Pipier Update...

Hey all- I have been dying to hear from Piper for about 2 weeks now and I finally got an e-mail from her tonight- here's a snippit from her e-mail. PLEASE continue to pray for her. It seems like the second surgery has really set her back. I need my at 100% because, well, she is my friend and I want her to suceed and two, she is my and I have surgery in 34 days!!!!! She has lost a great deal, including what was put on her while in the hospital so she has come a long way. Thank you for caring so much about my Piper's e-mail to me: "i haven't been on the computer much at all. still feeling blah but each day a little better. i feel so strange. not myself. i haven't been sleeping well at nights, i'm guessing its the hospital routine that has me out of whack. i have been trying to lie down in my bed for a few hours each night. still the comfort comes from the recliner. although last night i went to bed and slept til 5am ! i was elated. when i wake up in the mornings my stomach feels strange.....not sure whether it is just emptiness or a little nausea. i have started nibbling on a soda cracker to stop the strangeness. it seems to help a little. all the foods that i have eaten seem to do pretty good. i am a fanatic about getting in the protein. i have eaten lots of chicken and tuna and eggs. i'm still not cooking....jim insists on fetching dinner every dinner night. bless his heart. we are lucky to live a mile from a strip that has just about anything you want. i had a doctor's appt. last thursday. got my staples out. the incision is worrying me because there are two places that are open and it leaks quite a bit. dr. husted didn't seem to be concerned about it. he just said keep the area changed at least 3 times a day. oh well. i still have the tube in my side. he said he will take that out next week on the 23rd. i hope by then i can start swimming. i just feel that's what will help me heal. i love swimming. oh yea, the whole reason for going through this.......how much did i lose......i have lost 30lbs. but if we want to include the 25 they put on me in the hospital then i could say i have 55lbs. i have been walking down the driveway (1/4 mile) every other day. it's not a lot, but hey i couldn't even walk 2 weeks ago. lol i was also given permission to drive so i have been out a couple of times on short errands. " She needs our encouragement so please continue to post on her surgery page. She is getting the messages and needs all she can get. Thank you all for your support. I know she appreciates it and so do I. I can only think of how I am going to feel in 34 days!!!!! Love to all you LOSERS!!!!!!!!!!! Bryna Piper's Here's Piper's page for posting- she really needs the encouragement: http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/status.phtml?N=b1104147362