Please Pray for Me
As most of you know, I am pre-op, working on completing the six month physician monitored diet and exercise program. The doctor has me in physical therapy, walking underwater on a treadmill, because it is easier on your joints when you exercise in water, and it makes you feel as though you are doing nothing when you are really working harder than if you just walked on a treadmill (outside of water). I was doing great with that...the morning of the GYN surgery that led to the removal of my appendix I was weighed and I had lost six pounds in the month since I started PT.
Yesterday my husband and I went shopping. While we were out, I noticed a cute top, so I bought it. I also bought some capris to go with the top. (I don't have many outfits that fit because I keep gaining). I brought them home and tried them on, and they didn't fit. That's right. I've gained a size. I had to take them back to the store this morning. When I returned the clothes, I went looking for something in my size, but they didn't carry anything in my size. We went to three different stores, none of which carried anything in my size. I was really upset about this. I wanted to just sit there and cry in the store (but I didn't). My feelings were really hurt by the fact that I have gained a clothing size, and now I am so large that I can't seem to find clothes that fit me.
I'm not nearly as upset as I was about this, but it still hurts. Please pray for me.
Hugs,
Angel
ETA: I am still following my doctor's diet guidelines, and actually doing better with them than before I had the surgery. Since I had my appendix removed (praise God) my appetite has been suppressed. I'm not eating junk(and haven't been for about six months now), and I am eating about half of what I was eating. I have not returned to physical therapy yet because I still have my sutures (Steri-strips is what the doc calls them) and have not been cleared to get into the water again. I am walking each day at home, though. The size gain is baffling me.
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
~Mother Teresa
Never look down on somebody unless you are helping him up.
~Jesse Jackson
~Mother Teresa
Never look down on somebody unless you are helping him up.
~Jesse Jackson
Keeping you in my prayers Angel! God bless you. I know this is upsetting, but please don't beat yourself up. I believe that before you know it, you will be approved and having surgery! I'm glad you shared this with us and please know WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU!
For every Goliath, there is a Stone! His name is Jesus!"
I had to do the 6 mos supervised diet and actually gained 14pds after the 6 mos diet, my PCP knows me and my history and thought it was becasue I was actually so worked up over having surgery, I am a worry wart and he thought the stress of worrying about dying due to my son being autisitc and me worrying of leaving him, I did change my eating habits but I didnt stick w/ the exercise program to the T, I'll admit I didnt Try as hard as I should, Just Relax and do the best you can do, My ins didnt say one thing about gaining wt., Talk w/ whomever is supervising ur diet and hopefully they can help... 
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