update on me

Sheesh, this board has been pretty quiet lately. What has everyone been up to? I have been working all week at both jobs, and look forward to the weekend. My step-daughter decided to make me a mother's day card instead of her mother, and that made me cry. We have a conflicting relationship sometimes, she's only recently come to live with my husband and I. I hear "You're not my mother, you're not the boss of me" from her mouth often, but it seems that our relationship is changing. Getting that card from her really made an impact on me. My dog had to get staples in his paw last week, he somehow cut it. It was bleeding everywhere, but he is doing better now. I have an appointment with Dr. Ryder next Friday, one week from today. I am excited, as I have heard a lot of good things about her. I have not had a cigarette in 10 days, and I have not had any soda in 10 days either. I am finding that I am not missing either one that much. I am using nicorette, but plan on cutting down on that soon. I use about five pieces a day right now, but for some reason I have already had about five today.....hmmmm Well, I hope all is well with everyone else. Have a great weekend

Hi Kristen, that's wonderful about your stepdaughter. I'm so happy for you. I went through that as well with my stepdaughter, and now she is my daughter...she is 19 now and pregnant and I'm very proud of her. I saw Dr Ryder today for my post op appointment, she said i'm doing terrific, I've lost 28 lbs in 3 weeks and she said i'm right on track. Everything else is good...I can go on soft foods now, but I'm still having trouble keeping them down. I just have to figure out how much is too much. Congrats on the soda and cigarettes...I hope you have better luck then I did. I'm still not drinking soda but I miss it... Have a nice weekend, Teri