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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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on May 17, 2008 8:26 am

6/5/2008 - I was readmitted to the hospital today because of the severe belly pain. Tomorrow I will have an endoscopy to see what's going on. I have had explosive DIR.... since before the colonoscopy (5/13). It's impossible to exvacuate that much without consuming food.... God help me.

6/2/2008 - Met with the Dr today and The incisions are healing nicely, however I explained to the Dr that I'm feeling week and nothing agrees with me. He suggested I continue to take the nexium. I also showed him that my belly continues to be bloated. I wish I had more energy. I'm depressed at how slowly I'm recovering. Something doesn't feel right. I have no appetite and when I do eat, I'm in pain. I've stopped eating dairy products to see if that's what's causing the irritable belly.


5/26/2008 - Happy Memorial Day. I was discharged from the hospital and have to go back in a 10 days for follow up. I'm week and dropped down to 135 lbs.

 5/21/2908 - I'm still here!!!! Running a fever and unable to pass gas. I can't be released until I pass gas. This blows!

5/19/2008 - I had surgery today to remove the many adhesions that were causing me pain. There was another absys area and that was cleaned out. 

5/18/2008 - Well yesterday I was transported by ambulance to Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Weston, FL. Dr Rosenthal will be operating tomorrow to repair an umbilical fistula.Apparently, it's a repeat of the original one from 2006. From all the research I've done, I'm still a freak of nature. Either way, I hate that just when I was feeling better, I have a set back. But I stand true that I would do this again in a heart beat.

5/15/2008 - The pain was so bad, I broke down @ work. Alina called my manager and he in turn contacted my son who picked me up and took me right to the hospital. I was admitted and will be transferred to CCW. Turns out I have An abdominal Fistula. My navel is leaking the puss and Blood. I'm on iv with Antibotic infusion. From what I've read up on line it looks like this could become an abdominal anyerism if not properly treated. I spiked a fever in the ER 102.5 and was throwing up. I've now had Diareaha for the last 5 days straight. Drinking that crap for the colonospy was not good.

5/14/2008 Today I had a colonoscopy @ my dr's suggestion. They ended up doing a biopsy of 3 polyps. 7-10 of waiting to see what's up.

5/2/2008 - Back to Cleveland Clinic Weston and was checked out by Dr Rosenthal. I'm on nexium and antibiotics. I'm not happy. I know something's up and The pain and infection are identical to the last time.

5/1/2008 - I called Dr Rosenthal's office to complain about the fact that they had me drive 250 miles (roundtrip) to sit in the er. I could have done that locally. Dr Rosenthal then proceeds in telling me that he wants to see me in his office on Fri.

4/30/2008 - I'm now officially a human yo-yo. Today I had to go back to Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Weston. Dr Rosenthal said I had to come in via ER. After spending 18 hours in the ER. They discharged me. I'm not happy. I was told that the on call Dr would meet me in the er. All they did was a CTscan and cultures. @ 4:00 am they discharged me from the ER

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HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!!!!
on May 2, 2008 10:45 pm
4/29/2008 - IT'sssssssssssssssssss Back!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once again, I'm bleeding from my naval. Mind you most people don't do this so I'm a little perplexed and so curious to know WHY.... I'm 29 month post op and have been feeling well. Now this. I'm seeing the dr today - more to follow.


4/28/2008 - 7:00 pm - OK well my PCP has indicated that the cellulitis is back and he suggest "good hygene habits" This little fucker doesn't know that I've been down this road before, that I shower with a RX version of physoderm. That after I shower, I dry off - use a q-tip and then for added good measure - hit my BB with a blast of warm air from my blow dryer. I HAVE HAD THIS BEFORE. I KNOW WHAT GOOD HYGENE IS..... little prick.
OK - he's given my oral antibotic. Now if he could tell me why I'm swollen, Then and maybe then, I'd be a happy camper. He's sending me to s surgeon.


4/29/2008 - Spoke with the dr's office .They are referring me to Dr Lieberman. Dr lieberman however, wants no part of me. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HYPOCRATIC OATH?????????????????????
I contacted my surgeon and he wants me over @ the ER to check me out


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