Sunday Morning Whats Happening:

One more day!!! Tomorrow I will be having surgery. Do you know how weird that sounds after all this time? I almost never thought that it would really happen. I have been trying to get this set up for so long. But I know there are people out there that have tried for longer , lots longer. So don't give up kiddos. If you hit road blocks ,try every alternative before you say it is no use. Ok? Craig I am glad that you are starting to feel better since going off the ativan. You know I told you that stuff is not near as good for you as it is bad for you. Ativan and xanax both are very addictive drugs and there are better ones that can be used for the problems. As a former nurse I have seen more patients addicted to those too legal drugs than addicted to illegal ones. Melissa: Im so glad that Terry made you go to the ER and get something for the pain . I wish you had went ahead and saw one of your doctors associate at the first of the month and they would have probably already have you set up for a hernia repair by now. You take care of yourself ,we all love our little Melissa. Keep us informed of your progress. Do what you need to do to take care of you. Sky: wow that is a lot of hernias. Bless your heart. Do they not hurt you? You all want to watch those cause they can strangulate at any time and then you are in bad trouble. Dr. H is so busy now days I think he is booked solid thru November ? Is that what someone said? So he probably couldn't get to you unless it was an emergency until after the first of the year anyway. Hope I get to meet you on Monday or Tuesday of this week at the hospital. Am looking forward to it. I cant believe it has been over 2 months since your surgery. Sorry to hear about your allergies. I hate it when that happens don't you? Keep walking and doing all you are doing seems like you have it down pretty good. Barbara: wow does it seem like it has been a week since your surgery or will be tomorrow. After all the waiting and planning are you glad you did it now? How are you feeling? Looks like the weather is going to start getting better now so you can maybe start walking outside. If you don't have a safe place maybe you could drive to some where you do feel safe and walk. Just keep your eyes and ears open when you are walking. don't you just hate what and how some things have change over the years. I remember when I was young that kids could play outside all evening without parents watching over them like hawks in the dark and no one worried about them. So sad. Was a much gentler time them. I know you all aren't as old as I am but things weren't always bad like they are now. I wish they was someway that I could snap my fingers and take all of you back to a couple of days in the 50s you all would be amazed at how many changes there have been. Oh I know there are so many more conviences now than then but it was worth it not to have some of them lol Listen to me ramble on. Colette: don't work too hard and I am looking forward to seeing you either Monday or Tuesday. I guess you will have to start making it a point to see people on the day of surgery or the next day . Looks like they are releasing them early on the third day. Will see you then. Im anxious to get this over with and get started on making myself thinner and healthier. David : good to hear from you. I am so glad that you are feeling well enough to maybe work at something. Just make sure you don't push your self. No double shifts or 7 days in a row. Take care of David first and foremost. Tamara: great to see you back on the board. How did the water skiing go this summer? Or was it wake boarding that you do? Did you do a lot of competing or is that saved for next year? You look so great that it is amazing how great you look. You should be a poster child for wls and ps. Lol Brenda: that is how I survived this last week too is keeping it busy and having something to do all the time. Im sure your stress test will work out ok and I know that a lot of people have the wls done and have heart problems I guess they just want to be aware of what you do have so they can watch for anything . Please the next time you drive to Sedalia keep snacks in the car for hubby to be able to keep his blood sugar up that is so dangerous. Now you have me worried. I know what you mean about the riding and sleeping tho. That is how I am. I get such a small amount of sleep at nights that when I am forced to sit down for any length of time I sleep. don't seem to have any control of it either. That is why I don't drive too far. I can drive to town and back but that is about it. I sure hope we get to meet on Wednesday. But if not I do plan on taking my hubby to Elephant Rocks after I get to feeling better and have lost enough weight to be able to climb them again. So we can get together then. I am praying for you and your stress test and for your quick recovery from surgery too. You will be in my prayers Thursday. Well I am to be on clear liquids only today so of course I wake up starved today. I have been doing my diet all week long but must confess I cheated some yesterday with a plate of shrimp fajitas yesterday . I didn't eat any of the tortillas only the shrimp and the lettuce and stuff but I felt like I had really cheated . But that is all I had yesterday other than water so I guess it was ok. Guess I had better get started with all I am going to do before we leave for Sedalia today. When Joe gets up we are changing the bed and I want to wash the others and get them dry before we leave. Have to go over all of the things I want to take with me to make sure I have everything. Wish me luck guys and hopefully I will be back on the boards Wednesday or Thursday. Craig will post on here tomorrow how I am doing. Want to let you all know how very much you mean to me. I love each and every one of you. And pray for all of you daily. Say a pray for me today and tomorrow. LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS JAN

