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exercise 5 times daily/including cardio and sit-ups

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To get my Masters Degree

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Make it through Surgery without Complications

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weigh under 200 lbs!

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My first goal is to get approved!

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  • Comment by Debsy2u on 8/16/07 7:02 pm
    WoW Tanya , you are doing soo good , lots better then your Mom . You have crossed over to a whole new world , Im so happy for you . We made it home ok & Olivia kept us entertained all the way home , i just lov being with her . Well you keep up the good work & i cant wait to see you back home . Lov you Mom
  • Comment by cyberdonna on 8/15/07 10:12 pm
    Good luck with your surgery. I'll be having my surgery tomorrow. Hope everything goes well and you recover quickly. Isn't it fantastic! Woohoo! Loser's bench, here we come!
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posted on main board 5/30/08 . . . I need a Century...
on May 30, 2008 12:32 pm
Yes that's right, me . . . ME . . . I need a century card, I thought the day would never come and it's here - yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I'd like to thank the academy, the . . . okay but seriously, I am so appreciative to all my friends on OH, and my surgeon, and my family  and friends, I feel like I've won an Oscar!
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A better day 5/26/08
on May 26, 2008 12:53 pm
Today I am feeling better both physically and mentally, I am down another 5 pounds so that makes only three left from surgery gain.  I was able to have a BM today which I think alleviated alot of the pain I was experiencing.  I am having longer stretches of time where I feel better and can be up and about without pain meds, but then I get pooped and have to take something and sit/lie down.  I am going back to work part time on Wednesday this week (office hours only), I hope I feel better and can do it. 
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Feeling down
on May 25, 2008 4:12 pm

I can't help but feel so down in the dumps today.  I came home 13 pounds heavier from the hospital, I'm sure it's fluid and swelling from the surgery - but ugh! I have lost 5 of the pounds and I'm sure the other 8 will go away as well, but I feel so bloated and yucky.  I want to be out and about doing things and I just am too tired, I keep thinking it's only been since Wednesday that I had surgery, but for some reason I think I should feel better.  I also keep thinking about how terrible my stomach looks (swollen and dimply) and I wonder if I will ever look the same or if my clothes will ever fit again.  I know that these are unrealistic thoughts, but I can't seem to quit having them.  Thank God my husband is so supportive and understanding, he takes such good care of me even though I can be such a pain in the arse some days I'm sure. 

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Home from the hospital
on May 23, 2008 6:12 pm

I am finally home from the hospital, I ended up staying longer because I had several adhesions as well as alot of intestines through the hernia that needed to be placed back where they belonged.  The surgery took 5 1/2 hours and I have 5 small holes and one 4 inch one.  I'm so glad it's over and I am home, hopefully I can stay away from hernias/adhesions now :)

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hernia surgery scheduled for Wednesday 5/21
on May 15, 2008 6:14 am
I am going to have surgery on Wednesday to repair my hernia (yeah)! It has been bothering me, so it will feel nice to have it fixed.  The surgeon is going to do the fix laproscopically if possible which will be nice, but also will mean no "tightening" of the skin/muscle, but . . . less recovery and he said that it's just not necessary at this time.  Since I have not been able to eat much lately (it hurts too much) I have began losing weight, I'm now at 96 pounds lost and can't wait to hit the 100# mark - very exciting!  I have been busy as well planning for my first sons graduation this weekend, but not being able to lift and not feeling so well has not helped!  Thank God I have so many family and friends willing to step up and help with all the planning and preparation!
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I'm going to have surgery
on May 9, 2008 8:50 pm
I'm going to have surgery sometime soon, my doctor wants me to meet with the surgeon on Monday and "get the ball rolling ASAP".  My hernia is getting worse and hurts and he doesn't want to risk it getting estrangulated.  This is terrible timeing, but it will be nice to just get it over with.  My son is graduating from High School next week so I'm hopeing to get it done early next week or right after graduation.  They will also tighten the skin around it and take some of the "extra" skin while they are at it, which is a good thing :)
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Hernia
on May 5, 2008 12:16 pm
A couple of months ago I had a hard knot in the middle of my stomache, right above my belly button, I thought it felt weird and asked my co-workers (L&D nurses) to feel it.  The couple that felt it thought it felt like I was getting muscle from the sit-ups I have been doing and we all had a good laugh about me not ever having muscle there before.  So I kind of forgot about it and then this week I have had a rotten cold and started coughing the last few days.  So yesterday I felt my stomache during coughing and felt this huge (bigger than a grapefruit) hard spot starting at my belly button and rounding up.  It bothered me, so I had the doctor look at it at the hospital where I work and he said that it was definately a large hernia and I would need surgery eventually and to call my surgeon in the morning.  So I called the doctors office today and they said I better come in right away if I went to the ER for it already, well I explained that the ER visit was just me having the doctor look at it because I was worried, not in pain.  So the nurse said that usually my doctor doesn't do anything about hernia's until 2 years out!!  I can't imagine having this for another year and 3 months, it will drive me crazy!  I have my oldest son graduating soon and am happy to put it off for awhile, but I don't think I can wait that long!  So . . . hopefully I can manage to hold out for awhile, but it's already driving me crazy! 
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