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Wednesday, 20 July 2011

10 months: over 3000 cigarettes un-smoked and litres of alcohol and caffeine un-drunk

It’s been exactly 10 months since my pituitary surgery so I thought I would write a quick post summarising my progress so far…

In order to end on a positive note, let me just get the negatives out of the way:

  • Only 10kgs weight-loss so far 
  • Still having trouble with excessive sweating 
  • Buffalo hump at the base of my neck hasn't completely disappeared yet 
  • Still having problems with excessive tiredness 
  • And I still have the abscess on my neck for which I take anti-biotics

Now for the positives:

  • I’ve only had a couple of drinks here and there but overall I am still no longer drinking any alcohol or caffeine which is fine since it's my choice to stop 
  • I’ve managed to avoid giving into the cigarette temptation even though I’ve been around many people who smoke 
  • My periods are completely regular 
  • My stretch marks are less visible 
  • I only take 2.5mg of meds every other day for my blood pressure 
  • I very rarely get headaches 
  • I am able to do some regular exercise 
  • Overall I feel good and on the road to recovery

This week, someone on Facebook posted something on their status which I loved and found totally hilarious (and very applicable to me). I want to share it with you now because I think that not only is it funny, but it says a lot about our society and reminds us that we are sometimes too hard on ourselves!
"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes."-William Gibson

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