top of the afternoon to ya

boy did i sleep late.  of course i didn't go to sleep until 15 til 5. this was after a 2 hour nap from midnight or so until 2 something.  i finished my book though.  i hope everybody has a wonderful day today.  i plan on staying in my gown and relaxing. i went shopping yesterday. got a wonderful jacket.  it felt so great to try it on and look at my reflection and see how slim i have gotten thanks to my rny, my friends (you guys) and the support of family and friends here.  also my surgeon, dr. warnock, has been a great help. lol  i will post a picture later of my new jacket, it is sooooo cool.  have a great day.  vick

Must have been some of the sleeping in going around today.  I turned off the TV late last evening, opened my kindle to read some more of the mystery I am working on.  Next thing I know, it it 2:30 am and I am stiff from sleeping and bobbing my head in the recliner.  My tailbone and hips ache where they pressed into the chair.  Got up, took my bedtime meds and headed off to bed.  I went shopping Saturday too, found myself new bed pillows.  The new pillow worked wonderful, I don't think I flipped at all during the night.  Woke at 7ish with achy hips and tailbone.  Got up, ate some malt-o-meal with extra powdered milk for protein, chatted at Dennis for a few minutes and headed back to bed.  Dennis worked night shift this weekend, he joined me, I next woke up at 1 pm.  Guess my body was saying sleep woman.  What a difference this afternoon.  I am up, dressed and have some energy.  Working on the third load of laundry. 

Stay warm everyone.  Get some extra rest, it helps. 

kathy, glad u got some extra sleep also.   hope u enjoy your new pillow every night. vick

I am soooo happy for you Vick! isn't it great to be slender? Have you managed to get back that 5 or 10 lbs you are trying to put back on? or any of it? Bet you are loing that new jacket. I bought a new coat for this winter and initially picked up an extra large.. thought nooooooooooooo I now wear a large.. so got that one. when I put it on it fit great, and even had a little extra room so it wasn't restrictive.
Enjoy your PJ day Vick! I have been busy all day until just a bit ago. Now am gonna settle in for a nice nap, until about 6 ;30. then candice is coming over wantoing momma to spoil her with one of my dishes she loves. Said she's been craving it since she woke up.

Kathy you are the sleepy head aren't ya? Well... yesterday you were! So glad you caught up on some of your sleep. keep catching up cuz in a a little less than 2 weeks you are gonna need your energy!

no i have not gained any weight, maybe even lost a lb or so. at one time i was at 133.5 now at 131.5.  i wish i could put on a little in my face, i've got wrinkles real bad.  kind of like my boobs. lol  vick

LOL ohhh Vick! You are a hoot!
You my dear friend are just beautiful! But yes you do look rather thin..Now me...still fighting my plateau..and to make it worse my weight keeps bouncing up and down by 2 or 3 lbs as i am stuck here not going below my 161.

Tomorrow is 2 hours in the pool at the ymca. 1 hr water aerobics, and one hour water walking.. I'll probably be so sore i won't be able to move for a week.. last time I did the water walking I was amazed at how much I could feel it in my upper thighs...especially when they had us change direction and we were walking against the current!
Wish me luck in surviving this...lol.
Love ya Vickie!
hugs
patrece

good luck on your water walking.  remember, when u have your surgery you will lose some weight. are you getting an anchor cut, where they go up the middle to pull your skin together and around your hips also. or are they just going to go around the hips?  which doc are you going to again?  vick

Hey Vick.. No, an anchor cut is not planned. He doesn't feel it is needed in my case. BUT I do have a large scar that runs up and down on my abdomen from a surgery I had at 6 weeks old. As i grew, the car grew with me. It is a bad scar, as in 1966 they didn't really care about making the suture lie look good. Then with weight gain and prgmancies over the years its has gotten worse. So he has agreed to eliminate that old scar. Of couse there will be an incision there, but will heal much better and not be so tight and unsightly.
I am using Dr Sauceda in Monterey Mexico. NOT to be confused with the Dr Sauceda in Texas who has made a mockery of himself.

Getting very tired of people "freaking out" that I am going to Mexico for my surgery. I have researched and spoken to many who have used this doctor and clinic and he gets rave reviews. But there are still those few who have to try to discourage me and scare me. Not gonna work. I'm gonna do this. What will be will be.

i have checked out this doc myself.  i try to email him but for some reason my computer won't accept it.  do u have a number where i can call his office. i am interested in a boob job and maybe something done to my face.  i sort of worry about going so far away because of the problems i have had with my previous surgeries.  i think it is just my body.  i have heard great things about him too.  vick

Hey Vick.. I am on my way out the door. When i get back later i will look it up and will also send you a link to his website, via PM. I hear ya on worries about possible complications. I figure if I have any, they will either take care of me here or I will return there.
Anyhow, will PM ya later with the info.
Love ya!
Patrece