Hello!

Hello!

   I am new to the message boards on here! I live in Portland but I am having my surgery over the river in Vancouver with Dr. Dally on 9/22/09. I am very excited and looking forward to chatting with some people who live near me.

Thanks for reading :)

Ashley

 

Welcome Ashley~

Congratulation on a surgery date and best of luck.  My best advice is be positive and get up and starts walking right away while you are in the hospital.

I am also in Portland, what a great city for walking.  If you are anywhere near the downtown area walking the bridges and water front is great exercise.  I am an early morning person and I do it at 5AM.  I walk from 5th and Market to the waterfront, and then I cross the Hawthorne to the steel bridge and back along the waterfront.  It is a nice circle and if you park on the water front and do the bridges there are of course no cross walks and can get in a nice smooth walk. 

Let us know how it goes. 

I'm with dr. jan on sept 3rd.  currently tryingto live through the milk diet lol.  Nice to see a few NW people on here!

Hi Shannon!

   How are you doing with the milk diet? What else are you drinking along with the milk? I Hope it gets easier as the days pass. Are you adding any flavor to the milk or just plain milk?

I am from southern Oregon.  I hope to have my surgery this month.  Insurance just approved.  It was good to see some positive posts, lately it seemed kind of harsh on some of the main posts.

   I had my surgery with Dr. Patterson in Vancouver back in April.   The nurses and staff were very nice and I was completely happy with my stay there.  I hope everything goes smooth and your recovery is quick.
                                                                       Angie