Surgery Junkie

I've been busy.

In early October Mike and I went to California to visit Sarah. I had hoped to lose some weight before the trip. I didn't. I gained weight.

When I got home I went to another seminar on weight loss surgery and decided that I had no other options. I was taking handfuls of drugs morning and night and was tired of it. I had surgery on December 14 and immediately stopped drugs for diabetes and cholesterol. My CPAP has been reduced from level 14 to level 10. My blood pressure meds have been cut in half and will probably be discontinued. On the other hand, I'm taking vitamins 5 times a day (when I remember).

I joined a gym and hired a personal trainer. He had me stand against a wall and stick out my arms. Then he said, "Do this." I right arm couldn't do "that." So back to the orthopedic surgeon to get my shoulder looked at (I did know that there was something wrong with the shoulder because I couldn't stand for Mike to touch it at night). Early Feb I had my shoulder operated on. The Dr. removed a 1/2" bone spur, repaired the rotator cuff (where the bone spur had been sawing away on it), removed most of the bursa (which had grown huge), and sawed off the end of my collarbone (because he could?). Shoulder therapy is brutal. I can't believe I have to pay someone to hurt me so much. But the pain meds are GREAT.