WHATS HAPPENING WEDNESDAY.

Well today was my surgerversary.lol. I went and had my hair cut and colored and was going to get a pedicure but their nail tech had just went home. Well so much for that. I bought some color and top coat and gave myself one. Do you realize how long it has been since I painted my toenails. Lol I could have done it before now but just wasn’t motivated to do so. One year , it is amazing how much I have changed. I had Joe to take some pictures of me today and will bring them to the COF meeting on Monday night. That is the only way I can see how much I have changed. Is by the pictures. When I look in the mirror all I see is the middle section of my body where I have the loose skin rolls. Lol they still look like I did before to me but I know they aren’t. I measure and I see the difference but it just wont let me really see myself as thin. Maybe if I have a lower body lift and get rid of the loose skin I can feel better , but I think I would just concentrate on another part of me that wasn’t good then. Like my arms or thighs or something. Who knows. I don’t know if counseling would hel*****t. Maybe it would be a good thing but I don’t know how something someone else could say would make a difference. I know already mentally that im a lot thinner than I was, the scales, the measuring tape, the size of clothes tell me that. But then I look in the mirror and I don’t see it.

 

Hot again today and saying again tomorrow. Maybe after that will cool down to the 90s. lol

And for all that has given me advice to stay in , believe me I have been. I got up this morning and went out at 6 am and did some things but by 9 I was in the house and the only time I went out was when I went to the truck to go to town.  So see I can listen.And I am feeling very good today.

 

Tomorrow im going to have to go see about a new phone or a battery for mine or something. It really doesn’t work but about half the time. Don’t know what is going on with it. It will take voice messages but most of the time it doesn’t ring. Sometimes it does other times it doesn’t it is very confusing and stupid. I went in on the settings and the ringer is on. Don’t know why????? And then the messages sometimes I don’t get for hours later. That doesn’t make sence either. If I were traveling with it when it did these things I might understand but sitting still at the house there isnt a reason. Lol

 

Well tomorrow is the great grand sons birthday. I got him several little dump trucks and stuff to play with , his parents got him a sand box. Then we also got him a new comforter and stuff for his room from the movie Cars…cute stuff the sheet set I am going to take the flat sheet and make him curtains out of that. He has a little chair in his room that is already decorated like that.

 

Would you all please pray for Craig? He is very down and upset right now and he has tried to get hold of me two times and I have been working I guess when he called. Anyway just please pray for him.

 

TAMMY C: So glad that you are doing well. You sound like me when I had my surgery. I said that if I didn’t have the 5 little stab wounds on my belly I wouldn’t have known anything had happened. It took awhile to be able to get enough water and stuff all in but I felt really good. So glad that you are too. I didn’t have any drain so cant imagine what that is like. It is amazing how often we ate before surgery and wasn’t even hungry wasn’t it?  Hope everything keeps going well for you.

 

 

VESTA: yeah I think that is it really about not knowing I am hot till it is too late. Early this spring I worked out side and I would sweat and sweat and it didn’t bother me, Now in this bad heat I don’t sweat at all. just feel hot. I am staying in . I get up really early in the mornings and get what work outside I need to do before 9 and then come in, even tho it is killing me to do so. Lol

Hey but working is enjoying myself to me lol. Was so many years that I couldn’t do anything now that I can I want to lol

 

 

TAMMY: Hope Adas scope came out allright. Do they think they can clean it all up ?

 

Sorry about your nephew . I know your sister is a nervous wreck over all of it , isnt she.

How is your baby granddaughter? Hope all is well with her. .

 

Have you and Brenda for sure decided that you are coming to COF meeting next Monday? Hope so cant wait to see  you..

 

 

 

BEV: I wonder why if you have been eating right why your blood sugar is going up? That doesn’t make sense does it? Be sure and talk to your pcp Thursday about it for sure.

That is too high to just be pre diabetic. 

