to put God first in all I do, and walk the path He has planned for me.

I am 2 weeks and 5  days out, some stops along the way, but I am praying things are getting better.  At 2 weeks out I got the flu, my 2 year old had it and then the 3 year old, so of course I was next.  It only lasted 2 days, but it was horrible,  I had a high fever 103-104, body aches, and dry heaves, (of course because I have struggled with food and liquids since surgery)   on top of a sore incision.  The on call doc wanted me to be admitted for at least 24 hours, but I couldn't do it.  My last trip to the hospital was awful, and I wasn't about to do another so soon.       So......now on to the great stuff, my daughter had her twins on 8-8-08, 2 beautiful little girls,  Aleiah and Ayanna, they were at 28 weeks gestations, so it was scary, my daughter was deathly ill so they had to take them by C-section.  The babies are amaziing, neither is on breathing help anymore and both are eating a little by mouth.  God is good.  That's why my ticker is the babies.  It will be changing soon though because my son and his wife are due in a week.  

 

 

I finally feel like posting, It has been alittle bit of a rough ride.  I had the RNY on the 11th, had to have open instead of lap.  I struggled with pain control in the hosp. and the fird few days home.  But today is a new day, I finally feel like ok, lets begin the up side of the adventure.  I have to mention how grateful I am to my God, my family and my freinds, I couldn't have made it without them.  I am down 16 lbs.  So that is the up side.  I am grateful for that also.  My husband has been Mr. Wonderful, so kind so caring and loving.  I am thankful to him.  I'm ready to start living my new life, so lets go....

I am so ready, Aug. 11,   I need to be   at the hospital at 6:00 am.  I  am even  more  ready  than  I   was  in  July.   I   believe   I    worked   through   all   t he   fear   and   apprehension   prior   to   my   last   date,   so   now   I   just   want   to   do   it.     I   am   very   grateful   to   God f  or   allowing   me   to   do   this.    It   has   been   a p  hysical,   emotional,   and spiritual   journey,   being   overweight   since   childhood,   and   obese   since   high s  chool,   and   diabetic   for   nine   years  , this i  s   a   whole   new   chapter.  I am   happy   in l  ife   and   with   what   I   have   accomplished   and   have  overcome   many   obsticels,   but   being obese   is   the   one t  hat   has   seemed   to   bea  t me,   I would   loose   significant   amounts   of   weight   only   to   gain   them   back   more   rApid   than   it   was   lost.    I   have   been dealing   with   the   emotional   eating for   some   years   now   having   to   follow   a   diabetic   diet,   but   I   still   do   emtional   eat,   expecially   if I   am     angry.    I   don't   deal   with   anger   well,   but   I   am   working   on   it.   I have   so   much   to   grateful   for,   my   husband,   my    8   children,   my  9   grandchildren,    my   3   soon   to   be   born   grandbabies,   my      friends,   my   church   family,   a nd   my   God.    When   I   beat   this   diabetes   and    weight   issue   I   can   truthfully   say   I   will   fee l  ike     I   have   it   all.    To   be   healthy   and   fully   alive,   no   more   sidelines,   or   pretending   that   not   be   involved   is   ok.   I   am     READY,   MENTALLY,   PHYSICALLY   AND   SPIRITUALLY !                LETS   DO   IT1

Augugst 11, I  am so  ready.  I  got  my   new date today, I   wish  it  were     even  sooner, but  this  has been an  excercise  in  patience.  I   do have to have  a  new  history  and  physical  and  update  my  preadmission  testing,  but   I  don't  care,  anything  to  get   this going.        I   feel   blessed   to be  able  to go   forward and   grateful   for  the  opportunity  to  change  my    life.  So  I'll  be  as  patient  as I  can  be.