Ronette -- First off, I'm so sorry to hear that you're having such a problem with the UTI and pain. If you don't hear back from your surgeon like ASAP, I suggest you contact your GP or family doctor to get an appointment. No one should have to deal with that pain!! (I feel for you, and especially today as I'm having a flare-up of the dreaded hemmorhoids, which I've developed since the surgery!)
Now as to feeling bad because you aren't losing as fast as you hoped: You are doing GREAT! You said you've lost 30 pounds since June 4th, which is only just over two months. This is an average of 15 pounds per month, or a pound every other day. That's awesome!! It's about where I've been, plus or minus a couple of pounds, for the past couple of months, and I truly understand how you feel about wishing it was coming off more quickly -- believe me, I do. I've been stalled at 290 for nearly past two weeks and this is the first real stall I've experienced. It is SO FRUSTRATING! But when this happens, I try to bring myself back down to reality by saying that prior to surgery I would NEVER have been able to lose 30 pounds in an entire year, let alone in just two months. The other mantra I keep repeating to myself which helps me to put all this into perspective is that even though we'd all love to see super-rapid results, the more slowly the weight comes off, the more likely our skin is to accommodate the weight loss. (I know for me at my age, I will definitely have extra "luggage" after losing so much weight, but if I lose the weight more slowly, maybe it will be a carry-on instead of the kind that needs to be checked!
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Anyway, I just wanted to say hang in here, that I (and most assuredly many others here) share your frustration, and please go see your doctor! I have no doubt you'll feel much more positive about everything if you start feeling better physically.
