WHATS HAPPENING THURSDAY

The first day of work kicked my butt. Lol I thought I didn’t have energy well I worked all day on the floor selling and fitting bras and finding bras and etc and etc. Time went by so fast before I knew it it was 4 pm and time to go home. I really think I will like it. They showed me around and we went over some things and they said that I could look around and find where things were and all and it got so busy that everyone that was working was so busy and I felt stupid just doing nothing so I started helping too. The manager at the end of the day said she was really impressed with me. I was too LOL.

 

My back muscles and leg muscles are sore like I did a bunch of exercises lol

Spent all I made on new shoes at the Easy Spirit store next door. Lol.

I went to bed at 9pm last night and woke up about 1am and thought I had better get this post out.

Today I have got to get the rest of those flowers planted . in the ground or in planters one or the other.

I have to work again Friday. And again Sunday.

 

TAMMY: I read your later post that you are clear of any infection now and that your lung test or what ever came back showing that you aren’t smoking now. That is great. So glad for you. Is the smoking thing getting easier now? Usually if you make it past the first week you have it made if you want to .

Oh on allergies yeah I do have but in about February I start taking Claritin or the generic of it every day.and don’t stop until after fall dust and pollen have gone away. Lol I have about 2 to 4 months that I don’t take it.

WOW!!!! 3 days till surgery? It is coming at you fast now isnt it? Do you have everything ready. Don’t forget the gas x strips. And your pillow. Those two things for me were the most important. I took a book , never read it. Took some other things and didn’t do them. I watched a little tv and that was it. I slept and rested and walked. I took a shower the day after surgery and changed into my p.js. so I wouldn’t have to worry about my then huge butt showing.

I hope you have a great surgery and recovery .

  

JANET: Well your pool is heating up pretty well for no sunshine. You will be out there in it before you know it . Lucky you.

 

It rained buckets yesterday in Branson. I mean it poured down. Couldn’t see the cars in the parking lot.

 

Hey come on down and see me at the store when ever . Im not working every day so hopefully I would be there when you came. I think I surprised myself that I was able to hang with them all day. The last hour was almost more than I could do but wasn’t unbearably hard.

 

The Iris need to have lots of sun. a little shade wont hurt them tho. I don’t know where you have available so cant help you much on that unless I saw your place myself.

 

Your daughter sounds a lot like my youngest one.So believe it or not she maybe will be a person you like one day as well as love lol

It will dawn on her someday that MOM is pretty smart really. Lol

 

I hope your daughter caught the plane and is home now?

Let us know:

 

SHERR: I had a great time yesterday working. It was fun.

So sorry you have to have so silly migraines. I use to have them but after I had my hysterectomy it was gone. Don’t know how the periods and headaches are connected but they are.

Hope you are feeling better and  get to meet your new guy and give Mark another chance too.

  

JANET IN KANSAS CITY:  the reason I don’t want to go back to nursing is that it isnt fun to me anymore. Worked too long at it I guess and got burned out and still cant make myself go back. The politics were just too much.

If I were young and could start over I think I would do something beside nursing only because that the what I wanted to do as a nurse was work with the patients and what is reality is that state has so many laws about everything you can and cant do in nursing that you spend more time doing paper work than actual patient care.

 

RACHAEL: sounds like you had a booger of a day too. Hope all is well and your little girl is oknow? Sounds like your son is ready for his summer of fun for sure.

  

LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS

JAN  

  

thought I would post a short note.  CP has been down and I feel stranded.  Glad to see everyone is doing fine and that we have some surgeries about to take place.  Jan, I agree with you on nursing and especially about the politics;   I feel the same way.  See, you can find a job anywhere regardless of our age.  LOL.  Everyone have a good day.  Colette

