I’ve been so tired these past few days I can’t sleep! Bit of a paradox I know but it’s true all the same, or certainly feels that way. I get to bed around 9:30 – 10:00 at night, then wake several times through the night and find it hard to drop back off. Then I … More Exhaustion Rules!
Decided to order some ‘Bariatric Vitamins’ from the US because I feel I should be sure I’m getting sufficient nutrition into my system both before and after the operation! They aren’t cheap ($50) but if they work… might be useful. On a theme, I made a bit of a mess of the diet already. I … More Vitamins and Food
It’s the 12th Sept so just 17 days to go and it’s creeping up ever faster. Still a bit ambivalent because of my seeming able to adhere properly to the pre-op diet. Yesterday was a good indication of how I might manage. I started off with a CSIRO shake using up the 250 ml of … More So, Monday
Friday was okay, Saturday, I was sick as a pig, Sunday, I was slightly better but not as well as I could be. Anyway, I ate way too much on both days so I really need to pull myself together… yet again. In addition, my weighing scales decided to finally give up so had to … More What a weekend!
So this morning I was feeling really good, ok I’d not lost any weight but it was ok because I was going to get right back into it… positive, positive, positive!! And then… … and then I increased my water intake by drinking 900 ml of water out of a bottle my daughter had left … More Sick.
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…!!
