“The Greatest
healing therapy is
friendship and
Love.” ~ Hubert
Humphrey "Though no
one can go back and
make a brand new
start, any one can
start from now and
make a brand new
ending "There is no
medicine like hope,
no incentive so
great, and no tonic
so powerful as
expectation of
something better
tomorrow." ~ O. S.
Marden "Dream lofty
dreams, and as you
dream, so shall you
become. Your vision
is the promise of
what you shall one
day be; your ideal
is the prophecy of
what you shall at
last unveil." ~
James Allen "I asked
God to give me
happiness. God said,
"No. I give you
blessings. Happiness
is up to you." ~
Author Unknown
"Goals give you more
than a reason to get
up in the morning;
they are an
incentive to keep
you going all day.
Goals tend to tap
the deeper resources
and draw the best
out of life. "Put
yourself in a state
of mind where you
say to yourself,
'Here is an
opportunity for me
to celebrate like
never before, my own
power, my own
ability to get
myself to do
whatever is
necessary." ~
Anthony Robbins " ~
Harvey Mackay "Life
is a challenge, but
if you don't stand
and risk you will
never know if you
were able to win or
lose. Challenges are
not a thing of
winning or losing;
they are a way of
learning from them
to become a better
person every day! ~
Alexsander
Rodriguez, P.R
"Don't ask for it to
be easy, ask for it
to be worth it." Dan
Kuschell "The most
important question
to ask is not 'What
am I getting?' The
most important
question to ask on
the job is 'What am
I becoming?'"You are
never given a wish
without also being
given the power to
make it true. You
may have to work for
it, however." -
Richard Bach "In the
confrontation
between the stream
and the rock, the
stream always wins;
not through
strength, but
through
persistence." ~
Jackson Brown "I
have always been
delighted at the
prospect of a new
day, a fresh try,
one more start, with
perhaps a bit of
magic waiting
somewhere behind the
morning." ~ J.B.
Priestly "Each of us
has an inner dream
that we can unfold
if we will just have
the courage to admit
what it is. And the
faith to trust our
own admission. The
admitting is often
very difficult." ~
Julia Cameron "The
block of granite
which was an
obstacle in the
pathway of the weak
becomes a
stepping-stone in
the pathway of the
strong. That block
of granite is often
nothing more than a
decision." ~ Thomas
Carlyle "Being
yourself is not
remaining what you
were, or being
satisfied with what
you are. It is the
point of departure."
~ Sydney Harris
"Risk! Risk
anything! Care no
more for the opinion
of others, for those
voices. Do the
hardest thing on
earth for you. Act
for yourself. Face
the truth." ~
Katherine Mansfield
"Too often we are
scared. Scared of
what we might not be
able to do. Scared
of what people might
think if we tried.
We let fears stand
in the way of our
hopes. We say no
when we want to say
yes. We sit quietly
when we want to
scream. And we shout
with the others,
when we should keep
our mouths shut.
Why? After all, we
do only go around
once. There's really
no time to be
afraid. JUST DO IT."
~ Nike advertising
campaign "I am
convinced that
attitude is the key
to success or
failure in almost
any of life's
endeavors. Your
attitude - your
perspective, your
outlook, how you
feel about yourself,
how you feel about
other people -
determines your
priorities, your
actions, your
values. Your
attitude determines
how you interact
with other people
and how you interact
with yourself." ~
Carolyn Warner
"Happiness lies for
those who cry, those
who hurt, those who
have searched, and
those who tried, for
only they can
appreciate the
importance of people
who have touched
their lives." ~
Author Unknown "It's
never too late to be
what you might have
been." ~ George
Eliot "For every
beauty there is an
eye somewhere to see
it. For every truth
there is an ear
somewhere to hear
it. For every love
there is a heart
somewhere to receive
it." ~ Author
Unknown "Whatever
you do, you need
courage. Whatever
course you decide
upon, there is
always someone to
tell you you are
wrong. There are
always difficulties
arising which tempt
you to believe that
your critics are
right. To map out a
course of action and
follow it to the
end, requires some
of the same courage
which a soldier
needs." ~ Ralph
Waldo Emerson A wish
changes NOTHING; A
decision, changes
EVERYTHING "So many
of our dreams at
first seem
impossible, then
they seem
improbable, and
then, when we summon
the will,they soon
become inevitable."
