2013

So I thought I would do a recap of 2013 which was a pretty exciting year for me...

January - Finally got the news that I am now considered to be cancer free after waiting 5 weeks after my surgery for the news.  I was pretty stoked and new that I made the right decision in regards to my treatment.  Before I got the news I was not quite sure what I should do.

February - Was waiting for my doctor to come back from holidays to write my other doctor a letter only to find out the surgeon wanted another doctor to write the letter.  I finally got the letter written at the end of the month.

March - Met with the surgeon at the beginning of the month and got my surgery date.  April 3rd.  Now I had to go on a 3 week liquid diet prior to surgery to shrink my liver.

April - Surgery Month.  It took me a long time to recover from the surgery because I lost so much blood but it was one of the best decisions I ever made.

May - Not much happened this month.  I was just really busy with work since I started working again.

June - Started working out everyday again and was off my blood pressure medications which made me stop passing out all of the time.

July - Went to the states with Adri.  Enjoyed hiking and shopping.  Officially I lost 100 pounds since my highest weight in January 2013.

August - Went camping and drove with Yvonne across Canada from Thunder Bay to Edmonton.

September - Started boot camp again, celebrated my birthday and Rebecca and Ed's wedding.  I got a cat who I named Sasha.  I also ran my first 5K race.

October - Lost 100 pounds since surgery.  Decided to get another cat, Morgan.  Decided I should get my gall bladder removed.  Contacted my doctor to get a ultrasound.

November - Met the surgeon who was impressed with the amount of weight I lost.  Decided that I should get my gall bladder removed before Christmas holidays.  Finished my boot camp class.  Got in trouble with the clinic because I have lost too much weight and they tried to convince me to stop losing weight.  I let them know that I want to still loose more weight.  My niece Julia was born while I was in Lethbridge visiting Michelle.

December - Had my gall bladder surgery on December 6.  Took a couple of days off work for that.  Enjoyed Christmas with my family and went to a wedding.

So that is a recap of the year.  Hopefully 2014 is a slower year with less medical problems and more time to enjoy life.