, and effexor(new ssri since Paxil packs on the pounds)

He was really surprised when I told him that I had not been taking my Actos for the past two months, but when he looked at my numbers he was really impressed.

We decided not to refill my blood pressure meds and that I only have to take what I have left every other day until I run out. That should not take long.

I'm down 30lbs since surgery! :clap2:

My hA1c is 5.7. That is down from 5.9 on the day of surgery and it should continue to drop.

Today has been a really good day.

My nephew is also visiting with me for a few days and made the comment the other day that I sure do hiccup a lot after a meal. :hungry: Seems he's picked up on my soft stop as well.:thumb:

WHOO HOO!!! Good for you!!! Its good to know that 30 lbs makes such a huge difference in your health as evidenced by your BP and blood sugar!! I hope to get off my meds and someday my CPAP. Thanks for sharing...makes me want to lose more!

I haven't updated this in quite a while, of course that could be because I've been off having a grand time and not spending as much time on the boards as I use to.

I do have something new to share. I had my first plane ride since banding this past week. Not only did the seatbelt fit without an extender, there was a bit of room left over and I could put the tray down all the way! :whoo:

The arm rests didn't dig into my hips and I was actually comfortable on both flights on two separate airlines (Delta and American).

Just wanted to share my good news. :mad:

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