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Bypassing in order to be a mum

02 Wednesday May 2018

Posted by CB Woods in ClaireDoesRandom, Health

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conception, diabetes, gastric bypass, NHS, weight loss

After doing the education session yesterday with a dietician I am more convinced than ever that bariatric surgery (specifically the gastric-bypass). I’ve weighed up the pros and cons, thought hard on this for years, especially since the TM, and it is the best way forward for me.

The diet changes are not changes for me, they are what I eat anyway!

The benefits for sure outweigh (yes I am punny!) the negatives. For example, there will be excess skin (keeping fingers crossed for nan’s genetics here for elastic skin!) however I’ll be in remission for diabetes, not have reflux anymore and have normal BP. Though the diabetes remission and BP changes can be done via conventional weight loss the reflux cannot be cured any other way. Also, the skin excess isĀ inevitable no matter how I lose weight. And I am fully aware the NHS won’t likely pay for surgery to get rid of it. That is something I’ll likely save up for. >_>

The fact is this is not just about my weight. In order to conceive and to be a mum in general I need to be lighter and to do IVF in a few years (they won’t offer it now even with a lower BMI because I am fully fertile) I need a BMI of 30 or below. Yes, life will be just fine without a biological kid but I still want to try. After the miscarriage in Feb (the gynecology nurse confirmed that yesterday) I am determined to give this a proper try. I’m not perimenopausal and don’t need a D&C but I am going to have my menstrual cycle “jump-started” next month with progesterone etc.

Though I’ll be on less rice and pasta I’ll still have lentils, chickpeas and quorn! My vegan/veggie diet was the best decision I ever made. It’s a scary prospect, the operation as well as the recovery, but it is worth it. The other thing we are doing is gradually reducing my portion size to that of a child so I am already in that habit for post surgery. ^^

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Complications

13 Tuesday Jan 2015

Posted by CB Woods in Health

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appointments, autoimmune diseases, CIS, clinically isolated syndrome, complications, diabetes, doctor, GP, health, hospital, lesions, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, symptoms, transverse myelitis

Those of you living with CIS, TM, and/or MS know the deal. You get flu – you’re fucked. You get a bug – you’re fucked. You get a cold – you’re fucked. Well, toss in diabetes and being prone to getting cysts every now and then – I’m fucked. There is little pain (when there used to be a shit load before the CIS, bonus of having nerve damage and tramadol? >_>) but the infection has skyrocketed my temperature. Delirious, it escaped me that I could call the GP and get antibiotics as well as be taking paracetamol (probably) so this is what I am doing today.

The fact is this infection has inflamed my existing neurological condition. My legs are so numb and weak I can barely walk and both the little finger and ring finger on my left and right hand (I dunno what the ring finger is called on the right hand, comment to let me know!) as well as the outer edges of my hands are numb and tingling. Hand strength is poor as well (more poor than usual).

I have an appointment to have my wisdom teeth extracted this Friday. Who wants to bet they cancel because of this random cyst/infection? Hopefully I get antibiotics today and it clears it up enough for Friday. Either way, complications suck.

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