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Jun. 4th, 2014 11:05 amScott and Cordelia biked to the Traverwood library last night. Scott said it was farther from where Traver came out than he'd thought. I'm not sure if that puts it too far for Cordelia to go on her own or not. They came back along Plymouth and found that easier, even with the big hill.
This morning, I finally saw the surgeon about repairing my hiatal hernia. This is the surgeon my sister-in-law (also a surgeon) recommended as the best. He said that, given my weight (230 lbs at 5'2"), the only way to do the repair and have it stand a chance of working is to couple it with bariatric surgery. Without the bariatric surgery, the repair might last a couple of years, but it would pretty certainly fail. He thinks that, with the bariatric surgery, the whole thing would be permanent.
I accepted a referral to the bariatric program. It's a long process involving a lot of appointments for counseling of all types. He said it might take as long as three years. I am by no means certain I want to go through with it. The reflux is well contained right now with the new medications I'm taking. I don't know. This isn't a minor thing, and apart from my knees hurting sometimes, I'm not particularly unhappy about my weight. I don't want to gain more weight because I want my clothes to continue to fit, and I don't want to lose more than about fifty pounds for the same reason. My dresses are made for me by a seamstress, and I'm not sure we could adjust the pattern (made from a old dress of mine) down a size. Nobody else makes dresses in that pattern anymore so it's not a matter of just finding something else.
It's rainy right now. I hope it clears up and warms up as the day goes on. Cordelia's school is having its ice cream social tonight, and most of that is outside. Some things can be moved inside, but the bounce houses, ponies and petting zoo have to be outside. At least, I volunteered for something indoors. I'm doing two shifts with the cake walk.
This morning, I finally saw the surgeon about repairing my hiatal hernia. This is the surgeon my sister-in-law (also a surgeon) recommended as the best. He said that, given my weight (230 lbs at 5'2"), the only way to do the repair and have it stand a chance of working is to couple it with bariatric surgery. Without the bariatric surgery, the repair might last a couple of years, but it would pretty certainly fail. He thinks that, with the bariatric surgery, the whole thing would be permanent.
I accepted a referral to the bariatric program. It's a long process involving a lot of appointments for counseling of all types. He said it might take as long as three years. I am by no means certain I want to go through with it. The reflux is well contained right now with the new medications I'm taking. I don't know. This isn't a minor thing, and apart from my knees hurting sometimes, I'm not particularly unhappy about my weight. I don't want to gain more weight because I want my clothes to continue to fit, and I don't want to lose more than about fifty pounds for the same reason. My dresses are made for me by a seamstress, and I'm not sure we could adjust the pattern (made from a old dress of mine) down a size. Nobody else makes dresses in that pattern anymore so it's not a matter of just finding something else.
It's rainy right now. I hope it clears up and warms up as the day goes on. Cordelia's school is having its ice cream social tonight, and most of that is outside. Some things can be moved inside, but the bounce houses, ponies and petting zoo have to be outside. At least, I volunteered for something indoors. I'm doing two shifts with the cake walk.
