Posted in back pain, weight loss, tagged bariatric, bariatric surgery, Barrett's Esophagus, diet, dietician, dieting, epidural injection, exercise, gastric bypass surgery, meal planning, nutrition, pain management, sciatica, sleep apnea, spondylolysis, weight management on July 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I can’t believe that half the year has already past. 2008 seems to be sailing by like the Starship Enterprise at Warp 9. For me, the year started with 2 1/2 months of physical therapy for sciatica, which as I’ve now found out after a CT scan, was being caused by spondylolysis, a [...]
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Posted in weight loss, tagged bariatric, bariatric surgery, Barrett's Esophagus, cardiac evaluation, diet, dietician, dieting, endocrinologist, food log, gastric bypass surgery, lap band surgery, life skills, psychologist, pulmonary evaluation, weight loss surgery on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I won today’s battle with the evil little voice. I’m not going to get cocky, though. I know from long experience that that voice is powerful and can stage an uprising at any time.
I have my first appointments set up at the Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute in preparation for gastric bypass surgery (I’ve decided [...]
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Posted in weight loss, tagged bariatric, Barrett's Esophagus, diet, dieting, epidural injection, food log, gastric bypass surgery, hiatal hernia, lap band surgery, weight loss surgery on May 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I had the initial consultation with the bariatric surgeon today and it went well. I spent more than a half-hour talking to her and asking questions, then she did a brief exam. I now have a 3-ring binder listing everything I have to do before surgery. She wants me to do a 6-month supervised weight [...]
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I had lots of lower back, right hip and leg pain again today. Of course, I had two hours of back-to-back meetings at work this afternoon, which didn’t help, especially since the chairs in our conference rooms are like sitting on rocks! I had to keep standing up to stretch, but I made it through.
I [...]
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