What's New Wednesday?

Oh my gosh- I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your Saturday Night Live picture! So funny! Julia

Hi Annette, hi all... Awake at 3:30am today...the  pain...the pain..(the plane the plane) I know; not funny. My chest hurts so so bad again. Don't worry not heart issues....been checked and rechecked. Docs think it is scar tissue and adhesions from esophagus surgeries and WLS. I am sick of it...I take hydrocodone but I hate to as as I become tolerant I have to up the dose and I am not doing that! whine whine whine...sorry just feeling pitiful today....Here's what the pain is like...maybe someone else has had this...If you have ever laid on your chest to sleep on a hard surface, like when camping, and then got up and felt that achy pain in the chest under the breast bone? It is a deep achy arthritisy feeling ache. Sometimes, I put a heating pad on and that is sometimes soothing...It is just frustrating to lose this weight, feel better and then...SMACK...hit this pain wall... Ok.. I'm done. First day of real work maybe...or at least not just sitting in a room listening to videos and how to transfer residents, policies etc...may actually get to social work today... Well, after I leave here won't be able to check in till tonight. Hope you all have lovely days... Cheryl

Good Morning, Annette, and Everyone! Scary at your house today, Annette.  I was thrilled to hear that all the kitty cats were accounted for and doing just fine.  Whew.. Good thoughts today for Joan's sister.  I hope it all goes well.   Spent yesterday pre-colonoscopy.  Hubby kept me distracted with his visit to the doctor.  Seems his incident over the weekend was an episode of his COPD flaring up.  Doctor cannot even hear his lungs it's all so bad.  Breathing treatment, review of inhalers, EKG, and chest x-ray all done yesterday afternoon.  Dr. has referred him to a Pulmonary specialist and wants more testing done on the heart.  It's all good as it was time for a more thorough physical.  Came away with a prescription for steroids and antibiotics.  He should be feeling better in a few days.  I'm ready for the day with whatever is involved in having a colonoscopy.  A dear friend is dropping me off before work and my son will pick me up and bring me home.  He wants to check on his dad anyway so that worked out quite well. Have a great Wednesday! Kathi

Good Morning Family,   I'm going to have a full day and have only a few more minutes before the bustling begins. I have a board meeting at the museum this morning and then we high tail it for Boston ( a 2 hr drive) in the rain. Then I see the PS for some office surgery...( he's blocked an entire hour for just me). He'll be removing some heavy scar area in my incision about 4-5 inches long just above and to the right of the middle line of my TT. and one little dog ear from the back of left hip (at the end of the incision). Ouchies will be again controlling my world...ughhh . Then I'm supposed to have desk duty tomorrow afternoon - I'm playing that one by ear and will decide in the morning if I'm up to it and the woman who does the scheduling is aware of the possibilty I might not be able to do it, so I'm not going to stress over that.  See you all later.  Hugs to be liberally applied to each an every one of you !!!!!! Take as many and as often as needed ! 

good morning!  rainy and dreary here but no where near what out west is going thru rox and i slept well- michael actually slept better too...we're up now and getting our coffee in pre-PT appt... i have officially begun the 5DPT and so far so good but i am only up 45 minutes !!!!! prayers to all who need and hugs aplenty!!!

Aw, beautiful Margo.....I almost choked on my laugher when I read your last paragraph "begun the 5DPT and so far so good but i am only up 45 minutes!" I don't know why that hit my funny bone....but I'm still laughing.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!

With much aloha!

Maui Karen

Good Morning My OFF Sisters & Brothers! It's a rainy day here in the NE and I had to drive to the train station 35 miles away since tonight is my WLS group meeting, but it will be great to see everyone and I'm feeling pretty good. Well I heard from the agency yesterday regarding that job and he decided to continue to work with the floater, supposedly told the HR person, who told the agency that I was more than qualified, but that given he is new and I would be newer still, that for the sake of getting familiar with things, he would do good to work with someone familiar with the firm who can help him navigate through things, which is something he had told me when we met, so nothing ventured, nothing gained and since I have a job that I am basically happy at, it was a nice experience and I am now on the radar screen both at the firm I interviewed with and with the agency, who both said they will be looking for another spot that I would fit in. Well that is about it today, wishing you all a good day and prayers and positive thoughts for all!

