Okay, for some reason I thought I should get back to my blog. Since February which was my last entry, I have had a pretty good summer. The highlight for me was our summer trip to Oregon. It was a great car ride, filled with adventure, mishaps, casinos, and a numb bum from lots of driving. My attitudes towards food have changed over the past few months. I get physically sick when I go by places like McDonalds or KFC. And for the most part, little Marla eats more than big old me.
Still I am not getting any smaller.
I got my last test before my RNY from Dr. Amson in September. It was one of those times when I came in at 9am for my appointment at the VGH only to wait for 2.5 hours. Then Dr. A comes out and says I have a choice. I can wait a few more weeks and have the test done again or he could do the test without anesthetic, just a spray to numb the back of my throat. I chose the latter because there was no way I was waiting.
Dr. A says not to worry. It would be just a thin piece like spaghetti that he would insert down my throat to look at my stomach. Tell a foodie about spaghetti to go down the throat and the thought of thin vermicelli comes to mind. Angel hair pasta would be nice. Nope, this was thick linguine and worst of all it wasn't a sloppy wet noodle but a hard dry stick. It was groady and awful to go in, but once it turned and went down my throat, I got the most interesting view of my stomach, from the inside. Soon it was all over and I was ready to go home. As Dr. A pointed out it was a good way to do the check because I was not impaired.
My next step was to wait for my October appointment. But then I got a call from Dr. A's MOA who moved my appointment ahead one week.
So things are still moving forward, albeit very slowly. Still I am optimistic.
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