Yeah baby! Another 3 pounds lost!
My doc appointment went great!
We are still working on cutting down on the amount of narcotic pain relievers my old pain doc had me taking, and I feel so much better about myself because of it.
Did I ever give you guys the amount of pills my old pain doc (Doc F.) had me taking every day?
He had me taking 12, 10mg/325mg, Lortabs every single day.
I was a walking talking stoned out of mind opiate user.
My new doc, just since December, has gotten me down to just 4 a day.
That's so awesome!
I take just 4 a day of those now, 2 muscle relaxers, (down from 6 a day) and all those other drugs he had me on, are completely gone.
Gone.
I am no longer taking 13 separate drugs a day now.
Just two.
It's incredible to me how different these two pain doctors are.
Doc F. had me taking sleeping pills, testosterone, high potency and high dose opiates, high potency and high dose muscle relaxers, vitamins, and various supplements.
I feel so so much better being off all that junk.
I still have trouble sleeping, but if I take one of the muscle relaxers about an hour before I want to go to bed, I actually am tired enough to doze off within just a few hours instead of laying there bug eyed all night long.
Even with the sleeping pills, I had trouble sleeping, so it's nice to be off the 30mg Ambien.
Those things are dangerous to take all the time.
I was there for a wicked long time, he got backed up, but after I left I went straight to Walgreen's, the teens met me there with a friend, we went and picked up some Publix subs for them, and then I hopped on the scale.
Down 3 more pounds!
My starting weight was 192, then I lost 2.5 pounds, and now 3 more, so a total weight loss of 5.5 pounds now.
Yay!
186.5lbs and dropping!
W00t!
Losing weight feels great combined with everything else I am doing health-wise, so it's a huge motivator to keep on going with my daily exercise.
The teens are going to my sisters house for the night, so I'll be able to not only catch up on my work, but I'll have total peace and quiet for the night.
Yeusss!
Comments
Wow! That's great.
Sounds like good things all round. That is an insane amount of pills. I can imagine that half of the issues you would have been having health wise would have been side effects from that amount of junk being in your system.
It's great to hear that your new doctor is so on the ball.
Oh, and ambien *shudder* that was giving me hallucinations when I had it. Crazy stuff.
Posted by: Ami-chan | February 1, 2008 5:21 PM
12 10's A DAY....Thats enough to kill a horse. Good thing the new Dr. has got you on a lower dose. Great Job on the 3 lbs. Keep up the great work. I'm proud of you !!!
Posted by: John | February 2, 2008 3:08 AM
That's so great about cutting back on the meds. That has been the hardest post-surgery issue for me to deal with -- finding something stronger than over the counter but weaker than big doses of opiates. After a while you just begin to long for a clear head.
Congratulations!
Posted by: Chris (Singer) | February 2, 2008 6:25 AM
WTG lady! You're doing a great job! It's so good to hear that you have a doctor that not only is doing a good job, but also listens and helps as well!
Posted by: Holly | February 2, 2008 6:53 AM