 

Water aerobics will be the best thing you can do right now and I know you don’t want to get in the pool and let them see you in a bathing suit. Get you some bike shorts , Lane Bryant carries them  and wear a t shirt over a sports bra , tie the shirt down at the hips tuck it into the shorts when you get in the water so it doesn’t come up on you and then before you get out of the water untuck it . I still wont let anyone see me in a bathing suit , too much loose skin now lol. The bike shorts are good for that too lol

 

 

JANET: sure sorry to hear about Steph being sick. That is too bad. Hope she starts feeling better soon.

 

Hey so you are saying you can wear a size 18 now in jeans???? Wow!!!! Major wow moment. Great for you girl. I know that made you feel really good didn’t it? How tall are you ? I just wondered, you seem really tall to me but that doesn’t mean anything really. At 5’3” everyone seems tall to me. The reason I ask is because at an 18 you should be looking pretty good you know? Cant wait to see you in those jeans next Monday night.

Oh don’t worry about me not being there I would have to be pretty sick to not be there. Joe said so when you start working back as a nurse what are you going to do about support meetings. I told him well I am always going to tell them I have to have that night off. No way will I work those nights. Lol

 

Wow that is early to have a counseling session don’t know that I would have much to say at that time of day. Lol I hope the counselor helps you out on this boy . Have you had any more problems out of him?

 

I hope Susan finds out too what is causing her all her problems. And like you I hope it is an easy fix.

 

I am praying for all of your family , Steph to feel better and to realize that , that boy is not for her, for Mike and his pain of his knees. I hope the ortho docs can help him out some with the shots. The first round of those helped me out a whole lot but the second round didn’t do much at all.

 

Well you better get that sale done girl cause we wont have much of a reunion without you being there. I know you have a lot on your plate but since school is starting maybe you can finish all of it up .

 

 

BEVERLY  B: WOW  you are giving a lot of people a lot of good hope with your nerve ablation . I keep reporting to my husband how well you are doing. Even if it decreases your pain by ½ that would be something wouldn’t it? I told my husband 4 mos to 2 years and he said even 1 week without pain would be worth it.

That has to be doing pretty good to be able to bathe a 80 pound dog . and do all the other things you did. I know before wls I couldn’t do anything as my back hurt me all the time , was like a toothache it hurt constantly and I could do almost nothing but now I doesn’t hurt but very little and only if I really over do it. Now it is just my knees and knees alone that give me all the trouble. Those didn’t get any better after surgery. Well I guess I cant really say that as before surgery I was having to use a cane half the time. But I sure don’t use one now. …

I sure hope we will be having fall weather before long. Im ready aren’t you. Such severe weather we have had all this year. Snow and cold and freezing ice storms, then rain rain rain rain, and then this awful heat. Wonder how the year will go out?

 

 

LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS

JAN

 

 

Hi, Jan  Haven't posted for awhile, but I do try to look in and see how everyone is. I must be a "Lurker" LOL. I think I would prefer a Peeper!!! Anyway, I have been like a Jack rabbit, jumping from hole to hole to complete all the requirements, so with working full time,sometimes I just lurk. I do have a surgery date now, Sept. 5th. I have a husband that is having back problems, he has Stenosis and it's affecting 5 vertibra.He is taking injections at 2 week intervals, but he will soon need surgery. He's afraid if he mentions this at work, they will s...can him.He is 62 and they seem to try to find ways to get rid of the OLDER people that is an insurance risk, at his company.We need the insurance, so I hope he can hold out, and these shots help for a while for him. Love and Peace to you all. Hi, Tammy!!!! I will be calling you soon.Cindy