Jan.... I was thinking of you yesterday and sending out all sorts of "energy vibes"...   You are such a warm and bubbly person that I'm sure it is a treat for your customers to interact with you!  Way to go on your first day!!!!!!! Sorry that I couldn't post yesterday.... it was on of those days where I just needed at least another 5 hrs. in the day and of course I didn't get them *S*..... I don't have to work at C Barrel tonight so will most likely come home and putter around in the gardens...  I have to walk out to our "way back" backyard to count the Navaho thornless Bberries that are out there....   I am going to replant them up next to our garage.  The previous homeowner really stuck them in a very bad location.  No good drainage, no sun (right under a HUGEAMONGOUS oak tree)....  so those little babies are crying out for some attention. Let me know what size your water gardens are and what size your pumps are.  You mentioned problems ...what is going on?  Wish that I lived closer to you.... between the two of us we would have even MORE flowers....  I absolutely love to garden...and have so since childhood.  My parents were amatuer horticulturists...  we even "showed" our flowers at shows....  Iris, roses, you name it.   We did it...     our kids are following in our footsteps...  we all love to landscape and design.....    You will have to send me some more pics of your place...it sounds LOVELY!! Well.....  I'm sitting here sipping my coffee... going to have to head out in just a bit so I have to scoot ...still sitting here in my bathrobe... today will be another busy busy day for me...  end of month reports to do, quarterly reports going out... financials, etc.  All that along with my usual "stuff"....   sometimes (well really ALL the time) I wish that I didn't have to go in to my main job.  They have backed off just a bit on the hatefullness but it is just a toxic environment.  I feel so alone there....    Of course working at C Barrel is a treat as it is EXACTLY opposite...  I love working there!  Just wish that I could make a living working there fulltime but alas I cannot ( trust me I have thought about it!).... Sending out warm thoughts to everyone here on the board....  hoping that those who are under the weather are soon on the mend.  Those waiting for surgery ...IT WON'T BE LONG NOW!!!!  I know how excited you must be!! Everyone have a blessed day.... Elizabeth-------------------->

Howdy Everyone.... Today I don't even care if it rains!...It's still a good day for me lol lol.... I am sooooo glad to have gotten those test done and over with....and so relieved that they were ok....Still have not heard from Natalie, so I'm not completely relieved, I still need to hear her say everythings okie dokie!  If I don't hear from her later this morning I'm going to call her..... Yesterday I came darn near passing out I got so excited lol lol....When I weighed I was praying please Lord let it be in the 20's at least......Then I looked down and it was in the teens......I froze...stopped breathing...I guess pretty much shut down for a few seconds.....I was alone when I weighed so I had no one to yell too and I almost grabbed a stranger and hugged them lmbo!! I can not wait for future weigh in's!!!!!!  I have sort of a journal type thing but I want to make me a page in it with dates and weights so I can just glance at it and see the differences..... Well poooooh far.....I was sooo upset I could not get into the chat room last night.....mine didn't say anything about java....it just had a box with a small red x in the upper left corner like when a picture don't come thru on an email......I refreshed the page and even restarted my computer but nothing helped so I'm not sure what the problem was...... I did alot of phone talking yesterday.....I got to talk to Janet, Mel, Susan, Chell & Paula....I called my friend Tammy but didn't get to talk to her......Janet called me and after that I got the urge to touch bass with all my friends before surgery......My friend Chell is having a hard time with me having the surgery....she lost an aunt a year or so after she had has WLS....The family is sure it had to do with the surgery but she died in her sleep and things were never checked out...she done really good after surgery so I think it was something else.....But never the less we have been friends for about 34 years and to top it all off I am having surgery the day before her birthday....She has forbid me to die lol lol....She said it would be hard enough to loose me but for me to do it right at her birthday so she would have to remember every year would be horrible......SO MAYBE YALL COULD SAY A PRAYER FOR MY FRIEND CHELL... THAT SHE HAS A PEICE OF MIND WHILE I AM GOING THRU MY SURGERY AND GET BACK ON MY FEET UNTILL SHE SEES THINGS ARE OK FOR ME...... Janet....Thanks so much for calling yesterday....I have no idea why I was feeling so blahhhh but thankful you got ESP and knew to call me!!!........I hope you get to get in that pool really soon...I have held off on getting in mine much lately because I'm worried I will get a cold or some crap right her at the last minit!!!  I don't even plan on going to town the next few days unless I just have too lol lol.....  Mel...It was great talking to you too Sis.....I am glad you are starting to feel some better......I hope you are back on your feet and feeling all *****y like normal really soon..... Susan....It was so good to finally talk to you on the phone....I hope we do it more often.......AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE SURPRISE!!!!! I wouldn't have mind if you just showed up but I am excited now that I know your coming!!!!  Chante & Krissy...how you two doing??? Miss hearing from you both....would love to talk to you both on the phone sometime too...drop me a line sometime and give me your number and I will call you both...... Brenda....I was good to hear back from you the other day.....I am so tickled that you might be interested in shaing a ride to Springfield for a meeting!!!!! And I hope things go well and I get back on my feet soon and as soon as I do I want us to set up a lunch date at the Bluff so we can meet and get to knwo each other a bit.....There is two other women in the Bluff that have been on here....one has mentioned meeting as well and the other one I don't see on the board much since she had her surgery but I am going to contact them both and check on them...and I will ask them if they might be interested in meeting with us for lunch and even maybe going with us to a meeting too....That would make it even cheaper on us all if we could split it 3-4 ways! Jan....So glad you enjoyed your first day back to work....That is something I am looking forward to doing again in the furture....I miss being around people....I am a people person and love to talk....so I am looking forward to getting back out there and working.....I don't know right now what it is I will do as of yet....When I was younger I waitressed alot....made good money but I don't think I want to do that any more .....The from then on till I hurt my back, I done CNA work...I worked nursing homes, home care and done private care....not sure I want to get back into that either....I think I want soemething where I can touch base with different people daily....I might even go back to school for a bit....Heck who knows what I will end up doing lol lol.....Maybe I will move up there by Susan and she can teach me to hunt people down lol lol lol....... Well if I don't get off now I will end up thinking of something else to say and never shut up lol lol......So I will close for now....I hope you all have a wonderfull day....God Bless....Big Hugs......

