HOWDY YALL

HI EVERYONE, THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE A POST SINCE IT IS SO QUIET IN HERE. WE SPENT MOST OF THE DAY YESTERDAY WITHOUT POWER AS WE HAD A NICE LITTLE STORM COME THROUGH AND BLOW DOWN SOME TREES. TWO OF MY CHILDREN STARTED SCHOOL TODAY... ONE WAS EXCITED, ONE WASN'T. LAUGHS YOU CAN IMAGINE IT WAS THE TEENAGER THAT WASN'T EXCITED. MY DAUGHTER, LOVES TO READ AND ANYTHING TO DO WITH LEARNING SO SHE IS ALWAYS EXCITED. MY YOUNGEST WILL START SCHOOL TOMORROW, THEN ONLY GOES THURS. THEY STAGGER THE FIRST WEEK OF KINDERGARTEN... SO THE KIDS CAN GET USED TO THE ROUTINE AGAIN. STILL AWAITING THE NEWS FROM INSURANCE COMPANY. IT HAS ONLY BEEN A WEEK SINCE THE PAPERWORK WAS SENT IN.... SO I WOULD THINK AT THE BEST THE END OF THIS WEEK FOR APPROVAL... LATEST NEXT WEEK. I WAS TOLD THAT BCBC WAS PRETTY FAST ABOUT APPROVALS OR DENIALS. SURE HOPE TO HEAR SOMETHING SOON, I AM GETTING READY FOR SURGERY... EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN GETTING SOME MAJOR MIGRAINES AGAIN... BUT I THINK THAT IS FROM STRESS. HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT WEEKEND.. WE HAD A BLAST HERE GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL. GOD BLESS, LORI

Hi Lori, I know what you mean. This board moves very slowly. I would like to keep something going. I was just wondering how many people *****ad this board have had DS surgery. Which type are you planning to have? Hope it happens soon for you. I am starting the process. Have been to seminar and have appointment with surgeon next week. Lots of reading and paper work to do. Getting ready for school here is finding uniforms of the right size and getting the list of school supplies. I have been helping with my great grandson's preparations. Regards, Thelma

I THINK WE HAVE ALOT OF LURKERS, BUT HEY YALL, DONT BE SHY, WE DONT BITE, I PROMISE!!!! THELMA I AM HAVING THE RNY. I AM STARTING TO GET SO EXCITED, JUST THE WAITING GAME THAT IS KILLING ME! MY YOUNGEST SON DECIDED HE WANTED TO MAKE MOM LAUGH TONIGHT....WE TOOK HIM TO GET HIS HAIR CUT AND MIND YOU HE IS A VERY SHY GUY.... HE SAID MOM CAN I TAKE A BATH NOW... I SAID YOU CAN WHEN WE GET BACK... HE SAID FINE, I WILL GO GET MY HAIRS CUT, THEN I WILL COME HOME AND LET THEM GROW BACK IN THE BATHTUB! I ABOUT DIED LAUGHING! BUT HEY HE IS ONLY 5. NOW MY OLDEST HAS DECIDED THAT HE WANTS HIGHLIGHTS IN HIS VERY DARK BROWN HAIR, I HAVE FORBIDDEN IT, BUT I TELL YA THAT 14 YEAR OLD WON'T HUSH UP ABOUT IT AND IS DRIVING ME NUTS!!!!!!!!! OH WAIT I AM ALREADY NUTS! LOL. HOPE EVERYONE HAS HAD A WONDERFUL DAY, I AM ABOUT TO GO WATCH SOME TV AND GET A LITTLE RELAXATION BEFORE BED. GOD BLESS, LORI

Thelma, I check in the LA board as often as I can but now with school getting ready to start it's near impossible for me to find the time. I had my DS surgery July 2004. I have lost 115 lbs and will be scheduling my hernia repair and panniculectomy with my surgeon for sometime in September at the new hospital opening this month in Slidell. I don't really know anything about the new hospital but I think the name is Surgical Specialty (or something like that). Let me know if I can answer any questions for you. Rhonda 225/110 @ goal PS being scheduled for September

HEY MY DEAR GIRLFRIEND......GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU...THINGS ARE GONNA COME TO YOU REAL SOON! I AM LOVING MY NEW JOB, WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A PERMANANT ONE THIS TIME AND I AM BUYING ME A TRUCK.....YEP A TRUCK...TIME TO GET OUT OF THE MOM MOBILE......... I AM DOING BETTER, JUST NEED TO PUT SOME DANG WEIGHT ON!!!!!!! BUT I EAT SO MUCH, JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS GOING! I WILL BE HOME SOON TO VISIT, AND WILL CALL YOU! I LOVE AND MISS YOU ALL! TAKE CARE AND GIVE THE FAMILY ALL MY LOVE! KIM

