@colleenyoung, @baz Good Afternoon, After waiting for a cardiac release to see my Obgyn about my surgery which was canceled for April 15, 2022, I got an appt. for Dec. 5th (waited two months for this), and now I get to wait again for the surgery now booked for April 13, 2023. My fingers are crossed that nothing gets in the way.

So for now, I get to live with the pain, pressure, fluid retention, and not staying in sometimes for a day or two. Then on top of all that the vagus nerve decides to join in and causes more pressure, lower BP, and wobbly legs. April is a long way off and I have been dealing with my RP for over two years now. In the beginning, I just had surgery to lift my bladder up and to have a rectal anterior and posterior rectocele. The bladder was fixed and the anterior rectocele also but my tissue was too thin for stitches to complete the posterior. I have been building up my tissue wall with medication and hope now the posterior rectocele (April 13) can be completed and my prolapse fixed for good. With the surgery, I spent the night in the hospital and went home the next day. The day of the surgery, the staff told me see you later and the next thing I knew, I was in recovery. I had no pain at all and no incision, done through the vag. I just had to rest and no lifting for a few weeks. For me, this was easy.

As for my weight loss, it started in Feb. 2022. During that time I was also giving myself Tymlos injections each night (which has a black box warning). For months going forward, I have no idea what was the cause of all that happened next. I started losing weight (106 down to 93) in about three weeks. By the first week of March, my body was in total fatigue, with wobbly legs. I could not get much done. On March 5, 2022, I went 911 to the ER (stop Tymlos 2/15). My journey started that day, I returned home on May 5, 2022. My weight coming home was 98 and my ICD codes for CHF and Afib. I was just fine up till then and planning my garden for Spring 2022. I have been trying to gain weight with a goal of 108. Everything today is for losing weight not gaining. Now it is 2023, I am weighing between 104 - 106. Then maybe back to 103 for a day or two. My BP runs on the low side, so some days I do not get much done. I have a tablet through Mercy Virtual and a team of a PA, an RD, and a PT, available 24/7 by phone.

I have rambled on long enough so if I can answer any questions, please send me a reply. This is a new year with new situations that we will have to face. I am so glad there is a Mayo Connect where we can ask questions and find answers from a wonderful group of caring people. Take care and stay healthy. KLH

February 23 if I can get cardiac clearance.