ON THE LOSING (HEALTHY) SIDE!

Wow! You are doing so great. So glad to hear it. Hope to see you soon. Love, B

THANK YOU, MS BARBARA ... I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW GREAT I FEEL FOR JUST HAVING MY PLUMBING REARRANGED! WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW EVENING AT MS SUSANN'S CELEBRATION DINNER. GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Oh my goodness!!! It seems like just yesterday that you were going to have your surgery. Now look at you....on the other side!!! And still with that awesome spirit of yours!! Keep us posted with all the details (like I have to remind you of that!!). I'll keep praying for your continued recovery and success!! Hugs, Dianne

NOW, MS DIANNE ... YOU'RE NOT HINTING THAT I CHAT A BIT MUCH ON LINE, ARE YOU? NOW, YOU CAN'T BLAME ME ... HOW MANY DAYS WAS I OFF THE PC? I ALMOST WENT INTO WITHDRAWAL! JUST COULD NOT HANDLE THAT ON TOP OF SURGERY SO I HAD TO F-O-R-C-E MY FINGERS TO GET BACK TO THE KEYBOARD! THANKS FOR YOUR SWEET WORDS ... I AM ABSOLUTELY FLYING ... SPEAKING OF "FLYING" ... A FUNNY SURGERY STORY ... ALL THESE DOCTORS COME IN & TELL YOU HOW THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE SAFE UNDER ANESTHETIC BEFORE THEY ALLOW THE SURGEON TO PROCEED ... THAT'S COOL. THEN THEY TELL YOU THEY WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING IN PRE-OP TO "RELAX" YOU ... BE REALLLLLLLLL HAPPY WHEN YOU HEAR THAT! THEN, THEY TELL YOU WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE IN THE OPERATING ROOM AS THEY PUT YOU TO SLEEP ... THAT THERE WILL BE SOME BURNING AS THEY INJECT THE ANESTHETIC INTO YOUR IV ... DON'T WORRY ONE ITTY BITTY BIT ABOUT THAT. THEY CAME IN & CHIT CHATTED WITH NICK & I ... LAUGHING IT UP WITH US ... THEN THEY GAVE ME A DOSE OF THE "RELAXING" JUICE & ONE OF THE DOCTORS, SAID, "OH, GIVE HER ANOTHER DOSE" & THE OTHER GUY PRETENDED TO DO SO ... YOU SEE, I HAD JOKED WITH THEM ASKING WHICH TUBE THEY WERE GOING TO INJECT SOME "LOGAN'S ROADHOUSE ICE TEA (A REALLY, REALLY GOOOOOOOOOOOD DRINK THAT JUST MELLOWS ME OUT WONDERFULLY). THEN, THEY START TO WHEEL ME OUT OF THE LITTLE PRE-OP CUBICLE & THAT IS THE LAST THING I REMEMBER ... NICK SAYS THAT I WAS GIGGLING MY FOOL HEAD OFF SAYING, "THIS IS G-R-E-A-T ... I'M F-L-Y-I-N-G" & AS HE TURNED AROUND TO GO TO THE WAITING ROOM HE COULD HEAR ME GIGGLING ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE PRE-OP ROOM TOWARDS THE SURGERY SUITE. I WAS OBLIVIOUS ... DON'T HAVE EVEN 1 LITTLE RECOLLECTION ... BUT, THAT HAD TO BE SOME REALLY GOOD STUFF! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Yeah---she's back. So glad to hear you are UP and about. You go! I can't wait to hear more of your story. And i am SO GLAD You got good care in the hospital.

