Take the Good with the Bad

First, the good.  I went to the surgeon’s office today and found out that I’m down 28 pounds!  Makes me wonder how much I would lose if I actually worked out like I’m supposed to.  Now, being the nerd that I am I have to play with this number.  In 78 days I’ve averaged a third of a pound every day… or 2.5 pounds a week… or 10 pounds a month. 

How a port is supposed to be positioned

Now, the bad.  The surgeon thought he could find the little bullseye of my port even though instead of facing out toward the world like it’s supposed to it’s facing my head.  He tried three times with no luck.  So our options are to do it under the fluoroscope like I did last time or have another surgery to revise the port.  Doing it under fluoroscope isn’t a great option because if in an emergency they had to remove any fluid it would likely be done incorrectly and be dangerous.  So we should fix it right I guess.  He said that he would do it on a Friday and I would be back to work on a monday.  I would be sore but nothing at all like the initial surgery.  Since the revision surgery would just be opening the skin and not going into the abdominal cavity it is much less healing time.  I would have sutures to deal with but nothing too bad. 

I don’t like the idea of having another surgery but if it will fix it so that there are less complications down the road I guess I can’t complain.

Updates

So here we are just a few days away from Xmas.  Yes,  I mean Xmas not christmas.  I find myself in the last few days of the pharmacy class that I’ve been teaching.  Only to be emailed today to tell me that the funding program that the students use will not be renewing their contract with the school next semester.  I interpret this as “no money, no class, no need for an instructor, we’ll call you if anything changes.”  Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.  I’m looking at it as extra money I would not have had for gifts. 

Next up, language.  Work is allowing me to use Rosetta Stone to learn Italian.  Now, they offered this to the whole hospital and I was one of the first fifteen to sign up so I got in.  They also let us choose one of about fifteen languages.  Italian is what I decided to learn.  I will start this next week.  After my students take their final and I grade it.

Gifts!  Shopping is done.  With the purchase of a very expensive drill for the hubby shopping is completed.  I’m really quite proud of some of the finds I came across.  Sadly, some people still get stuck with gift cards.  I really hate giving them these things but that is what they really wanted so who am I to disappoint?

Lap band update.  It’s been about a month since my first fill and it’s time to get another bit of saline induced restriction.  Just in time for the holiday pig out that everyone is succumbing to.  I’m really quite happy that I’ve got the band forced will power to pass by most of the sugar this year.  My first fill didn’t go so well.  The surgeon couldn’t locate the port so I had to go to have it done under x-ray.  Since then the surgeon says that after seeing the films he is “confident” he can find the port in the office.  We’ll see.  I’m getting more nervous about this as the days progress.  Thursday is the big day.

The Daily What

Go to the link to read about what this crazy chick is up to.  I really can see myself doing this for someone… ok, I actually would be super stoked if someone did this for me.  There I said it.   The Daily What.

Add Me to the List

Ok, add me to the rest of the crazy women you know.  I saw New Moon today.  I purchased the tickets online because I was afraid that they would be packed (so wrong on that thought).  Button, HS, and I met at the theatre early to make sure we got seats.  Now, know that this theatre is known for way overselling movies.  So the movie was set to start just after 11… we got there at 9:30.  I know it was super early but we got amazing seats.

The movie was good.  I liked the action.  And the suspense between Bella and Jacob was very believable.  All in all it was a good sequel and I’m looking forward to the next installment.

NSV!!

NSV for those that haven’t spent any time in any local weight loss meetings means Non Scale Victory.  Things like trying on your “thin” pants and having them fit.  Or in my case I knew that my pants were getting a bit on the large side (yeah!) but really didn’t have time to go shopping for new ones.  Until I sneezed and my pants fell down.  Yup.  There I was in the kitchen (alone, thank goodness) and my pants were around my knees.  Leave it to me.  I had to laugh.  And promptly made arrangements to go shopping the next day.