Quote:Honestly, no surgeries. I had two in fourteen months with all of the rehab and recovery that goes along with them all and I am ready to get back to my normal self. Pain meds and muscle relaxers are a necessary evil sometimes but man do they mess with your whole system. I want to get back on a workout schedule and get back in shape. I had to switch to a low carb eating plan as I was feeling sluggish and crappy and I actually went from 147lbs down to 139lbs but it's a 'skinny fat' scenario. I'm 5'10" and I carry weight pretty evenly and well, but I would rather be 140-150lbs of muscle than 139lbs of..... squish. Plus I really hate not being strong and capable.

 

I am also hoping I get employed after I take state exams for billing and coding which I graduated my class a couple of months ago.

If it makes you feel any better, I've had 5 in the same time period. Not little ones either. They were significant. If my radiation doesn't work, they will reconstruct my entire right arm, basically replacing the humorous. That's two major joint reconstructions on the same limb. Not looking forward to that. Then again, if that doesn't work, they'll amputate my entire right arm and shoulder altogether.

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