YOU KNOW I COULDN'T STAY AWAY FROM Y'ALL FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, MS HEATHER! WELL, YOU KNOW ME, MS HEATHER ... IF I GOT A STORY, I GOTTA TELL IT! LET'S SEE ... YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT A GIGGLE HEAD I WAS GOING INTO SURGERY ... WELL, AS I WAS WAKING UP IN THE RECOVERY ROOM, I LOOK OVER & SEE THIS MAN AT A LITTLE TABLE WRITING AWAY & HE ASKS ME WHAT WAS THE LAST THING I REMEMBERED ... I CERTAINLY DIDN'T REMEMBER ACTING THE FOOL, SO I TOLD HIM JUST AFTER THEY GAVE ME THAT "REALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOOOOOOOOOOOD STUFF" ... I RAMBLED ON ABOUT HOW GREAT IT WAS & GOT TO LAUGHING ABOUT WANTING IT BOTTLED (TO TAKE HOME!) ... HE SAID I WAS THE POSTER GIRL FOR FANTASTIC RECOVERY ... &, IF EVERYONE WOKE UP AS HAPPY AS I DID, HIS JOB WOULD BE SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH EASIER. IT WASN'T EVEN A COUPLE MINUTES & THEY WERE WHEELING ME OUT OF RECOVERY & DOWN THE HALL TO MY ROOM. I WAS LOOKING TOWARDS THE LEFT AS ONE OF THE ORDERLIES WAS DOING SOMETHING ON THAT SIDE OF THE GURNEY. WHEN I LOOKED TO THE RIGHT, THERE STOOD MY HONEY ... POOR BABY WAS WHITE AS A SHEET. I FLASHED HIM A BIG SMILE & SAID, "WELL HELLO B-A-B-Y!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" & HE GOT THE BIGGEST SMILE ON HIS FACE & GRABBED MY HAND. WHAT A SWEETIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY GOT ME ALL SET UP IN THE ROOM AROUND 6pm ... BY 9pm, I WAS WIGGLING AROUND IN THE BED & FINALLY TOLD NICK THAT I JUST "HAD" TO SIT UP, SO HE HELPED ME OUT OF BED & INTO A CHAIR ... OHHHHH, THAT FELT SOOOOOOOO GOOD TO SIT UP! I TOOK A LITTLE NAP & AROUND 11pm, I TOOK MY 1st WALK DOWN THE HALL. NOW, DO NOT, NOT, NOT EVEN THINK YOU WILL GET ANY SLEEP AT NIGHT ... I DO BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE WAS IN MY ROOM EVERY HOUR CHECKING OR CHANGING SOMETHING. BUT, THEY WERE SOOOO SWEET, HOW COULD I GET IRRITATED AT THEM? NOT! SO, I JUST HAD TO TALK TO EACH OF THEM & THANK THEM FOR MY CARE! BY 4am, IT SEEMED LIKE THE ENTIRE STAFF WAS IN & OUT OF MY ROOM, SO I TOLD NICKY, "TIME FOR ANOTHER WALK" & OFF WE WENT. THANK GOD I DIDN'T HAVE GAS, GAS PAINS & NOXIOUS GAS AROMA, BUT THE FUNNY THING IS THAT I HAVE HAD THE BURPS EVER SINCE MY 1st WALK ... SO, IT WAS LIKE STEP, STEP ... BURP ... "OH, SCUZ ME" ... STEP, STEP, STEP ... B-E-L-C-H ... "OHHHHHHHHHHHHH, SCUZZZZZZZZ ME" ... STEP, STEP ... BURP, BURP ... "GEEEEZZZZZZZZZZ, EXCUSE MEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!" IT WAS CERTAINLY BETTER THAN TOOTING A CHOKING CLOUD OF GAS DOWN THE HALL, BUT EVEN NOW, MY BURPING/BELCHING COULD EMBARRASS JUST ABOUT ANYONE! I CAN BELCH ON WATER ... HOW DO YOU DO THAT? BUT, I'M REALLY GOOD AT IT! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

I'M SO GLAD YOU POSTED TOO. I KNEW THAT YOU WOULDN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOUR KEYBOARD FOR LONG. I'M GLAD YOU ARE DOING WELL. WELCOME TO THE LOSING SIDE!!!!!!!!!! APRIL

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MS APRIL ... I LOVE BEING ON THE LOSING (HEALTHY) SIDE OF LIFE!!!!!!! &, I JUST COULDN'T STAY AWAY FROM ALL MY WONDERFUL ONLINE WLS FRIENDS ... YOU ARE SOOOOOOO RIGHT ABOUT THAT! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Glad to hear you are doing well. Can't wait to join you on the healthy side!!!! --Kelly

WELL, THANK YOU, MS KELLY. YOU ARE ALMOST THERE, SWEETIE ... JUST A FEW MORE DAYS ... WE HAVE YOUR PLACE ON THE HEALTHY SIDE OF LIFE SET ASIDE JUST FOR YOU, SO COME ON OVER! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK