- Two hot dogs with mustard and low carb ketchup
- Sloppy joe casserole with half an oopsie roll
- A piece of Atkins cheesecake
- Chicken BLT on half an oopsie with ranch dressing and mayo
I went to the dermatologist and they biopsied two questionable-looking moles. I had several that I was kind of worried about, but I really was shocked when the Physician's assistant took biopsies on two of them! One is under my arm (on my bat-wing) and the other is on my thigh. Leave it to me to get moles-that-need-biopsies on my two least favorite body parts! I do like my legs, but my upper upper thighs are just kind of "baggy" after losing a lot of weight and my arms are straight up bat wings!
I went to the same dermatologist that my mom had good luck with last year, treating her melanoma.
"We will only call you if it's melanoma," she told me.
In other news, my surgery is scheduled as a "go" on August 23, 2011. Less than a month away! I'm getting reconstructive knee surgery.... They are bettering the angle in which the tibia and femur come together.... which basically involves cutting a wedge out of my pelvis... (And when they say pelvis, I have no clue where the cut will even be!), sawing my femur in half and putting the wedge into my femur.
I'm going to ask, but I'm pretty sure that they are borrowing bone to avoid having to resort to the dreaded permanent-hardware in my leg. I already have staples in each knee causing me issues, so I'd rather not go that route again.
I weighed in at 228.6 and it sucks. Two pounds of a gain! Honestly, I need to think of other things to do with friends besides go and pig out. Why does every social situation seem like we are around a pig trough??
Showing posts with label knee surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knee surgery. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Menu, wanting to binge and surgery update
- Sausage
- Two pieces of low carb pizza with mozzarella, ham, pepperoni, sausage, peppers and sugar-free marinara sauce
- 1.5 low carb pancakes with sugar free Aunt Jemima pancake syrup, two eggs over medium and
two sausage patties
Avoiding the scale
Haven't gotten on the scale in a while, and I've definitely been off-plan for many days. What really surprises me is how much eating flour and sugar makes my inflammation kick in in my knee. Moreso even than too much physical activity, eating that crap makes my one bad knee (the one with the malunion of the femur and tibia). Malunion is showing as being misspelled now on this editor.
The surgery
After my knock-knee correction surgery when I was 12, my left knee is the one that is more messed up and painful. My surgeon says it's 17 degrees difference from what it should be, which is causing all of the wear and tear in my knee. When he put a bar down my x-ray right down the middle of my hip where my knee should be, it was not even there! It was not just a little bit off-kilter, no, it was way off to the side! This was downright shocking to me. I mean, this surgery went on 17 years ago! Why have I not addressed this? This is what makes me have a one-inch leg length difference too... This very wrong angle on the knee. It has also caused arthritis in my knee, but only on the inner part. This surgery will shift my weight to my other side of my knee, giving me much relief (I'm hoping).
The first priority my surgeon has is pain relief... He is going to saw my femur bone in half completely and put in my own bone from my pelvis as a little wedge to give me back some more length in my leg and more importantly, to shift my weight to the other side of my leg.
Tentatively, this is all going to go down on August 23rd. The surgery scheduler told me that I'm one of their few five hour surgeries and that the doctor who will be assisting him is very top-notch with knees and hips. I do feel in good hands with the surgeons who will be operating on me.
My surgeon told me that I will have the normal risks associated with having my bone sawed in half... such as infection, blood clots (which do run in my family).
In good news, I got the girlfriend on the Hippa form already, so she will not have any problem with getting into the hospital room. We just need to make sure we get her a valid state license before then that has her correct address on it.... or just have her bring her current id along with a few copies of proof of residency? I just don't want it to be an issue. I have heard too many horror stories about people not being able to get in to see their loved one in their time of need because they did not have the paperwork filled out.
