I'm just this guy... y'know? :)
I’ve not really lost any weight this week, partly probably because, a couple of times, I ate far too much for lunch *and* dinner. Still, from one perspective no overall *gain* is an improvement and to be commended, especially bearing in mind my previous attempts at dieting! I expect the weight to fall steadily from … More Plateau?
I ‘cleverly’ decided to try to mix a CSIRO coffee shake with warm water to test what it was like. My pre-op diet is not supposed to contain more than 100 cc of milk/dairy per day, which is mostly want to add to tea. So, since I have a box of those shakes at home … More Don’t try this at home folks!
After some 20 years of nagging, I finally found a Doctor who would prescribe testosterone. There are many reasons for needing it, some associated with libido obviously but more to do with the physical changes I noticed that the medical ‘experts’ failed to pay attention to when I complained. These include a huge weight gain … More Yet another boost!
Time to get down and dirty with the information the Circle of Care gave to cover what I can expect over the next few weeks leading up to and after the operation. To begin with, let’s look at the mortality stats. The possibility of embolism or blood clots is 1 in 3,000. Complications, including perforation … More The nitty gritty.
Ok, things are looking up at last. Went to see the surgeon and he gave me a provisional date for 29th Sept. The wife still isn’t on board with it and actually told me if I want it… I have to pay for it. Not the best thing to be told, especially when she’s earning … More Yahoo…!!
I’ve had better days than today. Yet again I didn’t sleep as well as I’d have liked but had an appointment with my therapist so for an hour unloaded all my issues onto her. She was really supportive, as you’d expect and seemed pleased I was doing my best to sort my life out having … More Not a Good Day
Went to see the GP to inform her that the cardiologist said I’m okay for both testosterone therapy *and* the gastric sleeve (not in order of importance to me), and also, to get a new supply of Ozempic at the 1 mg dose to keep me going until the operation. I’ve just called the Circle … More Yet Another Step Forward!
It was “Father’s Day” in Australia yesterday and I rather lost my head a bit because of it. It was pretty much a lazy day in some ways in that I did things I wanted to do that might not seem so important to anyone else. For example, I cleaned off the floor in my … More Father’s Day Treat
This leads me to my other big issue, the need for a real ‘cheerleader’. As I said in the last post, my wife intended to arrive in time to see the specialist after the test because she had a few questions she wanted to ask. Unfortunately, because I went in early she actually arrived just … More Where’s my Cheerleader?
I went to the Cardiologist yesterday filled with apprehension because I didn’t think my physical condition would make him reasonably confident I could stand the strain of the sleeve operation. Got on the treadmill and all bar ran for a couple of minutes whilst the EVG, BP etc. did their monitoring thing. Then, off to … More We’re on the starting line!
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