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boogie board

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travel to Europe in 2008

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Attend my 25th high school reunion and not fear "the looks"

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Go to Six Flags and ride every single ride

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Complete my reconstruction phase by 2009

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Raul J. Rosenthal, M.D.
I have just found out that the same Surgeon who performed the gastric bypasses on both my cousin and his wife is a contracted physician with my health insurance. Tomorrow, 8-2-2005, I will be contacting my PCP for a written referral. And so my journey truly begins.

9/2405 - I met with Dr Rosenthal and his staff at Cleveland Clinic Weston and I have to say they are all very compassionate people. Dr Rosenthal is a quiet man - however he is complete in his analysis and very responsive to your quesitons. He has a wonderful reputation and the Bariatric WL Center has it together.
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  • Comment by NurseTC on 12/5/05 8:20 am
    Glad you're home and wishing you a speedy recovery.
  • Comment by Qbandiva on 12/5/05 5:46 am
    Good morning and God Bless us all. I am back and I'm back with a vengance! My surgery was on 11/30 and I was up and in a chair within 10 hours of the procedure. I hardly had to use the morphine drip. I was up and walking within 13 hours of the surgery and I haven't stopped yet. Thank you each and everyone one of you for your thoughts and prayers. I have been blessed in that this procedure went smoothly and painlessly. Dr Rosenthal has been blessed with hands of gold. For all of you who posted to my site, thank you!
  • Comment by piperkc on 11/11/05 10:07 pm
    "It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~George Eliot “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" " The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving." ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes "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 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
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Aruba here I come!!!
on February 27, 2007 6:28 pm

2/27/2007 - I'm counting down the days. By this time next week I will be sipping my crystal light while watching the Aruban sunet. I just can't wait. This is my gift to myself for finally feeling better. While I know I won't look ok in my bathing suit. I wll be wearing one. Hell, if I had the audacity to wear a swim suit when I was heavier, why the hell shouldn't I now?

With the exception of the bad back aches, I'm feeling so much better these days. I've been maintaining at about 144lbs. Excerising and making the most of my new body and life! For anyone contemplating this process, I strong suggest you educate yourself and then make a decision that's right for you. I know that if I had to do this over again, I would do it even with all the complications that I have undergone. 

3/13/2007 - I'm back - tired but a good tired. I had a blast in Aruba. Went Jetskiing and almost got flipped - guess what  - there's less of me and therefore I bounce on that contraption. Toured the Island by jeep and my tooshie hurt from bouncing around - no more fat to cushion me ass....I went rock climbing and never got winded.....Eating was a little bit of a challenge but I managed. I would package my meal and have lunch available for the next day. I'm looking forward to the OH Conference in Orlando in May - that will be my next big trip. Can't wait!

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Happy Birthday, DIVA!
on February 18, 2007 6:20 am
2/17/2007 - MY 42nd BIRTHDAY! WOW. I'm here - still here.... just 6 months ago and several surgeries ago, I didn't think I was going to be alive to say that, but by the grace of God, I am here. I spent the day with my son shopping for a new car. I found a wonderful little miata - I use to tell people I had the WLS so I could fit into a subcompact!!!!

All joking aside It was a beautiful day and then I spent the evening with my friend Sheri, she had Gallbladder surgery and I wanted to be there for her just as she has been there for me for all my surgeries.... you know what they say - pay it forward.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!
02/09/2007 - UGGGGGGGGGGGHHHH..... I'm feeling lousy. Just spent 2 days in bed with an upper respitory infection. It threw me for a loup!
I decided to weigh in because I haven't been eating and well and I'm weighing in as of today @ 138. I need to put on weight not lose.....

2/3/2007 - I just realized it's been awhile since last I posted. Well I'm happy to report that I am coming along - sitll have good moments and bad but for the most part feeling really good. I just wish I looked as good as I feel. I am now dealing with a body that looks like Madame Tussaud wax museum reject. My back aches have increased recently putting me to bed for about 2 days where I couldn't move. I'm weighing in @ 142 lbs. People actually are saying I need to gain weight. So begins the endless circle of never really being able to satisfy everyone!



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