Cate's Diary

:blush5: Thanks Q- I'm scared!
My husband had a Colonoscopy today & they removed a few polyps & it looks like all is well! :D
Be back in the morning! :blush5:
 
Weighed in! Phew. Have not gained anything. Still have 7kgs to go to where I would really like to be, but 4 to where my LH thinks I should be. I'm aiming for the 7kg. Have started logging again & will really work on this. 2 weeks away in November in the tropical north of Australia 7kgs overweight would not be good.
Am looking forward to Kate coming back in here & only just resisted putting this in your diary Kate! :toetap05::toetap05::toetap05:
You probably haven't had time to post yet. :D
Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
Thanks Athala. You're a sweetie! It's hard to be as committed to lose 7kgs, when you were once 36kg over-weight. My mind & eye (& my husband) tells me that I am ok as I am, but the scales & all the charts say I should be less. I, personally, preferred being 7kg lighter, but it was such a struggle to stay there! I have made so many permanent changes that I know I will never go back to being fat, but it will always be in the back of my mind. I must lose at least 3kg before October as it's very difficult eating well when you go away to 8-ball tournaments as the food choices are usually VERY limited. I'll work something out between now & Monday & start in earnest then!
Cheers, xo Cate
 
Thanks Q!
I am in absolute agony this evening! I went to the dentist today & ended up having a tooth out. It has been really sensitive & was found to have deep decay. It was not needed as it did not help me chew at all. It had a really deep, hooked root & was hard to get out, but the dentist got it out without breaking it. Since getting home about 1pm it has ached more & more. I took Paracetemol twice, but at 7.30 tonight I went in search of some Panadeine Forte I have had hidden away for years & took 2. The pain has subsided to a throb in the area I had it removed, rather than the entire side of my head. I have not experienced pain this bad for over a decade! I really don't feel at all confident about getting any sleep tonight! :(
 
Thanks Athala. I'm feeling a bit better this morning. I actually slept ok- woke every couple of hours & needed a pain killer each time, but did sleep. I'm staying home today & doing very little. Cheers, Cate
 
Sorry to hear you´re in pain, hope it´ll get better soon. I think you´re awesome for going after those last few kilo´s in order to feel better.
 
LaMaria said:
Sorry to hear you´re in pain, hope it´ll get better soon. I think you´re awesome for going after those last few kilo´s in order to feel better.
Click to expand...
Not awesome Maria, just bloody stubborn I think. Thanks anyway sweetie xo

Quercus said:
Ouch! Sorry you are in pain, but glad you are feeling a bit better.
Click to expand...
Thanks Q. Sympathy does make a difference. I'm still in pain, but it's not over-whelming any more xo
MrVee said:
Aww, poor Cate. Hope the pain starts to subside soon.
Click to expand...
Thanks V. I'll be glad when it's gone, that's for sure. Love the photo of you in the suit V. You're looking really good & have lots to be proud of, xo

Have to go now as it's a public holiday here (Queen's Birthday, would you believe :blush5:) & we have to send off any players that turn up for a golf comp. Hopefully someone else will be there to see them back in. I haven't seen my Mum since Thursday & we have shopping to do.
Thank you for the sympathy. It really is lovely to know that people care.
Much love to all, xoxo Cate
 
Still in pain but getting better! I'm meant to be going for a stress ECG on Friday, so hope my jaw has stopped aching by then. I don't dare post-phone it as I have no idea how long I would have to wait for another on the public health system. Fingers crossed I'll be right.
 
You just confused me very much about the Queen's birthday because I hadn't heard anything about it and I'm in the same country as Old Queeny! Turns out her official birthday here is this weekend but we never get a public holiday for it, or even a holiday for her actual birthday in April!
 
That's crazy that we have a public holiday for it then, if you don't! It's celebrated on the 2nd Monday in June here.
 
I didn't go to golf yesterday. I love golf, but don't much like being amongst the women. I am much more comfortable in a group of men. One on one most women are ok, but in a group, can be very daunting. I enjoyed my day at home with my husband & we did some wood gathering, which was good exercise. My jaw still aches, but is slowly getting better.
I'm going to see the Cardiologist tomorrow & will most likely have a stress ECG. I don't think there's anything wrong with my heart, but maybe my BP medication should be changed. We'll see.
Feeling pretty good really, even though I'm not doing much. Been having a fairly relaxed time, which is nice.
Bye for now xo Cate
 
I had a pretty crap day today, but I am able to say that I have not turned to rubbish food when I'm stressed for quite some time now. This is a breakthrough!
 
I hope you get to feeling better soon. That's great that you are keeping it together with stress and feeling poorly. That is a huge hurdle you've cleared.
 
Thanks Q.
Well, I have been for my stress ECG & I have an enlarged ascending Aorta & an irregular heart beat. He was very thorough & gave me mostly praise for my overall health, my diet, exercise (esp taking up golf), losing weight(esp. losing 36kg in 6 months). He also thinks the BP medication I'm on is a good one, so does not recommend any change there. What he did really stress is that I need to drastically reduce salt in my diet. As of right now I am not going to add salt to my food. If my aorta becomes much more enlarged I will need surgery, so I will do it.....I can do it. I know I'm addicted to salt. I crave it much more than I ever crave sugar.I'm glad I had this done. I still have to go for a CT scan & to have some Holler(?) machine put on for a day, so that he has a baseline to compare the size of my aorta each year. If it gets more than 5cm then it might burst. Currently it's 3.9. I am determined to be as healthy as I can be & this has given me a boost, rather than scaring me. He seemed very positive.
I have a feeling I will lose weight anyway if I cut down on salt so here comes the next phase. I am going to get back into golf & regular exercise again as I no longer feel frightened about my heart.
Love to all, xo Cate
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top