Saturday whats new revue

good morning everyone, happy weekend!!

hope everyone is well, i have tried to read all the posts from the last few days,
and i know that many of you need special hugs, and warm thoughts.

well the reason i havent been around much, is that my husband had  his
colonoscopy this week, and we did not get a good result.  the doctor suspects
a rectal carcinoma and now we are waiting for his biopsy to come back.  he is
having a cat scan on monday, and will see a surgeon the week after,  he is just
devastated and i am trying to keep his spirits up. 

on the bright side, mom is doing somewhat better, and that is a relief, but my
sister and I will meet with the healthcare staff later this coming week, as mom
will at some point have to move from the independant living apartments, into
an assisted living apartment.  that in itself will be a project.

so anyway, im turning to all of my OFF family to cry a bit,  i wish i could cry
for real, it might release some of my pent up tension.

i also saw my gastro doc this week, about the discomfort i have been having for
awhile, and he thinks it could be scar tissue from my hysterectomy 2 years ago,
and the weight of the extra tummy skin hanging over it..  has given me some thoughts
about maybe talking to a plastic surgeon at some point about a tummy tuck,  of course
that will have to wait till we get thru my moms crisis and hubbys surgery.  im just plain
scared of the tummy tuck procedure, plus the thought of another surgery in my life
is not a good one right now.

hugs to all in need, warm thoughts for everyone

be safe and well, jacki

jacki...good morning!
gosh; your raining and pouring seem to be occurring together...i know that this part of taking care of your mom has been draining enough and now throw in this scare for your hubby...all i can do is send healing thoughts and prayers..and big hugs for you....you may cry on us any durn time you need to...i am like you , tho,i can't get the tears to come for real and soemtimes i truly think that they would help--just to let them out and cleanse...we keep doing..and plugging along...and we tend to let ourselves slide- you will think about a tt but not til after you deal with mom's issues and hubby's surgery or whatever to come...typical of so many of us...i am NOT demeaning you or slamming...please know that i say this because we all tend to be this way - too accommodating to our family and neglecting ourselves--maybe some of us that is part of why we became obese...

sorry- i guess i should have just said that i was sending hugs and prayers and not tried to go on...not sure if my tongue got wrapped up in the typing or if i am making sense?yet; i feel a strong desire to reach out and wrap my arms around you this morning and just hold you.....please take comfort and know you can "dump" on us- or at least me- any time....pm if you'd like as well!

i'm barely awake-noit sure why i'm up but wanted to chime in personally here for you- will stop back later to add to the thread.

thanks margo, i so hate to "whine" as so many of us, including you my dear
have so many issues in our lives.  but i do need to talk about this or i will
go crazy.

hugs, and have a great day

jacki

Jackie, I am sorry for all you have to go through. I am glad to hear your mom is on the upswing even if only a little. Come & wine all you want, I find this is the only place to do that.
Take care, Nan

Jacki   I dont have any wise words to help you any.  I can offer warm thoughts and many prayers for all you are dealing with right now.

its now 7 am and the assisted living just called, they think my mom had a stroke
and they are transporting her back to the hospital

im headed out any minute, all i can say is sometimes life SUX big time

thanks for all your good wishes, in advance

hugs, jacki

ill post again when i can

Jacki,

Special hugs for you today. Let us know how we can make this hard time easier.

Annette

Jacki, please know we're all here for you. Nothing like a group of girlfriends (and an honorary "girlfriend",George) to help you through the rough spots. Sending gentle hugs to you, your mom and husband.

I'm thinking if the excess skin is causing you this type of trouble might it be covered by your ins? Just a thought.

Nothing new here except it's my Friday. Went for a very long walk with the salon owner yesterday. We both had cancellations and decided it was a perfect day for a walk along the AR river. That's 4-5 days of walking!  I'll have a break in my day today as well, so I might get another walk in, but probably won't take the time to drive down to the river....just go around the neighborhood again.

Okay. Off and running.

Jacki, please keep us posted about your mom. I know you must be so worried!

Good Morning Jacki and everyone else.

I'm sorry you and your husband are going through so much at this time.
I hope all turns out well for your husband.  I know how stressful it is waiting.  My thoughts and prayers go out to you,

So far as the Tummy Tuck....I just had one 2 months ago.  Not so bad and I LOVE the results!!!  If you have questions or want to chat about plastics I'm kind of being a pro at it so I'd be happy to share info and experiences with you.  PM me and I'll give you my phone number if you want to chat.


I hope for a peaceful quiet day here....been a little rocky here this past week.  I hope things improve or things will just have to change.  If only I could get him to talk about stuff....ugh!

So I faced the music and got on the scale after my horrible 4 days of eating off plan.....as I thought I'm up 5 lbs.  Now, I'm not making excuses but I do think about 1.5-2 lbs of that is swelling.  I've been doing more exercise this week and the more you walk or exercise post-op with lower body plastics the more you swell so a little might be that but I know most of it is from last weekend.  Whenever I have more than a glass of wine I gain 2 lbs overnight.  This is why I so rarely drink it. I'll be counting calories for sure this week and I'll do like Marti and write everything down.   I am very disappointed that the scale is up but I've decided not to dwell on the negative....I had my 15 min "I'm an idiot" talk with myself and now I'm done.  :-)

We are off to buy a new mattress and sheets today.  The bedroom set will be delivered next week and I was talked into down sizing from the King to a Queen so I need new sheets.  Now I've got beds of every size in the house....

I hope everyone has a wonderful day.
Best wishes and hugs to all
Ruth

Jacki,

I hope things start looking up soon.  Stress always comes in an abundance, and I wish you the very best.

I haven't been on these past few days.  I had a stomach virus and then strained my knee on the treadmill while working out vigorously.  NEVER would I have thought that I would have an injury due to working out - lol - but guess I overdid it a bit, pushing the incline to 9 and speed to 3.2 on the treadmill. 

Today, I'm planning on attending a "pouch party" in Maryland which should be interesting.  Someone is preparing healthy Italian dishes....I can't wait.

Well, I'd better get back to work and finish up the stats.  Have a GREAT weekend everyone!

Debbie