WOW!! WHAT A RIDE!!!!

Hi Everyone, Sunday, April 15, 2007 I hope y'all haven't forgotten me, it's been sooo long since I have been on the board. Life has been a whirlwind! Just to cover a few, My mother-in-law had a bunch of mini strokes. I am the one that takes her to weekly Doctor visits, Then on St. Patrick's Day We had a kitchen fire! My husband Dean got second degree burns on his hand and arm, our kitchen was a total loss and smoke damage through out the house, but we are counting our blessings, He could have been burned a lot worse and we could have lost our whole house. ME ~ I had my 47th birthday this past April 6th (Good Friday) and in 2 days on April 17th I will be celebrating my one year surgiversary! WOW! It's hard to believe it's been a whole year! I'm very happy with the weight loss. My goal was to loose 100 pounds by my one year mark. I have surpassed that! Since surgery day, I have lost 165 pounds as of yesterday!! I also hit my goal weight of 155 when I was 11 months out. I now weigh 153 pounds! On surgery day I was wearing size 3, 4 and some 5X's I now wear ....... ....... a size 8! This surgery, with God, Dr. Ross, my family and friends has given me a new life. I see Dr. Ross for my One year visit on April 26th No matter what kind of little problems I had along the way, it was worth it all!! I'm still having a little problem, (((not from the surgery itself but from ME not using my TOOL right))) I get sooo busy doing things and helping others I forget to get in all of my protein and water, thus the results ... This past week I passed out and when my son got me to come to, my left arm was numb, I MEAN DEAD! You know if you popped a barbe doll's arm off? Well, all of that was as numb as could be, it felt just like when you sleep on your arm and it goes to sleep, only it starts tingling and then wakes up, only my arm didn't wake up!! I could bend it, wiggle my fingers, but when I went to pick up my coffee & protein drink, the cup fell to the floor. The next day my family Doctor did some blood work and made 10 x-rays! They seen nothing, so I go for a MRI Mon. morning. All the feeling came back yesterday, (THANK YOU LORD) It lasted 3 days, Dean & Jessie would pinch me hard and I felt nothing! They still want me to have the MRI to see what was or is going on. I'm sure I must have pinched a nerve or something when I passed out. Please pray all is well with the MRI, I'm always afraid when they do MRI's they will find something like cancer, brain tumor or something. Yes, I know, I'm always such a big worry wart! BUT... I am going to try ....... NO, no trying about it, I WILL get in all my protein and water. I have come waaaay too far and feel waaaay tooo good to let myself die from my own doings! Dean & Jessica are also DRIVING ME CRAZY asking me at least 20 times a day "How much protein have you had so far? Where's your water bottle?" So as my daughter says ... "It's all good" I'm looking forward now to some skin removal. My back hurts none stop from all this loose skin on my stomach. UGH! It's been a wonderful whirlwind of a year with many. many, many more blessing than problems. GOD IS IN CONTROL!! Amen?! I Love you all! Debra