Christopher Reeves
"When you pass
through the waters,
I will be with you;
And through the
rivers, they will
not overflow you.
When you walk
through the fire,
you will not be
scorched, Nor will
the flame burn you.
For I am the LORD
your God, The Holy
One of Israel, your
Savior." Isaiah
43:2-3 Everyone has
beauty but not
everyone sees it.
"If you don't design
your own life plan,
chances are you'll
fall into someone
else's plan. And
guess what they may
have planned for
you? Not much." ~
Jim Rohn May you
always have an Angel
by your side.
Watching out for you
in all the things
you do. Reminding
you to keep
believing in
brighter days. Have
a safe journey to
the other side and a
speedy recovery
Angela in Corpus
Christi 291lbs BMI
45.60 -234lbs Dr
Michael Grace Open
RNY Life began May
16, 2002 I have
heard your prayer, I
have seen your
tears. Surely..I
will heal you." 2
Kings 20:5
Laurie, I wanted to
wish you well with
your upcoming
surgery. I hope that
all goes well and
that you are up and
out and about real
soon. You are in my
thoughts and
prayers. Good Luck!
Janice
WoooooooooHOooooooooooooooo I have a date!!!! Cori called today and I'm schedule for surgery on May 19th!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Lord!!! What else is there to say. I'm soooooo thrilled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5-6-05
Time is ticking away. Last night I went to North Branch group. Everyone was excited to hear that I have a date and the realization that most of them won't see me again until after my surgery!!! I made a scrapbook for my WLS journey. Everyone at group thought it was adorable. They said I should make them up and sell them.(hhhhmmmmm) Tiffany is such a sweetheart! She made me a guardian angel and gave it to me last night. It's so cute. Now, that girl's got talent. I promised to take the angel to the hospital with me. As soon as I get this darn picture thing figured out, I’ll put a picture of it on here.
Everyone keeps asking me if I'm "scared" yet! What's up with that???? I'm not nervous about the surgery, I'm nervous about getting it cancelled, or getting sick and having to postpone, etc. There are some strange things going on at Cori lately. Patients are saying that Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Kole are leaving. (perhaps that is why Dr. Kole cancelled his consult apt with me and they wouldn't reschedule it????) This makes me a little nervous. What if surgeon's leave and the remaining surgeon's are too overworked? What if they postpone surgeries and create waiting lists that are months long? OMGSH - I'm sooo close to having this done, I'm just afraid that something going to happen to delay it more!! Those are the things I'm scared of.
I bought my baby spoons (my kids thought that was pretty funny) and two sippy cups this week. I've gone through the Cori manual and have a good idea of what the stages are. Monday, I have to call Cori back and see about my pre admis. testing. WOW - I have less than two weeks left!!! I'm sooooo geeked!!!!!!
5-10-05
Yesterday Cori called and confirmed by date. They said the hospital will call with my pre admis. testing. Only 9 days left!!! It's happening fast now. Yesterday I cleaned like crazy (sort of nesting syndrome). I washed all the windows, and moved the furniture and cleaned. Getting all the things done that I would be tempted to do after surgery!!!
I'm going walking in Lapeer today and then shopping for my preop stuff that I haven't bought yet. It'll be here before I know it.
5-14-05
Went to pre surgical testing yesterday. My nurse's name was Peaches. She was very nice. Explained all about what would happen from the time I arrive until I go home. They did blood work, an EKG, and two chest x-rays. I was out of there in an hour.
Tomorrow we're celebrating my oldest child's 17th birthday!! It's really on the 17th but I'll be on liquids then and I wanted to be able to have cake with her so we moved it up a couple of days.
