SATURDAY WHATS HAPPENING

2 days left till surgery. The U.A. yesterday showed only a slight trace of infection yet and the pcp said she wasn't going to worry about that but to go ahead and tell the surgeon that it was still there slightly. He has already said that it wont matter that as long as I don't have any fever. My pcp said she would be praying for me at 8am on Monday. I told her I appreciated that. I appreciate all the prayers I have gotten from everyone and hope all will pray for me Monday morning. People keep asking me if im nervous and im not . If God wants me then im here. He knows where to find me .lol I say im not nervous and im not but I have this urge to tell everyone that I love them , which isn't a bad thing but just want them to know it just in case it is my time to go. But I guess we all need to do that all the time anyway since none of us ever know the time or place that God will call us home. Today im going over to see my great niece and take her shopping. I may have to use the elec cart but if so she can sit on my lap while we run up and down the isles lol. She would love that. She is 5 and starting to school this year. I cant believe that baby is that old. They grow up fast David: so good to hear from you. You must be feeling better to be putting applications in around town. Has your doctor released you to go back to work? Don't ru**** you know Those puppies sound like a big job just taking care of them. Maybe you will sell them in the next few weeks. Sky: I am really anxious to get to meet you after my surgery. You can come Monday evening if that will work better for you I am sure I will be ok by then. But Tuesday will be fine too which ever is good for you. Yes I can understand about your being excited for me. That is how I feel when each and everyone of you are getting surgery. I was on pins and needles when you and Craig had your surgeries and was so relieved when you were ok. Then I worried about Barbara and Linda but not worried about me isn't that something? Anyway I am all prayed up and I try to keep it that way. Melissa: Hi sweetie. My sister is suppose to try and go to the meeting Monday night and will tell everyone there how I am doing but if she doesn't you can do that for me ok? We got almost 2 inches of rain night before last it was sure welcome too. Now I don't have to worry about getting everything watered extra deep before going to Sedalia. We didn't have a storm just rain. Im wondering if Dr. Hornbostel reserves that room just for his gastric patients? It is close to the nurses station so maybe he does. Who knows. You know maybe you shouldn't wait until the 24th to have your hernia checked out If you go to the E.R then you might can go ahead and call your surgeon and schedule a repair for it soon. Sounds like it is going to have to be real soon tho. Barb S: glad to see you posting and not just lurking. We enjoy all new people on here and hope that we make you feel welcome enough to keep coming back. Thanks for the compliments and I will try to post my afters as soon as I can. Barbara T: Hey woman how you doing? Glad to hear you are doing good since surgery. Is the area you are in is it safe for you to walk after dark? It would be a lot cooler then or real early in the morning before it gets hot, right at sunrise. Iam always up by then anyway so that is when I plan on walking. I will just be so very happy and thankful to God if I can walk without pain. My knees are really giving me fits this week. Part of it is the fact that I had to go off my arthritis meds for this week but I think they are worse than I remember them being before. Take care of yourself dear lady and get well fast . When do you come back for your first week visit with Dr. H.? Maybe you can come by the hospital and see me . Colette: glad you got onto the computer for awhile this afternoon. Sounds like you are having a hard time connecting with all of us august babies. I hope to see you either Monday or Tuesday what ever day is good for you. Ok? If Monday is better for you then come Monday. Im sure I will be ok. Cant wait to see you again. My ua had only a trace and Dr. H has already said it is no problem as long as I don't have fever. So it is still on. I have complete trust that Dr. H. knows what he is doing and is very capable. Continue to pray for me everyone . Im sure that everything will be just fine. I love each and everyone of you and want you to know that you all have been such a blessing and a joy to me to meet and get to know. I feel like you are all my family. LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS JAN

Good Morning Everyone: Well it is 3:34a.m. I just got back home from the hospital. DH finally put his foot down and said that I was going if he had to haul me out to the car. They did several x-rays and a CT Scan and a boat load of blood work. All the test came back looking good. I just have this hernia that is really huge according to the ER doctor. He told me that he was wanting to keep me in for a couple days to maintain my pain. But I asked if I could go ahead and come home. He just said that if it gets any worse to come back right away. Dont wait until I am in such PAIN!! I feel kind of loopy from the 2 pain meds he gave me in my IV and the shot for naushia, I figured I would say hello now cause I dont know when I will get up in the A.M. I hope everyone has a great weekend. I think I am going to lay low for awhile and take it easy. I will post again later. Right now I am getting something cold to drink as my mouth is EXTREMELY DRY!!!! And going to la la land. Talk to you all later. Love ya Melissa

Good morning all Golly Jan don't you ever sleep? LOL And Melissa I'm so sorry to hear your hernia is hurting you so bad. I have 6 of them; anyway that's what Dr. H told my DH. I know where 4 of them are right now cause of the pain and well one of them is pretty big and right in the middle of my gut. LOL My oldest DD says it's my baby cause it sticks out about 4 inches past my stomach now that I have lost some weight. It hurts when I bend over a lot but I am really hoping that I can put off getting them fixed till after the 1st of the year. Dr. H said that after I lost 75 to 100 lbs then he would go back in and finish my surgery and fix the hernias. But I am feeling so good right now I really don't want any more surgery for a while. So I am thinking after the 1st of the year would be good. LOL I called Linda yesterday and talked to her for a while and she really sounded so good. Very up beat and happy. She said her husband was going to get her son from the air port and she was so glad she is getting to go home today for her anniversary and said it will give her more time to spend visiting with her son. She said thanks to everyone for all the prayers, she really believes that is what helped her to not have to have open surgery. I have lost almost 70 lbs since the week before my surgery, at least by my scales. I feel great except for my stupid allergies. As a matter of fact that is why I am still up, my nose is all plugged up and I can't breath when I lay down even with my c-pap. Guess I am going to have to give in and call my pcp and see if we can't do something about it. Well I guess I can go take my walk in about an hour and then we are supposed to go to my father-in-laws house for a visit. I am looking forward to seeing him as we haven't seen him in a couple months. He's a really great guy. Well I hope everyone is doing well. You are all in my prayers. Take care and God Bless Each and Every One of You and your families too. Sky