Dear Jan and OH Peeps~ Good foggy mornin to ya~It rained on and off ALL day yesterday and no light rain either-the buckets and buckets Jan spoke of in her post!!!  Cooled the pool down lots-thought I would get in yesterday afternoon-the rain doesnt bother me-the thunder and lightening do-LOL....Maybe by this Weds or Thurs? I hope so!! Jan..I am so glad you liked your job! Mel and I have been talking about going in and getting "fitted" for a bra-to tell you the truth, I have NEVER been fitted-I probably wore the wrong size all my life-but was too embaressed to ever get measured-now I think I need to-but it changes from month to month almost-so may wait a little longer...I guess if anyone is gonna see what size my "girls" are-I would be comfortable with mamma Jan-but then I guess I would hear about how big they are all the time!! LOL-thank God for bras-thats all I have to say....at least with all the weight loss I can still cram them into a bra and lift them, so it doesnt HAVE to look like a pancake when Im not wearing one-LOL.... Ok-On the Iris's, I know where to plant them now...I will have to wait until the rain stops for more than an hour-I have so many things to plant-and I now have 9 cans for the kids to paint and get the morning glories and cardinal climbers repotted and put along the privacy fence line....I am doing a tropical theme in the Cabana Mike area this summer-last year it was all about the stars and stripes-this year I am doing all tropical....cant wait until I have a little "free" money-LOL.... I couldnt get into the "chat" last night-ever since they changed our format-funky things have been happening-where my post wont show up-I have to hit the back button and re-do it-almost every single time I post-and some other things-but anyhow-we figured it out-and we needed the 6 version of Java-which we downloaded and because I have slow dial up here in the middle of nowhere-it took about 75 minutes to get it downloaded-and when it was done-saw the post from Susan that it was over-Geez people-one hour and thats it? LOL-at least its done now-and I did get in, but was there by myself. My daughter made it home safely. She is not happy to be home and hasnt been all that nice-like I thought she would be. She wants to be there and not here-and feels that by the time her dad gets a place where she can live with him, that it will be too late-she is back to hating us-and said that she stays in her room all the time because the boys playing and talking all the time etc-just stress her out too much for her to come out of her room and be a part of the family-I told her that Jon is 4-most 4 yr olds arent quiet all the time, its just part of what we must deal with and that she is still part of the family, and not that we dont understand teens love that bedroom and privacy-but treating the boys like crap when you come out of the lions den-is a thing of the past. Our talk went better than expected-but then Mike was home and she usually doesnt give too much out when he is home.  Mike flat out told her that in the 10 years we have been together - he has NEVER over-rode me in a grounding or discipline and with Steph-he over rode me twice in 2 months time and she slapped him in the face with the deceit and lies and he was really disappointed that he over-rode me, sticking up for her-and she did that to him....so- "I" took her phone away from her last night-she was allowed to call her friends and tell them not to call it as she has lost it indefinitely-and "I" told her that not only was she paying her TOTAL phone bill-but she was also paying the overages she caused my mother (which my mother was going to pay herself) and that I was disappointed that she accused my mother of being a liar about the phone bill and because she was around her dad and her other grandma-didnt give her the right to talk to her grams that way-when her grams is the one who went out on a limb to put your ungrateful A$$ on the plan with her.....HMMMMM, that really chapped my butt. She lied about the usage of the phone at school-and I had the calls highlighted when she tried to say-Oh, well, it was when I was getting changed in gym and then I would go to class-OH, honey-well...than you are telling me it took you 55 minutes to get changed for gym? Every single day there were calls from school, and several-so she abused it and thats that. She also gets the door taken off her room until her grounding is over with, so that I KNOW what she is doing at 2,3 and 4 in the morning and then she has to give me back my laptop.  