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so, i had my foot fixed yesterday. some cosmic joke had me on crutches the first day of our big storm and traveling at 6 a.m. to the hospital. the surgery went well. the gas passer was funny - i made sure to tell him no ng tube because of bypass surgery, he said - what's that? so i explained to him that i had lost 170 lbs. he said - ooooh, you don't look so bad now. at that point i laughed out loud. you know, the kind of laugh where everyone in the vicinity looks up to see what's so funny. the surgeon had not yet read my mri, said something about it being monday morning and that he was out of it. (that didn't make me feel too secure). so i told him to go have his coffee - i could wait til he woke up. he laughed with me and said he'd already had caffeine and i'd be fine. i fit into a normal sized gown. i got to be on a regular sized or table . and i can actually handle the crutches ok I DON'T WANT TO. but i can when i have to. my foot is throbbing about two beats faster than my heart so i guess i'll go take some more vicodin. good stuff. so that's my story for monday. i'm off this week, back to work next monday. and will get a cast on my foot this friday. WOOHOO. have a good one dorthe

So glad to see you posting!! and joking!! Been thinking about you and wondering. Pamper yourself and make everyone wait on you ... ok? Yay on the regular sized everything ... ain't it wonnerful!!?? and (((hugs))) Myra

hiya myra: so good to hear from you. have you recovered from your procedure? i haven't been keeping up as much as i should. at least i'll be able to be on the board this week - a little. i'm facing a dilemna here. i'm so used to drinking so much water and other liquids that i feel dried out if i don't. but if i drink as much as i usually do, i have to keep getting up for the bathroom. which is a major pain in the you-know-what. makes my foot throb. so what do i do? dry out or throb alot? hugs right back atcha, girl. have a good one. dorthe

Dorthe, You've done the surgery in the "normal" way...woohoo! This healing is going to take some time, but, the long term benefits, it will be like the WLS, will totally make up for it! Great news! Lori

hey lori, you must have been writing me while i was writing you. you're doing sooooooo great. i'm jealous. and i hope you're right about the long term benefits at this end. cause i'm here to tell you, the short term benefits suck. OH OH. I TOLD MYSELF NO WHINING. have a great week. hugs dorthe

It will all feel better when it is over. Sending ((((Hugs)))))) to dorthe. take advantage of it and pamper yourself. love marie

thanks marie. i really, really, really hope you're right. my foot's been hurting for as long as i remember but this is the worst it's hurt. stands to reason, i know, but i hope it gets better soon. cause there ain't enough vicodin in the world for me - right now. but i've gotta believe it'll get better soon. thanks for the positive post, girl. i appreciate it. hugs dorthe