Here we go! Leaving in the Morning

OK so I am having surgery Wed at Moanalua Kaiser on Oahu. It is finally real. And definetly scary now. My husband will be with me which makes me SOOO HAppppyyyy. I am on clear liquids and am VERY hungry but this to shall pass. Any more advice or special tips I should know this is the BEST time to tell me lol. So if any of you are feeling generous Flowers are a wonderful thing LMAO. Can't wait to leave and I'm already thinking about coming home hehe!!! Anyway please keep me in your thoughts wed at 11 PLEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZ!! Mahalo Nui Loa Shannon Also my new goal is to become a ninja LOL. After I am healed and have lost some weight I have decided to take up Kickboxing Whatcha think???????

Shannon, Shannon!! You have been on my mind so strongly today, and then voila...here's a message from you. I will call you later. Carol and I will be waiting for you to join us on the "other side" of surgery. I am so excited for you. Today I drove and went shopping for the first time, and it was a piece of cake! I felt wonderful. Each day it gets a little more easy and real, and you being so young, you will bounce back like crazy. Talk to you soon. GOOD LUCK & KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A CHEERING SECTION WAITING FOR YOU! Aloha nui loa, Karen

Hey girl! I think you will be able to do any thing you set your mind to!! I can see you kickboxing...I really can. Advice: Take earplugs! You might be lucky and get a private room like Carol did, but I had a really ill woman in with me and she literally talked to herself nonstop..sometimes yelling, swearing and moaning. It was impossible to sleep. Earplugs or music headset would have made all the difference. I took bathrobe, slippers, nightgowns...didn't use any of it. They had BIG hospital gowns and I just used that plus the nonskid slippers they gave me. 2nd day I was trudging up and down the halls pulling my IV pole with the best of them. I would just unplug it from the wall and off I would go. You will do great!! Can't wait to hear all about it. With so much aloha! Karen

Yayyyy...I am soooo excited for you I hope things go smoothly for you. I would definitely bring comfy clothes for the flight home--I flew to CA for my surgery and the comfy clothes are a must!! You might want some chapstick too---hospitals can get pretty dry. Good Luck.

Shannon, I am sooo excited for you!!! You'll be on the Loosing team before you know it. I can't wait to hear all about it, and to cheer for you on your new journey! Tink

Shannon, Congrats on your up coming surgery. I will keep you in my thoughts for a quick recovery so you can get home and started on your new life as a "looser". Best wishes! Kim 11/17/03 307/145

Aw, man! Good luck! As for me I want to become a Samurai!