Good Morning Everyone

Hey there Msssss Cindy..so what's up with this? I gotta get on the board more often, but I have been soooo busy. Don't worry about what someone says or feels..remember you have the right to come here and tell us how you feel that day and they have the right to speak out too..those of us who have read your post for a long time know you are a happy, lovely lady. I read it and I didn't see anything that was upsetting...I did keep an emotional journal when I first went through my surgery, OIY to see what having surgery and anesthesia not to mention just getting tired of the pain or being uncomfortable does to us!! If I can ever find the time I am having Dr. Martin (love that guy) do my surgery too..so get ready to read my emotions when I do.. by the way I am really jealous of all you folks with grandchildren out there..I want one of those!! my son married 6 yrs but his wife is in school, they will wait until she is done with nursing..my daughter just got engaged last weekend, her bf is leaving for Iraq, he is already at the base where he will be shipped out from. So she and I will be spending lots of time preparing and planning a wedding..oh boy yet another event for me..this time I am paying the bill though..yikes! anyway off track there. Just wanted to say hi and tell you to vent away girlfriend, besides it makes us all see that going through this is not a piece of cake... Brenda

I was going to stay away for awhile,but when I saw your reply,I couldn't. I thank you for all your support. You have helped me through alot. I read my post again and I couldn't find anything to abnormal either. I guess I just set her off some way. You will get your grandbaby. Once they start coming they don't seem to stop lol. I need another girl,I only have one. 5 boys and one girl another boy on the way, I love it though. I have so much fun with them all now. Good luck to your daughters boyfriend and we will have our special prayers for the two of them.I loved planning my two daughters wedding and yes,paying isn't so much fun. Please e-mail me so I can get your address. I need to mail you something. Thanks,you are a good friend, Love,Cindy

I was going to stay away for awhile,but when I saw your reply,I couldn't. I thank you for all your support. You have helped me through alot. I read my post again and I couldn't find anything to abnormal either. I guess I just set her off some way. You will get your grandbaby. Once they start coming they don't seem to stop lol. I need another girl,I only have one. 5 boys and one girl another boy on the way, I love it though. I have so much fun with them all now. Good luck to your daughters boyfriend and we will have our special prayers for the two of them.I loved planning my two daughters wedding and yes,paying isn't so much fun. Please e-mail me so I can get your address. I need to mail you something. Thanks,you are a good friend, Love,Cindy

Good Morning Sweetie Pie, I am looking forward to all three of my girls getting married someday.. But not one of them are even dating right now. They are all so wrapped up in work/school/ concerts that they dont have time for a man in their lives. I guess I am not setting a very good example. I let my good looking bluegrass man get away because my life is so crazy busy. I have to slow down and find some time to date all these men who are chasing me now. ROTFLMTO... The T stands for Tushy... In my small town most of the men are drunks, chain smoking, toothless and deadbeats. Not exactly the kind of guy I want to date. ARGH.. Well I have to go. I have a problem with my AOL and have to have the tech talk me through fixn it. I am a complete idiot about these things and dont understand half the things they tell me to do. All they said is my AOL is corrupted and needs to be deleted and reinstalled. But the steps to getting there confuse the heck out of me. I betcha our Vicki could have me fixed up in a jiffy. Love and Hugs to all. Laura

Dearest Cindy~~ I understand completely where you were coming from!! I did not see your post as a pity party... just an expression!!! that IS what this board is for!!! I have asked myself a million times HOW did I get SO FAT??? yeah... Food WAS my "friend" for a long time... I too have suffered major depression since 1996. (Actually I think I had depression long before that... I have been under treatment since 96) I still have days when I am depressed... when the smallest thing that goes wrong will get me SO down in the dumps. I too plan to have plastic surgery. I want a tummy tuck and a breast lift... maybe the arms... maybe the thighs... this will come after I hit my goal I have already seen one doctor for a facial area consultation... my hooded eyes & the under eye bags... eeew... that is a hereditary thing!!! THEY have to GOOOOOOOOO LOL Vanity? well in SOME folks eyes... yep... it may be. (the last time I looked... I still live in the USA, and have a right to do as I please as long as I am not harming others) I guess I want to look as young as I feel. My hubby & kids are behind me all the way on this!!! I am so glad I had the surgery!!! I have lost almost 80 pounds since last February. My BP is NORMAL... hadn't been in about 15 years!!! I am very active!!! I feel like a ZILLION bucks!! I STILL have folks that criticize me because I HAD the WLS!!! Oohhhhh I "CHEATED"... I "took the easy way out" Yeah..., right... So, Cindy... if you are having a bad day... or need to vent a bit... DO IT!!! some of us care! You are always there for us!!! and that we will never forget! love, Deb

Thank you so much Deb. You always have kind words to say. You look wonderful and I know how happy you are. I think the depression thing is the pits. I always thought if I were thin that it would definately go away. It doesn't work that way does it? I feel a ton more confident in myself is so many other ways which is such a great thing. I just have do deal with the other feelings. As far a PS goes ,its up to the individual involved. I feel I came so far in this journey I want to go all the way. Right now its hard to say when I am still recovering lol. The arms were not hard, my tummy hurts the most. I went to see Dr.Martin(great doc) yesterday and he said I had a fluid build up and he drained it. Boy did that help the pain. I will be well worth it in the end so I will deal with this too. Thank you so much for writing me and supporting me . You too are a good friend I have met through this site. We will make it Deb, we have come along way together,Love,Cindy