Howdy Yall.... Mercy....setting and waiting will wear you out!!!! I haven't done a thing today except set and I am wore out.... Jan....Ada done good thru the surgery....The cleaned up a lot of scar tissue and did have to take her other ovary...It was just too messed up to save! So now she will be taking hormone pills...I will be getting them filled for her in the morning so she can get started on them....She's pretty sore and hurting a bit but she is doing really well.... She had issues with her bladder when she had the endometiosis....it was on her bladder pretty bad and they had to burn it off her bladder....Then she got interstishuitus (sp), which has to do with the lining of the bladder and had problems with that....Today the doctor told me she needed to start being careful with her bladder....she thinks she might have ulcers in her bladder...she will talk to us more about that when she goes back for a check up.....So she is to get off sodas completely and start drinking decaf tea and coffee....and of course push water as often as possible!...She's a pretty touch cookie for her age.... she had to get tough...she has had to go thru so much with her health between the ages 16 till now....It has been one thing or another for her....Thanks for the prayers!!! Christa is doing fine....She has some bruising but other than that you can't even tell anything happened....She tells everyone she sees about that old wilt a world lol lol!! As far as I know Brenda and I are still coming to the COF meeting Monday night....I have not comfirmed it with her but she has not called me to say other wise....As for when we are leaving and staying and etc....I hope to get with her by thrus or friday to clear that up and I will get back to ya as soon as I know whats going on..... Thanks for the info on the elephant ears...I will move them in the spring and see if they do any better....but since others have not done real well in this heat I guess they were just as well off in the shade lol lol...... Would like to address everyone but there are way tooooo many now days lol lol....And I am pooped from a long day, being in the heat and running after Christa so momma can rest... Hope you all have a great Wednesday!!! God Bless all of you... Luv & Hugs....Tammy~ammy

Howdy all !! Just a quick pop in, its been a while since I posted and I didnt want anyone to think you all are not on my mind and in my prayers.  I will try to post tomorrow with a longer post checking on everyone!!   Wow, Dr. Scott is truely still around, lol!  Yesterday they did the endoscopy thingy and he said there were a few ulsers down there.  He gave me 3 different prescriptions, (one I am still fighting my insurance about filling, UGH)!  I have to go back and see him on the 21st of this month again.  He was so mad at my primary doc's office yesterday, he said he really needed to know about the gallbladder result why I was there and so he called them to get the results and they said it would be another week before they got the results!  He was like yelling about it only should take them twenty mins to get the results not 10 days!!!  That was the last thing I remember because it was snooky blin**** for me!  Then I woke up and went home. Well I better go and try to get some stuff caught up, I am so behind with everything! I read as many as I could this morning on the posts and the prayer requests and I just want to let everyone know you and all that you have requested prayers for are being taken care of.   PS HAPPY SURGERANNIVERSARY JAN!! Love  Susan

Good Morning Everyone:          So glad to be back on the board. And to see everyone again!!! I'm telling you if I dont ever have to go back down that road I wont shed a tear!!! Thats for sure. Things here are starting to look up. I'm am starting to feel back to my ol self once again. I had went to my PCP finally after I couldnt handle it any longer and he put me on Zoloft. I can feel the difference and notice it also. He put me at ease that it wasnt me but everything I had been going thro that caused this unbalance. God Bless his heart!!!         I have an appointment with him this morning over my tummy issuses. Everytime I eat ANYTHING my tummy spasism and within 15 minutes I am in the bathroom. This has been going on since surgery. So hopefully today they can figure out what is going on or what to do for me. My lower back and hip are still giving me fits. The Ortho I saw gave me a shot but it didnt do a thing for me. I figured I would call him today to get back into him to see what he suggest.         I now offically weight less then my hubby. (doing Janet's baby happy dance) Needless to say he doesnt like it that much. lol No seriously he is very proud of me for all that I have lost.        I'm going to run a few errands. And hopefully get this hair of mine cut today. I got so use to it being short that it has grown out to much for me right now. Expecially with this heat the way it is.       Friday evening Terry & I are headed down to my parents house for awhile. So maybe we will stop by the meeting on the way home on Monday. Well I need to get ready this isnt getting me any closer to getting dressed. But I did want to tell you how much I love ya. And that I appricate all the prayers that you have sent my way.  I will try to get on here and post more often. Love ya Mel

Hello Everyone,

I know I haven't posted in awhile, just been lurking. We have had quite a drama going on here. Dennis did get his insulin pump and now we are waiting to go to a class to learn how to use it, should be in the next 2 weeks.

