Been gone a long time.  How is everyone doing from the April 2006 gang?

Ok I'm having a hernia repair and abdominoplast(fluer de lys) on Wednesday and now it's panic time.  How many live alone and don't really have any one to help?  Do I really need someone?

I can get help from my 90 year old father, but he really wasn't that much help after my open RNY 3 years ago.  Do I need him to com 170 miles to help?  All of my close friends think that I need some family member here during the surgery.  I have a friend who will come and stay at the hospital but won't come to my apartment.  She can't do the stairs to my condo.  Should I make arrangements for her to drive me to my father's home?

I really don't want him to come he's been through so much this summer, being the caregiver for my brother who died from lymphoma in August.

Anyone have any ideas?

Well, I have finally scheduled my Hernia repair and abdominoplasty.  I know I'm a lttle slow at this but I finally did it.
My surgery is scheduled for November 11th.  I interviewd 3 plastic surgeons and have decided on one who has the qualfications to do both the hernia repair and the abdomnoplasty.    I havn'r lost  all of the weight but I have at least kept 80 lbs off for three years.
I  do have to pay for the TT myself but the insurance will pay for the hernia repair. It's been a difficult year in my family.  My brother diagnosed with Lymphoma in 2007, under went a stem cell transplant that was successful, however, the lymphoma was too aggressive.  He lost his battle in August.
It was difficult for me as he lived with my 90 year old father, 170 miles from me.  He became infected and was in iCU most of the month of April.  I spent most of the summer going back and forth.  Luckily I had lots of CTO time and bosses who were willing to let me work weekends for days off during the week.  By the Fourth of July I knew it wouldn't be long as he had stopped eating.  He couldn't undergo the strong chemo needed because he went into kidney failure, and his marrow just wouldn't recover from the additional chemo treatments.

Now it's time for me to spoil myself....

Jeanne

Thanks Julia,

I made it through yesterday, I had my protien drinks and for dinner a small salad with chicken.  I am doing well so far today I just have to tell myself that I can do anything for a short period of time.  I too am having problems with my Vit D, and am taking percription for it, it's coming up slowly.   
I will drop this weight, I just have to focus.
take care, and talk to you soon.
Stormy AKA Darla

 

it's been a while since I have been on here... oh my the changes we've all be through in the last three years.  I have to say that I've gained about 30 pounds back since my lowest weight and I'm trying to get a handle on that.  I've started the liquid protein diet today and will do that for about three to five days... I'm hoping that will kick start me. 
I've been really anemic (totally drained of energy) for the last year and have been doing everything the Dr's have said and it wasn't helping, just when I thought I was going to have to have the iron IV I started taking a plant based iron, it's called Hemi Plex, and my iron levels are coming up... almost to normal - I 'm feeling better and not so tired all the time.  Hopefully that will help me to start exercising again. 
If anyone wants to shoot me an email for encouragement that would be great!!!  [email protected]  I am so glad I had this procedure done and would do it again in a minute. 
Take Care and Great Job!