Dr's Appt
My 9/10 month Doctor's Appointment went really well. My labs were all good, although my red blood count was low. I've always been borderline anemic (in my medical opinion!), so my doctor prescribed another iron supplement to ensure my iron count stays in the middle of the normal range (the low end of normal still causes me to feel light-headed and dizzy). Also, I've been sans kidney stone for at least a month, so I'm going back to taking a calcium vitamin a day.
The *only* low point was my weight--on the doctor's scale, I weighed in at 200.5! :( I know that my scale at home is kinder than his, but even on my gym's scale (which is one of those push the weight medical scales), I weighed under 200! I know, I know, it's just a number, RIGHT???!? Anyway, it makes for 126 pound "official" weight lost in the last ten months, which is still pretty freaking awesome.
And, we set my goal weight while I was there. At first, the nurse said 180, but I negotiated with her (as I do) and now my Doctor's goal weight for me is 160. The nurse thinks that because I'm so active (both in utilizing this surgery and in exercising), she can see me at 150-160. This is good, because my goals of 165 and 150, fall pretty well within these ranges.
The other really cool thing was that someone (I'd give her a shout out, but in all the excitement, I forgot her name!) in the doctor's waiting room stopped me on my way out because they recognized me from THIS website! How fun is that! Now that my "secret" is out, so I'll probably share my website address at our next support group meeting. I'm glad that a) someone besides me reads this! and b) that my rambling can/was helpful to a fellow WLS'er. I know how important it was to me to read other people's journey's as I was researching and as I continue to go through "stuff" with this surgery, so it is fun to give back.
Feel free to say hello, if you are stopping by! And, ALWAYS feel free to ask me questions. If you know me in real life, you'll know that I'm a total chatterbug, so there is nothing I like better than talking (or typing) away!
The *only* low point was my weight--on the doctor's scale, I weighed in at 200.5! :( I know that my scale at home is kinder than his, but even on my gym's scale (which is one of those push the weight medical scales), I weighed under 200! I know, I know, it's just a number, RIGHT???!? Anyway, it makes for 126 pound "official" weight lost in the last ten months, which is still pretty freaking awesome.
And, we set my goal weight while I was there. At first, the nurse said 180, but I negotiated with her (as I do) and now my Doctor's goal weight for me is 160. The nurse thinks that because I'm so active (both in utilizing this surgery and in exercising), she can see me at 150-160. This is good, because my goals of 165 and 150, fall pretty well within these ranges.
The other really cool thing was that someone (I'd give her a shout out, but in all the excitement, I forgot her name!) in the doctor's waiting room stopped me on my way out because they recognized me from THIS website! How fun is that! Now that my "secret" is out, so I'll probably share my website address at our next support group meeting. I'm glad that a) someone besides me reads this! and b) that my rambling can/was helpful to a fellow WLS'er. I know how important it was to me to read other people's journey's as I was researching and as I continue to go through "stuff" with this surgery, so it is fun to give back.
Feel free to say hello, if you are stopping by! And, ALWAYS feel free to ask me questions. If you know me in real life, you'll know that I'm a total chatterbug, so there is nothing I like better than talking (or typing) away!
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