His diabetes is so out of wack! If he has a blood sugar under 200 we do a happy dance! It is really taking a toll on him. The nephropthy is getting worse and he has blood red looking areas on his lower legs from it. He has decided that he can't stop working because his social security would not be enough to sustain us. So I know better than to argue with him.

I am looking forward to coming to the meeting monday night. Cause it sure has been depressing around here lately. I have been trying to find a plastic surgeon that takes Medicare, I haven't had any luck yet. Does anyone know of one? Well that's about it for here. Love you all Brenda

Good morning OH family!  It's another hot one out today!  I sure didn't want to come into work which I'm sure a lot of you feel that way? I was very cranky yesterday everything was getting on my nerves.  My friend/roommate told me that maybe I needed to have my meds. adjusted I told her to get a life and leave me alone basically.  She sometimes gets on my nerves cause she thinks she knows everything.  My other roommate which is my friends mom was really on my nerves.  She gets a plastic cup and fills it up with ice and shakes it in the glass over and over again making this rattling noise and it was driving me insane I had to leave the house since turning up the TV louder and louder wasn't covering up the noise she was making with the darn ice cup.  Then I get to work this morning to find that this girl that works the early morning shift took it upon herself to turn off my digital photo frame so that ticked me off.  I posted a note right above it bascially saying that it's my frame and if I want it off I will turn it off myself!!!!! This girl is really getting on my last nerve I feel like I want to go off on her but I'm not like that I'm usually very quite and passive but maybe that will change when I lose some weight and have more self-esteem?  I did weigh myself this morning and according to my scale I have lost 3 pounds I hope that is true once I get on the dr.'s scale tomorrow! Jan;  I got the pool schedule for the YMCA yesterday and I am seriously thinking about going to a low intensity water aerobics class tomorrow evening and then on Fri. there is an arthritis one that I was thinking about going to?  That's a good idea about the biker shorts my swimming suit is basically shorts and a tank then I have a cover up so that's not so bad.  I need to go buy me a HUGE towel though maybe I will go do that this evening?  I will mention my high blood sugars to my dr. tomorrow my deitician says that I'm porbably already diabetic.  I will have my dr. run that test that averages out your sugar level over the past 3 months don't know what that's called?  I also have to have my liver checked out again she was wanting to run this one test to see if I needed a liver biopsey since my liver emzymes are always elevated and I have fatty liver disease.  I have a lot to talk to her about I just hope she has time for everything I want to talk about?   Well, I have to get some work done and type up my friends resume for her.  Take care everyone and stay safe and cool today!!!!!

