Finally....

The month of August seems to be the month to see all of my doctors.  Dr. Patel is my primary care and she is the one who wants me to lose weight, improve my BP, and had me do the blood workup to see what risk factors I have and how to address them.  I just went to Dr. Wolfe yesterday for my annual (which is very important since tamoxifen can cause other uterine problems) and he asked me if physical therapy helped my abdominal area heal.  I told him I never received any referral and my ps just indicated it would get better with time.  He said if I was interested he would make a referral for at least an evaluation to see if PT would help and I jumped at the offer.  So, next Thursday I have an apponitment in Mishawaka to start the process.  Even if my insurance will not pay for it I can use the flex funds (which I increased this year and have not used) to help seek some improvement.  Dr. W. did confirm that when all is said and done the results of my reconstruction appear they will be very favorable. 

So, when I get home there is a message from Dr. P's office and the lab report is in and she wants to meet with me to review them and plan a course of action.  Oh Crap!  I will take it as a positive steps towards securing my healthy old age.  Besides, I gripe all the time about being fat so I guess this is the opportunity (or motivation) to put my butt into gear and lose these 20-30 pounds I have caried around with me since........I think I have had it always!

So, I will have my protein shake this morning, eat a nice fresh lunchy salad, and then just be darn careful with dinner and evening snacking which is where all the calories for me really do come from.  Hopefully, with PT my exercising will become easier too.