Good morning Jan and My Missouri Family I woke up at about 4:30 AM and could not go back to sleep so I said my morning prayer to just thank God for being such a loving and merciful God, sent up prayers for you guys also this morning. I took a little pain med, I'm not hurting bad just enough to let me know that I just had surgery . You know Jan when we moved into this neighborhood 5 years ago it was okay but I wouldn't dare go out to walk in it early, in fact we have been looking at places to possibly move soon but trying to get my surgery and my DH hernia surgery done first, don't know yet. I also talked with Linda yesterday, Dr. H. is a Godsend for real and he is such an humble man. I feel myself getting sleepy again. Jan on Tuesday if I can I will come by but my son in-law is driving us to Sedalia for my appointment, I will come up if at all possible. You have been such a sweetheart and Thank you for coming to see me, we'll see. To Everyone have a great Saturday! Oh yes before I go, my DH was eating BBQ last night and it did not even phase me one bit my son said that would be a big test being around other people who can eat and you can't, well it didn't bother me, it smelt really good but that was it, I feel like I'm full and not hungry, hooray!. WOW! My son and DIL left on Friday at around 5:00 AM and they were home by 10:00 PM last night safe and sound Thank God. My DIL is such a sweetheart, she's more like a daughter to me, my son is blessed. You all have a good day, Hugs and Barb T. in KC

good morning everyone, Thought I would post before I leave for work today. ONly a short time now jan. The Lord will protect you and keep you in his care. We will all be praying for you on Monday morning too. We are also keeping Melissa in our prayers - sorry you had to make a trip to the ER but good you did. That is nothing to fool around with. I missed Barbara at hospital, just figured she was going to be there longer and now I am missing Linda as I planned on today. But that is ok if she gets to go home. Not sure if I will come Monday or Tuesday to see Jan. Depends on schedule at work. But I will be there. And I will have to catch Brenda Thurs or Friday. Sky, I bet you are looking and feeling great. My weight has really slowed down and I have about 21 pounds to go. Have a great day. Colette

Jan I will be praying for you MOnday that your surgery goes well. You have waited a long time to have wls and soon you will be a big loser. The docs never tell me to work or not to work so I just go by how I feel, but I could use the money and I get so bored sitting home when I feel good. I will not push myself though and tell employers I cant work full time only part time and not too many hours in a day. Around Branson the biggest problem for me is everyone is so short handed you end up working too much. I want to be like everyone one else but I am not as well as most people and I just have to stand up for myself and limit what I do.

Hi Jan, You can count on my prayers as well!! I like you attitude.....I had such a peace when my surgery time arrived, and I know you will also. If God didn't want you having it He'd have blocked your path. I was glad to meet you at the meeting, hope to be visiting these boards more now! : ) You're going to do GREAT!!!!! Keep us updated!! Tami (Tamara)

Good Morning Everyone, We are glad to be back home, but this is the only day that we will have a little rest before my surgery. This evening my DH has to do a wedding, tomorrow is church, Monday we have to go to Fredericktown to get some business done before my surgery, Tuesday I will be having the stress test in the morning and in the afternoon we have to take my Gracie {poodle} to the beauty shop and then to the store to get some food in the house for after my surgery, and then on Wednesday we leave for Sedalia for my surgery Thursday morning! But I think being busy will give me less time wondering about the surgery. My poor DH has had to do all the driving in the last couple of years because I am so sleepy all the time, we have about a 5 hour drive home from Sedalia and I must have slept 4 ½ of those hours. I am so tired all the time and wherever I set down I go to sleep. I felt sorry for my DH cause I couldn't help him but he is so good to me and a wonderful person. But on the way up to Sedalia we both got a scare! I don't know if I've said before but DH is a pretty bad diabetic, I was in my usual state of stupor and my DH's blood sugar dropped fast and he barely was able to exit the hwy and we got into a truck stop where they have a dairy queen that has booths to sit in and he started going out and couldn't hear me. I managed to get his wallet out of his back pocket and ordered some food and managed to feed him some till he started coming around. So I wasn't asleep anymore!! When we left I said do you want me to drive and he say's "NO" I don't want to have a wreck when you go to sleep!" I said "Well I didn't want to either when he passed out!" So anyway he drove. Colette it was so wonderful to meet you and your hubby. We had a wonderful visit and thank you for supper. Melissa I do pray you start feeling better. Linda I do pray that you continue to do as well as you were doing when I saw you, It was great to meet you finally. Jan you will continue to be in my prayers for Monday, I will check and see if you are still in the hospital when I get there Wednesday, if not maybe we will get to meet someday. I do pray everyone else is doing great and having a great Saturday. Please continue to remember me in your prayers about this stress test, that they will find nothing to post-pone my surgery! Love to all Brenda

good morning Brenda, a special hello to you and hubby. wont be long for you either. Make sure you pack him a box to be with him. (so he can eat something while waiting for your surgery to be over) Have a great day. Colette