What's New-Wednesday!

Hey Kathi,  They gave me Loveinex injections while I was in the hospital.   I don't know about you, but I have two rolls of fat on my belly, one upper,  where the surgery holes are, and one lower, than my waist band.   That's where they put those other little itty bitty shots.  Not too bad, except now I look like a conect the dots puzzle.  Could be fun if I  had a little kid aroud with a marker.      I just crack myself up.

Too funny, Reggie! It's so good to see you on line and have your spirit so soon after surgery!  Good for you.....  Thanks for the support and I have a little girl around the condo complex and I'll let her connect the dots! I saw the needle and I didn't think it looked bad at all.....  I can do this.  I can do this.  I really can do this!  I want to do this...... Kathi

MORNING AIME AND OFF FAMILY!!!!

WELL WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL LIGHT SHOW WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF NOISE THIS MORNING ABOUT 3 AM!!!!! I LOVED IT!!! BANDIT ON THE OTHER HAND WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING!!!! HE WAS JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE GROWLING AND BARKING TRYING TO PROTECT ME!!! THE BROWN GRASS IS NOW TURNING A PRETTY GREEN HERE....TEMP DROPPED OVER 10 DEGREES ALREADY...WOW!!!!

WAS CALLED LAST NIGHT BY ONE OF THE CASHIERS WHERE I WORK...HER DAUGHTER IN LAW IS IN BIG TROUBLE...SHE HAS BEEN HAVING BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS FOR OVER 2 YEARS...THEY CAN'T FIND WHERE SHE IS LOSING IT FROM...BUT ANYHOW SHE IS LOSING HER BODY TEMP WAS WAY DOWN TO THE 80'S AND THEY DID  GET IT BACK UP INTO THE 90'S THEY WERE DOING SOME TYPE OF WORK ON HER AND SHE CODED LAST NIGHT....THEY GOT HER ON A BREATHING TUBE AND IS DOING BETTER NOW....NOT SURE WHAT ALL THEY ARE GOING TO DO TO HER YET BUT THEY WILL REMOVE THE BREATHING TUBE SOON AND SEE HOW SHE DOES....IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD AT ALL...SO IF YOU ALL WOULD SAY A FEW PRAYERS FOR HER I KNOW THEY WOULD APPRECIATE THEM!!!!

SO WITH IT ALL BEING SO NICE AND SPRING LIKE NOW THE HARDWARE IS BUSY AND I AM GETTING SOME EXTRA HOURS IN!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!! MONEY TO PAY BILLS AND MAYBE GET SOME GAS FOR THE CAR TO BOOT!!!! AND THAT WENT UP TO $3.49 YESTERDAY!!!!!! DAM GAS COMPANIES!!!!!!

LAST NIGHT I WENT WITH MY SISTER TO A SEMINAR FOR HER TO HAVE WLS.....THE DR THERE WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND SHE TALKED TO HIM AFTERWARDS....HE SAID HE SAW NO REASON WHY SHE CAN'T HAVE WLS...BUT...HE WOULD HAVE TO DO IT OPEN NOT LAP....ALL BECAUSE OF HER PREVIOUS SURGERIES FROM HER CANCERS AND HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE TO LONG FOR HIM TO DO IT LAP....SO SHE ISN'T HAPPY ABOUT THAT BUT LIKE I TOLD HER SHE CAN STILL GO SEE ANOTHER SURGEON AND SEE WHAT HE SAYS....AND OFCOURSE SHE HAD TO POINT OUT TO EVERYONE THAT I ALREADY HAD MY WLS AND LOST 140 POUNDS....I GOT OOOO'S AND AHHHHHSSSS FROM THEM ALL AND THE DR EVEN SAID I LOOKED GREAT.....HAD TO SHOW MY PIS'S THAT I CARRY WITH ME FOR THEM TO SEE MY BEFORE LOOK....LOL  SO I GUESS YOU CAN SAY THAT WAS A WOW MOMENT FOR ME.... ;) AND SPEAKING OF THOSE BEFORE PIC'S I SHOWED THEM TO SOME OF MY CUSTONMERS....THEY ASKED ME WHO THAT WAS....I SAID IT WS ME BEFORE SURGERY.....THEY SAID OMG IT DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE YOU ANY MORE!!!!! I SAID WELL LOSING 140 POUNDS MAKES ME LOOK DIFFERENT....LOL THYE ARE SO AMAZED ON THE CHANGE!!!! ;)