I am going to make sure she finishes school-and I think she thought if she moved to Vegas, her dad would let her quit-since he did. NO WAY...I told her last night-I WILL move to Vegas for a year IF I have to-to make sure she finishes school! Its not optional~ What a mess-breaks my heart to know she doesnt like us right now-I know she loves us-but she doesnt like us-and it hurts. I know it will pass-and I know its okay, its not that I am stressed, just hurt. I love her so much and just wished she could see that I do things to protect her and to lead her down the right path and she just wants to do what her other friends have done! Megan came over yesterday and we spent several hours on the puter and looking up motels/resorts etc for the weekend of the wedding-Man, I thought I was done looking all that up-LOL....Its gonna be a really small wedding and then the reception the end of July will be larger, in Neosho at the VFW....Now, Mike and I need to come up with even more money to help pay for something with the wedding. I may have to sell off some stuff I hadnt planned on-but thats okay-going to have a sale anyway-just had some things I was debating on-but....they will pull in good money and they dont have sentimental meaning or anything-so away they go... I watched a scary segment this morning on Good Morning America about pool drowining and how some 90% were boys-all under the age of 5-and I guess they say that kids dont comprehend fear or the consequences and some arent scared of water-and so they just jump in (after toys or whatever) and how fast it takes them to drown...I knew all this-but it showed people that had fences around the pool JUST LIKE WE DO...and we even have a padlock on it-and last year whenever Jon would try and climb the chain link fence-he got spanked-so he would know that it is a HUGE no-no...I dont even let him stay outside by himself-and the dogs bark at whoever they see by the pool gate because they want in, and bar****il you either yell at them or they get to come in too-so thats a bonus-but told Mike I wish we had the extra money for the new gadget they have out that will sound an alarm when you set it-and someone gets in the pool....there have been countless times the boys play ball-and it gets thrown into the pool area-and so its just scary to me... ****My tummy is 100 percent better-no pain at all! The medicine worked and so I will just keep taking it. My back also feels better-its not at the 100 percent mark, but dont ever expect it to be, really. I did feel like a new person yesterday and if it stays like this-I will be good for a couple more months of waiting for the surgery!! YAY...and I have lost 5# this week-so I my scale is finally starting to move and continuing. After the meeting 2 weeks ago-it started and I didnt gain any back-and I was waiting to see if the steriods were going to make me gain, lose, gain and lose the same way it did for a couple of months-thank goodness I never gained over the 6# I lost, but its still frustrating. I even woke up with my monthly visitor and my scale still went down-so I can imagine it would have been even more of a loss this week had that not happened-I have been getting my monthly like every 3 weeks-I wonder how many women have had this problem after surgery? I am now 70# lighter than I was when Mike married me-and I am loving it!! YAY YAY YAY~ ~Please remember to pray for Rebecca (our newbie) who is having surgery today (the D&C) and pray her surgery goes well and recovery is quick. I hope it helps relieve some issues until she can get her WLS... ~~Also-please remember our girl, Rachael, who will be traveling tomorrow for her trip-that they have safe travels. Thanks. **Tammy-I am so pleased with your results from your tests-I hope that makes you feel better, as I know when I talked to you yesterday, I really didnt feel like I did any good in lifting your spirits and felt so bad that there was nothing I could do to help you. I know all the tests were weighing on your mind-so I am glad thats over with and good results-WAY TO GO on the weight loss-I am doing my famous baby circle dance for ya-in A HUGE WAY-I am so happy for you. Maybe I wont need to get the package to you anyway-nothings gonna fit you-slim!!!! Im so proud of you-and for you.  4 more days and you will be on the bench with us-Love you girl and congrats!!