Dear Jan and OH Peeps~ I want to move to Alaska-is anyone with me? LOL....This heat is really getting to me!! Our grass and pastures look like the desert and the pool doesnt even look good-it looks green and cloudy! YUCK.....Oh well-hopefully there will be relief soon. Well-before I explode-I wanted to tell you about the best thing that has happened to us this year!!! YAY YAY YAY YAY....Ok, well, some of you will remember that we were going after Darrels biological womb for $50 a month child support and they were going back to November of 1999-when he moved in with us-we had him prior-in 1998 when she was homeless for about 6 mos and we wouldnt let Darrel bounce back and forth from home to home or the shelter-so we had him then....ANYWAY-She called last night and left this message on the phone that she has been TRYING to call us ALL summer to see him AND even been out to the house several times and we are never home-yadi yadi...Well, we dug up all the phone bills since summer-and we went through them, because I havent had ANY messages from her-and someone has been home most of the summer except maybe to go to the store or whatever-and grandma didnt ever tell us about anyone coming up the driveway when we have been gone and she always does-so anyhow-we knew she was lying, as usual. Darrel called her back and he flat out let her have it-he called her on ALL of her lies since Mothers Day weekend etc-and then lying about the calls etc-and flat out told her that we dont have the little to-go phones or anything, we have a contract and EVERY call shows up on OUR bills-and then her story changed-actually it changed several times-well, when Darrel told her that he was VERY MAD at her and its not just going to go away with her telling him MORE LIES-then she told him that HE shouldnt talk to his mother that way OR have an attitude with her etc......then she made the mistake of saying that she wanted to talk to one of us to let us know about his attitude problem-and he said-thats fine, they are BOTH sitting here listening and they wanted to talk to you anyway. So, Mike gets on the phone and he told her that were going to court and that we are NOT making Darrel deal with her anymore- UNLESS HE WANTS TO-and he doesnt. So-they end up fighting-she cant believe we would take money from her when he works and she doesnt and yadi yadi-and Mike told her that she should not keep taking his brand new stuff to the store and keeping the money then-when someone donates new clothes or toys to Darrel-Angie always has taken them back and lies. He said, that child has gotten ONE pair of shoes and 3 hoodies (x-mas prsents donated by different churchs etc) and thats ALL he has ever brought home in over 8 years-now we have had enough and we keep warning, but she THINKS she is going to keep doing what she wants-no more-its a done deal.  He ended up hanging up on her. She called 1/2 hour later-and guess what? ~~~I get to LEGALLY adopt Darrel-she is going to sign over her parental rights TO ME~IF we will drop the child support case-So-Mike will have sole custody AND I will legally be listed as Darrels mom-so, if God forbid something happens to Mike-I get to keep Darrel and he wont ever have to go and live with her.  I sat last night and just cried and cried.  So-goodbye to the money-which I dont care-even at 5 grand of back support, I would rather have Darrel legally than any amount of money!!!!!! Baby circle dance, for sure! We talked to Darrel for a long time last night-and told him to think about this and make sure its what he wants-and he woke up this morning and said that there is NO QUESTION about it. He said HE MIGHT go and see her like 2 times per year, but thats it-and maybe not even that much. I cannot tell you how excited I am. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders!! I am officially gonna be Darrels mom-LEGALLY...!!!!! NOT just his stepmom anymore-REAL MOM...I have always felt like his real mom-but ALWAYS have had to fight her to do right by him and what IS right FOR him-and she has NEVER put her kids before herself or her druggie friends or b-friends. Im so happy!!! Darrel said he already knew last night what he wanted-but since we told him to think about it-he wanted to wait until today to tell us...... Ok-so we had counseling this morning. Her name is Sharon. I brought up Cory and told her that we needed some direction to go so we would be doing the right thing and so on....After going through everything with her-she looked at Stephanie and said that she has worked at 2 womens shelters and she was telling Steph now that it was just a matter of time before he becomes abusive with her. She asked what Mike and I felt like doing-and I said-to be honest-my husband wants to whip hi***** ass-but we both agree that we dont want him around Steph-and she said-than you NEED to do what you feel is right and we go from there-and she is gonna hate you-even more than she does now. She told me that Steph guilts me a lot to get her way and that because I am afriad of the threats Steph makes-I sometimes back down from her. I told her its hard not to when she is saying she is going to kill herself or something like that. She talked to Steph for a second about all of the threats and told her that the next time she says something like that-I am to take her directly to the hospital and have her admitted into the psych unit. Do not let her do that. She told Steph that she needed to STOP/QUIT saying things like that unless she means them. Steph was talking about how we dont love her and we kept her prisoner in her room without her phone so we could keep her away from her friends and when the counselor found out that she didnt follow the rules set by us-she flat out told Steph that like it or not-until she is 18-WE MAKE her rules and if not followed-the courts ARE NOT going to be ON HER SIDE just because we enforce rules. SHe then tried to tell her that Mike has an anger management problem and threatened to throw Stephanie through a wall on more than one occasion and I couldnt help but to start laughing. Mike is the most level headed when it comes to any confrontation or whatever-yes, he can yell and scream like the best of us-but he doesnt threaten to throw her through the walls every time she turns around. I told the counselor that Mike has threatened to knock her on her butt when she has put her fist in my face-but never threatens to abuse her "just because she was in the kitchen crying".....OMG! Anyhow-they have an appt set up for next Weds to get her on some medication for anxiety issues and bi-polar. THANK YOU GOD!!!! She then told the counselor that I was trying to mess with her female issues by trying to MAKE her go on the birth control shots-and thats NOT what she wants-she will go on the pill-but not the shots-and I flat out told the counselor with the risk of blood clots that runs in our family-and that some pills may not get taken-I have chosen the shot for Steph-and then it cant be forgotten to be taken (forgotten on purpose)  So-now my daughter isnt talking to me...she is one pissed off girl. The counselor just told me that from now on- when I let Steph suck me into an arguement with her, that she is winning and the best thing to do is to ignore her and NOT get sucked into it. She has to go to her room, without her phone-period. Nothing else is to be spoken-no matter what she says to me-or where we are. Thats gonna be hard for me.

