Break on Through.....

     Good news!  My radical interventions worked and I've managed to get my weight loss going again.  I shall continue doing things the way that they are working for now, because it's a big relief seeing the scale go down instead of remaining the same day after day.  We're looking forward to several things this month, and I want to be prepared with a plan to manage holiday events.  First, we are attending the Nutcracker in Bellingham.  I'm not sure about the quality of the dancers, but we'll find out.  We're not snobbish, but we have attended some remarkable performances, including several in Washington D.C. and then several others in Houston, so we're a little spoiled.  We were hoping that the Vancouver venue might become available, but the border crossing is very inconvenient, requiring expensive testing along with other restrictions.  Consequently, we decided to try the Bellingham performance, and hope we enjoy it as much as we have others in previous years.  My husband and I try to rotate between The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol every year, so next year we'll be looking for the Dicken's play.  We both enjoy this seasonal tradition.  Also, we'll have dinner at an Italian restaurant , so I've already looked at the menu and have decided on several items that will support my keto plan.  We're looking forward to an evening out, and both of us enjoy dressing up and going out occasionally   Next, our son and his husband are planning to visit and we're very excited.  However, they are forecasting snow, and we hope it doesn't delay their flight.  It will be lots of fun having them.  Our son-in-law is from Sweden, and loves coming our way every year.  Did I mention that they live in Hawaii?  The weather there is fabulous year round, but it's nice to come to Washington every year during the holidays to enjoy the wintery season, and then return to paradise.  We're planning to make the shift to Hawaii as soon as I am able to have the polyp removed.  Oh, yes.  I failed to explain that the doctor has to remove the polyp in the hospital because of it's size, location and shape.  It is large, and flat and sits at the very end of the bowel, where the appendix lies.  The doc suggested the possibility of having a surgeon take the end of the bowel off, but I think it's best to try it through a colonoscopy first.  If that doesn't work, I'll move on to a surgeon.  Actually, working with surgeon's in the VA hospital when I was young made me wary of them.  Most were very mechanical and often careless, depending upon the nurses to watch for the human that they were working on, so I am happy to avoid surgery at every turn.  I'll let you know how it goes. 

​Update:  12/22--The procedure is complete and appears successful so far.  The Doc found another polyp behind the one that was so concerning and removed them both without incident, and no surgery is necessary.  Both are benign.  Thank God it's over and I'm good for another year.