Yesterday, I found out that I'm an inch taller than I was two years ago.
I found this out while I was checking in with my primary doc, who I have not seen in more than a year.
She was pleased that I was handling (and with just one week to go) chemo so well and very pleased that I have lost so much weight (105#s to date) so we discussed a reasonable goal weight and all the other things I need to attend to before I see her again.
I had been dreading the appointment, but it went really well. She is a tiny little thing and she just kept shaking her head at my so called skinny problems.
For instance, I recently fixed the stuck latch on the big bathtub in my bathroom and was looking forward to enjoying a long, hot soak for the first time in months. But with the knee issues, I had to gerry rig all kinds of supports to get in and out and with having lost most of the padding I used to sit on, I found that to bottom of the tub hurt my bottom and I'm back to showers.
I also told her about last Saturday afternoon, when I drove up to the outside mailbox at the Post Office to mail a bill, and managed to mail the bill along with the very loose rings from my left hand. It was past the time that the inside counter was open, but I have cultivated a very close relationship with my postal peoples and I was able to call inside, explain my plight and one of the Marks* came out and retrieved my rings.
I do need to see a jeweler soon.
And I do need to thank my dear friend Cookie who scoured the nets to come up with all sorts of tub friendly booster seats for my bath time. Did you know that today is her birthday? Did you also know that she sent me a hat that actually fits my now smaller (but taller) head?
It's Sitka Spruce from Tincanknits and the yarn is a whole 'nother story, but the hat is lovely, warm and will be treasured, as I do her friendship.
I currently have a sweater drying on the spare room bed and I actually have buttons to sew on it tomorrow. I also finished up the closet sort through and will be donating another 10 bags of clothes that are mostly too big or too out of date for me now or too small for me to hold on to. I met my goal of using only a third of the space available, but I'll have more to say about how the process made me really look at myself.
* there is a Mark, a Marc and another Mark.
I have it in my head that Cookie's birthday is in June so it catches me off guard every year. ~>:(
I apparently need to hear a blond story.
That hat is lovely, and while the yarn may be "something", it looks lovely too.
Good news from the doctor is good news indeed, though I'd love to know how you got taller.
If I stuffed every last article of clothing in the whole house in bags, I doubt I'd get close to ten of them. o.O
Posted by: kitten | January 16, 2013 at 10:28 PM
Just be honest. You have a boney ass. I'm sure most people won't judge you for it and the ones who do only wish they had such problems.
I'm glad you got the rings back.
Kindly stop growing. It's hard enough to be supportive as it is. :p
xo
Posted by: Cookie | January 17, 2013 at 01:24 AM
Oh and and knit more than just the one chart repeat on the hat.
Posted by: Cookie | January 17, 2013 at 01:25 AM
I love the hat. The colors are beautiful as is the pattern. How'd you get taller? Of course, with all you've been through a perk is a perk, right? Oh, and one more thing. You know the spellings of each Mark at the PO? You are an example for us all!
Posted by: CindyCindy | January 17, 2013 at 07:51 AM
Welcome to the bonnie ass club. Sitting anywhere is uncomfortable. I carry a cushion around and it only adds to my crazy knit, bag lady appearance. :)
Growing up is good, getting lean is better! Love the color of your new hat. I have no doubt it its perfectly!
Posted by: margene | January 17, 2013 at 08:28 AM
Beautiful new hat - that Cookie is really something.
Congrats on the gained (re-gained?) height, and all that weight loss!
Looking forward to hearing more about your space/self reflection.
Posted by: Cheryl S. | January 17, 2013 at 10:58 AM
How on earth did you get taller? I have shrunk nearly an inch in the last ten years. But good for you anyway :)
Cookie is amazing. (If it hurt my ass to sit in the tub I would have used bubble wrap. But that's just me and the fact I live in the middle of nowhere.)
Posted by: kmkat | January 17, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Perhaps you're just standing straighter without those extra pounds. Glad you're managing well & hooray for one week to go (well, much less now). The hat is gorgeous. And also hooray for the Mark that helped you out.
Posted by: Natalie | January 21, 2013 at 12:31 PM
Not to take away from the wonderful job you have done with the weight loss, but I want the secret to getting taller.
Love the hat! xo
Posted by: Sarah | January 28, 2013 at 09:53 PM