Well, I see that Sus finally posted and that Mel did too. I guess I wont be riding with Mel and Terry to the meeting-I know Nutti said something about riding with her-but I dont know MY way around Springfield either-CRAPOLA.....SO-I am gonna try and get it figured out today and make some calls. I also have to get off here and call the insurance that is suppose to be paying Stephs claims and then call the attny to see what papers will cost for the custody/gaurdianship hearing etc and then a few other calls. I hope everyone has a good day. I am thinking of all of you and hope everyone is good. All my love and prayers. Janet

Hello Missouri, Wonderful, cool, Fall day here in Springfield - NOT!!! Fooled you for a minute didn't I??? Yesterday I went to my PCP and he is very pleased with my progress.  BP, labs, etc are perfect.  He and the nurse were just so excited for me.  He said, "there is no way you could have lost 100 pounds in one year without the surgery" and I said, "Yeah, and to keep it off too".  He has been so very supportive to me all along.   He is referring me to a neurologist for the numbness in my left lower leg/ankle/foot because he pulled and pushed on my feet and said the left one was weaker for sure.  He, like I, thinks it is from my back but said it could be B12 deficiency so I have to have blood drawn for that but he really doesn't think that's what it is since I supplement every day.  I also have to start some physical therapy for my right shoulder.  It is basically frozen when I try to lift it straight out sideways from my body.  The swinging front to back is fine but the raising is just not happening.  I know that will hurt like crazy but it has to be done.  I might need to make that move someday!! I, like Jan, am still having some body image issues.  The pictures do help but my saggy middle and upper arms are UGLY!!!  I don't think I'll have anything done until at least next summer, arms won't bother me after short sleeve weather is over!!!  My DGS was looking at my arms Monday and he said, "Wow Amah, what are you going to do about that?"  Good question!!! I don't want to get too obsessed with the imperfections and miss out on the excitement of the good things - know Jan won't either.  The benefits we've gained sure are more than the things we don't like.   I had a belt shortened last week - it was one of those Concha belts like you get in the Southwest except it sure wasn't silver or anything - just a fake.  However, I liked it and always wore it on the outside of my blouse hanging down loose.  Well, I took it to the shoe shop and she cut 17 inches off the end of it - yes, I said 17.  Now, I don't think I've lost 17 inches off my waist but I had made it really huge before because I felt really huge.  Now, I can wear it at the waist if I want to - which I am not quite ready for yet!   I have my measurements from when  I started at New Images but haven't ever opened them up - too depressing I always thought.  May have to do new ones while DD is here to help me.  Need to buy a tape measurer first.  Think the only one I have is one of those retractable carpenter ones!!!  Can you picture me trying to use that??? I am so excited for all the people who are getting approvals and starting on their wondrous journeys.  Like others, I just can't call out all the names but please know that I do blanket prayer for all of you and love you like crazy - I'm just not a good rememberer.  Oh, I have finally done my before and after book.  Will bring it to Circle of Friends on the 20th. Must get back on the job. Hugs and loveys, Lana