MIA (missing in action)

Hey There Jan

Good to hear all about you and hope to see you next Saturday.  We have been a busy bunch around here with surgiversaries of so many special folks.  My exciting news is that I will be having abdominoplasty on Dec 3rd.

arlene 

 

 

OMG Arlene, I am SOOOO excited for you and sooo jealous as well!!  That is so great!  My goodness things really worked out well for you and quickly I might add! 

I can't make the first Saturday meeting.  I'll be in Avalon for the weekend enjoying the water, chill of the air, and beauty of nature.  Please don't feel sorry for me LOL.  I am looking forward to getting away to relax!

Hey Jan,
  Welcome back.  I kind of drift in and out periodically and I went some time with no computer.  I had some kind of Axel virus that was not picked up my my virus protector.
  Anyway.....what's the scoop on the Saturday meetings.  PLEASE FILL ME IN!!!!!.   I'll go to those.
Gail

PS...love your new picture for your avatar.  I got to get me one of those darn digital's...LOL

Gail,

The Saturday barix meetings start this coming Saturday, Nov 1.  It will be on the FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH.  This is to go along with the second Tuesday pre op meetings and 3rd wednesday post op meeting.

They are open to all - pre op to post op.   They will run 4 hours.  The first two hours you will be broken down into stages:  pre op-6mos, 6 mos-12mos, 12mos+, lap bander there is talk of a guys group as well.  Breaking into smaller more focused groups will hopefully allow better one on one and intimate support.  Then after that the the smaller groups will converge into a large group.

Shauna (Shaunainharleysville here on the boards) Dohble will be the main leader - and then each smaller group will have their own leader.  I'm not sure who is doing what group but I believe Beth, Katie, Laureen, Susan and a few others are the leaders of those groups.

I won't make it to the first one as it is moving day but is something that has been much needed by the support group who attends barix as especially the Wednesday post op groups are pretty big.

Pam

Hi Gail!  Sorry you didn't make it to the OH event earlier this month.   Well Pam filled you in on the Saturday meetings.  We must thank Dennis for getting these together.  Our Wenesday nights meetings average around 80 people or more and so many more people want to come but can't since it's held on a weekday evening so Dennis was able to get the go ahead or Saturday meetings along with the suggestion of having them for the various stages of WLS.  It will be great I am sure!Hope you get to come.  I won't be at the first meeting but plan to be at future ones.

  I don't think I can make this weeks because I'm supposed to to call.  I'm going to see if someone will switch with me.  I would love to attend.

Welcome back Sr Jan! You were missed! Glad all is well and hope to see you at a meeting soon :)

Thanks Stephanie!  I missed the Wednesday meeting this month and won't be at the first Saturday meeting in November.  I am hoping to catch the Wednesday meeting on the 19th,

Jan

I was just thinking about you the other day and now here you are! Glad to hear things are calming down for you but isn't it amazing when we get busy stressed that we have the energy tese days to deal with it rather then have it kick our butts because we are in better condition.
 
Hope to see you soon! Till then be safe.

Hi Beth.  Thanks!  You're right I do have the energy to get stuff done but I did notice that Iwas sometimes falling asleep earlier in the evening.  That's when I kicked my butt and made sure I was getting in my multi-vitamins.  I knew it wasn't for lack of B-12 because I am faithful at taking my B's. For me it has been harder to get the multi and the calcium in because needing to take so many hours apart, with food, yada, yada, yada  I wasn't always remembering to pack them in my lunch!  Am doing that now for sure.