Good morning everyone And Jan of course you are in our prayers. And don't worry you shouldn't be to hungry after you drink your special stuff. LOL You will be to busy to be hungry if it does to you half of what it did to me. Just remember to drink a lot. And be thankful you don't have to drink that big ole whole gallon of nasty stuff. I'm glad you all don't have to drink that stuff but it's really not fair, you all just don't know what your missing out on. LOL Anyway I am looking forward to finally getting to meet you and I am saying a lot of extra prayers for you. This board just won't be the same without you. So I am also praying that you will get home soon and feel like posting again. Only two of my hernias really bother me, the others aren't bad at all, shoot I'm not even sure where 2 or 3 of them are yet. LOL Melissa I am praying that yours gets to feeling better and that you can get it fixed soon. Craig I hope and pray you get to feeling better soon too. And every one else know that you are in my prayers also. May God Keep and Bless Each and Every One of You and Your Families. Sky

Good morning Jan I woke up with you on my mind and I just want to offer up this prayer for you. Father God in heaven in the name of Jesus our Lord and Savior we come before you this morning to lift of Jan C. to you in prayer, Father we thank you for your love, mercy, grace and divine favor towards Jan and her husband Joe. We pray that as they travel today that you encamp the traveling angels around their car for a safe trip to and from Sedalia, also on tomorrow Lord we thank you in advance for being present in the OR and for guiding the hands of Dr. H. We also thank you in advance for a speedy recovery and no complications, Thank you Father for your keeping power and divine love. We offer this prayer in Jesus' name AMEN AMEN and AMEN May the S of God surround you always, you Jan. Will be checking on you Barb T. in KC

Good morning everyone, Well Jan, it is almost time. I am so happy for you. I ditto Barbs special prayer for you and I would also like to add another prayer. Dear Heavenly Father, We ask that you be with Jan and Joe tomorrow during the surgery and also guide Dr. H hands with the skill you have given him. Protect everyone in the OR room and take care of another of your children. You are truly blessing Jan with this new life and we wish to thank you for this opportunity for her. You continue to bless each of us also and with the many blessings of love and friendship we have developed on here. Thank you Jesus and may all the angels surround Jan tomorrow and through her recovery. Amen I will see you soon. Be careful driving and I too (with sky) say enjoy your drink. (LOL) and the effects )LOL) so glad you do not have to drink that ugly old big bottle. Colette

Good luck on your surgery. Today will not be any fun getting cleaned out but it is necessary. I hope someone will post and let us know how you are doing. I will miss your daily cheery posts.

Good morning Jan, May the peace of God be with you tomorrow as you make this wonderful journey to a new life......I pray that God will give you surgeon a steady hand and that your recovery time will be fast. I won't be here next week but my mother will be able to keep me posted. My DH and I are going to Nebraska for his brothers wedding....So today I have to run to work for a couple hours because I don't like to leave any unattended work for my coworker who will be doing my job this week....then back to the house to get the rest of the laundry done so I can get my son's stuff together to take to my parents house for the week...I also need to clean out my car and start getting my stuff packed....So all in all I will have a very busy day....I know you will do fine Jan.....My prayers are with you....... God bless to everyone and may the grace of God cover each and everyone of you. Rachael Medinger

Good Morning Everyone Jan: Can you believe it?? This is the last day of the rest of your life that you will be on the other side. Come Monday Craig, Barbara, will have to make room for you on the Losers Bench!!! I never thought in all my days I would ever enjoy calling anyone a Loser. Until now. lol It has been a long road but your finally at your destination. Your in everyones prayers and thoughts. You will be missed so much but you know you can have your spot back when you get home and feeling like your ready to post again. I will be talking to you later. Looking foward to Craig's update on how your doing!!! Love you sugarpie!!! Brenda: I am so sorry to hear about your trip and your DH sugar bottoming out. I use to keep a little jugs of Sunny D in the car to where if my sugar ever bottom out I could add acouple packs of sugar to it and within a couple of minutes I would be okay again. Your in my thoughts and prayers. Rachael: I pray you have safe trip to the wedding. I received your email and will give you a call when you get back home. Take care of YOURSELF also!!!!! Lana: I bet your getting excited about your daughter moving back closer to you hun?? If my mother had it her way she would have us all living with a stones throw from her. lol But I think thats the way some mothers are. Sherr: I got your email. Your such a sweetie. I will email you as soon as I post here. Craig: Sorry to hear that your tummy has been giving you fits. Talk to your Doctor if it keep up. Your in my prayers. Looking foward to your report on how Jan is doing. Andrew: How are you doing? I am sorry I missed how your appointment with Dr. H went. Just remember that no matter what he ask you to do. For everything you do for him that put you one step closer to your surgery date!!!!!! Colette: How is Mel feeling?? Are you taken care of yourself also?? I think it is so wonderful of you to go see everyone at the hospital. Thank you so much makes me wish we all lived a little closer to each other. Barbara: Wow can you blieve it has almost been a week since your sugery?? Where does the time go?? How are you feeling & when do you go back for your one week check up?? Keep us posted on how your doing sweetie. Sky: Bless your heart. I dont think I could handle 4 or 5 hernia's The 1 I have right now is right over my belly button and goes around the right side of it. When I went to the ER on Friday night. The did a C-scan and said it was the size of a football and growing. That why they wanted to keep me in the hospital. But I dont want anyone but Dr. Scott to do the operation cause he at least knows what he did in my tummy. Dont need some other Dr. messing things up in there. lol I get to see Dr. Scott on the 24th of this month. So until then I am behaving myself. David: It is so good to see you posting again. I hope and pray your feeling alot better. Benny: Where are you buddy?? We all sure do miss you on the board here!!! Well I am going to close for now. I gotta take some meds and make a few phone calls. I hope you all have a blessed day and a safe one also. God Bless Melissa

