Weight Update

Don't you hate losing a whole
blog post when still in the middle
of writing it?
Seems to be the way my
whole day is going!

On top of that first question....
don't you hate when you 
learn stuff after the fact?

More on that question, you 
will understand as I go along.

Weight update~

4 LBS

I have been eating what I like

  for months now, and with that over

the winter months I put on 4
lbs.....I know, heaven forbid!

Last week I cut out sugar and 
breads for 5 days and dropped
that weight. But by doing that I
must have reset my body
again so after 5 days when I fell off
the wagon I found that 
the ugly DUMPING feeling
was back. Yep, I ate a couple
of small (tiny) blueberry muffins
I made (cause I wanted them)...and 
I thought I was dying!

I got dizzy,
felt sick and 
my heart was racing like
crazy. SUGAR rush I guess.

But here comes the issue with 
not having all the info up front....
I had no clue that gastric bypass surgery
could lead to issues with your teeth.
I went to the dentist the other
day and it was not a good report.
I have to have five, yep 5 fillings.
I have one tooth that appears to 
have a chip in it which we hope
a filing will fix
and 4 cavities. 

WHAT THE CRAP.
I generally have healthy good
teeth. NEVER have I had an issue
with this many cavities at one time.

(photo from internet)

Oh...and that is not all, I have a mild
to severe case of gingivitis. 
Mom asked me if I thought maybe
one of my fibro meds was causing
this and it hit me..
Supplements !
My body does not absorb
vits and stuff like it should so
I must not be getting enough 
supplements that my body needs.

Upon pulling up this info on the internet
I found that teeth issues after 
this surgery is a common thing!
YAY!
I also have to see a specialist for
another tooth and two cleanings
for the gingivitis. 

The dentist office wanted me to
purchase a electric toothbrush, round
for 135.00. HAHA
Not happening. Kroger had a good
one for a few bucks less....
a lot of bucks less.
So now I use that and a special 
toothpaste that cost 7 bucks a tube.
Both supposed to be good for keeping
gingivitis away....



Also....I found out in talking to a friend
that had this surgery years ago that
I should be wearing a medical alert
bracelet for having had the surgery.

(photo from the internet)

Apparently is I am in an accident and a tube
is inserted down my throat then
there is a chance the pouch (stomach)
could be punctured. 
Can I get another YAY!?
Cause you guessed it....
I was not aware of this.
I wear a bracelet almost all the 
time so I think I will invest 
in just a charm to wear on my
bracelet.

Well things just keep getting 
better and better....
for several weeks now I have been
having a burning pain in my
pouch area. I drink water, it burns,
I eat it burns. I keep getting in indigestion,
horrible feeling of needing to burp 
and can't. I was so miserable last
night so I did some reading. 
Thinking I might have an ulcer 
only to find out this might be 
gallbladder! 
Yep, lets have another 
YAY!

Right now I am not a real happy
camper! I hurt, I feel like crap, 
I need to order a bracelet and 
I need to have 500 bucks worth
of dental care done in the 
next couple of weeks
(that's my part)!

(photo from internet)

So ....this is life one yr after

gastric bypass surgery!

Now to just keep an eye on 

this pain I keep having. 

Hoping to get through the wedding

and vacation before having this looked

at.  I have a physical May 10...

lets see if I can hold off till then...

oh....and lets not forget the fibro 

pain....yep, I am having a pitty

party right now. 

So do you suffer from constant pain?

How about a health issue that is

causing issues?