Happy Wednesday..

Okay so it's really early Wednesday (or late lol) and I can't sleep so I figured I'd start the thread for today. Hope everyones doing good.

Good morning everyone!!! Hump day.. Heck my whole job is hump day ... if I can make it thru today... the rest is down hill.. I have 27 applications in and have had 2 interviews..It takes a month or more to do the security background checks...hopefully once the do a good background check I wont have to wait as long after every interview.. Heck I am probably being blackballed by my current supervisor.. I dont think she likes the thought of loosing me... Linda Kay

Good morning everyone! Well..the wound-vac is back on. At least the vac part is portable...about the size of a purse with a strap for carrying it around. It weighs about 7 lb, so not too heavy. I just have to be caeful of all the tubing. They'll be changing it every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I think they'll do it today even though they just put it on yesterday just to keep in the sequence of when it's to be changed. The visiting nurse also called Dr. Brook's office and got it approved to have my blood draws cut down to just those days too instead of daily.  I was able to get through yesterday with hardly any nausea at all. E...I'm ready for that gizzard soup!! Today is the last full day of that med that causes the nausea. Yeah!  I'm about 2/3 of the way through with my Harry Potter book. I have a new one by Stephen King waiting for me after that. I should have plenty of time to get it...plus a dozen more novels or so in before I go back to work. Lilly's didn't like 'unknown' being put down as my return date so I think Dr. Gupta's nurse is putting down a guestimate date down in 2008. She told me on the phone that if she had to put a date, it would be next year sometime. I'm hoping to be back to work by Dec. 23rd or my pay drops to 65%. We'll see I guess. If I feel up to it and Dr. Gupta would agree with it, I could go back Dec 21st (the last day before our holiday days start) for 4 hours then take vacation time/holiday time until after the beginning of the year...and some vacation time then too if she didn't want me to be back on Jan. 2nd. As it is, I'm losing 68 hours of vacation..40 that I had to pay for! And THIS has been NO vacation. Ah well, as I said, we'll see. You all have a good hump day! Sherri

Sherri I am on your side of town Sat after 3PM.  Call me after 5PM today 513-3517 with address and I will drop some off.  Busy day Sat for me.

No I am not in the directory yet can't seem to get the time to fill out the fields and get it to the keeper of the information.  Will do sometime soon.

E

 

E,

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I'll give you a call this evening.

Sherri

Good early morning to everyone! I am ready to crawl back in bed, but I can't! It is my Monday, so I have to actually work it! This will be the first Wednesday I have worked in a month! I don't really know how I feel about that yet! LOL!  I have been working at the school so much lately, they even called the house yesterday.......and asked me if I could work on Thursday! I wish I could, but because I have to work at the casino, I had to turn them down.  I have really decided to go back to school and become a teacher..........now after I am done with surgery, and get on the healing road, I will be looking into spring classes. I need to talk to my advisor, and get things ready.........Spring semester will be here before you know it! Off and running now, so have a great day!

Good morning all!

I have been a bad girl and not gotten in the fluids I should have been getting in for the past couple days and I think I am feeling it now.  Was kind of dizzy this morning and just feel worn down.  But I have recognized this.  So at 8 am I have already gotten in about 20 oz of fluid (my protein drink & 1/2 bottle of water so far)  I am going to get a lot of fluid in today and hopefully this will help. If not, one of my co-workers will be giving me a bag of fluid.  Dont worry we are medics so we are trained. I dont think I will have to go that route because I am feeling a little better then I was 2 hours ago.

Jenny

Jenny I kinda chuckled at the one of you co workers giving you fluids, only cuz when I was having issues in the beginning with fluids and nausea and had to go in to get iv fluids, my husband told me that he was gonna save money next time and have one of his medic buddy's (hubby is a emt) give me fluids. Of course I was like thats fine with me cuz I felt wonderful after I got the fluids, but we never had to resort to that, things got better.  Just thought I would share.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!!!!!! I am thrilled, i was looking around on here and of course you know im a lapbander.....so I thought man, ive got to find some info on a few things..I ended up finding a lapband forum which is great!!!!!!!!!! NOW I know definetely what im going through is as someone said in here...the bandage hell LOLOLOL no fill yet, so im struggling with feeling hungry etc...but I keep walking and realllllllllllllllllllllly trying not to snack, the couple of times I had something I made sure it was  a protein type thing or NO carbs........Im enjoying my 2nd 16 oz glass of iced tea with splenda this morning, seems to be my new favorite drink to replace my big PEPSI habit...........I get up very early so i start pushing fluids as soon as im outta the bed. Well hope everyone has a terrific awesome day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, Wednesday already!  I had Monday off for Veteran's Day and I'm taking Friday off for DH's birthday so it's a short week for me.   Linda, I know the frustration you're feeling.  I'm in the same boat.  Lots of applications, some interviews, no progress. Sherri, Keep moving toward the healing.  You'll be back at the grind like the rest of us before you know it.  Don't you just hate using vacation time and NOT being on the beach!?! Everyone,  Keep working the tool you've been given.  It will continue to work as long as you do.  I got to my goal of 160 a while back and I've been hovering between 160-163.  But lately I renewed my concentration on getting in GOOD proteins and plenty of fluids.  Guess what?   I got on the scales this morning and I weighed 158!!!!  I haven't weighed less than 160 since my freshman year of high school. Have a blessed day!