Good Morning Annette and everyone......quick check in is all. I am in a hurry this morning. I need to get in my car and go to meet a client soon...of course it is out of town...ugh!! I have a busy day!!  I also have a date tonight with someone new. Should be fun!  I hope all is well with everyone. Have a happy day and I will see you tomorrow. Hugs...connie d

MORNING EVERYONE....WELL NOT MUCH NEW HERE THIS MORNING...ITS CLOUDY AND STILL ON THE CHILLY SIDE OF THINGS....GOOD THING ITS SPRING TOMORROW!!!! WOOHOOO HOPEFULLY THE SUN WILL BE OUT THEN AND MELT THIS DIRTY LOOKING SNOW WE HAVE LEFT ON THE GROUND!!!!

WELL THE EXCITEMENT WAS IN THE PAPER YESTERDAY...SOMEONE WAS SHOT IN HIS KNEES BY 4 BLACK GUYS THAT WERE FOLLOWING HIM....GO FIGURE....DAM GANGS!!!!!!!!!!!! HOPE THIS ISN'T WHAT THE NICE WEATHER IS GOING TO BRING THE HOOD AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

WAITING FOR PHYLLIS TO PICK ME UP AT 1130 AND TAKE ME TO LUNCH....MEETING UP WITH SUE ANOTHER ONE OF MY SUPPORT GROUP SISTERS....GOT MY WALKING SHOES ON AND HOPE TO WALK THE MALL AND MAYBE FIND SOME GOOD BUYS IN CLOTHES...LOL LIKE I CAN AFFORD NEW CLOTHES....LOL  MIGHT END UP AT THE GOOD WILL THO AND SEE WHATS THERE TODAY.

MY COUSIN CALLED ME AT WORK YESTERDAY ASKING ME IF I WAS READY FOR A MASSAGE....WELL YEAH...BUT CAN I TRUST HIM??? NOT SURE...BUT THEN WHO CARES...LOL

STILL TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER PART TIME JOB AND NO LUCK YET...GRRRRRRR MAYBE THE MALL WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME??? I DOUBT IT....SIGHS....

WELL NOT MUCH ELSE IS HAPPENING HERE SO WILL SAY TTFN....HUGS TO ALL

Good morning!! I knoe half the day is over for most of you early risers. My boss is at afuneral this morning so I am spending some time will you. Gosh I miss having time to sit and relax her. I really do need all my OFF friends.    I got my "Mother-of the- Bride dress yesterday. It is beautiful!! But tight tight tight. I must lose 10 pounds fast! A couple months ago I joned this weight loss challenge here at work. The first 2 weeks I was in 1st place, the second 2 weeks I stayed the same and by the time the dang thing ended I was 8 pounds heavier than when I started,, Way To Go Jean!!   So now I have joined a "Biggest Loser Challenge" that area churches has started. I knew I was in trouble so I determined to go back to protein drinks and liquids for 3 days. I was so miserable, made it the first day and most of the second,I did find that I was able to eat much less after it and that was the point to shrink the pouch. But now yesterday I was eatting cookies again. Dang, My tool allowed me to lose 170 pounds, but now it is up to me.And it is Hard!   Chuck made a quick trip to Florida, flew down on Sunday got back last night with a 4 million dollar horse. I was hoping for some "Me" time while he was gone, didn't happen. I brought his 2 dogs to my house and it was like having 2 three year olds in the house. He called last night when he was a couple hundred miles out. I loaded up the dogs, their kennels and dodads and took them home! He hasn't called me today so he is probably POed that I wasn't standing there at his house in the middle of the night to greet him like the dutiful girlfriend. It would not even accure to him that I should be home getting some sleep because I have to be to work.   Well off to do paper work, I have my yearly evaluation tomorrow..BORING.. Have a fantastic , wonderful day