It has been a while hasn't it ...
It's been very busy here.
I am 8 weeks post surgery and down 60 lbs already. That's just crazy shit right there!
I feel completely recovered from the surgery itself, tho I'm having some increased pain in my hips, back and legs. I suspect that will all right itself in time. Rehabilitating a badly neglected, often abused physical body is likely to be somewhat painful ... but no more so than doing nothing about it ...
At any rate, I had my first fill on July 3 and the second one on July 16. It just didn't feel tight enough on the first one and as you lose the band will loosen and need to be adjusted. I'm still feeling good with the July 16 fill. I do have a follow up appt with the doc on Aug 7, I will likely have another fill on that day as I am starting to notice this one starting to loosen.
I seem to be tolerating food just fine and have only thrown up once. (Note to self: bread is always a NO) ... I can eat about 1/2 cup of food at a time, every 3-5 hrs, which is just about optimum.
I rarely "feel" the port anymore unless I'm trying to or the tech is sticking a needle in it.
My doc uses flouroscopy with every fill, which is interesting to watch. I haven't had any pain from the fill, but I do not care for the part where they leave the needle and tube hanging out of your abdomen while they sit you up and make you take a swallow of barium ... it's a visual pain ... lol
We've been doing a lot of remodeling (I'll post some pictures soon). I had a new back porch built, new roof done, took out an entire wall, had new floors laid in what was once my room and Tiffini's room. We're having a new floor laid in the kitchen, a built in (read: FUNCTIONAL) pantry, all new (black) kitchen appliances, a new front door hung complete with cat door, new furniture, decor. I wish it was all done now, but we've got the kitchen and door yet to do, then comes some painting. I figure by the end of August everything should be complete and I will have, yet again, made certain the folks over at Xanax Corp will not be getting any pink slips ... hahaha
Tiff & Zach are out running around today enjoying the summer vacation. Zach has been helping Rick do the remodeling, he's been a huge help and he's learned alot too! I know Rick appreciates the help and they work well together. Tiff finishes drivers school on Thursday. She's still got at least six months on a permit.
She painted her room pink ... bubblegum pink. It's really cute ... on her! She loves it and that's all that matters I suppose. Her gramma Joan was here last week for a quick visit. It's always nice to see her =o)
Mom is having a hard time again. She's off the Nexavar as it wasn't doing anything. Now she's on a new chemo drug and they test her in about 12 weeks and decide if this one is doing anything for her. In the meantime, she's have a lot of pain and nausea again. It's such a vicious cycle.
We are looking for a mobile home for her to buy, get her out of the over priced rental she's in now. I suspect that if they can't find a chemo drug that will work for her, Tiffini & I will be moving in with her pretty soon. The worse the pain and nausea gets the harder it will be for her to take care of everything by herself ...
Well, I've got some maps and a staple gun that need my attention ...
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