The easiest way to avoid regrets is to ask yourself this question, "If not now, when?" It's a powerful way to put life and our decisions about how we spend our time into perspective"
Today has been a full day. I am grateful that I was up for it.
Had to go in this morning for a full pre-surgical workup just to have an endoscopy and colonoscopy done. These people were serious about it. It was a better workup than I have had for some major surgeries. My Gastro-doc moved away at the end of last year; I had to get a new one. This new one is afraid to use anesthesia on me in their day surgery facility across the street from the hospital, and wants to do it in the hospital ambulatory facility. He is pulling out all the stops. Scares me a bit, except for the fact that my old doc did my last ones a couple of weeks after getting my device. Just routine, easy peasy and all was fine. This guy wants me at a hospital, wants my CPAP there for recovery, what is he GIVING me?
Got my teeth cleaned. My dentist moved over an hour across town. I like him so well that I will drive it twice a year. I also like the area that he practices in and all his staff.
Our 16-year-old grandson got a friend, and they went to the rental house that was just vacated and took up all the carpets and pads, putting them on the curb, and cleaned the whole house and garage while we were gone. Yes, they went to school, but they are homeschooled and only have one college class this semester that they went to. Yes, we did get him to come by, and we paid them for their work, but he just took the initiative to do it because we were busy all day. I am telling you, we have GREAT grandchildren and they have some great friends.
I have always loved the town where my dentist is now and have long wished that I could live there. The old main road has the most beautiful houses (mansions) over 100 years old that are just gorgeous to see, but even though urban sprawl has hit it over the past 20 years, it is still slower-paced and has the friendliest people of any area of the whole metro area. As we were driving through today, my husband said that he thought, since we can't find anything that we like where we have been looking, that he would like to buy some land and build there. Blew me away, but I am so on board with that. I have had a house plan that I love for ages. We will see but right now I am excited that he is leaning that way.
Looks like expected. I have an implanted defibrillator. The nerves in the left side of my heart are tangled, and that makes the signal travel just a nanosecond slower than the right side. It is hereditary; several members of my dad's family have it. It has never presented a problem; they just did tests once a year to make sure it hadn't gotten any worse, until COVID. Now it has slowed even more so that the left side of my heart will beat faster trying to catch up to the right, which causes the whole heart to spasm and can cause passing out or V-fib. This device sends out tiny shocks when it does that to get it back into rhythm. In three years, I have never felt the shocks; I just feel better.
1) Dad will most likely have surgery in November to remove colorectal cancer. I am thankful that surgery is an option and that he is willing. Nothing is guaranteed (other than an ostomy bag!) but I pray this will allow him years more to live
2) WLS support boards online for the surgery. People who have had the sleeve are assuring me to "trust the process". I'm feeling a bit cheated (even though I know I need the water / walking) having lost 9.7 lbs in the past 4 weeks when I eat SO LITTLE. But fellow patients assure me it'll all work out
3) flannel sheets
4) sugar free white chocolate pudding from Jello. I add unflavoured protein powder to it and get 8 grams of protein and it's delicious
5) the beautiful fall colours that God has painted our area with
I may have dreamed it but I seem to remember that you had about the same complaints for the first month or two with the last WLS you had. Then it kicked in, and you lost well for a good while before it slowed down. Perhaps this is just a personal issue with your body. Follow the plan, focus on increasing water intake and regular walking, and wait for the results. Surely your body can't hold on to fat forever if you don't have enough calories going in.
I am so relieved that your dad has opted for surgery, and I know that you are too. Colostomy bags take some getting used to, but they are not the end of the world and do have some good things going for them, one being life.
I am glad that you are enjoying the white chocolate pudding with protein. While I love almost anything sweet, it is a taste that I can not tolerate, nor the Jello cheesecake, nor anything. Maybe it is a different recipe in Canada and better. I know that Cadberry in Australia is much better than the US so maybe that is the problem. I am just glad that you have found something that you enjoy to fall back on!