Hey all,

As some of you know, I folded over in pain about 7 weeks ago and after one of those annoying rides in an ambulance, was told that I had gallstones -- Quite a few of them, and that they were (I was honestly in too much pain to remember much of what the ER doc says), apparently killing me somehow. They removed my gall bladder, which I didn't know was a big deal in terms of recovery - But damn, it hurt like hell for a good two weeks after the procedure, and it was another two weeks before I could even THINK about getting back in the gym. So three weeks ago I eased back into my routine, and am OK with the progress so far in losing weight...you see, even though I was in a great amount of pain and not training, I continued to eat as if I was busting my ass in the gym 5 days a week, and I put on a good 20 pounds of lard. Fifteen of them are gone in these photos, five more and the abs should be back - I get nervous without them anymore :-) All I can say is thank God for Muscle Memory!

** Update 9/10/12 ** OK. Even with 30mg Yixin Dbol/day added to boost strength, BF is dropping (of course Dbol's never bloated me unless I let it, and at almost 48 years old, I'll NEVER consume enough sodium or carbs again to allow for anything but moon face). God I love this sport.