Weekend Roll Call
How is everyone doing this weekend? It seems like it has been so long since I have been on here. I have been so busy lately with work. I am working a double today and possible tomorrow. I really have not had much free time. Yesterday I was off but spent the day in D.C, getting my endocopy done. I do mean all day. I drove myself up . They wouldn't let me leave and Dr. Koch was ready to admit me. Luckily Debbie drove to D.C. and picked me up. We got home around 11:30 pm. It is a long story but I will not go to D.C. alone again. I don't think Debbie will let me go alone again either. I did ask her and my son to go with me and both said they were busy. My test came out normal . Dr. Koch said he was going to recommend to Dr. Fenelli to do a revision and shorten my small intestine, I'm not sure at this point if that is really what I want to do. I am looking into all options. I think I am going to sign up for either the 8 week course ( Fit 4 life ) or the 12 week program that Chistiana Care offers and start there. Has anyone been to this course or knows anything about them. Please let me know. All I know is I have to start somewhere and this looks like a good starting point to me. I hope all enjoys their weekend. Old Man Winter has diffenitely visited Lower Slower Delaware this week. See you lighter. Joanne
Hi Joanne,
Glad to hear your tests came back normal. Do you know how much your small intestine was shortened with your orginal surgery? It seems from reading a lot of posts that people have an easier time loosing weight the shorter the small intestine is. The lack of intestine would relate to the lack of absorbtion to increase the weight loss. Going to nutrition classes couldn't hurt either. I really enjoyed my pre-op classes.
Not doing too much this weekend. Trying to get the kids to clean their room.
Have a good weekend!
Judy
Glad to hear your tests came back normal. Do you know how much your small intestine was shortened with your orginal surgery? It seems from reading a lot of posts that people have an easier time loosing weight the shorter the small intestine is. The lack of intestine would relate to the lack of absorbtion to increase the weight loss. Going to nutrition classes couldn't hurt either. I really enjoyed my pre-op classes.
Not doing too much this weekend. Trying to get the kids to clean their room.
Have a good weekend!
Judy
~Believe in Yourself~
Judy, Kids cleaning their rooms is always a struggle in our house too. I don't know how much they shortened my small intestine. That is part of what the test was for but the Dr. couldn't tell. It seems to me it would be in my old record. Since I had my surgery at Washington Hospital Center I think it should be easy for them to get the records. I have read alot of the revision post this weekend since I have been frozen all weekend ( forced to work doubles ). I am going to sign up for the class tomorrow. I will decide on the 8 or 12 week class when I talk with them. I personally beleave you never can learn to much. Hope you had a good weekend and got them kids to clean their rooms. See you lighter. Joanne
New posts are slow in the making around here anymore, and I am just as guilty as anyone else. I love the Roll Calls though.
I had my pre-op consult with Dr, Moise on Thursday...it's a go I will have my procedure today and have to be at Beebe at 8:15 a.m. I'll be glad to get that one over with and get on with it. I also met Dr. Pando, the rheumatologist on Thursday. He is very intuitive and basically told me that about 95% of my health issues at this tiime are a direct result of stress, worry, and anxiety. He asked me what I want him to do for me, and I told him about my fear of losing the use of my hands prematurely. He said, "Ok. then stop worrying. You don't own that anymore. I will take care of your hands." I expressed my concern about possibly needing more medications to slow the progression of my arthritis and how my gastric bypass prevents me from being able to use NSAIDS and anything that is controlled release or slow release. He said, "your medicine is already inside you. Just let the stress and anxiewty go, at least an hour a day. Clear your head, meditate, pray, take a bath, listen to music....whatever it takes to block out the turmoil for that one single hour. Come and see me again in 3 weeks and if you've done this, I will guarantee you will feel and look 100% better." In summary, he spent over an hour talking with me and yes, he will intervene medically but for the most part, my arthritis pain can be controlled from within myself. I am being re-tested for Lupus, and he is checking some other blood tests. He also gave me a final diagnosis for the circulation problem....Raynaud's Disease. My fingers and toes go "dead" during really emotional times, or when they get just a little cold. He told me I can't go winter camping anymore. In extreme cases if my hands and feet stay "dead" for extended periods, I can suffer tissue damage from lack of oxygen, so if it drops below 50 degrees at night or whatever, I have to be extra careful. I hate wearing gloves too. LOL.
He also told me to get off caffeine and try again to quit smoking. Both of those cause blood vessels to constrict, making the Raynaud's worse. I have to start walking for at least 30 minutes a day and try to break a sweat. My cardiologist doesn't want my heart rate to go above 129 unless I am on a monitor, so that kind of puts a wedge in that one, but any walking is better than none at all.
We started working on Sarah's house this past week. She and her husband and the 2 babies are living back in Michigan, and we are keeping Karissa. I went to Georgetown and got the paperwork for Legal Guardianship. Her mom and dad are leary about Permanent Guardianship though. It cannot be reversed once it's granted, so I am working on them with that. They know it is best for her to stay here but are afraid I am "taking her away from them". In a way I am, but not to the point where they relinquish their parental rights. Karissa has 3 brothers and a sister and multiple grandparents and tons of other family in Michigan.....I would never take her away from them. I just can't allow her to move out there where things are so bad and every house is packed with people and dogs and junk. She would be lost for sure.