Melissa, Mel is fine. Just cant do much or walk long ways. His legs and back wont allow him to. I am so happy he is feeling better too. Now for you. Take care of yourself and I will be glad when those hernias get fixed. Dont fool around if you have any sudden pain cause you can have big problems if you do. I am sorry I missed Barb and Linda. I did not know Linda was going home so soon, but they could do it Lap and that was good. Barb I didnt know she left early, and I got to the hospital 1 1/2 hours after she left. I cant go earlier as I usually dont get done teaching before that time. I am going to try and get to see Jan. Not sure if tomorrow or tuesday. She wont go home before Wed. Will have to see brenda on friday. We had a good time at supper the other evening as she stayed in Sweet springs at a motel there and since I work in sweet springs I emailed her and ask if she wanted to meet. had a great time. Well, you have a great day. Colette

Good Luck tomorrow Jan!! We ALL love you and will be praying! I'm feeling better Jan...thanx...yes it was hard to take care of my babies and I slept real hard last night! Between the grandkids, my diabetes and this depression I was whooped! I think it is sooo cool how God has but you at such ease over your surgery! Enough so that you care more about us than yourself....I think that's a good thing though! I want to be just like you when I grow up...lol (when it's my turn to go in). I'm heading back out to the yard....Everyone have a blessed day!! Deb

YaY Jan!!!!! It's so exciting to see you finally get to your surgery date, next is Brenda and so on, soon and very soon I'll be there and on my way to losing. Jan as the others, your sure in my thoughts and prayers. I'll be looking for Craigs post tomorrow saying you came out with flying colors and are on your way. You GOOOOOOOO JAN!!!! Melissa my appt was great, it was so good to get to talk to Dr. H in person one on one. He's such a good Dr. and was so informative and all. Answers every one of my questions and then some. Yeah I will definetly be doing everything he asked me to do from now til, well always. Im so determined to get my life back and with this surgery as a tool I know I can. I really need to lose at least 20lbs, its not easy but I can do it. I know I want a surgery date quick but then Im confident that the Lord has the perfect day for me. Really glad to see you posting again Melissa, really missed your jokes and postings. Craig how ya doin bud?? Hope things are slowly getting better for ya. I was reading the instruction notebook Dr. H gives ya at the consult, sheeesh there's a ton of instructions to do, esp the first month or so, Im gonna have to read read read lol Craig your still in my prayers, I know your journey has just started and ya got a ways to go like all of us, Gods really impressed on me to pray for ya daily, maybe its cuz your a sponge bob fan, haha. Cant let Melissa sneak in Patrick anywhere lol. God Bless ya bud!!!!! Brenda I hope you and your husband are careful with his sugar. My sugar does that quite often these days. I just saw my PCP on friday and he wont decrese my meds yet so I gotta be careful I guess. It's from not eating near as much as I used to cuz Im doing 2 of the protien shakes and one meal a day, but anyway, i'll sure be praying for the both of ya, I know your next on the list for surgeries, woohoo. Bless ya!!! Deb M. How ya been?? Are ya coming along with your stuff to get a consult date yet with Dr. H or did ya get a date already?? Hmmmm I cant remember now lol I just had my consult and know you'll just love Dr. H Oh Jan yes I mentioned in a post a few days ago that Dr. H is booked up til the first of november with surgeries, he said its non stop cuz he has patients coming to him from 8 different states, most of which dont have a medicare hospital in their state yet. Well I hope everyone has a great and blessed Sunday, will sure be looking for Craigs post tomorrow saying Jan is doing fineeeeeeeeeeee. God Bless Ya'll Andrew