update
Well, here it is months later and I am feeling a lot better. I am now eating some solid food. What I mean by solid is potatoes and cream of wheat and some egg yolk. I am holding it down and not feeling much pain. I am still using the tube feeding but he changed the formula to a less caloric feeding. So, I am not gaining by leaps and bounds like I was. Man, I was putting on five pounds in a week. They were wanting me to do that, but geeze. I am up to 140 and holding. I hope that is where I will stay. If all goes well, I am having the revision over spring break. They will basically make me a new pouch and remove any and all of the ulcerated parts. I will be so happy to get rid of this pain. The doc said I will always live on Priolosec or one of those types of medications and carafate, but hey, I will be able to eat. Right?
I am back to running and doing some biking. Well, on the pretty days. My dh has been so worried about me that today when he gave me my valentines things, he said, with tears, I never thought we'd have another year together. That is sweet, but I told him he worries way too much.
Speaking of Valentines day. He and I made an agreement that we would make our dinner together and not spend any money on each other. So, I got him some ground round, he loves his burgers) and made up his favorite burger recipe and made him fried potatoes and made me some really good potato soup with a little of his burger grease on top, and we were eating with candles and everything and he pops out this little box. I said, now wait a minute, and he says, open it, and so I open it and there's a key, and I say, what is this, and he says, look on the bottom of the box, and there's a clue. Long story short, he sent me all over the house until I finally ended up in the grands bedroom and in the closet behind poster board was a huge freakin' jewelry box. Now, here's what I've been wanting for every. One that I could hang all my cheap ass crap in and there it is. But, he also gave me a beautiful bracelet to match the necklace he bought me for my birthday. Girls, I cried. So, he didn't play by the rules, but at least I know he is listening to me. He also got me a teddy bear, which is traditional for us.
okay, that's my update. Well, I've got more but it would take twenty pages to really update. I am alive, getting well, fat and sassy. I guess you cannot beat that with a stick.
I am back to running and doing some biking. Well, on the pretty days. My dh has been so worried about me that today when he gave me my valentines things, he said, with tears, I never thought we'd have another year together. That is sweet, but I told him he worries way too much.
Speaking of Valentines day. He and I made an agreement that we would make our dinner together and not spend any money on each other. So, I got him some ground round, he loves his burgers) and made up his favorite burger recipe and made him fried potatoes and made me some really good potato soup with a little of his burger grease on top, and we were eating with candles and everything and he pops out this little box. I said, now wait a minute, and he says, open it, and so I open it and there's a key, and I say, what is this, and he says, look on the bottom of the box, and there's a clue. Long story short, he sent me all over the house until I finally ended up in the grands bedroom and in the closet behind poster board was a huge freakin' jewelry box. Now, here's what I've been wanting for every. One that I could hang all my cheap ass crap in and there it is. But, he also gave me a beautiful bracelet to match the necklace he bought me for my birthday. Girls, I cried. So, he didn't play by the rules, but at least I know he is listening to me. He also got me a teddy bear, which is traditional for us.
okay, that's my update. Well, I've got more but it would take twenty pages to really update. I am alive, getting well, fat and sassy. I guess you cannot beat that with a stick.
BTW, when did this thing start sharing. I don't want my stuff moved from one place to another. I mean, what is that all about. I have facebook, but I only use it for my freshmen comp students and I have myspace and do use it for stuff and I have google wave and all of this stuff needs to stay non connected. My gosh. I really believe as small as the world is becoming with all this technology, the less we are as individuals and the less privacy we have.
Golly, I'm sooooo glad to see you, you've been on my mind lately. Great minds and all..lol
You've been through such a rough time, hopefully you'll be able to put all of this way behind you soon. I have to take Protonix, my acid reflux only left me for about 18 months after surgery. I've actually aspirated stomach acid three times while I've been asleep. NOT a good way to wake up, believe me! But, as you say, I can eat, no pain, maintaining and so on.
How sweet and wonderful of your husband for sending you on your tresure hunt! It's okay for husbands to not play by the rules all the time, but only when it involves jewelery. lol
Now, as far as the stupid "share' button, the way I see it, and I could be wrong, the only time anything is shared is when you actually push the button. So, if we all agree not to push the damn thing, we should still have the same amount of privacy we had before it was put here. Meaning, if someone wanted to cut and paste a post and put it onto some social network they could, now it's just easier to do.
Again, glad to see you hear and doing well. Keep in touch, K?
You've been through such a rough time, hopefully you'll be able to put all of this way behind you soon. I have to take Protonix, my acid reflux only left me for about 18 months after surgery. I've actually aspirated stomach acid three times while I've been asleep. NOT a good way to wake up, believe me! But, as you say, I can eat, no pain, maintaining and so on.
How sweet and wonderful of your husband for sending you on your tresure hunt! It's okay for husbands to not play by the rules all the time, but only when it involves jewelery. lol
Now, as far as the stupid "share' button, the way I see it, and I could be wrong, the only time anything is shared is when you actually push the button. So, if we all agree not to push the damn thing, we should still have the same amount of privacy we had before it was put here. Meaning, if someone wanted to cut and paste a post and put it onto some social network they could, now it's just easier to do.
Again, glad to see you hear and doing well. Keep in touch, K?
Susan
Hi!
Great to hear you are feeling better. Sounds like you have been through the wringer.
How cute is your husband? what a wonderful and thoughtful man. You and he are very lucky to have such a good relationship. It seems very loving.
Stay well...
Peace
Great to hear you are feeling better. Sounds like you have been through the wringer.
How cute is your husband? what a wonderful and thoughtful man. You and he are very lucky to have such a good relationship. It seems very loving.
Stay well...
Peace
Mary
I am on my way. What a ride it has been.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/Sharing
I am on my way. What a ride it has been.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/Sharing
I am so glad that you posted! I was debating on starting a call-out thread and thankfully, you beat me to it. Thankfully, because I was going to go WAY over the top... .
Sounds like you are generally doing well, and if the revision is over the break, you must still be working (well, teaching, anyway lol) through this whole mess. I do a proton pump inhibitor every morning, no side effects or oddities from it. I offered to quit it the last time I saw my surgeon but he said it is such a "benign drug" that he wants me to stay with it.
I'm thinking you had better keep that fella of yours, at least for a while. If he cleans up after the cat as well, you might as well write a no-cut contract.
Not much to report from the frozen north. They call it snow, I call it monotony. I still can't send mssages straight to you, just an OH thing, I think.
P.S. Did you read enough of the board to hear about the great schism? I don't know who you have to know to get invited to the "secret place". I haven't tried to get in, it's all I can do to keep track of one OFF gang.
Sounds like you are generally doing well, and if the revision is over the break, you must still be working (well, teaching, anyway lol) through this whole mess. I do a proton pump inhibitor every morning, no side effects or oddities from it. I offered to quit it the last time I saw my surgeon but he said it is such a "benign drug" that he wants me to stay with it.
I'm thinking you had better keep that fella of yours, at least for a while. If he cleans up after the cat as well, you might as well write a no-cut contract.
Not much to report from the frozen north. They call it snow, I call it monotony. I still can't send mssages straight to you, just an OH thing, I think.
P.S. Did you read enough of the board to hear about the great schism? I don't know who you have to know to get invited to the "secret place". I haven't tried to get in, it's all I can do to keep track of one OFF gang.
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