I'm scared as all get out of getting the surgery, but I'm hopeful and there are many advantages... including:
The Wanting to Binge
Two nights ago, I had a leftover burger in the fridge from a few days before, and it was so nasty! It literally went bad. What made me mad was how bad I wanted that damn bun. I was going to reward myself with it. I ate the brownie from the birthday-brownie to-go free dessert they gave me and I remembered just how unsatisfying food can be. It DOESN'T fill the void, it DOESN'T make me feel pretty, it DOESN'T make me feel loved, it DOESN'T make me feel worth it.... DOESN'T fix any of it! But I was mad at myself at how bad I wanted that burger. First, I was like, "I can go get a f@$@# burger if I want one" but I ended up just going to bed somewhat early that night, hating myself for wanting it so bad and just wanting to say fuck it and eat it anyway.
- Two pieces of low carb pizza with mozzarella, ham, pepperoni, sausage, peppers and sugar-free marinara sauce
- 1.5 low carb pancakes with sugar free Aunt Jemima pancake syrup, two eggs over medium and
two sausage patties
Avoiding the scale
Haven't gotten on the scale in a while, and I've definitely been off-plan for many days. What really surprises me is how much eating flour and sugar makes my inflammation kick in in my knee. Moreso even than too much physical activity, eating that crap makes my one bad knee (the one with the malunion of the femur and tibia). Malunion is showing as being misspelled now on this editor.
The surgery
After my knock-knee correction surgery when I was 12, my left knee is the one that is more messed up and painful. My surgeon says it's 17 degrees difference from what it should be, which is causing all of the wear and tear in my knee. When he put a bar down my x-ray right down the middle of my hip where my knee should be, it was not even there! It was not just a little bit off-kilter, no, it was way off to the side! This was downright shocking to me. I mean, this surgery went on 17 years ago! Why have I not addressed this? This is what makes me have a one-inch leg length difference too... This very wrong angle on the knee. It has also caused arthritis in my knee, but only on the inner part. This surgery will shift my weight to my other side of my knee, giving me much relief (I'm hoping).
The first priority my surgeon has is pain relief... He is going to saw my femur bone in half completely and put in my own bone from my pelvis as a little wedge to give me back some more length in my leg and more importantly, to shift my weight to the other side of my leg.
Tentatively, this is all going to go down on August 23rd. The surgery scheduler told me that I'm one of their few five hour surgeries and that the doctor who will be assisting him is very top-notch with knees and hips. I do feel in good hands with the surgeons who will be operating on me.
My surgeon told me that I will have the normal risks associated with having my bone sawed in half... such as infection, blood clots (which do run in my family).
In good news, I got the girlfriend on the Hippa form already, so she will not have any problem with getting into the hospital room. We just need to make sure we get her a valid state license before then that has her correct address on it.... or just have her bring her current id along with a few copies of proof of residency? I just don't want it to be an issue. I have heard too many horror stories about people not being able to get in to see their loved one in their time of need because they did not have the paperwork filled out.
I'm scared as all get out of getting the surgery, but I'm hopeful and there are many advantages... including:
- I will experience pain relief! Which is good, because more and more of my day has been seemingly consumed by the painful, arthritic throbs, which is just not how I'm going to live my life.
- My left leg won't be quite as short anymore! Right now, I have a one-inch lift put on the bottom of my tennis shoes and a pair of boots and a pair of dress shoes, but since losing weight, none of them even fit that great anymore. I'm not in a hurry to go out and get new ones (with a sixty dollar lift) when I have this upcoming surgery.
- I have health insurance... Pretty good, too... especially for getting surgery. I'm on my last year (before I turn 30) of a young adult insurance plan. They really don't expect a 20-something to require major surgery, so they are pretty lax about it in the plan. But even if was going cost me 100 million dollars, I would still need to get it done as I cannot live with the pain any longer. I have a thousand dollar deductible. I will keep you guys posted on what it's going to cost me, just as a way to document the journey. The good news? Since I'm self-employed, as long as my medical bills add up to more than roughly 8% of my earnings, then I can write them off! They did last year with all of my chiro appointments included and I didn't even get surgery.
- My new apartment is near the hospital! It's only about 10 mins away, right off the highway from both sides.
- I trust my surgeon.... Dr. R is the shit. He makes me feel at ease when he talks about doing my knee and I really feel that he knows just what he is talking about.
- I have the support of my lovely gf. She is gonna be with me through this whole thing.
