Jay "The Birdman" Stumpff - My Story

First the Good...
I have lost nearly 15 pounds in the last 10 days!

And Now the Not So Good…
I have been tolerating the medication fairly well that combats the pituitary tumor in the dose originally prescribed. However, that dose is not enough to effectively decrease the tumor so I have had to up my intake. I was taking half a pill twice a week. The doctor instructed me to double that to one pill twice a week. No big deal right? Especially since the pill is about the size of 2 grains of rice side by side. This little bitty pill is going to help me, some day. But for today it has been kicking my tail. I don’t think I have ever been as sick as I have been this last week ever in my life. Maybe when I was little I might have been sicker but I don’t remember, go figure. I have a hard time remembering 5 minutes ago because of the tumor ;-) . Since June 10th the solids that I have had are as follows… Arby’s sandwich, hamburger, salad, a little bit of steak, rice, and baked potato. All of that I ate Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. None of that stayed down. My stomach seems to tolerate crackers and toast but not always. My throat hurts so bad because of the acid burns from throwing up. I have drank almost an entire bottle of pepto since Wednesday night. That is how I have dropped nearly 15 pounds. I would not recommend bulimia for dieting. It is not all it is cracked up to be! I called the doctor Friday and he suggested to drop the dosage to half a pill 3 times a week. I am still sick so I hope to get something to combat the nausea. This has left me very weak. I would love nothing more than to eat a big steak, some shrimp, a baked potato, and a large salad, but I can’t hold it down right now.

Continue to keep me in your prayers as well as my family. Dianne has been great while I have been sick. She went to Wal-Mart to get some pepto during a big thunderstorm with 60 mph winds. Bless her heart! She has also kept the kids busy to let me rest. The kids are getting bored being at home during the summer and they want to play with me but I have not felt like playing. This has been trying on all of us.

~Bird~

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