3 THINGS FOR FRIDAY!

Hi everyone - TGIF!!! X 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  God, for a short week, this has been soooooooooooooo long (and crappy).  I'm very glad that it's Friday and Casual Day at that.  Killian continues to improve, we should get the results of the doggie bloodwork today.  Thanks for continuing your good thoughts!! Today, I'm grateful for: 1.  I had a very nice lunch meet & greet yesterday with a really cute guy!!  Very nice, very funny (not as funny as me, though), and very open and honest.  We met at 1:15, and the next time I looked at my watch, it was 3:15!!!!!!!  That was a bit difficult to explain as I got back to work at 3:45!!!  But it was worth it!!!  We decided we'd go out again, and I look forward to having a good time with him and getting to know him better. 2.  That the scale said minus another pound, which makes for 11 in about two weeks.  So yes, you CAN still lose, even at almost 3 years out, but trust me, it's SO much HARDER!!!!!!  For all you new post-ops, I can't say this enough, MAXIMIZE THIS TIME, BECAUSE WHEN IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE.  Make a concerted effort to learn/establish good eating habits, because when the day comes that you see the scale either not move or move up, it's like being dunked in a pool of crushed ice!!  Talk about an eye opener!!! 3.  That Heather's husband, Floydie, installed a ceiling fan in our kitchen for us last night!!!  Floyd reminds me so much of my brother, it's now like I have two!!!  He's a good guy, and although he's got his faults like we all do, Heather's a lucky girl!!!  She's reminded of it each and every time I tell her about meeting yet another tard!!! Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!! Tia

1) Thank you for Power Aid and G2, I started to eat yesterday per the doctor and I am so ill it is not even funny, more fluids today but I am ok with it.  So with all that being said there is another trip to the pharmacy today but not to the ER. This is all normal. I did not get enough antibiotics before they operated and I have a bacteria infection in the bowel (I know TMI). 2) I have lost 11 pounds in one week since all this madness started, not the way to lose but it is what it is and I will take it. 3) I am thankful to my Aunt who is taking Gabby for the weekend, so I can get some rest.

4) Speaking of rest, I feel a nap this afternoon.

 5) I almost forgot, how could I.  Today is the last day you will see me in glasses, WOOT contact here I come.  I am really excited about touching my eye ball!

Jeez!  You are just having TOO much fun with all this - I do believe it's time to stop, don't you????  Make sure you DO get your fluids in!! As for the contacts, just take your time with them.  I've worn them since I was 18 - make sure you ALWAYS carry a bottle of solution with you - sometimes, taking them out and rinsing helps if they feel weird.  Also, they're REALLY easy to tear, so get the kind of case that screws shut, not snap.  I use disposables now - LOVE them!!!!!!!! It's kind of like mushies for me - if you made me go back to glasses, I'd puke!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tia

Today I am grateful for: 1. That Sex and the City opens today and I got free tickets!!! Wohoo!!!!! 2. For OH. Thanks to all the information and wonderful people I feel extremely well informed and confortable with my decision and feel prepared when I go for the seminar and consult next week. 3. Wohoo!! Next Friday I go the seminar and consult with Dr. Moazzez! So just one more week to officially have the ball rolling!!!!!

April - That's so cool on the free tickets!!!  I can't wait to see it on Sunday!!!! I'm so glad everything's going well so far as you begin your journey.  It's a long and sometimes tough journey, but ultimately so rewarding, and the best gift you could give yourself and your daughter. Keep us posted!!! Tia

Today I am grateful for:

1. My awesome husband. My surgery *should* be sometime in July or August and I won't have enough leave accrued to be paid the whole time I'm off, so my hubby has been working all the overtime he can so we can sock away money for when I'm not getting paid.

2. My dietician who told me to forgo the 2 week liquid diet and to instead do a high-protein, low-fat diet from now until I have to do the liquid diet right before surgery.

3. The beautiful weather. I feel an extra spring in my step of gorgeous days like today.

Happy Friday everyone!

Hey Brandi!! Wow!!! You're one lucky girl with that hubby!!!!  But he's a lucky guy, too!!!  SO.............................does that lucky guy have any single brothers, friends, co-workers, nephews, uncles, grandfathers, next door neighbors, etc.????  LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know you've GOT to be happy about not doing the liquid diet - that's a tough one.  If you need suggestions for high protein foods, you've come to the right place.  Just check out the Feed Bag for ideas!!! Have a wonderful weekend with that wonderful hubby!!! Tia

Today I am grateful for MY NIECE MAUREENS SURGURY YESTERDAY; THOUGH SHE HAD A ROUGH NIGHT PAIN WISE IT LOOKS LIKE THE SURGURY WORKED .  HER RIGHT HAND WHICH HAS BEEN COLD FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS IS WARM MEANING CIRCULATION HAS RETURNED ;  SHE CAN MOVE IT IN WAYS SHE  HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TOO. SHE HAS NOT TRIED  WRITING YET ( I THINK SHES AFRAID TOO) BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING POSITIVE. Thats my list for today :  I know its only one but it is the most wonderful news we could have received.

WOO-HOO!!! THAT IS FANTASTIC NEWS!!! BEST WISHES TO HER AS SHE RECOVERS!!! TIA

UPDATE ;  SHES BEING RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL TODAY