With only 5 days left, I've cleaned about everything possible in the house. I've made lists of things needing done. I've made schedules for the kids' baseball and other activities. I've re-read the book that Cori gives their patients. I forgot today to get my prescriptions filled, so I'll have to do that on Monday!
May 23, 2005- I'M A LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's my surgery experience.
Arrived at hospital and was given an IV. Nurses came in and asked me basic questions. They added antibiotic to my IV. Then they came in to do the epidural. This wasn't fun. Then lady missed twice!! So on the third try she said, "I think I got it in this time." Yikes - I don't care what you THINK. I want you to KNOW!!! After waiting a couple of hours, it was my turn. I was wheeled into surgery at . I only remember someone telling me they were going to give me something to relax me in the IV........... then I woke up in recovery!!! I was in mild pain. I stayed in recover for a few hours. I finally got to my room about . The rest of the day went well. I mostly slept. About they came in and had me sitting up in bed. I asked if I could walk but they said it was too early. Around I TOLD them that I was going to get up to walk (I know that the sooner you walk, the better you heal). So a nurse came in and I did one lap up and down the hall way. Sometime in the night I complained to the nurse about my stomach getting larger and it being hard. She said it was gas. It was soooo uncomfortable!!! I asked about it again later in the night and was told the same thing. The next morning, a nurse came in to take out my catheter. She said that it was all backed up and didn't the night nurses check it. (nope) So they had to work on it and get it draining again. Then there was so much coming out it took 25 minutes of straight draining before she could remove it. That day I went pee about every hour or so and I was filling the 'hat' each and every time. I walked and got ice chips on the first day after surgery as well. I did about 10 laps the first day. Everyone said I was doing great. Dr. Wood came in and said the surgery went perfect. On Saturday, he came back in and said that I was doing great and could go home!! I did have to come home with my JP drain still in. There was too much drainage for them to take it out. So I was home about on Saturday!!!
The Lortab (liquid pain medicine)taste nasty to me, but I'm getting it down every six hours. The shots are nothing to me, although everyone in my family thinks that it is gross. My drainage tube really bothers me. I know that it's just a mental thing. It doesn't hurt! But any movement of it and I'm lightheaded and dizzy. I have to have someone else empty it, I just can't!! That seems so weird to me. I have no problem doing everything else required of me, but this drain, I just can't deal with it at all.
Yesterday, I walked around the block once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Today it's raining, so I'm just trying to get up and walk around the house. I think I'm doing pretty good. Staples look good, no sign of infection. Drain looks good according to my husband. (I can't even look at it)
Anyone who's pre op reading this I have a suggestion that was given to me by my angel and it's been great. I bought men's tank top style t-shirts (the one's your grandpa wore) I put that on instead of my bra. Then I put my binder over that and then my clothes over the binder. It is very comfortable and the binder actually helps hold "me up" without a bra. I tried to wear my bra, but I was just too uncomfortable.
Got on the scales this morning. I was 262 at my consult. After my bowl prep (which I won't even talk about on here) I was 259. When I came home from the hospital I was 257. And this morning I am 254!!!! It's already melting off of me!!!! I am amazed!!!!!
May 27, 2005
Went for my one week check up today! I'm doing pretty good. I've had some hypoglycemic episodes over the last few days, but they told me it should level back out again as I start eating more and more foods. I weigh in at 246 - a 16lbs loss!!!! Dr. Wood is such a sweetie. I got my staples out and my drain!!! I really feel like a new woman now. I'm moving into full liquids, so s.f vanilla pudding is my friend today!! I can have cream soups (strained); oatmeal (runny and not instant); cream of wheat (YUCK); pudding, applesauce, cottage cheese, and all the stuff from the clear liquids. I doubt I'll eat another pop cycle for a long time!!!!!!!
I did find out that I'm not eating nearly enough. I feel like all I do it eat and drink water. I was eating 2 - 3 oz every three hours. But they want me eating 3 - 4 oz every two hours!! WOW I don't know how that will work and still get water in as well. But I'm working on it, I've already started eating every two hours! Now I've just got to increase the servings. But I'm dong pretty good. It feels good to be on the mend.
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