10 month update

[Guest guest]

Wow!

I can't believe it has been 10 months already... it isn't real

feeling, you know what I mean? It only seemed that it was yesterday I

was anxously emptying my retirement account so that I *could* retire

in the future. LOL Please let me say that I would do it again, and

very gladly too.

I will be 10 months postop as of September the 1st. But, since I'll

be weighing (I would hope) at clinic on the September 28th... only a

couple hours after my flight lands, (Please, United, be on time for

once!! hahaha!) I weighed today. since I don't own a scale, I had

quite an ordeal today trying to find a scale to weigh on. First I

went to Bi-Mart, a regional discount chain, to weigh on one of their

scales. ACK!!! I weighed on a few and found a varience of 20 pounds

between them. Then I went to Wal-Mart... same thing there too. so I

broke down and found a physician's office (not even my PCP... over 60

miles away) and asked them if I could use their scale. The

receptionist thought it was funny, and let me use their scale after my

telling them all about my MGB last November. *laughing*

My BP at my last PCP appointment was high... but I was also in an

incredible amount of pain, unfortunately. (My fibromyalgia is running

rampant, dagnabbit, but that is totally unrelated to my MGB.) but it

was no where near the 198/114 preop. I think it was 128/92... but on

a low-pain day it usually runs 102/75.

Anyway... my weight at the random doctor's office I barged into was

188.... a loss of 112 pounds in 10 months. (The average according to

the clos.net site is 100, so I am ahead for now.) I am very pleased.

Cat and I went clothes shopping at Goodwill today, and I found 2 pair

of shorts, waist size 34, and one gorgeous pair of purple denim, size

14. I can remember wearing a 14 in my freshman year of high

school.... in 1981-82. *sigh*

I should sign off for now... my best to all!!

Jenn in Vancouver, WA

MGB 11-1-00 #300

8-28-01 #188

No complications whatsoever

(Even still have all my hair... even if I prefer to wear it in a

" Buzz " cut.)