Monday Monday So Glad to be!!!!!!!

Margo, I believe Marc is hunting this weekend, so if you want some help
let me know. That is if I don't have any kids.
Nan

would LOVE help--not sure about michael-and trying to not sound too excited when he says he'll stay home!!!!

i have coffee there!!!!!!!!!!!!!
will touch base!

Margo....my vote is in that you go alone...you WILL get more accomplished...you could use the break too!!

I beat you up this morning 3:10 AM.....what is with these crazy sleeping cycles....aaarrrrrrrgggg!!

Love ya...hugs...connie d

Margo, do you have insomnia or are you supposed to get up at 4?

cassie-i had been getting up at 4 for a long time due to working extra hours- so--it's to break that habit i guess!

It *is* hard!  I get up at 5:30 a.m. during the school year to make sure my youngest is up and off to school.  She has chronic insomnia and will sleep through her alarm if she hasn't slept more than a couple of hours.  It takes one month or so during the summer to get out of that habit and before I know it, school's starting again, LOL.  Next fall, Kristin will be in college and I suggested she take later-morning classes!  Good luck breaking your 4 a.m. habit!

Hi guys.

I went back in the hospital a week ago and they gave me a tube feeding port.  It goes directly into my old stomach, I think, and I run continous feedings at night.  Then, during the day, I can drink water and eat clear liquid soup.  They dialated my opening again and said the ulcers look about the same but they are not bleeding so that's good.  Anyway, I also now have a port for extraparental, I think that's right, nutrition.  They give me lipids and something else through the IV. If all is well, which it should be, they will get me healthy and I can gain enough weight and get strong enough to have a revision to get rid of the ulcerated mess.  I am already gaining.  I am now 101 pounds. 

The tube feeding stuff is really gross smelling and since I cannot burp it up, I'm not really tasting it.  The first two they tried gave me extreme diarrhea and I did throw up over and over again.  Then they found a soybase one and a rice base one that works.  I just change them back and forth and I fill the tube with a antidiarrhea about once a day.  So, I'm good.  Each can has close to 1200 calories and I do three a night.  So, girls can you see my ass spreading. 

I hope the gain comes quick, they can fix me, and I can think about something other than staying above 100 pounds, finding clothes that fit that don't say Dora the Exporer on them, and not thinking about the pain.  Yes, I am going to beat this.  And, the surgeon said this is not related to my wls.  That I probably would have developed this had I not had the surgery but it would have taken longer to manifest.  Most people get ulcerative colitis in their intestine, I got mine in my stomach or in my pouch and that part of my intesting that is attached to the pouch.  It's a freak thing that happens so rare that they don't even have literature for it, but they will now. LOL 

My hubby said that I finally have color in my cheeks and the skin around my eyes isn't looking so dark, so I guess I am getting better.  Well, I'm off to get ready for teaching.  I'm sure my students are happy with me teaching them online and having research days, but today they get me live and in form.  LOL

have a great day

Wow Jeannie, you have been through the ringer! At least now they know what they have to fix. Hopefully you will be back to normal soon. Glad to see youn post as we have all been thinking about you.
Nan

Jeannie, so glad to hear from you.....been thinking of you often and wondering how things were going.   Glad to hear you are getting nurishment even if it's from a feeding tube....and wow up to 101 that's great girl....keep it going now so you can have the repair surgery.

Best wishes to you,
Pat r.

Been thinking of you lately.  Glad to hear you're gaining weight again.  I'll be thinking good thoughts for your recovery.
Jan