Happy Hump Day

Morning all,

Didn't see a thread started yet.  Is anyone else cold this morning?  I'm so not ready for winter.  I layered up again today.

LaChelle, happy birthday to you, hope your day is a great one.

Sherri, how did the surgeries go on Bill and your MIL?  Did you get any word about yourself?

I know there are several out there who will be having surgeries this week, and quite a few who are having their surgiversaries this week.   Good luck, thoughts and prayers go out to the soon to be Hoosier Losers, and congratulations to those who are already on the bench.  I'm proud of all of us.

Hope everyone has a great day.  Stay warm.

Julie

Good morning all.  Thank you all for the Birthday Wishes!  I really appreciate the cards also! They were really cute!
Today is going to be a busy day.  Jimmy and I are going to help Darin and Maria clean out and catalogue the items in their house.  I took pictures yesterday, and will get them uploaded and posted later.  Their insurance company is paying a cleaning crew to come in, and they suggested that we can do it, and get the $$$$ for it, so sure, why not! We can always use the extra money!
Gotta make sure the girls are up and getting ready for school.  Have a wonderful day all, and thank you again!

Good morning everyone!

Well..both patients made it through surgery fine!! Now to wait & see how successful the surgeries were. With Bill, he's always blurry the day of surgery and it gets better as time passes. If something happens with this cornea, they are talking about trying a different artificial cornea. Dr. Price doesn't really want to have to do that because they couldn't chek Bill's eye pressure then..and his pressure tends to be an issue pretty often. With Jean, my mil, she was still kinda out of it when we left her last night. She & I joked around about how good looking (or not) the OR staff were. It's kinda a running joke with her & I every since she bought her car..not because she liked the car but because the salesman was cute. They will try to get her up to walk today.

I called the GI office yesterday. All I learned was my chart was opened up on his desk so he's still trying to figure out what to do with me. So..na-da.

Well..hate to post & run but I gotta have Bill at Dr. Price's in 50 minutes...and I'm not dressed yet!

huggs...
Sherri

Good morning everyone!

Well the stress is easing up already.  I went yesterday and talked to my old employer and they gave me a job.  I called the president of the board of directors here at EMS and turned in my 2 weeks and told her I was going to have to step down as the director but I wanted to continue to volunteer.  That was hard to do, but I made it through it with a few tears.
I believe this is the right move for my family. If anything a lot less stress, maybe my ulcer will heal now.
What sucks is I wont be able to get on here as much and post.  I think I will have a computer at work but will be limited on getting on it (getting caught you know) it wont be like it is now where I dont have a boss watching over me.  Oh well....thats life!
Well I hope everyone has a great day. Mine will definetly be better today.

Jenny,

I think you are doing what is best for you and your family.   Stress is a killer, physically, mentally, and emotionally as I think you know.  Hugs coming your way.  Hope you have a stress free day.

Julie

Thank you Julie!

This is my last day all by myself.  It's been so nice to be in the office alone.  I can really get a lot done when I don't have a crisis popping up every other minute.  Guess it will back to the same old stuff tomorrow.

I'm really excited about the 5 day pouch test several of us are starting Monday.  I don't really eat things I'm not supposed to but I think getting back to the basics will help me a lot.  I know just getting in the extra protein will help.

Happy Birthday Sweet LaChelle!  I wish you were off Friday so I could take you to lunch.  Things just never seem to work out for us do they?  We'll get together one of these days.

Jenny, congrats on the job.  Just lowering the stress is worth the sacrifice you're making.  You look great though!

Still no word from my interview.  I'm supposed to know something by Monday at the latest.  I took Friday and Monday off to spend time with my daughter.  It's her fall break from school  We were going to go camping but it's supposed to rain.  We'll just do things around here instead.  There are several festivals going on. Guess we'll just take the umbrellas with us!

Hope everyone has a happy day!

Smooches,
Jacqui

Hey Fellow Losers!
  Good Wednesday Morning to you all. I am just sititng here contiplating getting out of my Jammies and taking Bella to the sitters. I should get my bootie to the gym for some cardio work. Yesterday was lower body againw/ my Trainer. I am not too sore today like I was last week. Thank God!

