Fatigue, Light Headedness . . . Dehydration?

It seems like it's been a long day. I had my pdoc appointment this morning and I was surprised I was taken right in. Usually there's a good waiting period. But I am guessing the person before me didn't show up. My Pdoc actually spent a lot of time with me. What was kind of neat was running into the RID leader. She could see I've lost weight and that made me smile. It's nice to know it's that noticeable! And I talked to Jodi and my Pdoc about my surgery and they both agree that we're going to have to see how things work out with my meds. We may need to adjust them as I lose weight. I'm not looking forward to that if that's the case.

Anyway, as I was leaving I got a text from Daniel. I knew he needed a place to stay so I told him to come over. I got the rest of the story from Daniel, but I didn't tell Jason what I know. It's not worth the drama that comes with it, you know? Daniel asked my mom if he could live here for a week and she said sure. I wish it was for a longer period of time. I don't want to see Daniel go back to Oregon. We'd never see him again! And he has a job here! Then Jason wanted me to pick him up and take him home, so I did. Cassie spilled the beans about Daniel, but that was no big deal. I played down anything Daniel told me and I also told him I didn't want the drama. Think I ticked him off a bit, but it's true! Who needs drama, right?

Well, I'm tired and have been all day. I've also been light-headed and really fatigued. I finally called the Surgeon's office and talked to a nurse. She said it sounded like I wasn't drinking enough water and getting dehydrated. I hope that's been fixed now that I've had a lot of water. But I still feel fatigued. Guess I'll see what happens in the next couple of days. But for now, I'm going to maybe get a string cheese and then zone out for the rest of the night.

Day 52 - Slept All Day Literally!

I literally slept all day. I made the mistake of taking a muscle relaxant last night and it knocked my ass out! I didn't even go to the gym. I couldn't keep my eyes open. In fact, I slept until almost 4:30pm! I didn't bother to get dressed. I just grabbed my sweater, my wallet, my book "Beautiful Creatures," and my keys. After all, therapy was at 5:00pm. I did stop at McDonald's for a diet Dr. Pepper. I had to have something. I also took my multi vitamin and medication before I left as well.

Therapy went well. I filled in Dr. Tess about all the good things going on. He agreed that it should keep me positive. I need to make sure that I go to the gym tomorrow and that I don't forget my doctor's appointment at 3:00pm. But for the first time in a long time some really good things have happened. The only thing better would be finding out that I got Section 8! But I'm happy with what I have been given to me. The weight loss and the SSI. And maybe at the end of the year I'll find out that my book will be published. At least I hope so! I am hoping this is my year! So far so good.

Anyway, tonight I watched my "Ghost Hunters" and "Face/Off." I also was on Cafemom for a long time. I added posts to "Plus Sized Moms" because there is a game to post as many posts as you can. I've posted about 7 tonight I think. Plus I worked on my "Holiday Dreaming." I did a little bit on Facebook as myself and as Karissa. I uploaded a Pix of Karissa's treats. LOL! I have to admit that I also checked out Denise's Timeline. She put on a bunch of stuff. That's where I got the idea to put Cassie and Jordan's birthdays on the timeline. She went to her different places she's lived too. I would maybe do that for here, but there was really no other place I would want to put down. I don't exactly remember dates anyway when it comes to our moves. But I'll try to think of other things to put on the timeline. Maybe when I met friends or ex friends. We'll see what happens.

Guess that's it. It's after midnight and I need to get up early to get Cassie up for school. And tomorrow is just going to be another great day. I get my money tomorrow too! At least it's been coming on the 2nd for awhile now. So I'll get to go shopping tomorrow too! I just have to make a list.

Day 51 - 33 Pounds GONE!! :-)

For some time now I felt like I wasn't losing weight. The depression didn't help either. As much as I wanted to get weighed, I didn't want to get weighed either, afraid that maybe I hadn't lost much like I fears. It was so much on my mind that I even had a dream that I'd only lost 15 pounds.

Anyway, after not sleeping well last night and going to water aerobics this morning, I was tired when I got home. SO I took a nap. I didn't expect to be woken up by Jason and my mother. He called her to get me up. He told me he, Susan and Cassie were going to take me to my surgeon's office to get weighed. I was really apprehensive, but of course I went. I needed to know if I'd blown things or not so far.

It was an adventure getting into the office. We had to go through a back door because the actual office was getting revamped. I bet it'll be nice once it's done. Then I made sure I took everything out of my pockets and took off my sweater and slippers. But nothing could prepare me to hear the news they had for me. I had lost 33 POUNDS!!! I couldn't believe my ears! I went from 485 pounds to 452 pounds!! I guess I've been doing something right and I am thrilled!! So thrilled I've been writing about it in Cafemom and Facebook! I am just so happy and it makes me feel good. And that means 17 more pounds and I get my surgery date! One month. That's the hope. One month and the 17 pounds will be gone! I am so excited!!

In fact, my mom suggested getting a hospital bed for when I get home from the hospital. I think any bed I get at this point is going to be too hard for me to get in and out of. I can't have my staples stretching and possibly popping. Then I got another great tip. Have broth, pudding and jello ready to use immediately. Water might be hard to drink at first. I'm trying to get prepared as best as I can. I just hope my recovery goes well. Of course, that's still a ways to go anyway. One thing at a time!

Anyway, I got to see my new "Dirty Jobs" episode. It was fun. It was all this behind the scene stuff. It was funny! I watched a couple other things, but I don't really care about those other shows. They were just on to be on really. I added Cassie, Jordan and Karissa's bdays to my timeline. OMG!! It was a pain in the ass because I had to have the pic that I wanted to use uploaded to Facebook to use. I couldn't just take it from my computer or Photobucket. But I did it. OH, I also watched the new "Chopped!" Love that show too. Can't believe I spaced it. Anyway, that's it. I'm done for today. But YAY ME for losing so much weight.