Awesome clothing exchange.

Thanks to Dawn and everyone who made the exchange possible!! It was nice finally making it to one. I'm sooo glad my respiratory stuff decided to settle down and that I was feeling better!!!

It was also nice meeting you, Misty. There was an awesome turnout. I am soooo completely THRILLed with what goodies I left with! All 18/20"s so it gives me some personal goals to achieve that it for sure!!! I want to say a quick SHout out to Antonette 777 she is having a little medical procedure done on Tuesday to clear somethings up. Good luck sweetie! I will be prayin' for ya, for sure! Thanks Jessyca for the awesome clothes (and antonette) You guys have great style! I am work so I better get working! Later Shanna

I oh so wanted to go today. Oh well, glad to hear that everyone had such a wonderful time, and that you are feeling better Misty.

Sorry we did not get a chance to chat.  See you at the next one in  April E

Sorry I missed talking to YOU, but then again.. I had see you recently some I haven't seen in over a year and some I had never actually met. Gail what a treasure you STILL are!! I loved you from the first time I met you in KOKOMO. Sherry, hard to imagine you were EVER overweight you look so good.. You to Brenda and Floyd... an insporation to me, who still has far to go. Jodi the baby is a sweetie!! and Congrats on the wedding in Aug!! Missed Pamela and Lisa and Deb Noel.. I heard there were enough donating on the  room fee to pay for it!! I am so glad!! I would have hated for Dawn to foot the entire bill. Now that we know where it is Peggy and I look forward to April!! Linda Kay

I too really enjoyed myself at the Clothing Exchange. I'm sorry that I didn't get around and talk to everyone the way I normally try to. By April, I WILL be feeling better and won't tire out as easily so hopefully, can be back to my norm. Floyd & Brenda..thank you again for helping me unload & load. What would I do without my guardian angels here on earth? And Brenda, I really do want to know how you did those peach cups. They were so light, smooth & wonderful!  Linda..I'm sorry I didn't talk with you more. I was starting to get pretty worn out. Please apologize to Peggy for me. I really was hoping to get to know her better. Hopefully, the two of you can make it to some of the other get togethers so we have an opportunity to gab before April! Antonette & Tracy...It was so good having another opportunity to see you. I'm looking forward to getting to know you guys better. I know I wasn't very talkative when we were eating. I would had been very contented to just take a nap somewhere by that time. Antonette, good luck on Tuesday. I don't know if I would be looking forward to that procedure or dreading it..lol. Remind me sometime to tell you what my mind thought I was busy doing the days I was in the coma...lol. Dan....Speaking of while I was in the coma...I told Bill about our conversation. He said that he was told that while I was in the coma that they were giving me that 'forget everything' drug via IV. He said that they did talk while they were in my room and asked the nurses a ton of questions but they never said anything negative that could upset me...like when my BP dropped to 50/30 or when I was losing blood real fast (I had to have a 7.5 pint transfusion), they brought Tiffany & Bill out of my room...out of earshot...to tell them what was going on and that I might not would make it. Although I had the forget it drug in me...if I had heard anything negative like that, it would had upset me at that moment...and that could have made things worse. I just wouldn't have remembered anything about it post-coma. Does that help? I can tell you that I didn't have my life flash before me and I didn't see any white lights, not that I remember anyway. I just made up a whole scerio in my mind of what was happening to me and it seemed like my mind played on that scenerio for that entire 9 days. Since i know now though about the forget it drug, perhaps my mind came up with that one just during the last day or two of the coma...when they were starting to bring me out of it. Bill told me I was in the coma for 7 days...but I don't remember anything for 9...so I think it took 2 days for my mind to clear up from the drugs. I still consider it 9 days..since I wasn't 'aware' for that long. Matt & Jodi...What a beautiful baby boy! He is just so precious. I normally love holding babies, but was afraid to with my tummy (since you never know how wiggley a little one may be!). I DO hope that I am invited to your wedding!!! You know the 'always a bridesmaid, never a bride' thing? Well...I've been a bride FOUR times...and never a bridesmaid!! Hint, hint! Jodi, I'll also be keeping you in my prayers on Tuesday. Matt..I'll have my cell on me from the time I get up in the morning! I do pray that the doctors find that the cancer is benign..and if not, very localized to where the hysterectomy will be able to get it all. And Sweetie...you are ALWAYS to let your OH family know when you have medical issues!! I don't know who told you that you would be a 'drama queen' by sharing this with us, but who-ever it was is just plain WRONG! I don't know what I would have done without the prayers, visits, calls, etc from my friends here on the Indiana board. And they would not have known about it if no one had ever posted about it! Cancer is a VERY scary word...and it is one that you definately need the love, concern, and support of everyone you know, including those on this board! So everyone...pray for Jodi that on Tuesday, when she goes into surgery for a biopsy for cervical cancer, that the surgeon is able to locate the issue and that the biopsy will show that the cancer has not spread. And who-ever it is that keeps sending notes to Jodi calling her a drama queen and what-not, please stop....someday YOU may be on the needing prayer end. Gail..Oh sweetheart, you DEFINATELY need a new picture on here! I was serious when I said that I wouldn't have recognized you! You are looking so good!!! Thank you again for the clothes for my girls.  Emil & Becky...As always, a real pleasure!  Linda...You are looking so good girl!!  Kathy...It was great meeting you. Usually I am more talkative...so hopefully we'll see alot more of you in the future & can get to know each other better! Shanna, Jessica, Vicki & Jim, Misty..it was good seeing you again...and again, sorry I wasn't real talkative yesterday. This whole wound-vac thing kinda wears me out pretty quick. I know. I know. I am forgetting so many people on here! It really isn't intentional. It is terrific to see every one every time!! Dawn..It was good seeing you again as well and thank you so much for arranging the clothing exchanges for us. And the school is just absolutely perfect! I had a few craft things I was going to bring & forgot...oh well, I'll keep saving them up till the next time I see you. Maybe I'll feel like going through my craft room by then and weeding out anything I don't think I'll use...Bill's mom left some craft stuff here too that I doubt I'll use..someone might as well get some use out of it. I also missed those who couldn't or didn't make it.  Miss Angie!! Where the heck were you??? No one brought shrimp...they thought YOU would..lol! Seriously girl, I miss you! Ellen..I hope you're feeling better. I do appreciate you're not sharing your bug with me. I always end up with some cold a week or so before surgery so I'm trying to make it to the 21st healthy..lol. I do hope you get over this quick though! Not just so I can see you, but also because I hate you not feeling well.  Deb..if you read this, it would be wonderful to see you being active with the board again..and with the different activities.  Janene..I hope you're feeling better hon! I know there were alot of new post-ops that weren't able to make it (like LaChelle)....looking forward to meeting/seeing you in the future! All the pics I took were on a disposable camera so I won't be posting pics for awhile. I have to use up the rest of the film and then put it in to be developed. I'll let you all know when I have them back. Love you's! Sherri