Sherri.....Well Wishes and many Prayers out to you and Your Family. Thinking of you and Hoping for some answers.
Lachelle...Happy Bday Girl. Have HUbby Take you out for a nice dinner tonight! Terry and I can go out to eat just us 2 now at a decent resteraunt for like 20.00. I LOve it! I am such a cheap date!
Jenny...Good luck w/ your new Job. Hope the stress is better on you. Stress can be very damaging to a body.
Jaqcue...Tyler has fall break to this week but because football sectionals are starting he still has football practice and a game so He can't go anywhere. Bummer huh.Have a fun girls weekend though. I get to work closing shift all weekend long.
Gail...Must be starting to feel Beter? I am seeing you on a little bit more everyday. :) We need to do lunch as soon as you are up to it!

I am officially 1/2 off my size at my highest weight now! Hope everyone has a great humpday. Looking forward to a Getting to know you questionaire from jo today if she up to it. I haven't seen her on much lately. Hope she is doing well.

Good Wednesday morning to all my fellow Hoosier Losers. I hope that today is great for everyone.

Nothing much is going on here today. I dare to think that it might be a quiet one here! That scares me since I am not really sure how to deal with one of those. ha ha

Misty is doing much better now. She seems to be back to her old self. I am thankful for that. I am not sure how much water she was drinking with the new water holder so we put down the little dish with water. That is the one that she is use to and that way we can see how she is drinking. I know that cats have some urinary problems at times and I am not taking any chances on that going on.

The day is sunny but it is cold. Or maybe I should say that I am cold. I have the heat on and it has been on for a about a week. Even though it is coming on I am still cold. I like having the laptop on my lap since it is a bit warming for them. Gotta do what ya gotta do I guess to survive. I am not looking forward to this winter for sure!

I better get going. I have to eat breakfast since it is starting to feel like my tummy is empty. I am having a slim fast low carb shake with some pineapple. That sounds yummy and with the slim fast I am getting 20 grams of protein. I am not much of a breakfast eater.

I am sending love and hugs to all along with prayers. Special prayers are being said for those in need of them. Have a wonderful and blessed day today.

Good morning!  I am trying to get in the loop of things. 

  Normally, I do my Dad's hemodialysis from 9-1 (six days a week)  but didn't have to do that this morning.  I thought I would sleep in.....but my dog had another idea.  She started barking wanting out of her crate at 6am.  (She barked a bit after my husband left at 4:30, that's A.M.!  NO way was she going out!)  Which got the other two whining.    She is a persistent little thing.  She will bark non-stop for an hour.  I finally gave in and got up around 8:30 b/c this is when I normally let them out.  I thought I would lay back down but then I got to thinking about  how I would mess up my vitamin  schedule if I didn't get started. 

  I am just now in a good vitamin schedule.  I get it all in!  It has taken me 2 months to be able to get all my vits and meds in.....so I am not going to mess that up.  I must be crazy b/c then I started laundry???  We always have SO much. 

  Now, my grandmother (I call her Gaggy) is awake.  She lives with my husband and I.  She is 86 and drives me insane.  Her being awake will definately slow down my productivity.  Especially when she sees that I am not going to Dad's this morning.

  Lachelle another Happy Birthday to you.  Jenny, I don't know your situation but I am glad that you have made a move to get less stress in your life!  (If anyone wants to adopt Gaggy that would eliminate almost all of mine!)  Sherri, I think about you a lot.  I hope that they find a good solution for you.  Glad your husband and MIL are doing well. 

  Today I am going to wait for Dad to call me after his clinic then it is more FUN dialysis.  I want to get on my treadmill but I overdid it a little yesterday and can feel it today.  I think I might wait for a while.  I am going to stick with it for a couple of weeks then look into working with a trainer. 

I am still struggling with the protein.  Yesteday I just took some lactaid pills and drank it down.  Also, my stomach is still KILLING me when I take my Cymbalta.  I am taking the Carafate (is that right?) which helps but it still HURTs.  Aaaghhh....life after RYN!

Hope everyone enjoys the weather!  I LOVE cold weather!I know, I am strange!