Anyways, the house they lived in here was left in such a condition that I refuse to force Rehoboth Shores to be responsible for all of that mess. We are cleaning out what we can and bringing usable stuff to my house. We've bagged up about 20 trash bags of stuff already. I talked with the management office and explained what was going on, and they don't expect me to clean up after her and were prepared to just go in there and gut the place and haul it all off. I am glad I went in there. I found tax papers, birth certificates, social security information, old pictures that can't be replaced...I can't believe they left that all behind. The place looked like a squatters hole. It was disgusting and I am embarassed that my daughter was living like that. But we are almost done, and Rehoboth shores is aware that they will need to have alot of stuff taken out of there...beat up dressers and some old raggedy couches and all the trash bags off the porch. Once they get it all out, they will only have to do the normal stuff to get it rent-able again. Needless to say, my daughter will NOT be getting her security deposit back, which I paid. They are taking her to court for back rent and since she will not be there, they will automatically rule against her. She is aware of that and just doesn't care. That's what drugs do to you....you care about nothing else. Very sad and breaks my heart. I've let it go though. I will clean up her mess one last time and she is on her own.
I had my pre-op consult with Dr, Moise on Thursday...it's a go I will have my procedure today and have to be at Beebe at 8:15 a.m. I'll be glad to get that one over with and get on with it. I also met Dr. Pando, the rheumatologist on Thursday. He is very intuitive and basically told me that about 95% of my health issues at this tiime are a direct result of stress, worry, and anxiety. He asked me what I want him to do for me, and I told him about my fear of losing the use of my hands prematurely. He said, "Ok. then stop worrying. You don't own that anymore. I will take care of your hands." I expressed my concern about possibly needing more medications to slow the progression of my arthritis and how my gastric bypass prevents me from being able to use NSAIDS and anything that is controlled release or slow release. He said, "your medicine is already inside you. Just let the stress and anxiewty go, at least an hour a day. Clear your head, meditate, pray, take a bath, listen to music....whatever it takes to block out the turmoil for that one single hour. Come and see me again in 3 weeks and if you've done this, I will guarantee you will feel and look 100% better." In summary, he spent over an hour talking with me and yes, he will intervene medically but for the most part, my arthritis pain can be controlled from within myself. I am being re-tested for Lupus, and he is checking some other blood tests. He also gave me a final diagnosis for the circulation problem....Raynaud's Disease. My fingers and toes go "dead" during really emotional times, or when they get just a little cold. He told me I can't go winter camping anymore. In extreme cases if my hands and feet stay "dead" for extended periods, I can suffer tissue damage from lack of oxygen, so if it drops below 50 degrees at night or whatever, I have to be extra careful. I hate wearing gloves too. LOL.
He also told me to get off caffeine and try again to quit smoking. Both of those cause blood vessels to constrict, making the Raynaud's worse. I have to start walking for at least 30 minutes a day and try to break a sweat. My cardiologist doesn't want my heart rate to go above 129 unless I am on a monitor, so that kind of puts a wedge in that one, but any walking is better than none at all.
We started working on Sarah's house this past week. She and her husband and the 2 babies are living back in Michigan, and we are keeping Karissa. I went to Georgetown and got the paperwork for Legal Guardianship. Her mom and dad are leary about Permanent Guardianship though. It cannot be reversed once it's granted, so I am working on them with that. They know it is best for her to stay here but are afraid I am "taking her away from them". In a way I am, but not to the point where they relinquish their parental rights. Karissa has 3 brothers and a sister and multiple grandparents and tons of other family in Michigan.....I would never take her away from them. I just can't allow her to move out there where things are so bad and every house is packed with people and dogs and junk. She would be lost for sure.
Anyways, the house they lived in here was left in such a condition that I refuse to force Rehoboth Shores to be responsible for all of that mess. We are cleaning out what we can and bringing usable stuff to my house. We've bagged up about 20 trash bags of stuff already. I talked with the management office and explained what was going on, and they don't expect me to clean up after her and were prepared to just go in there and gut the place and haul it all off. I am glad I went in there. I found tax papers, birth certificates, social security information, old pictures that can't be replaced...I can't believe they left that all behind. The place looked like a squatters hole. It was disgusting and I am embarassed that my daughter was living like that. But we are almost done, and Rehoboth shores is aware that they will need to have alot of stuff taken out of there...beat up dressers and some old raggedy couches and all the trash bags off the porch. Once they get it all out, they will only have to do the normal stuff to get it rent-able again. Needless to say, my daughter will NOT be getting her security deposit back, which I paid. They are taking her to court for back rent and since she will not be there, they will automatically rule against her. She is aware of that and just doesn't care. That's what drugs do to you....you care about nothing else. Very sad and breaks my heart. I've let it go though. I will clean up her mess one last time and she is on her own.
KathyG
Kathy, It is none of my bussiness but why are you applying for permanent guardianship ? It is harder to get and your daughter is right. IT IS PERMANENT ! You have all the same rights with legal guardianship. That is what I have. I understand your issues with your daughter and her drug issues. My son is 28, has one kidney and drug issues. I wouldn't know where to start but one thing I can say is I truely beleive him going to jail for 3 years saved his life. He is hooked on his pain meds now and over takes them. I have been praying that he finds God for I feel he is the only one who can help him now. Myself I have turned it over to him. Please call if you need to talk. See you lighter. Joanne
Hey Joanne,
Its been a long time since I've posted or even been on the website but its great to be back. I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble and hope all goes well. I have had some major upsets in my life and I am starting over again to try to regain some sort of control because it all went out the door over a year ago. Hopefully I will see you at the next Victory meeting. Take care and tell Debbie I said "hello".
Carol Pryce
Its been a long time since I've posted or even been on the website but its great to be back. I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble and hope all goes well. I have had some major upsets in my life and I am starting over again to try to regain some sort of control because it all went out the door over a year ago. Hopefully I will see you at the next Victory meeting. Take care and tell Debbie I said "hello".
Carol Pryce
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