Tracy's Journey Into The Unknown (Maintenance!!)

[PrincessSparklePants]

Can you give them a ring and ask what it entails when that particular surgeon does it? It WILL get better lovely! The fear of the unknown (and the surgery too as it's a HUGE thing!) is a bugger - but you are ten times the size of them! (metaphorically obviously, because you're tiny now obv! )

 

[TracyGWill]

Can you give them a ring and ask what it entails when that particular surgeon does it? It WILL get better lovely! The fear of the unknown (and the surgery too as it's a HUGE thing!) is a bugger - but you are ten times the size of them! (metaphorically obviously, because you're tiny now obv! )

Thanks, hon! Actually I'm feeling a bit happier, because a friend of mine had a knee replacement today, and I've spoken to her on Facebook. She was determined to have a general anaesthetic, but they persuaded her to have one of the other options, and she says it was fine, she can't remember a thing! But they did give her the choice. xx

 

[PrincessSparklePants]

Glad to hear it And doubly glad to feel you're feeling easier - and that your friend has been able to give you a little bit of an insiders guide to it.

Have my fingers tightly crossed for you xx

 

[TracyGWill]

Well I weighed in at 10st 10.5lbs today, which happens to be exactly 50% of my starting weight. So I am now quite literally half the woman I was, lol. xx

 

[Mis-behave]

What amazing achievement!

 

[wafflewaffle]

Wow!!! That is awesome well done Tracy! what an achievement!! Xx

 

[Lexie2005]

Well I weighed in at 10st 10.5lbs today, which happens to be exactly 50% of my starting weight. So I am now quite literally half the woman I was, lol. xx

Absolutely amazing Tracy you should be so so proud, we all are of you!!! Now to continue with maintenance hey xx

 

[PrincessSparklePants]

What a superstar you are Well done gorgeous xx Did you ever think it'd happen way back when?! x

 

[TracyGWill]

Thank you everyone, your support really does mean a lot to me!

Kym, no I really couldn't have imagined it! I knew I was almost twice the weight I should be, but all I really thought I could achieve was to make things a bit better. I remember thinking how happy I'd be at a comfortable size 18, and now I'm buying 12s.

I'll be relying on all you ladies to help keep me strong over the next few months as I panic my way to knee replacement, lol. xx

 

[ladyfelsham]

Hello my lovely!

Amazing news about the op date - don't be scared hun, it's the best thing ever - and you'll be so mobile, you just won't know yourself

And OMG to being half your size - that is just sensationally wonderful, you are a superstar! xxx

 

[TracyGWill]

Hello my lovely!

Amazing news about the op date - don't be scared hun, it's the best thing ever - and you'll be so mobile, you just won't know yourself

And OMG to being half your size - that is just sensationally wonderful, you are a superstar! xxx

Thank you Susie! I just want to get to the op date now, so I can get it done!! xx

 

[wafflewaffle]

What things are you looking forward to once you recover from your op? try and look past the op to the better life you will have x

 

[TracyGWill]

What things are you looking forward to once you recover from your op? try and look past the op to the better life you will have x

Thanks, hon! I think the real benefits for me will come once I've had both knees done, and I can hopefully get some proper mobility back. Just simple things like being able to walk round a supermarket or go shopping with my sister or daughter are what I'd like to be able to do. xx

 

[PrincessSparklePants]

We are right behind you, the entire time Not pushing though because that's mean

 

[wafflewaffle]

Thanks, hon! I think the real benefits for me will come once I've had both knees done, and I can hopefully get some proper mobility back. Just simple things like being able to walk round a supermarket or go shopping with my sister or daughter are what I'd like to be able to do. xx

Aww that will be lovely though after a long time of struggling most simple things in life are the best aren't they x

 

[PrincessSparklePants]

Mr Tracy should be near by when a gentle massage for poorly knees too

 

[Stackhead]

Well I weighed in at 10st 10.5lbs today, which happens to be exactly 50% of my starting weight. So I am now quite literally half the woman I was, lol. xx

That is quite simply, amazing. I love the little % stat in your statistics bar, 50% exactly! WOW. That's just all.

We are right behind you, the entire time Not pushing though because that's mean

I'll push. I'm mean

 

[PrincessSparklePants]

There's always one.



... and it's always you

 

[TracyGWill]

Lol, feel free to push Stack! My biggest worry is that I'll put weight on after my op. I know I haven't with the last three I've had, but knee replacement is more serious stuff, so I've got to be careful not to turn to food to distract me from the pain! xx

 

[Stackhead]

You've just got to set yourself a realistic limit of weight that you simply will not allow yourself to go over, maybe 1/2 - 1 stone buffer. Which you can then shift again when you're back on you're feet zooming around the supermarkets