Just to let everyone know that Coal didnt make it. Mike took him to the vet this morning, but there was nothing to be done.  His guts were twisted.  Gave him shots for pain, and sent him home to his surroundings.  Mike made it about 10 miles from the vets office and felt him fall in the trailer.  He was gone, but finally he is not hurting anymore.  Ten years of Mikes life invested, it hurts so bad!!!
Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers, not sure how much I'll be around for a few, hurting so badly, like burrying a child.  He was the one I learned to ride on, the one that took me to state and the one the captured the hearts of everyone that saw him due to his gentle nature and kinda spirit.

Love to you all,
Rhonda D. the one whos dying on the inside

Hey There!

Just wanted to let you know that I totally feel you about your PCC situation!  Mine was the same way!  I had called my doctors office and asked if I could fax them the list of labs to get for Dr. Baker and they had no problem with it.  Then I received a phone call 2 days later from his nurse saying that if I wanted those labs, I could get Dr. Baker to order them myself!

I called Dr. Bakers office and asked his nurse what to do and she gave me the name of a local doctor here in Little Rock (Dr. Robert Kennedy) and I started going to him.  He's amazing!  Did a complete work up on me the first time I went to see him and I found out more things about myself than I ever knew!  My old doctor would literally tell me that the reason why I couldn't breathe and felt like I was dieing if I ever wanted to exercise was because I was fat.  Not the case!  It's because I have asthma and I have an enlarged heart!

Good luck on your weight loss and quiting smoking!  Both are super difficult!  So great that you can do this with family too!  What a great support system!! :)

so sorry Rhonda.....I do hope things get better....we all know what your going through......

saying a prayer for you and Coal, and Mike as well....


love ya
Tammy

im new here but yes i know how it is to have a sick pet i have just lose one that was very dear to me  and i will say a prayer for him and you

Thanks for the good wishes....the more of these surgiversaries, the less it gets hyped. Not that it's a bad thing, perhaps it just means I'm adjusting to life and living "normally" so it's less of a big deal. Who knows.

While I was in Dallas I realized a couple of things;

I DON'T have to weigh myself daily (yes, I know, do as I say, not as I DO) I can  induldge in previously taboo foods and the world doesn't come to an end, and journaling every bite isn't the only way to keep on track. When the weekend was over and I got home, I was right back on track and doing well. So, it's okay to have a good time, as long as that good time doesn't last too long....lol!

There were 17 of us there, and my roommate and I were the smallest of them all. Probably half of them had experienced some weight regain of some sort, one as much as 50 lbs. There were many stories of cross addictions and how they're dealing with that, and many, many stories of the joy of the new lives WLS has given them. It was a wonderful, inspiring and loving weekend. My only regret was that it had to end.

Hope you got that run in you were wanting so badly. I wish this rain would stop, already!!!!  I'm getting webbed feet here