The NIGH****CHMAN - Tuesday 2/23
An easy day today. American Idol is on. I watch it because I can't get channel 11 on the office TV. Even so, I wouldn'****ch it today. Repeats, thanks to the Olympics. No****ching much of the Olympics. Probably because I am disappointed in how much is not live. I know most of the results before they are on TV.
Well, let me go get my lunch together.
Just so you know, you need to TAKE YOUR VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS and make sure you get your daily allotment of PROTEIN.
If you are new to the board, this link explains what the NIGHT WATCHMAN is (if you are interested). Otherwise, just read on, you will probably figure it out anyway.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/TX/4005415/The-NIGH****CH MAN-Thursday-and-a-plea/
Prayer requests are listed below:
Continue to keep your thoughts and prayers for the members of our Armed Forces serving around the world, especially during this time of increased awareness. Please thank God for these men and women every day. In addition, please keep the wives and family members in your thoughts.
PEOPLE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT:
Debra F.
Kat's (Iwannabethinnow) spouse
Kim's (tennysonkw) husband
MariPW
Nina
Vivian asks for Jonathan
Upcoming Surgeries/current hospitalization:
Brenda F. - Lung biopsy on Feb 4
Recovering from Surgery:
Jill is recovering from plastics.
Meggie - now home from the hospital
TXstepmomAG's mother is recovering from RNY surgery.
Other prayer requests:
Amanda N. - researching the various WLS available. May God help her to choose which is right for her.
George - prayers for Oleta's mother. Also, prayers for Bob who works for me on the part time job. He has MS and Mantle Cell Lymphoma. He is currently in the VA Hospital.
Gina L. - Praise that her brother is improving with the help of new meds! Her FIL, Gary, needs prayer due to he had a heart cath 2/22 and is in Congestive Heart Failure. His diabetes has taken a toll on his heart and kidneys. They are starting him on Dialysis and his prognosis is not good. Would like to ask for prayer for her son Jeremy and daughter Stephanie. Both are bi-polar and are not on meds. Stephanie is set to deliver her baby this Thursday(2/25). Her husband Bill has started a new trial of meds for his bi-polar disorder.
Jennifer - prayer for the sale of their house in San Antonio. They have made the move to the metroplex but still need to sell their house.
Jill - Her father is in the hospital, having difficulty keeping food down. He has graduated to liquids.
Karen the Papaya Queen asks we pray for her son and his GF and their kids. They lost the parental rights to the children, but the decision is under appeal.
Kim (tennysonkw) wants prayer that she will be a better example to her children in the future, and that God will grant me strength to endure, as her and her husband go through their personal problems. Her coworker Tara passed away. Prayers for the children left behind.
MariPW - prayers during a stressful time dealing with her job loss.
Michelle S. - Prayers for her Unlce Paul who is apparently in the final stages of Alzheimers. Also pray for her father, who is Uncle Paul's only surviving sibling. He is having a tough time.
Paul - prayers for Alice Cooper, a WLS individual who had back surgery recently.
Phyllis - Prayers for her as she is having problems in her life direction. She has contacted some people from her school days on Facebook, but some of the memories have not been pleasant. She is planning to go home to see her father (it's been 15 years) and it coincides with a school reunion.
Sarah448's son Jeremy had a car wreck (totalling his car) and recently lost his job also.
Vivian - Pray for her during the stressful time. She asks for prayer for Shawn. Also her other son Caleb has mono and strep throat.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
Larry & Alice Cooper are a very nice, retired couple in Atlanta that both had WLS (DS) with my surgeon a few years ago. They have been doing very well since their surgery, but, unfortunately, Larry emailed our group with some bad news last night about his wife.
Please keep them both in your prayers!:
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HI ALL,
ALICE HAD A BAD FALL RECENTLY AND BROKE HER BACK!
SHE HAS HAD EMERGENCY SURGERY IN ATLANTA SUNDAY BECAUSE #11 VERTEBRAE WAS CRUSHED AND HARMING THE SPINAL CORD, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED PARALYSIS. THE PROCEDURE WAS AN 8 HOUR SURGERY WITH A TEAM OF THORASIC SPECIALISTS AND NEURO SURGEONS. THEY HAD TO COLLAPSE HER LUNG FOR ACCESS, TAKE RIB #10 TO BE USED AS THE REBUILD FOR THE #11 VERTEBRAE THAT WAS REMOVED. AFTER REMOVING #T11, THEY USED CYLINDER AS THE "MADE #11, THEN FUSED #10, 11< 12 TOGETHER. SINCE THERE NEEDED TO BE A SURGERY BY THE THORASIC TEAM, SHE ALSO HAS AN INCISION OF ABOUT 12 INCHES.
SO, TO SUMMARIZE, IT IS LIKE HAVING 4 MAJOR SURGERIES AT THE SAME TIME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, SHE IS IN TERRIFIC PAIN AND WILL HAVE AT LEAST A 3 MONTH RECOUPERATION PERIOD.
THIS IS A VERY PAINFUL AND DANGEROUS PROCEDURE. I WAS HOPING SHE WAS THROUGH WITH ALL THESE SURGERIES, BUT, AFTER MORE THAN 30 IN THE THE PAST FEW YEARS, SHE, HOPEFULLY WILL BE ABLE TO COPE, BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.
KEEP HER IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )
Well, dad will be spending another night in the hospital. Doc just wants him to gradually get back to eating and monitor in between so the best way to do that is keep him there. They are also continuing to keep him tanked up with IV fluids as well as antibiotics through the IV. Mom said the doc told them there is evidence he has a slight tear in his esophagus from all the coughing he's been doing. Nothing they can do surgically as it doesn't need it - just time and NO MORE COUGHING! Obviously the antibiotics he's getting now will help. Apparently he has been able to keep down the "clear liquids" so gets to graduate to "full liquids" tonight. If he keeps that down, then tomorrow morning they will bring him either pureed or soft things to try. If that stays down, then hopefully when the doc comes at either noon or after hours, he'll be able to go home. Mom is starting to feel blah though so she's got some antibiotics she's taking right now too. Don't need her getting to the point where he is, that's for sure!
Definitely cold out there. No snow, but radar shows that rain/freezing rain line is very close here in Katy. My girls are hoping for snow! Sorry, not me. Been there/done that, I don't miss that crap.... Yeah, I'm a party pooper but don't care. It sucks when you've been shoveling for hours and then the damn snow plow slings all that crap right back where you've shoveled. Grrrr...
Hugs and blessings~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
