sending those postive, healing vibes your way! I hope this resolves the issue completely.

I know, I know........it seems like I have been whining FOREVER (since August) about the fact that my weight loss stopped. Well, the scale still hasn't really moved (except for up 3 down 2-3), BUT.........in addition to the stationary bike I added in work with resistance tubing and have lost a total of 8 INCHES over all in 5 weeks!!!!!!!! I haven't lost that many inches in that short of time since the very beginning! My arm flaps are 2 inches smaller!!!!!! So are my hips!!!!! I even got into my first-ever-in-my-lifetime Levi's Button Fly jeans!!!!!!! I STILL dislike getting up at 4 am (esspecially on these FRIGID Medwestern mornings), but I just DO IT. (I feel like a Nike commercial.) The workout itself is not really that bad----I read while I pedal and watch whatever movie/show is on TNT at that hour. (I saw "When Harry Met Sally" this morning, and have seen the X-Files, and Law & Order........) The scale even went to a low of 161 this morning, so maybe the losing will begin again? (I almost think that is too much to hope for.....) My point is that exercise DOES help and it does not have to be horrible. Once I get going, it is rather easy and the 45 mins-1 hour (gasp!!!!!) goes quickly and I feel better the rest of the day. The other point is that for those of us that are "slow losers" there IS hope, and I wanted to share that hope with you. Have a lovely day all, Dawn

Dear Lisa: You are probably in the hospital as I write this, but I am sending all the positive vibes that I can to you and your surgeon, hoping that this is the answer for you and you will soon be healing and feeling back to your normal self. Please let us know how things are going....... Dawn

Tiff, Waiting to hear how you are doing. Keep us posted! Susan

This is getting really old! This all began with a procedure with a new gyne that went badly back at the end of August and I've had pain and problems ever since...two e.r. visits...another new gyne...urologist...2 ct scans...2 ultrasounds...7 courses of antibiotics...and pain and pain and pain! Eventually, they thought it was a big kidney stone lodged in the tube from my left kidney. I went to have it removed last Tuesday and he didn't find a stone...he did find that I have two of those tubes coming from the one kidney, which, I understand is pretty weird. Cool. I was in loads of pain and demanding a resolution to the problem, so they admitted me and I was there till Thursday. They had a surgeon see me and he believes there's inflammation in a lymph node in the area. He's taking it out tomorrow. Hoping like heck that this is the end of the problem. It's wearing me out. Plus, I'm hurting more now and so not getting enough exercise and so not losing weight and not feeling as good as I should! Plus, I've missed too much time from work over this, missed support group meetings, missed social occasions...it's affecting my mood as well and I've really had to fight to stay positive...most days I'm managing, but sometimes...sigh... Anyhow...send good vibes my way, please! Lisa