Need to have a pity party here....

Pardon me while I do a bit of whining here....I just had a call from my surgeon's office saying that they needed to postpone from Tuesday, November 16th to Tuesday, December 7th. I really trust their decision to do so, and the reasons they have given, but I could not help but to break down in tears upon receiving the news! I just had to break out the crying towel and get it soaked....but I am ok, now. Well...maybe. I am sure that there are others that have been thru similar cir****tances and had to prolong their "roller coaster ride" of emotions a few more weeks...and man, it's a bummer! I want to thank each of you that contributed your wonderful words of comfort and best wishes to my surgery page. You are all so very dear to me for having done so. God bless each of you. May your lives be forever enriched! Pat

Just hang in there Pat,I pray that the time flys by for you I know you are so ready as I am but just try tp have patience and trust in the lord everything is done for a reason........huggsss Amy C..

Thanks so much, Amy...I agree with you, I truly believe that things happen for divine reasons. This just gives me a little more time to do my "pre-op" diet, even though I grumbled so much about it! I have kinda gotten USED to my tuna fish, chicken broth, and protein drinks (heehee). Have you gotten your own surgery scheduled yet? I know you are anxious to get it done and over with. Keep in touch, ok? God bless you!

I'm so sorry Pat. You know I have been hanging in there with you!! I will continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Just remember, God has a plan, and everything happens for a reason. Carol

Thank you, Carol, and bless your heart! Yes! He certainly DOES! I have to believe that the time just wasn't right, somehow. How are you doing on your own journey? How did the sleep test turn out? Have you gotten your date, yet? Please keep in touch and let me know, ok? God bless you!

Pat, I am so sorry for the delay, that just plain sucks!! My only words of wisdom( which are very few) is that nothing bad happens that something good doesn't come from it. Well at least that is what my mother has been telling me for the past 30 years!! Sometimes, she is even right!( okay, most of the time) Anyway, you are in my thoughts and prayers. Hey!!! I just thought of something...YOU CAN HAVE THANKSGIVING DINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See, maybe Mom was right!!!! Cathy Martin

Thanks so much, Cathy! Your Mom has some great words of wisdom, there! After I had my good cry, I realized it was probably for the best that it was postponed. As for the Thanksgiving Dinner..that will be tempting, for sure..but I am going to try to hang in there with the pre-op diet I have been on lately..and indulging at Thanksgiving, with just my luck, would undo everything. Tempting, though! And look at YOU...TWO YEARS OUT! Now, THAT's what I'm talkin 'bout!! I can't wait to get where you are! How do you feel? God bless you!

Pat, Thanks so much for the blessing, somedays I need all of those that I can get. I must say, you seem to really have a good attitude about the whole situation. Yes, yes, I just celebrated my 2 year anniversery. I feel great about that. I am not a perfect person, and the reason that I got to the point where I was morbidly obese is my obsession with food. I don't want to get too heavy (hahahaha)about this, but if you have a obsession with food, try and get to the bottom of it. For the life of me, I can't seem to figure out why I eat when I'm sad, happy, angry, ect...To date it has not effected my weight loss, I stopped losing around April of this year, and I am now in a size 4-6 depending on the brand. I just got denied for some plastic surgery to remove some of my lovely excess skin, and I am still procrastinating on filing an appeal with the Ins. I am the wife I always wanted to be, and the mother that I never dreamed that I could be. I could go on and on, next time you might want to think twice before asking me about myself!!!!I don't know if you are going to the dinner on Saturday, but I hope to meet you if you are. Take Care, Cathy

I'm sorry to hear about your postponed surgery date. I know that it is a drag when you are excited and waiting for something special. As hard as it is to believe, I do believe that some things happen for a reason. What ever the reason was I am sure that you would be happiest waiting. Try not to think about it that much (as hard as it may be). Talk to us and keep yourself buisy, think of it as a chance to get some more things done- a couple of weeks to beable to enjoy things that you might not beable to enjoy during recovery. I wish you the best. God Bless, Tiffany. P.S. - HERE IS A BBBBIIIIGGGG HUG!

Thank you, Tiffany! You are so right about keeping busy...I will just have to dig into all the little projects I have been ignoring for so long (closing my eyes, hoping they would go away). And, talking to you guys...you betcha! I am happy I found OH website a couple of months ago! I don't know what I would have done without it. Tiffany...weren't you the one that was thinking about getting different PCP so that you could get recommended for the WLS? How is that going? Please know that you are in my prayers and hoping that you can soon begin your journey. God bless you!