I went to the doctor this morning, and I had a long talk with the lady I saw today - Christina, because Crystal, the nurse practitioner I normally see, was booked solid for the entire week. And I have a few confessions to make.
I've done well in my physical therapy, but I'm so loaded down with excess skin - including the cannonballs on my knees - that I've started walking like a gorilla and have had to go back to using a cane because all those lbs. of flesh are aggravating my arthritis. I remembered the last time I spoke with someone, and they said it was simply a cosmetic procedure.
Today, I showed Christina everything - the sagging around my boobs that's causing pain in my left side, my pterodactyl arms, the floppy belly that's stretched out all the way to the saddlebags on my hips, and the cannonballs on my knees. After looking everything over, she said, "Susanne, this isn't cosmetic anymore. This loose skin is starting to affect your mobility just as much as weighing over 300 lbs. did. So this is now a medical necessity."
We talked some more, and she said for me to lose another 10 lbs. by my next appointment with Crystal in July. Then they're going to put in a referral to Atrium Health Wake Forest Learning Hospital in Winston-Salem for me to have a series of skin removal surgeries that will improve my mobility and get rid of this gorilla on my back. We're also going to see about me getting an in-home aide and a CNA to help me out as I recover from each of my surgeries. And since it's become a medical necessity, my insurance will be able to cover everything.
For me, this is validation. Everyone at church saw me in pain last week, this excess skin has been weighing me down for awhile, and today I got the answers I've been looking for. So I feel pretty damn good.
And now...
Today is Wednesday, May 6th, and Donald J. Trump is my President.
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I am getting a little tired of the pundits stating that a nuclear-armed Iran would control the Strait of Hormuz.
That is not their goal. They plan in ridding the world of Israel, and then the USA.
They have been very open about it. Plus, why would they need long-range missiles to control the strait???
Additionally, they can't be compared to North Korea since the radicals in Iran believe that if they get obliterated trying to meet their objectives, they will get their 72 virgins.
I've been in that part of the world several times, and they are a different breed of cat.
