3 THINGS FOR THURSDAY

Awwwww Your hubby is too sweet!  I hope you have a wonderful birthday sweetie. I hope JCP agrees with your schedule.

I am very proud of you and honored to call you my friend!

Hugs,

And we luvz you tooozzz!!! 

Wow it's a busy day in here with lots to be thankful for.  My three things (one of which was motivated by reading these posts) are:

1.  I am actually abundantly thankful for my CPAP.  I used to wake up 7-8 times a night now once maybe twice (if I drank too much too close to bed time if ya know what I mean)  I was always tired which, believe it or not, tended to make me a little grumpy from time to time.  My wife says my demeanor has changed dramatically.  It is a pia to deal with at times.  I am sure I don't look sexy in it - but I have to say if I travel and forget it or on an occasion or two I've had masks break on me - I actually panic about being able to sleep w/o it.

2.  ok it's getting redundant but I am really pumped up so; SIX more days to my golf vacation with the boys in Myrtle Beach.  Temps are predicted to be between 68 and 74 - heavenly golfing weather.

3.  This board and all of my new friends here.  The clock is ticking toward my big day - I am sure I'll hit panic mode as we approach.  I often wonder if I am ready for this - but deep down inside I know I am.  And I thank all of you for the information and support you've given me in the last couple of weeks/months.  (I was lurking long before I began posting and soaked up information that way.)

Any how every one have a great day.  Bernice, I'll be thinking about you as your "big" day approaches. 

Russel - I'm glad your CPAP works out for you.  I was diagnosed with very mild apnea.  I never woke up at night, and I'm a tummy sleeper.  I just can't stand that thing on my head, but they say since I got one, I have to take it to the hospital.  I've been trying to get used to it, but I have a love/hate relationship with it.  I love to hate it.  I'm sure if my apnea was more severe it would be a different story.  Now I wake up more with it on than I ever did before.  Sigh.

 

Thanks for the good thoughts.  I'm so excited!  Weird, people don't usually say they are excited over having major abdominal surgery...LOL

Bernice - ah mild sleep apnea - a whole different ball of wax.  Well once you get through the surgery maybe even the sleep police will let you toss the CPAP  I have a pressure setting of 15 which I am told is fairly high - so as you might guess I was far from mild.

It is true about excitement - often times when I tell people I am having surgery - they're all oh geez I am sorry - I put an end to it quickly - this is a good thing, no a great thing. 

Yeah, I've had to start sending out my notices at work letting people know who my back-ups are.  When I tell them I'm going out for a while for short term, they are always telling me, "I'm so sorry!"  They can't understanding why I have a big old grin on my face.  Most people think I'm going out for another knee surgery though (which does suck, but time) so I think they may be jumping to conclusions. 

I feel like a kid counting down the days until school is out!

Yes, I know what you mean. It does take a while to getting used to. 
It won't be for long!

Bernice,

Maybe they'll forget to put it on you, like they did with me!  However, at least the first night, you'll be so drugged up that you probably won't even know it's on.  You'll be waking up all the time anyways when they come to draw blood at 4-5 AM and to check vitals periodically.  LOL!  I didn't sleep well afterwards until I got home!

Heather

LOL - that's what I figured.  She told me if I took my own that they won't even get it calibrated correctly until I was released...hmmmm.....

I know when I was in the hospital after my heart attack, they woke me up every two hours anyway to take my blood pressure and make sure I was sleeping.  I never understood that...they woke me up to ask me if I was sleeping ok...now what part of my eyes closed and drooling didn't they understand??

Today I am thankful for...

1.) My health..I have been "sickly" the past month and am just now starting to feel better

2.) My gyno- for giving me the meds to make me feel "normal"

3.) My BF, who is soo understanding and supportive of me.