OH CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU!!!! GLAD TO HEAR THAT THINGS HAVE GOTTEN BETTER FOR YOU ON THE JOB FRONT, EVEN BETTER THAT IT MAY BE PERMANENT. LOL, I STILL HAVE MY MOM MOBILE, BUT BRIAN DRIVES IT BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, AND I HAVE MY LITTLE BIG CAR LOL. I GOT MY MOM'S CAR WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE VAN... 1996 BUICK LESABRE, I LOVE MY CAR!!!!!!!! SO FAR NO FIGHTING WITH ROOM IN THE BACKSEAT AND STUFF, BUT THEN AGAIN I STILL HAVE ONE IN A CAR SEAT UNTIL NEXT YEAR. I THINK WHAT WAS THE MOST FUN IS WHEN I LIVED RIGHT BESIDE YOU THE GREEN CAR I HAD, TRYING TO GET TWO CARSEATS AND ANOTHER CHILD INTO THAT CAR, NOW THAT WAS FUN! BRIAN AND I SAT DOWN THE OTHER DAY... BRIAN HAS KNOWN YOU FOR OVER 7 YEARS AND MYSELF FOR 6 YEARS, LOL WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE????????????????? I HAVE STARTED ON MY VITAMINS AND MY SUGAR FREE TUMS NOW, TAKE THE VITAMINS IN THE MORNING AND THE TUMS AT NIGHT.... TRYING TO GET IN THE ROUTINE FOR AFTER SURGERY. I FIND MYSELF CHANGING ALOT OF THINGS LATELY, LIKE SODAS, THEY ARE GONE, SMOKING IS GONE, MY PCP PUT ME BACK ON ALL MY STEROIDS TO TRY TO GET MY LUNGS IN SHAPE FOR SURGERY. SO EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO... NOW FOR THE WAIT. LOTS OF LOVE TO YOU HUN, WE ALL MISS YOU HERE!!!!! WILL REALLY MISS YOU WHEN WE START BOWLING ON THE 31ST. OH YEAH, AUTUMN AND TIMMY ARE ON THE MIGHTY MIDGETS LEAGUE ON SATURDAYS, THIS SHOULD BE FUN, TRYING TO GET IN AS MUCH ACTIVITY AS I CAN HANDLE FOR NOW. LOVE YOU BUNCHES SWEETIE, KEEP THAT PRETTY CHIN UP. GOD BLESS, LORI

Hi Lori, I can't believe there are so few posters on this site. I guess most are on the main board or the DS board. My 2 grandchildren have spent most of the summer with me. My granddaughter is going to be a freshman this year and has an essay to write on "That Was Then, This Is Now" and a 100 question test on "Great Expectations" the second day of school. School starts on the 18th here. My grandson is going into the 8th grade. We have really been having a time with all this. I sure hope you have good luck on your approval from BC/BS. Which surgery are you having? I had the BPD/DS on May 2nd in Lafayette, La. Things have gone real well for me. Our schools ear uniforms also. The grandd will wear red or white shirts with kakhi(sp?) pants & the g.son will need blue or white the the K colored pants. Hope everything goes your way. Good Luck & many Prayers for you. Donna Butler

THIS BOARD HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE SLOW, BUT I NEVER HAVE SEEN IT THIS SLOW. OK YALL, STOP LURKING... TELL US ABOUT A FUNNY THING THAT YOUR CHILD, GRANDCHILD, HUSBAND, OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER DID TO MAKE YOU LAUGH TODAY???? MINE ARE ALWAYS MAKING ME LAUGH. TOLD MY DAUGHTER TO TELL MY SON TO GET OFF THE PHONE, SO WHAT DOES SHE DO, WALKS TO THE END OF MY BED, HOLLERS, SHELBY GET OFF THE PHONE MOM SAYS..... I LOOKED AT HER TOLD HER AUTUMN I COULD HAVE DONE THAT, SHE LOOKED AT ME WITH THE MOST SERIOUS LOOK I HAVE EVER SEEN ON HER FACE AND RELIED, WELL MOM NEXT TIME YOU CAN!!!! MY MOUTH HIT THE FLOOR I TELL YOU! SO DONNA HOW HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE SURGERY??? OUR CHILDREN CAN WEAR KHAKI OR NAVY BLUE PANTS, SHORTS, SKIRTS, SKORTS OR CAPRIS. SHIRTS MUST BE RED, WHITE OR NAVY BLUE. SHOES HAVE TO BE WHITE, BROWN OR BLACK. IF THE CLOTHING HAS BELT LOOPS THEN A BROWN OR BLACK BELT HAS TO BE WORN AS WELL. I REALLY AM LIKING IT, DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO WEAR THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CAN'T ARGUE ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO WEAR EITHER. I AM WANTING TO GET THE RNY AND HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER I WILL BE GOING IN. I TOLD MY HUSBAND WE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE 1 YEAR AGO AND OUR FIRST HOUSE PAYMENT WAS DUE ON MY HUSBANDS BIRTHDAY WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 25TH, SO IF I CAN HAVE IT BEFORE THEN, GREAT. HE SAID THAT WOULD BE AN AWESOME BIRTHDAY PRESENT, AND NEW LIFE FOR ME AND MUCH HEALTHIER LIFE FOR ME TOO! I SUPPOSE I HAVE BLABBED ON ENOUGH FOR ONE NIGHT. GOD BLESS, LORI

Hi Lori, I figured I'd post something too, since you're accusing me of "lurking" . I'm a Navy wife and we're Louisianans out of the New Iberia area. We're currently in Mississippi, but we go home on weekends a lot, it's only a four hour drive. I come to the LA board a lot and read and lurk on you guys . Over here, our school has already started and we're into the second week. My youngest started Kindergarten and she loves it. Actually I think the best thing about going to school for her is that she gets to ride the BIG KID BUS I hope you hear really soon from your insurance and that they will give you a green light for surgery. I don't know how Louisiana BCBS works, the one in MS doesn't cover WLS at all, unfortunately for many, many people who carry them as their insurance. Try not to stress too much, this is the worst part, the waiting. Good luck to you, and God bless ~Andrea~

Sorry guys, I'm working a lot of overtime right now... switching to new job to get the GOOD insurance so I can do the RNY this year!! I'm excited, just tired... still doing the open invite support group/BBQ on Saturday, will post more about it in a bit... gotta go make dinner! Kat