One week from today!!!!!!

Afternoon everyone.... Well, the time is flying by now. I thought it was dragging by, month by very long month......now I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off. The new house is still in disaray, but I have a friend staying with me for a few days and she's helping me out. My mom is due in on Sat, so want to have some kind of order for when she arrives. I'm only working until Thursday at noon. I'm gonna take the rest of the time off, (mainly cause I don't want to catch any cooties around this place), and I'm going to work on my house a bit more, while I can. Then Monday I call for my surgery time and I do all that messy pre-op stuff. I just can't believe it. I have felt so defeated, so many times, throughout this process....but we all come to the same point, don't we? Surgery day! It does get here and it comes at our own special time. I had to wait, but several things happended during that waiting period which will make it much better for me during recovery and thereafter. And then there's my ANGEL................Kris. She called me last night and made me feel so good. She's so positive, even after a few complications herself. She will NEVER let me feel down, blue, scared or negative...and for that, I love her. She's an OH member from South Dakota, whom I met due to our scary mammo's around the same time, late last year. She's lost her weight and is at a lovely size 2 now, but she's such a joy. She's not pompous or belittling...she's a motivator and a happy wonderful person and she just made my day yesterday. I'm sure she will post when she calls and speaks with my mom after surgery. I'm so lucky to have her as my angel........but most of all, I'm so happy to have found such a wonderful friend. (We're going on a cruise when I'm nearing goal weight!!!!! MY TREAT KRIS!!!!) So here we go. I'm gonna be running like crazy this week, trying to get everything done. I'm not even sure I'm gonna be on again, so wanted to drop a line...or a novel, as it turns out. But I'm having a blast...how weird is that? I have never felt so excited, anxious, nervous and yet so calm, all at the same time. I feel alive and I feel energized by my prospects of the future.....I guess that's the feeling you have when you know you've made the right decision and all of your ducks are in a row. I'm at peace. I didn't feel that for many months....and I LOVE this feeling. I just wanted to share my happiness and excitement with you all. Think good thoughts for me next Tuesday. I thank you for all the support I've gotten here and I'll be back for more when I'm on the other side. The other side................what does it look like over there? ...must be like heaven, huh? Thanks you all........HUGS Shel P.S. TO SHANNON, JESSICA AND ELAINE (my surgery sisters)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUGS AND MY WARMEST WISHES FOR A VERY SPEEDY RECOVERY!!!! If we pass each other in the hall, and my rear end is hanging out of my johnny or I throw up on myself,.....sorry! I'm going to try to see you guys but I just don't know how I'll feel or what the regulations will be like......but I'm gonna try. Love you all!!!

Oh, sweetie, I feel the same, I have a thousand things to do in just over a week, I too am so excited and very calm...thought I'd be stressing..but I'm not. I have a checklist of everything to get done, and hopefully I can finish! My only sadness comes knowing there will be at least 3 days that my daughter won't be able to see her mommy! But I keep telling myself that this is going to be such a wonderful, and meaningful experience and that it will be worth every minute that I miss her. Because I'll be able to do things with her I could have never dreamed. I'm so ready for my new life to start, for the better person I will become. I truely feel like god has blessed me with this 2nd chance at life and I'm embracing it with every ounce of my being. I don't care what it takes. I have the most positive attitude I've ever had about anything in my life. I cannot wait until Thursday! As a person who has had low self esteem my entire life, even now knowing the surgery is within reach, I feel like a new person already, I walk differently! I too, wish you all the best of luck and hope that they let us see each other. Everyone remember to follow all of our instructions to the best so we heal quickly! And WALK, WALK.

Hi Shel- I am excited for u because u are the first of 4 of us to go through the surgery. Ur number 1!!!! I thought I would be nervous, but I really am not either. I thank god everyday for the second chance i am about to embark on. I cannot wait to have this surgery and start my new life. I also hope that at least one time during our hospital stay we would see each other in the hall walking but who knows!!! Hey Jesss, 8 days left and counting!!! Shannon

hi all im nervous and excited and i want to throw out a lot of clothes before i go in to savers i know that there a charity formed store and i may need them some day when in in between sizes. i heard a lot of good things about them when we are all loosers ill be walking the hall looking for u all and if u cant find me ill have my cell phone # 401339-6019 call me and ill hope were all on the same floor. to make it easier. ill work on monday. and then im off for a couple of weeks. to walk and rejoyce. all of u are in my prayers and were all going to be protected. i renewed my wedding vows on my birthday sunday and all my family was here so i was glad to spend the time with them. none of them know i said i was having corrective reflux sergery. and they were ok with that. so they are all heavy and ill be thinner at christmas when we all get to gether again. then ill tell them. lol bye for now ill be in touch soon elaine :angel : :angal:

YAY Shelli, I just replied to you in my other post. I am so happy that your day is finally almost here!! You will do great!! Keep us posted....can't wait to here your stories!!! You deserve the best!! Kristen D

Shel, My friend, I want to wish you the best of luck on your surgery, you were there for me and I want to be there for you...Please if you need anything just call me...I know I'm working so much now, that I haven't been around, but know that I'm always thinking about you and wishing the best for you. love ya, Teri