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Time to weigh in again!

Wednesday rolled around and it was that time again! I was anxious at the office, wondering if my new medications were working. I hopped on the scale and I managed to melt away another pound! YAY! I'm very excited about it, because that means I'm finally down to 190. My appointments seem to be taking longer with Dr. Cusimano. The nurse visits don't really take that long, just enough time to weigh, lipotonix shot and set me up with my learning modules. Ruth the resident who was shadowing the office wasn't there this time. And I did finally find out that Jen did leave the office. She went to go work for the board of labor, which is great! I wish her a lot of luck, but I'll miss seeing her a lot.

I got my blood drawn again on Monday, and wouldn't ya know---the lady got in on the first try! I don't have bad veins AT ALL, it's more than obvious that some phlebotomists are better than others. Just in all in the amount of experience you have. The draw site didn't even bruise! So I'm very happy about that. My other arm has nearly healed entirely, so that's awesome. 

While I was waiting for my lab work to be faxed over, Dr. Cusimano came in to discuss some things with me. Apparently her daughter was messing around on Foursquare, and discovered that I was the mayor of Aviva. She was so cute, when she came into the room she said I hear you're mayor of my office?! HAHA! We got into a conversation about apps and if I liked to play interactive games and such. Dr. Cusimano was a systems analyst before she became a doctor, so she has tons of knowledge about computers. She asked me for my help in creating an app for her office! It was super cute that she considered asking my opinion. She bought herself a new Mac computer and a "how to" book on creating your own apps. I think it's a fabulous idea. 

Social media has taken over the world. Let's be honest, it's a DAILY activity in our lives. Sometimes I don't think it's such a great thing to rely on, considering some people are socially retarded in person--but sound perfectly adequate online. Who knows. I love Foursquare. Everything from collecting new badges to checking into new places. It's great! You can find really awesome tips and suggestions on a hot spot, before you even decide to go there! Plus there are some super witty comments when you check into places. It's great fun! Dr. Cusimano and I are cooking up an app for her weight loss program. An app where you can track your progress, chart out your labs and weight loss, keep track of medications and diet regiments, and best of all get prizes! LOL 

My labs have slowly started to even out, so I do think the medications are working. I'm on another week of antibiotics to try and get rid of this UTI. There's no more blood, but my leukocyte count is still elevated. We set some goals together, which I'm a wee bit nervous about. I need to lose 20lbs by March 7th. AHHHH! I KNOW I can do this...but it still scares me! I've been seeing her for four months and I'm not even at my first 20lbs yet! EEEEK! I THINK I CAN, I THINK I CAN....

I KNOW I CAN!