**Susan-Im so glad I got to talk to you yesterday-and QUIT being so hard on yourself-now is the time to be reeling in the reality of the surgery and how blessed you are!! Dont let the devil take this blessing from you and make you feel unworthy-you deserve to have a chance at a life that doesnt keep you confined to the wheelchair and doesnt keep you in pain 24/7, you are a wonderful, loving person and I am happy you get this opportunity-so...dont think about all the other stuff-just think, in a little over 2 weeks-my life is going to change so much and I am going to be healthy and so much happier-and you will-I love you sis and hope you are feeling better today!! **Mel-I hope you feel better soon-I sure miss our talk time and hanging out. I wish I could wave my magic wand and make you better-but...in time..Please know I love ya. Take it easy and let the medicine work! Well...once again, my novel has hogged up so much room, I am going to close and will see you all later. All my love and prayers. Janet

Hello Missouri, Glad everyone is up and posting!!!  Yesterday was weird here, not busy at all after last few days being a whirlwind.  I don't like to be unbusy, makes time go slowly but I got caught up on some stuff I've been piling up so that's a good thing. Jan, glad you got that first day on the job under your belt.  I know the customers will love you like we all do so you'll do great if your knees and back can hold up.  I'd love to sell jewelry or purses but I don't think my back would let me - but you never know.  I'm here at my Admin Secy job until August, 2010, then I'll retire and maybe find a little part-time fun job!!!  Or I could probably work part time for the university - you never know what life will bring. I had some sad news yesterday morning.  A woman I went to bible study with over 25 years ago died suddenly.  She was out picking strawberries, came in and told her husband she needed him to check her blood pressure, the battery was dead so he ran to town, 1 mile, to the Quick Stop and got a battery and when he got back home she was dead.  She was my age and one of the finest women I ever knew.  Just did for all the older folks, made wonderful food, baked her own bread, quilted, just did everything you can think of for her family and friends and now she's gone.  DD lives in that town so she made some lasagna and took it to the house.  She thought of that herself - I was impressed.  DD was in the same class as this woman's daughter and they were friends but that was also over 25 years ago.  I have been buying new bras, Jan.  I got measured at Dillards and now find I can get bras more places since I've gone down in around size from a 42 to a 38.  That really helps selection.  I will come and check out your store soon.   I made a great quesidilla last night using whole grain tortillas, corned beef, sauerkraut, swiss cheese and a tiny bit of thousand island dressing.  Was just like a Rueben sandwich and tasted really good to me.  Of course I couldn't even eat 1/2 of it but I enjoyed what I had.  I like savory tastes more than sweets.    Tammy, I'm so proud and happy for you.  You've done a great job with the diet and smoking.  Way to go, girl.  We'll all be praying for you on Monday and before then for peace and release of anxiety. Janet, you are doing a great job mothering.  I know how hard it is.  I look back and can see mistakes I made but all in all I did my best and she's a wonderful woman.  All we can do is the best we know how and with the good Lords help we make it through.  I'll keep you in my prayers. Mel, I'm thinking of you and praying recovery and peace for you.  Keep your chin up - hides those double chins and makes us feel better too!!!  Love you. I hate calling out any of you personally because then I feel bad for those I can't write to personally but please know that my senile brain prays for you all, no matter if I write a note to you or not.  I love everyone on this wonderful site. I'm going to be putting up some new pictures soon.  John took some Tuesday but I think they are too dark so I may have him do some more.  I think I'm looking a little haggard in my face but believe that may be a phase we have to go through as this loss gets redistributed.  I am still not in a normal BMI, need to lose about 15-20 more pounds I think.  Will reevaluate when I see Dr. Edwards in July. Hugs and love, Lana

I thought I would try and post each day. I really like to read everybody's post but usually don't feel I have a lot to say.

