stalls & reflux...

I was awakened at 3AM last night with a puddle of stomach acid in my throat--talk about BURNING!  This is in-spite of the Pepcid that I took right before bed and the Prilosec that I take every morning.  I got up, drank a little milk for immediate relief in the throat and then chewed up a couple of Tums.  About an hour and a half later, things had "cooled" down enough for me to go back to bed.  This doesn't happen every night, but it does happen a couple of times a week.  Luckily, I already have an appointment with my PCP tomorrow afternoon to discuss the possibility of Nexium (or some other prescription PPI) since the OTCs don't seem to be working.  BAH!

I also have finally hit what is known in the VSG community as the "3-week stall."  I'm sure that PMS and the new scale (which measures about 1-1.5 lbs heavier) aren't helping.  My goal for this week is to maintain my 25 (ish) lb loss until I see Brittany the NUT on Monday.  Even if the stall lasts a full week,  25lbs in 5 weeks ain't too shabby!

In non-WLS related news, the house-cleaners are coming today.  I usually try to make sure the house is super tidy for them so that they don't have to muddle through all of our junk in order to to their job.  Today, I'm not sure I have it in me.  The house isn't bad--in fact, it would be presentable for a casual visitor.  But, there's a few dishes in the sink and some clean laundry lying around in baskets.  Not to mention the giant pile of "Donate" items that I need to bag up for the Kidney Fund pickup.

As I typed that last paragraph, I realized that I have skipped my Lexapro again for a couple of days which might explain the bad attitude.  Perhaps I'll talk to my PCP about getting back on the pills...the liquid stuff isn't exactly bad, but I do seem to have difficulty remembering to take it.

I guess the moral of this post is that the Honeymoon Phase is over and now it's time to get back into "real" life.  

Cheers!