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Topic: RE: Where are you...???
I am doing better. No wait I am doing great! I had a neurologist appointment last Monday and the dr was suprised on how well I was doing since we started the Plasma Exchange. He said I could go back to work in Jan. well my employer has been kind enough to hold my job since April well HR said they could not hold it past today. I convinced my dr to let me go back to work today. It felt good to be amoung the laand of the living again. Didn't do anything because they deactivated all my passowrds/user ID's and it takes a few days to get set back up. All I did today was go over some new policies and procedures. Took a nap in the lounge around lunch. I am not used to being up for hours at a time! Still on prednisone but only 10 mg every other day, my immune suppressent and instead of doing my Plasma Ex everyother week I will now go every 3 wks but if I start feeling like I am relasping I have to go in sooner for the PE.
For the longest time I kept thinking that I needed to lose 10-15 more pounds well I change my mind when I was trying on clothes at Macy's Friday. I realized I am skinny enough (this will make my dr's and my mom happy) I got my butt in a size 10 pant and a med sweater (the mirrors in Macy's are not very forgiving). My surgeon even said I might not want to lose anymore weight because once I got off the steriods I would probably drop 10-20 pounds.
Thanks for asking how I was doing.
MJ
I am doing better. No wait I am doing great! I had a neurologist appointment last Monday and the dr was suprised on how well I was doing since we started the Plasma Exchange. He said I could go back to work in Jan. well my employer has been kind enough to hold my job since April well HR said they could not hold it past today. I convinced my dr to let me go back to work today. It felt good to be amoung the laand of the living again. Didn't do anything because they deactivated all my passowrds/user ID's and it takes a few days to get set back up. All I did today was go over some new policies and procedures. Took a nap in the lounge around lunch. I am not used to being up for hours at a time! Still on prednisone but only 10 mg every other day, my immune suppressent and instead of doing my Plasma Ex everyother week I will now go every 3 wks but if I start feeling like I am relasping I have to go in sooner for the PE.
For the longest time I kept thinking that I needed to lose 10-15 more pounds well I change my mind when I was trying on clothes at Macy's Friday. I realized I am skinny enough (this will make my dr's and my mom happy) I got my butt in a size 10 pant and a med sweater (the mirrors in Macy's are not very forgiving). My surgeon even said I might not want to lose anymore weight because once I got off the steriods I would probably drop 10-20 pounds.
Thanks for asking how I was doing.
MJ 
Topic: Where are you...???
MarJean, Robin, Pat T, Laura A. LuLu, Kim, Danni, Soul Sista, Melissa, Trish, Laura A., Kim, Darlene, Tamara, Ice M., Ruth, Jeani, Shari, Sheila, Cherie, Kathy, Emile, and anybody else we haven't heard from in a while. Try to stop in and let us know how you are doing...we miss you!
Topic: RE: MARCHers going to goal!
Did you go buy a vitamin tote for the week????!!!!!
I have had bites of sugar before and nothing happened, but last night...I wish I could have "puked" but ahhh no...that would have been too easy. It was probably a good thing to have to suffer because I will think long and hard about doing that again!
I just don't think I could do 5:30 am in the freezing cold at the gym...but I leave at 5 to get to work by 6 anyway, so that is out of the question. Just walking around outside at lunch on the slippery sidewalks in Boston is about to do me in! I may be joining the gym in my building after Christmas and go down there for lunch everyday. Sure should smell good the rest of the day! I hope Pete is going to love those work out clothes and gym membership!!!!
Take care Stephanie...Barb
Topic: RE: MARCHers going to goal!
Barbara,
How sweet would the prize have been if it did not come with some sacrafice?
I'm glad to sacrafice a little each day to maintain the better health I have received.
Have a great day, Rick
Topic: RE: Still interested in motivational messages?
Thank you Barbara,
I'm off to see my mom now. She is 100 miles away and I may spend tonight and tomorrow night with her. I'll have to see how she is doing.
Take care, Rick
Topic: RE: Motivational posts will continue!
Yay!
It would be great to hear from some of the group who haven't stopped by in a while! I'd love to catch up on everyone.
Topic: RE: MARCHers going to goal!
YIKES! I know how tempting that molten fudge cake stuff is. Unfortunately, five or six bites wouldn't have made me sick. I kind of wish my pouch reacted that strongly to sugar. I think I could probably eat half of it and be fine. (not that I've tried!)
It was always difficult for me to understand that what I put in my mouth affected my weight tomorrow or even next week or next month. I think I get that concept now. I can definitely see the difference in the scale when I eat well and when I don't. I plan on going back to the gym soon. I can at least use the eliptical (without the arms) and the treadmill. I should be able to do some leg work as well. Hubby is getting workout clothes and a 3-month gym membership for Christmas. It should be fun to workout together on the weekends and I'll get back into my morning routine. It's tough when it's below zero at 5:30 a.m. but if I don't go in the morning...I won't go!
Happy Tuesday!
Hugs, Stephanie 
Topic: Motivational posts will continue!
Based on the response we got, we will continue our motivational posts. We will take a break for the next 2 weeks and pick up again in January. Our very own Stephanie Smiles has volunteered to help and Rick is going to be spending some valuable time with his Mom. I really love the fact that it seems the posts keep us all active on this board and we are such a close group that I would hate to see that stop. We all need each other.
So I will continue the posts this week, will stop for the next 2 and then pick it up again in January. Please everybody take a few moments in the next 2 weeks to just stop in and say hello.
Have a wonderful holiday everybody....and we all will look forward to great things in 2008! Hugs to all...Barbara
Topic: RE: Still interested in motivational messages?
So sorry about your Mom Rick. Please take a break from these posts for the time being. Stephanie has offered to help. You spend that precious time with your Mom and make the most of that time. When you feel like motivating us again, let me know! We will stop after this wee****il the first of January and then pick up again because the consensus is most people like and appreciate them and it does keep our board active - which is the most important thing. Kiss your Mom for us Marchers - she already knows what a special son she has in you. Hugs to you and your mom...Barbara
Topic: MARCHers going to goal!
Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.....Stephen Covey
So we do a little sacrificing now for what we ultimately want....a smaller body and better health. I suppose some of us think we have been sacrificing for almost 2 years, but have we really???? I think we have sacrificed somewhat - maybe some of you think you have sacrificed more than others...but that desire to get where we want to be has to be worth some sacrifice? Lord knows we didn't do alot of sacrificing on food prior to March 2006!!!!
So I think we all have to sacrifice a bit more and perhaps forever to maintain, get to goal and stay there. But aren't the sacrifices worth the prize? I think so. So if you call sacrificing - taking your vitamins, drinking your water, exercising daily and eating more protein - then guess what? SACRIFICE!!!!!
I did not sacrifice too much last night. We ate out at Chilis and even though my dinner was the "right stuff" - hubby's dinner came with the molten fudge cake. I made a STUPID mistake and had about 5 bites - and boy did I sacrifice/suffer for the next couple of hours. Won't make that mistake again!!! I would have been far better off to have sacrificed the temptation/desire than suffer through a couple of hours of torture!!!
Anyway, I think our ultimate happiness depends on some sacrifice...so sacrifice for yourself today and tomorrow! Hugs to all...Barbara
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