bigfish1965 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Well i got off the drugs I was on..some of them kinda had a grip on me, if you know what I mean. Oxycontin is a bugger On a very low dose maintenance pill for the next 8 months but can't even tell if they do anything. So I got a funny story out of it... On Jan 1st I weighed in at 148 pounds. Not good for me. I wanted to get back to 180 or so. My doctor handed me a script and said 'take these and you'll have your weight back in no time'. 7 weeks later I wanted to weight myself. I was at work and wandered into our medical department...it is rather large with several exam rooms and stuff...alot like a walk-in clinic. They had moved the weight scales from the hall into an exam room. Apparently you need to be escorted when you weight yourself..which means some idiot must have fallen off or something. Anyway I am in there with a nurse, take off my shoes and jacket and weight in at 183. I gave out a bit of a WOO HOO! She (the nurse) looked happy and said 'Is that your ideal weight?" I said yes and I was happy to get there so fast. She asked me how long it took..I said the 35 pounds took me 7 weeks. She seemed surprised....asked me what my diet was. I said a bag of cookies every night and steak and pasta as much as possible. She said she hd tried to lose weight many ways but had not heard of that working. I looked her square in the eyes.."Lose weight??? No I was trying to gain it....had a hell of a time too!!" She actually said..'I hate you..get out' Spreading joy throughout the kingdom, I am ..lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Humour is the best medicine! Well done porky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 LOL Rick, I remember 148, think I was in 7th grade. Seeing that weight again would be a real bad sign for me. Glad you are OK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-z-out Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 187 way to go Rick keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 LOL Rick, I remember 148, think I was in 7th grade. Grade 6 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Great story Rick thanks for sharing. I could have given you the 35 pounds free of charge and we both would have benefited! Nice to hear that things are moving along for you, we missed you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubris21 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Great story! glad to hear the recovery is going well so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 "I remember 148" Grade 6 for me. I never made it to either.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 LOL TJ ROY! Ya made it all the way to 160 by the end of high school and 18 yoa, beer legal got me to 235 in 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Great news Rick! Glad to hear you are getting better and better every day....hope to see a fishing report or two from you this summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 On Jan 1st I weighed in at 148 pounds. Not good for me. I wanted to get back to 180 or so. My doctor handed me a script and said 'take these and you'll have your weight back in no time'. the 35 pounds took me 7 weeks. What was the name of the medication that helped you gain weight? I could use some. (If the doctors think OK) Always weighed 205 or so all my life, now i am 145 lbs due to MS. Oddly more weight will give me more ability. Good to hear things are working out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 The medication is amitriptyline. It is used for chronic pain, depression, fibromyalgia and a boatload of other things. I think they may use it for MS too. It does make you dopey for the first few weeks. Started at 25 mg then up to 50 mg. Ate like a bloody pig...could not believe it. The munchies were bad. Being an MS patient you should have medical clearance for marijuana too which should help as well...used that during my cancer treatments and it worked well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 The medication is amitriptyline. It is used for chronic pain, depression, fibromyalgia and a boatload of other things. I think they may use it for MS too. It does make you dopey for the first few weeks. Started at 25 mg then up to 50 mg. Ate like a bloody pig...could not believe it. The munchies were bad. Being an MS patient you should have medical clearance for marijuana too which should help as well...used that during my cancer treatments and it worked well. Thanks for the quick reply. I'll talk to the doctors about that. Ya having MS can get you a medical marijuana card that gives legal possession and there is some stuff 'Sativex' which is THC isolated and administered through an inhaler but ..... i'll look into the amitriptyline first. Thanks for info, ehg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinbanger Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Glad to hear things are on the upswing feeling good is half the battle TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 (edited) Well Rick, like the others I'm glad to hear you're on the mend....but also like the nurse.....I hate you!!! But Rick, be careful what you wish for....you may end up over 200+ at this rate....then try and lose it!!! Maureen Edited March 4, 2009 by motv8tr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Rick, it is so good to see you posting and being able to share such good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Welcome back my good friend. Scrawny is not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) Being an MS patient you should have medical clearance for marijuana too which should help as well...used that during my cancer treatments and it worked well. Man do you know how much you could sell that card for here in the USA....lol Glad to see you back up to fighting weight again. I hope that your stamina is back up as well. Art Edited March 5, 2009 by aplumma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Glad to see you are on the mend Rick! Also good to see you posting again. Grade 6 for me. Ya but you were there for 6 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steel'n'esox Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Good to have you back and feeling better, the much needed weight gain is sure a step in the right direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Glad to hear you're doing better Rick!!! The happy pillz are only happy pillz for a short while... then they turn into nasty pillz. Do what your Doc tells you to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeXXington Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Welcome back, 148 took me till college. ahhh the kegs of beer 155 was my normal weight then I got married and ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huey graphite Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Congratulations on your recovery. Hopefully you'll be back on the water in no time. Next time you see the nurse, telll her to try cutting bacl on the bon bons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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