Monkey Caught A Break
Many of you know I feel poor Monkey just cannot catch a break, especially after the incidental finding of sleep apnea. We returned, at the neurologist's request, to the ENT who did Monkey's hearing tests. Incidentally, this is the ENT who pronounced 7 years ago that Sunshine's vocal cord nodes could stay put. Therefore, we felt comfortable from the beginning that he would not operate just because he could. The ENT reviewed the sleep study, Monkey’s chart/history, and watched Monkey spin around in circles on the floor while singing The Monkey Song (monkeys jumping on the bed). Then he decided that Monkey’s sleep apnea is not symptomatic enough to be a significant contributor to Monkey’s behavior or the sole cause (i.e., fixing the sleep apnea will not “fix it”); that Monkey’s sleep apnea is mild and ENT likes to take a watch and wait approach to mild sleep apnea; that Monkey is gorgeous; come back in 6 months.
So, while it would have been great if an adenotonsillectomy “fixed” Monkey (Hey, wait a minute he isn’t broken!!!) I was dubious it would be a solution and am much relieved that Monkey doesn’t need surgery at his point.
As an aside, the school district is being a royal PIMA. I seriously don’t get these people.
I weigh in tomorrow and am feeling particular upset that I “know” I have lost “muscle” and probably water, and probably gained some fat in a bear-like manner. I won’t be giving up though, so don’t worry. I am pretty sure I am maintaining my “overall” weight, which I don’t find particularly depressing because the last time I lost 230 pounds, I gained back 20 pounds. And not over a year or so. In like, 2 months. I didn’t change anything about me. I lost weight. That was it. I didn’t lose bad habits or form better ones. So even maintaining shows me that I have made real changes.
Finally.