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December 2001 Lots to report this month, 4 months since my surgery! After months of getting stares from people at work, they are starting to approach me with compliments now. One boss said I was just a shadow of my former self which I wholeheartedly agreed with! Then at the company holiday party all the wives were grabbing me and pulling me off to the side to say wow and hug me. I really felt accepted for the first time since attending these parties 8 years ago. I'm 202 right now and don't think I will make it under 200 by New Year's, but you never can tell! I have a huge pile of clothes and I have to find a consignment store to get them sold. I don't have a whole lot of clothes right now because if I lose the additional 45 I hope to, then that will bring me down 1-2 more sizes. I might even end up a size 10, which I wouldn't have thought in my wildest dreams. I just can't imagine it... I only lost 10 pounds this month but I lost more inches than last month, and last month I lost over 14 pounds. I went to the store to get a winter coat and almost freaked out when some size 12 coats fit! So remember, even if the weight doesn't move that much, keep checking your inches! I've begun dating for the first time in many years. It's both exciting and frightening at the same time. In my mind I still cannot get used to a good looking guy being interested in me. My first thought is always a negative one because that's what I've been used to all my life. This is going to take some time to change as I learn how to handle things that I've never had the opportunity to experience before. Constipation was a REAL problem this month, largely due to the iron therapy they started me on. It got really bad. I was trying Milk of Magnesia, Fibercon, Metamucil, lots of roughage like lettuce, and even my always-worked-before herbal tea, but nothing was working. One morning I even thought I was going to have someone take me to the emergency room. I know how bad pushing is for you, especially after abdominal surgery. You could get a hernia or internal and external hemorrhoids. I was just about to call Dr. Thayer again and tell him that I thought something was blocked in there, but then I tried a full dose of Senecot. Well what do you know, it worked. I take 2 pills every night before going to bed and the next morning I can go. Everyone is different regarding this problem, and you have to experiment and find what works for you. |
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