- Username: katetme
- Location: Center Lovell, ME, USA
- Member Since: 10/4/2005
- BMI: 27.1
- Surgery date scheduled
- Surgery Type: RNY (03/31/08)
- Surgeon: Jamie Loggins MD.
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Surgeon TestimonialJamie Loggins MD.I saw his picture in the local paper advertising a informational meeting. Liked his face, what can I say. So, I went, sweating, short of breath, couldn't go in, walked around, then wnet in....hey, wasn't the biggest girl there, phew.rnHe was informative, abit cool, but warmed up, was so proud of his program and staff, and just made me feel like if he felt that way about them, how does he feel about his patients.rn Everything was explained at length and throughly, with a 40 minute video that went through all the stages with real people, and then Dr, Loggins had invited 2 graduates to be available, and also, wheich I foulnd interesting, a plastic surgeon to speak about the afternath of drastic weight loss. They were not dodging any subject and I was impressed. But I have to say, the plastic surgeon did not make it sound great, even repairs.Disfiguring scars came up , alot!rnCalled my PCP the next day and asked for a referral. Hasn't been done yet, but Monday, then I don't know how quickly they respond...so, here I go.rnrnI met with the team yesterday, haven't met the nutritionist, yet, but to a person, they were so supportive and informed. Wow.rn |
more musings... on June 27, 2008 6:35 am
All of our lives we spend enormous amounts of energy collecting thngs...bigger houses, more stuff...
The second half of our lives the universe demands we give back...the energy needs to be focused inward to create balance in our lives...if we don't live this way God demands it by creating situations that require our responses to change
l(thanks Stef) am realizing living under the load of debt we are is creating inbalance in our lives. My DH is a farmer, and intrinsicaly understands this part...to grow a tree the soil must be balanced, all the right nutrients, the right amount of rain and sun. Going through WLS, the
balance of the 3 legged stool ,Dr. L talks about, is nutrition, exercise, and support...without all three, no balance, no success-and even worse-illness, dumping, weight gain.
I support my DH's decsion because that is what God calls on a wife to do, but it isn't about submission, it is about supporting him and HIM in the position God has put DH in as head of my household, and provider and protector. He is doing that FOR us not TO ME.
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changes on June 25, 2008 1:42 pm
I have been sitting on this for a couple of weeks, but figured it is probably impacting me alot, so ddecided to spill..
My DH has made the decision to sell our home of 27 years. For a lot of reasons that I won't go into, suffice it to say it is a big 4000 sq ft OLD NE Farmhouse that we have lovingly renovated for our family's needs. It sits on 40 acres give or take, has a 3 car garage, and a in ground pool. It is hard to heat, and hard to maintain both inside and out. He has had it, I guess, with all that it takes. I honestly thought this was my forever and ever house. I am grieving,deeply, but I do understand where my dearest one is coming from. It is too big for just the 2 of us, it is expensive to heat, maintain, it isn't very "green". WE just painted it last year and finished it this summer so it really has great curb appeal, summer is the best time to show it.
My DBro is going into the commercial/residential cleaning business and he is going to come up and deep clean all the rugs and floors soon. I worry because we were going to replace our carpet in our br with wood floors, our dogs have ruined the carpet(and cats, too) not just missing the pee pads but throwing up and just dog stuff... now to show it?? before the deep clean??? NO way. I don't want to be embarassed if it is a muggy day, it does take on an fume de pee.
One DS lives right next door, the other over the garage..I cannot bear to think of someone else living next door to my grands!
The plan is to build on our land, a smaller more efficient house, perhaps a post and beam.
I don't know,,,I can't eat through this so I guess I will have to stay in the moment and try and work through all of these feelings...
huh...that IS a change...
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Danger in the desk! on June 19, 2008 6:25 am
So dear ones, you must be alert and on your toes at all times in this vast jungle of dangerous things lurking in MY DESK of all places..
At work on Tuesday, I had to hook up my fax machine to my phone line having cancelled the fax line due to *gulp* finances, and I was looking for this two way adaptor. I pulled stuff out of my desk cubbies, nope, and then started cleaning out the bottom cubby when all of al sudden...eeekkkkk!! A half bag of CADBURY EGGS tumbled our on the floor..OH NO!! I scrambled back away from it and looked at it in horror. Seriously, it was just like a viper had slithered out of my desk. I poked it abit, and i was talking to myself the whole time, "you can't eat it, it will make you sick, don't even think about it, you will get so sick...etc..." I wish Icould say I threw it away right away, Idid eventually, but first stopped and figured out if 12 eggs is 33 grams of sugar, how many grams of sugar in one egg...HAHAHAHA. Then I bagged it up to go to the dumpster. So I continue to pull stuff out and find the adaptor. As I am putting stuff away, I look into the cubby, the back corner, and there were...NOT ONE BUT TWO plastic candy canes filled with chocolate Hersheyettes. For those of you who don't know they are the hersey's equivilent of M&Ms, and my fav, which theystopped making years ago EXCEPT at Christmas when you can find them in the candy canes, or apparently in my desk!! SO after a huge sigh of longing, I bagged those up too, and ran not walked to the dumpster and threw them into the furthest corner, again with this mantra. "I will not dumpster dive, I will not dumpster dive!"
I think it was so horrifying because Iwasn't prepared, I have not craved chocolate of any kind, zip by candy aisle in the market, no problem, but this coming out of no where, threw me for a bit. I did recover and am having a great laugh about it now. Hope you do too!
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Traveling on June 13, 2008 5:12 am
Just got back from a quick trip to Richmond, VA for the HS graduation of my DH's nephew. It was a difficult trip for unstated family reasons, but good for us to see our nephew succeed in his quest to go forward in his life. He had a tough SR year, broke his leg very badly the first day of football practice, (never should have been there, IMO) and spend most of his year in a wheelchair. He walked for his diploma though, YAY!
Food was an interesting challenge for me. Eating regular foods makes everything easier, but going out to restaurants is not. I don't like to eat, and I hate to waste food, and everytime I order it isn't little enough. I will learn to ask for exactly what I want, child's portions, and sides instead of a meal. My Dr. has a card that he has made up that asks restaurants to honor smaller portions or eat off the ch9ildren's menu...eck...but I just need to ask for what I want. Harder than I would have thought, for me.
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He called! on June 3, 2008 1:50 pm
My surgeon called me today to say he is really not avoiding me, circumstances have conspired to keep us apart. LOL He was very nice and had gone over my charts and was pleased with my progress and wanted to know everything, how I was doing, what I thought of the outcomes so far, any questions...very, very nice conversation.
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