WELL I BETTER GET MY BUTT IN GEAR AND GET READY FOR WORK....MY BACK IS STILL KILLING ME BIG TIME AND I THINK TODAY WILL BE A SLOWER DAY SO THAT WILL HELP IT.....OH!!! MY RETIRED FIREMAN WAS FINALLY IN THE STORE THE OTHER DAY!!! I WAS STARTING TO WORRY ABOUT HIM BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN SO LONG....WELL HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A COUPLE WEEKS WITH HYPERTENSION AND MIGRAINS HE IS DOING OK NOW WITH NEW MEDS AND HE WAS TOLD TO STAY AWAY FROM BLONDES, BRUNETTES AND REDHEADS....I ASKED HIM WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO NOW...COLOR MY HAIR BLACK???? HE GOT A GOOD LAUGH OUT OF THAT ONE!!!!! BUT ANYHOW I AM HAPPY HE IS OK!!!

TO ALL THAT NEED PRAYERS YOU GOT THEM ALWAYS!!!! TO THOSE THAT NEED A HUG...ALWAYS THOSE FOR YOU ALL!!! YOU ARE ALL IN MY PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS NO MATTER WHAT THE CAUSE!!!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY OFF FAMILY!!!!

LOVE AND HUGS AND ALWAYS MANY PRAYERS!!!!

I had my surgery open, I am thankful for that. My scar is like 5 inches long and can hardly see it. I wanted my surgeon to be able to see everything in there that needed to be seen and not hiden when using the little cameras. That's my feelings on the subject.  A small scar or no surgery? I have a life now that I can live.... Hope she finds what she wants.  Scar tissue is hard to deal with on any surgery.

OH I UNDERSTAND THAT ABOUT THE OPEN W;S BUT SHE WASN'T TO HAPPY ABOUT IT....NOT SURE HOW SHE FEELS TODAY....BUT THANKS FOR YOR CONCERN...MEANS ALOT TO ME...WILL LET HER KNOW!!!

HUGS

judy-i chose open RNY as well- i wanted my doc to be able to really look around and feel- he actually held my gall bladder in his hand to see if it needed to come out-also you are under anesthesia shorter he told me... and the length of time under anesthesia should be a very big concern for her-not a scar! jmho...doc sounds like he is cautious and honest-- hope she listens... i had a bad experience with the gas that they fill you with for lap surgery when i had tubes tied in 1980-so i wanted open-my RNY scar is now 4 inches long- and there are very few  times i wish i had lap but i am not a bathing beauty!! it's all a personal choice but i think your sister needs to be open to open!!!!

LIKE I TOLD DARLENE I UNDERSTAND ALL ABOUT THE OPEN WLS BUT NOT SURE HOW MY SISTER FEELS ABOUT IT...HAVE TO SEE HOW SHE FEELS TODAY ABOUT IT....BUT THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT MEANS ALOT TO ME!!!

HUGS

Good Morning all, Have a cold so feeling a little peaked. Went to my WLS support group last night, it was OK. Not sure I will go back. Work is going well, I think I am getting into the swing of things. Supposed to go to dinner with co-worker that took over my old job. So we'll see how that goes. Got up at 4am again...this is getting old...if I could just sleep 1 or 2 more hours... Well, we are finally going to get into the 60s this weekend. We have had the 2nd snowiest winter in Spokane history. Last one was in the 1940s. Take Care all, Cheryl

Good Morning! Yippee it's Wednesday!  One more workday and I'm outta here. . .  yesterday was a looong day, hoping that today goes faster! Aime, I'm so happy that you have a friend who treats you with respect and that you get along and want the same things, that's a good foundation to build on and I certainly want you to be happy! Kathi, sorry you ran into a glitch, but you are closer to surgery now then ever before and it will happen soon and think of all the practice you've had towards healthier living by what you've been through already. Judy, prayers going out for your co-workers daughter and you make me laugh with your sense of humor. . . My grass is the greenest on the block where I live, and I'm sure it has to do with my friend Owen, who came over the weekend after I had my surgery back in October and redid the front lawn due to the fact that I had grubs, but it is so green and now I think I am going to have to spend some part of my upcoming weekend taking care of it, matter of fact, Owen is coming over to work on it on Friday or Sat, he is such a dear friend and he loves to garden, so I'll take lessons from him as I'm still learning about all this stuff, being a city girl most of my life. . .  in addition to the green grass, my seedum that came from Owen's yard last year, which I planted are growing nicely, as are my peonies bushes that I planted on Mother's Day last year, my Mother's, oldest daughter's and my favorite flower.   Anyway, today I am at work, tonight is a gym night and then it will be bedtime. Hope you all have a wonderful day and prayers and positive thoughts for all. Hugs, Laureen