I am a very private person by nature, and it's not easy to talk on here about my private life. I know that probably sounds screwy to some of you, but that's just the way I am.

I have a lot of back pain everyday just as Janet and some of the others do. I sleep with a heating pad everynight. My doctor has me on Flexiril but I can't take Ultram because I take Celexa and both together causes seizures. I usually just take my Skelaxin and Darvon and go to bed for relief. I have felt here lately that I have not lost enough weight in the 9 months since my surgery. I have lost 114 pounds and went from a size 28 to a 14. But somedays it seems like I should have done better. Although I did calculate the percentage of my excess weight that I have lost and I got 73% so I guess that's pretty good. I do hope that I can lose another 36 pounds and then I will have lost 100% of my excess weight. I can't walk as much as I used to because I am having a major pain problem in my right hip. They have x-rayed it but can't seem to find the problem.  I have osteoporosis and I have Fibromyalgia and DDD in my spine as well as arthritis. They say my spine is really bad and the only option I have left is to have spinal surgery. Most of the females in my family have the same bone problems I have. I have 2 sisters that have had multiple back surgeries, 1 aunt and 1 cousin. None of them can really say that they are better, in fact my cousin that had 3 back surgeries died at 38 years old from a post surgical blood clot that exploded her heart. So I don't think I will be having back surgery unless maybe I loose the ability to walk. I have not been doing things lately that I know I should.  I have never been able to get all my protein in and water is another problem. So therefore my weight loss has slowed way down. I am riding my ten speed instaed of walking it doesn't hurt my hip as bad and I did lose a pound this week. I have been having a problem choking down the vitamins that I have so Janet told me what she does and I went to Walmart last night and got what she takes and I'm going to start that regime and see if it makes a difference. THANKS JANET. I went to the doctor last week and had 9 tubes of blood drawn for my post bariatric yearly blood work and then they called me and said they didn't have enough so I went back yesterday and had 3 more tubes drawn!! I am curious to see if every thing is normal. TAMMY I would really like to meet with you and the other ladies after you have your surgery, maybe we could get together each month or something, that would be great. I'm praying for you to have an uneventful surgery and recovery and before you know it you will be like me and be 9 months post-op!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well maybe now I know what causes Janet to write a book each morning---------it's the vitamins she takes LOL I have only taken them once and look what I wrote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning OH Board,            Thought I'd drop in a minute to say hello.             JAN: Good for you on the job. I know how much better I felt after getting back to work, and after I get my arm fixed (I hope) from being a CNA at a nursing home I'll be able to get something a little less strenuous.              LANA:I'm sorry about your friends death.It's always such a shock when it's someone you know and it's so unexpected. I understand what you mean about not being a sweets person.I too love spicey and flavorful foods.That's my problem!They're so good that I gorge!              I'm glad to see the sun finally out.Iwas starting to wonder if it ever would come out again. My family is going on vacation June 11th to the 14th to Bull Shoals Lake on the White River and I sure hope it doesn't start to rain then.It seems everytime we try to go camping it rains.              I've been going through the board and writing in my OH folder all the recipes I hear you guys sending or how much protein,vitamins etc. I'll need.I'm about to go to my 4th visit (diet) June 8th. It has gone by fast. I'm kinda concerned about co morbidities cause I don't complain much to my pcp dr. cause I figured my knees and ankles hurt cause I was fat and my back hurt cause of these bosoms I carry around,so I never said anything much to him.Cause he would just say Lose weight, which I already knew,so I wonder if it's too late to start complaining now? I have asthma,my blood pressure has been high everytime I go to my pcp dr. but I'm not on any meds for it, I can't sleep on my back cause I snore so bad and I just can't breath and depressed of course. Anyhow, I'll take this all one day at a time and see where it leads.               I send out prayers to all and wish a great day to everyone.Tace Care and God Bless, Connie

 

 

