It's another weird part of the journey. Being in pain all the time and the side-effects of the medicine to try & make it tolerable.
Well, my last doctors appointment I found out that I have gained a lot of weight. The winter months have not been easy. The cold from the winter months seems to make the nerve damage/problems I'm having worse.
The doctor has had me on nerve blockers, which, they seem to help on a cursory level. But since the doctor has been trying to figure out what is still causing all the trouble, we are still trying to determine what the right medication levels and solutions are. Well, I've never really had an understanding of "medicine-induced weight gain". Until now.
Our doctor had mentioned that one of the medications he had me on caused weight gain. Well, coupled with the increased pain & reactions of my body, due to the weather, I've had a really hard time maintaining the push I had the year before to keep the weight down. I also have the contributing factor, that pushing myself physically has caused really bad episodes.
So, needless to say, we were shocked at my last doctors appointment to find out that I had gained between 40 & 50 pounds. The tough thing is that I thought I was eating in a way that I would actually continue to maintain my weight or even continue to lose a little bit. I was so wrong.
Well, our doctor has changed my nerve blocker & I have found that my appetite has gone back to normal. So, last night was my start of a light regimen of exercise. I have talked to friends who are constantly in pain, and they state that exercise seems to help with tolerating it, quite a bit.
The hard part I have to watch, is that most of the time the physical exertion has put me in pain for days. Even the simplest tasks have been devastating, some to the point to where both my wife & I were wondering if I would end up in the hospital from it.
Well, whatever the doctor finds, I want my body to be easy to fix. So, in spite of all the weirdness and all the pain, I am determined to try and get my body back on the right track to where it was losing weight, pre-weight gain pills.
While growing spiritually, I want to make sure I'm not growing physically. I want to honor God with my body too. Uggh & lol. It's going to be a lot of work ahead. So, I request your prayers & encouragement. Thank you.
Well, my last doctors appointment I found out that I have gained a lot of weight. The winter months have not been easy. The cold from the winter months seems to make the nerve damage/problems I'm having worse.
The doctor has had me on nerve blockers, which, they seem to help on a cursory level. But since the doctor has been trying to figure out what is still causing all the trouble, we are still trying to determine what the right medication levels and solutions are. Well, I've never really had an understanding of "medicine-induced weight gain". Until now.
Our doctor had mentioned that one of the medications he had me on caused weight gain. Well, coupled with the increased pain & reactions of my body, due to the weather, I've had a really hard time maintaining the push I had the year before to keep the weight down. I also have the contributing factor, that pushing myself physically has caused really bad episodes.
So, needless to say, we were shocked at my last doctors appointment to find out that I had gained between 40 & 50 pounds. The tough thing is that I thought I was eating in a way that I would actually continue to maintain my weight or even continue to lose a little bit. I was so wrong.
Well, our doctor has changed my nerve blocker & I have found that my appetite has gone back to normal. So, last night was my start of a light regimen of exercise. I have talked to friends who are constantly in pain, and they state that exercise seems to help with tolerating it, quite a bit.
The hard part I have to watch, is that most of the time the physical exertion has put me in pain for days. Even the simplest tasks have been devastating, some to the point to where both my wife & I were wondering if I would end up in the hospital from it.
Well, whatever the doctor finds, I want my body to be easy to fix. So, in spite of all the weirdness and all the pain, I am determined to try and get my body back on the right track to where it was losing weight, pre-weight gain pills.
While growing spiritually, I want to make sure I'm not growing physically. I want to honor God with my body too. Uggh & lol. It's going to be a lot of work ahead. So, I request your prayers & encouragement. Thank you.