The Wanting to Binge
Two nights ago, I had a leftover burger in the fridge from a few days before, and it was so nasty! It literally went bad. What made me mad was how bad I wanted that damn bun. I was going to reward myself with it. I ate the brownie from the birthday-brownie to-go free dessert they gave me and I remembered just how unsatisfying food can be. It DOESN'T fill the void, it DOESN'T make me feel pretty, it DOESN'T make me feel loved, it DOESN'T make me feel worth it.... DOESN'T fix any of it! But I was mad at myself at how bad I wanted that burger. First, I was like, "I can go get a f@$@# burger if I want one" but I ended up just going to bed somewhat early that night, hating myself for wanting it so bad and just wanting to say fuck it and eat it anyway.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Weigh in and knee surgery
Low carb menu
- Cheeseburger on an oopsie with tomato, onion, mustard, mayo and low carb ketchup
- Chicken breast chunks, seasoned with cumin and cilantro with green peppers, onions, cheese, salsa and french onion dip
- Pumpkin bake
- Open-faced cheesy oopsie with bacon, tomato and mayo
Weigh-in: 243.8 ~ Lowest adult weight EVER!
HW: 306.4
CW: 243.8
GW: 175.0
Lost less than a pound this week, but I'm about 12-13 pounds lighter than I was a month ago... So I will take it! I have an upcoming appointment with my knee surgeon on June 22, so I'm amped and excited to lose a lot of weight before I go and see him. I have even lost a few more pounds since I met the surgeon who referred me to my now-surgeon (who I haven't met yet).
They talked and my new-surgeon told my then-doctor to have me "keep it up" with the weight loss, because that is really the one key that will help my knee for years to come.
The procedure they will be doing involves correcting a surgery from fifteen years ago, which resulted in the bottom part of my leg being at a wrong angle. It has caused some arthritis in my inner-knee (thankfully NOT throughout my knee!) which has been increasingly painful.
The procedure will involve taking out a wedge of bone (a very calculated wedge that involves trigonometry!) . When my leg bones heal together again, my leg will be at a different angle. Oh, the wonders of the body. Not gonna lie, though... The thought of them removing a wedge of bone from my leg does freak me the fuck out as it sounds quite painful. Those who have been around for a while may also remember how I woke up during surgery last time, so I'm terrified to say the least.
However, with me having degenerative arthritis in that knee only, it's really something that I can help with surgery, so I'm just biting the bullet and going for it.... kicking and screaming, even.. (just hopefully not on the surgery table again).
- Cheeseburger on an oopsie with tomato, onion, mustard, mayo and low carb ketchup
- Chicken breast chunks, seasoned with cumin and cilantro with green peppers, onions, cheese, salsa and french onion dip
- Pumpkin bake
- Open-faced cheesy oopsie with bacon, tomato and mayo
Weigh-in: 243.8 ~ Lowest adult weight EVER!
HW: 306.4
CW: 243.8
GW: 175.0
Lost less than a pound this week, but I'm about 12-13 pounds lighter than I was a month ago... So I will take it! I have an upcoming appointment with my knee surgeon on June 22, so I'm amped and excited to lose a lot of weight before I go and see him. I have even lost a few more pounds since I met the surgeon who referred me to my now-surgeon (who I haven't met yet).
They talked and my new-surgeon told my then-doctor to have me "keep it up" with the weight loss, because that is really the one key that will help my knee for years to come.
The procedure they will be doing involves correcting a surgery from fifteen years ago, which resulted in the bottom part of my leg being at a wrong angle. It has caused some arthritis in my inner-knee (thankfully NOT throughout my knee!) which has been increasingly painful.
The procedure will involve taking out a wedge of bone (a very calculated wedge that involves trigonometry!) . When my leg bones heal together again, my leg will be at a different angle. Oh, the wonders of the body. Not gonna lie, though... The thought of them removing a wedge of bone from my leg does freak me the fuck out as it sounds quite painful. Those who have been around for a while may also remember how I woke up during surgery last time, so I'm terrified to say the least.
However, with me having degenerative arthritis in that knee only, it's really something that I can help with surgery, so I'm just biting the bullet and going for it.... kicking and screaming, even.. (just hopefully not on the surgery table again).
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