Good morning to you all....It was nice to see the sun shining this morning on my way to work.  Yesterday was so rainy and gloomy it didn't help my mood but today is another day and I am feeling better.   Jan, congrats on the new job so glad that your liking it won't take long for you to get used to it and what alll goes on there.   I have never posted on this daily tread so I thought I would give it a try.  I do enjoy reading them but feel as though I don't have much to say especially since I haven't had surgery yet?   I am going to attend Dr. Hornbostel's seminar Tues. the 5th and I'm really looking forward to that.  I want to get my paperwork in asap so that I can get the ball rolling this waiting game is for the birds....lol  When I want something I want it now I'm not good at waiting so this process is really trying my patience.  I guess the saying is true "Good things come to those who wait."  I will try and keep that in mind when I get frustrated from having to wait so long on this.   I have been trying to do whatever I can to speed up the process and or make things a little easier for me.  I am currently on the Dr. supervised diet which my insurance company requires for 6 months I have 4 months left so by the time they schedule my surgery I should be good to go?  I am taking vitamins, eating more protein and trying to shed a few pounds to get my BMI down to a safer level for surgery.  I don't smoke so that's one less thing that I don't have to give up. My drug of choice is pop something I am working on giving up but it's very difficult that's my main problem right now that and eating breakfast which my dietician want's me to do every day 30-40 min. after I get up but that too is really hard for me I have so much to do when I get up and eating isn't one of them.  I have pre-diabetes which is called insulin resistance that is one reason I'm suppose to eat when I get up.  I sure hope that once I have surgery I can get off my diabetic meds, off my cpap machine, and arthritis meds.  I know since I have no thyroid I will never be off that medication but I can deal with that.   I went to last months KC Metro support group and really enjoyed that I learned a great deal and everyone was so friendly I look forward to going again on the 25th.   Well, guess I better get back to work.  Have a great day everyone.

Good morning Jan and OH peeps   YES!!! it's me can you actually believe it???? No school!!!!! so this am I woke up called MO bariatrics talked to Jennifer and left a message for Carrie. I have a feeling that I am going to get this ball rolling very soon. I am even more excited now than before. I feel I am getting somewhere!!!  I think I might be needing an angel soon so any volunteers will be much appreciated. Jan, congrats on the new job sounds as though you're really going to enjoy it. Take care of tha back and those legs. Sounds like your flower gardens are coming along. I have lots of new beautiful grass growing in my front yard it looks great. Colette, it is so good to see you on the board hope your puter quits giving you problems. Elizabeth, sounds like you are very busy with both jobs and all. Hopefully your job that has the hatefullness included will get better. I will pray for them to recieve some joy and maybe that will help. Tammy H, I will be praying that your results turn ot great and that you can get moving along with your wls journey. I have also been having to keep Columbia on their toes. Don't let them forget you keep calling. I waited almost a month and decided I am going to annoy the dickns out of them until they give me my appointment. I hope all goes well for you. Congrats on making it to the teens!!! I will say a prayer for your friend that she can let go and let God. I know it has to be hard for her. Janet, Hope your pool warms up soon so you can swim. Teenage daughters can be hard. Hang in there we aren't supposed to be their friends theres plenty of time for that later. I have an 18 yr old daughter 22 , 21, 19 yr old sons raising all three of them didn't take as much out of me as my one daughter boy it's hard. I had the same struggle with school with my daughter she graduated this year AMEN!!! Just hang in there don't give up. The reason she doesn't like you right now is because you won't let her get away with what her father let her get away with. Which sounds like just about everything. The fathers make it so hard on the mother and daughter relationship. Because if things get to tough at mom's just come to dads and daddy will make it all better. Don't give up it'll be worth it in the long run. Lana, I am so sorry to hear about your friend I will paray for you and her family. Sounds like you have some awesome memories of her. Hold onto those because that is what helps keep the memory alive. Breda, so glad you are posting. I know it is hard to post your personal things here but we are in the same boat here and what better place to be able to vent and share your pain than with people who understand you and have maybe went through the same things you are right now. Whats even better is here we aren't JUDGED. I feel comfortable for the first time in my life that if I wanna whine I can whine if I want to rejoice  can rejoice and I have people here who will let me whine and then when I am ready to rejoice they will rejoice with me.  I had back surgery and it helped me immensely. BAck surgery isn't for everyone though and I understand that. Mel, if you are reading this sorry I am just now finding out about your surgery. Hope you are doing well and I will be praying for your full recovery girl!!! Hope everyone has a blessed day. If I didn't address you personally it's because my brain isn't properly functioning this am. I will be praying for every person that comes to this site.  Take care Big Hugs Michele