What's on your Wednesday Menu?

Good Morning and Happy Hump Day. I finished all of my papers! 5 total (phew!), so I can take a 2 day break from school for our little adventure and just finish up the last few things due for the week on Friday and Saturday while Grim is in school. We'll be leaving soon - please wish us high speeds and prevailing winds because we need to get past NYC in 3 hours (5:30am), otherwise we'll be stuck forever, and frankly, I don't want to hear Grim's language in that situation.

The plan today is to make it North Carolina by about 2pm but it could be as late at 4pm if we are unlucky. We are starting at a highly recommended BBQ place in Durham, and then heading to the minor league team (yes, the one from Bull Durham!), then we have a hotel there for the night. Thursday we have the day to wander and explore a bit.

QOTD: Are you happier when you are by yourself or in a large crowd? I've changed a lot. I used to hate being alone and would have always picked a crowd, but recently I am feeling a lot more introverted and I'm happier to be alone and quiet.

Food is a big question mark today but I am starting off with the protein coffee (and bringing a giant cup with me) and have protein bars for the car. It would be great if we can avoid stopping until we have to and have our first real meal be at the BBW place but I doubt we'll be able to hold off that long.

Good morning QJB and menuers,

Or good evening. Haven't been able to get to sleep yet with the little hampster running on his wheel in my head.

Yay for getting all the things done so you can enjoy your trip! Get on the road and beat that traffic!

QOTD- Always alone. I'm good one on one but once you get more than a few people things stop being enjoyable for me. I'm a hard-core introvert and embrace that. I can do the crowds in bursts.. then I want to come home to my peaceful house!

Which did get treated for pests yesterday. Yay! Office day today and I've been poring over a bunch of strategy things I need to work on. And deliverables. Woo.

Saw my doctor-ish. She's still unhappy with my weight. We covered all the things and I updated on everything happening next week. Working to consolidate prescriptions and visits. I've met my out of pocket for the year so I told her to go nuts on anything she thinks would be helpful that's covered by insurance. She has six months to get crazy.

Accountability- I decided to celebrate taco Tuesday and ate two white corn tortilla shells with my innards. Acceptable but accountable.

Exercise will be walking the halls at the office. Too hot for trails.

Menu is tentatively planned to be - over easy eggs and sourdough toast with a sausage patty at work with a client, fairlife protein shake from work, chicken enchilada casserole, taco innards.

Mel - update us if you can/are willing! Thinking of you.

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Is your WLS surgeon doc unhappy with your weight, or your primary care provider? Curious over here.

The surgeon himself didn't say anything specific about it when he saw me in the hospital last month. Priorities, I'm sure. He was happy with my weight in January when I saw him for the gallbladder consult, though. I was still in the overweight BMI range but he considered it good since it was the same as his wife's. I was still about 20 pounds from their arbitrary goal back then, too.

This was my PCP, who gave me the original referral for WLS last April. And everyone in the office who knows me. It's literally because of the protruding cheek bones since I wear thick shirts so my ribs don't show. She says they have a lot of bariatric patients, so I guess she's comparing me to others. She says my weight is too low for my height and build and that's why I've stopped having monthlies, etc.

I'm working through it. Regardless of where I end up, muscle-building is needed, and that's weight I welcome anytime!

Good mornin everyone.

I did get to go home yesterday but still have extreme nausea. It's not the way I wanted to lose 20 pounds I can tell you that. I feel so so bad still. Trying to keep sipping on water. My heart tests all came back good so we know it wasn't that. I had started feeling the nausea Thursday but didn't even think about it being the morphine. My mom had had a little bug so I thought it was that. Well Saturday I started to feel like throwing up all of a sudden and during one instant of doing so my chest started to have severe chest pains. They threw so much meds at me during those four days. It wasn't the best experience at a hospital. My pain clinic couldn't get ahold of the doctor who manages my pump so it was not drained yesterday. Not a happy camper right now. It'll probably be 4 to 6 weeks until the pump can be taken out since they gave me blood thinner shots. My blood pressure was also pretty elevated so they threw a lot of meds at me for that. I have two to take now at home. I think it's because of the pump too. Oddly enough I had a uti so they gave me antibiotics for it. The only med I miss was the Ativan in a small dose helped my nausea a lot. The zofran isn't doing a lot that I have left over from my pump surgery. To say I feel sick feels like a grossly inadequate sentiment.

sorry for the long update. Off to hopefully get some sleep.

QOTD: by myself for the most part. Not a fan of crowds unless I know everyone.

Wow, you've been through a lot. I hope you're able to get some rest.

Hoping you feel better. Sorry that you are continually dealing with so much medical and neighborhood stuff every day.

wow - that is awful! I hope you start feeling better soon - yikes!!!

This too shall pass. Hang in there.

Melody-poor girl. You have been through so much recently. I am sorry the pump didn't work out for your pain and now this experience. Take care and feel better.