07-01-08 – Is it July already?

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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06-08-08 – The weekend is gone

I went up to my father’s place this weekend.  This was my first weekend since having my 1-on-1 meeting with the dietician this past week, so I had the chance to try out the restaurant eating tips, and, I must say, I didn’t do too badly.  Saturday night, my father, brother and I went out [...]

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06-04-08 – 2nd epidural injection today

I had my 2nd epidural injection this morning. This time, I didn’t have to wait as long as last time. They must not have been as busy today. I think the first one may have partially helped, but I’m not sure. The pain I’ve been having recently is almost exclusively concentrated [...]

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06-03-08 – Appointment with Dietician today

I had my 1-on-1 session with the dietician today.  We reviewed my food logs for the last 3 days (1 good day, 2 bad), and then talked a lot about what kinds of goals I should be shooting for.  We also spent time talking about ordering in restaurants.  The dietician was surprised that a Loaded [...]

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05-20-08

I had a better day today.  I was bummed out last night and this morning about breaking down last night and eating snacks that were supposed to be doled out for work.  I think I have just enough left to make it through this week.  I have felt gradually better throughout the day today.  I [...]

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05-19-08

Overall, this has been a really good week.  I was a good boy every day except today.  Today started with an allowed treat.  Since I had been good all week, I treated myself to a diner breakfast this morning.  For the record, I had a mushroom combination omelette, toast and hash browns.  The idea was [...]

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05-15-08 – Appointment with Surgeon today

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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05-14-08

As I said in an earlier post, I had my first epidural injection today for the spondylolysis.  I was at work and didn’t have time to give any of the details.  The procedure itself was easy.  My appointment was at 9:15, but I was told to arrive at 8:45, which I did.  I got called [...]

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Epidural injection

I got my first epidural injection this morning.  The only pain I felt was when the doctor injected the local anesthetic.  When he injected the steroids, I just felt a little pressure, but no pain.  It was a piece of cake.  He said it can take up to a week for the pain relief to [...]

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05-13-08

I’m not sure whether my problem is with my PC or with YouTube, but I can’t get a video to upload. Every time I’ve tried, it craps out before completing. Maybe it’s because it’s a large file and I only have 512 MB memory on my 4-year-old PC. Anyway, I won’t be [...]

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