hey Sherri~ When you get the recipe for those peach cups..pass it on please

My Gosh`O gosh! The clothing exchange was so great. I really enjoyed seeing everyone again but felt so intimadated that I haven't been to a function in a long time that I kinda kept to myself (very unusual for me). Thanks Flyod for keep coming up and talking to me, hahaha! Dan sorry I didn't get to talk to you other then "Bye Dan see ya in 3 months." As soon as I said that I was like "whoa" and wanted to come give ya a hug too but was starting to feel kinda crappy and really needed to lay down. >br> Linda you crack me up, hahaha! Love ya! and yes you will be invited to the wedding! Thanks to everyone that helped Matt unload the car and then helped unload all those bags of clothes. He was start`in to moan that he was gonna have to do it all himself so he was very very VERY grateful for all that pitched in and helped. Sherri - not to many of us old timers (and by that I'm referring to the length of time on the board and getting together NOT our ages) on our board left going to functions but as always it's as if we can always count on Sherri to show up. Lord give us strength and help us if anything seriously ever happened to you that you would/could no longer be a functioning member anymore. Some of us really count on you. I know Matt and I really enjoy seeing you. Infact, on the way home Matt brought up that we should get together with you and Bill AT LEAST once a month for dinner. And you know for sure you'll get that invite to the wedding! As for Tuesday - I'm praying for a nice clean carcinoma that they can take out with the hysto the following week and not what my doc is afraid of. Lympatic cancer - family history of it. Of course he said he won't know for sure of the extent of cancer till he goes in to do the hysto. That surgery will determine if I have chemo or not or any other treatments. But first to get past Tuesday, then worry about that. Thankful I have good friends here in town that will be watching Mr Quinntin here at home while I'm at St V's on Tuesday. I have to be there @2pm and they said I should be okay to go home around 8 or 9 pm so it might be dinner time or later when Matt calls you to let you know how it went. I'm so excited for you on the 21st!!!!!!! Tummy #2 - woooo hoooo! Make sure Bill or Tiff calls Matt or myself, okay? To those that didn't make it and to those I didn't get to talk to - fellowship get togethers like these are very important for your moral for WLS. It's been scientifically documentated that success rates are higher in those that participate in group activities designed for support and nuturing of WLS. Remember that. I am very thankful for each get together I have with my fellow OH'ers. I know I wouldn't have been as successful with the band as I have. The personal insights of all the procedures in the descussions that I have been involved in make me feel very blessed in finding such a supportive group of people. To those that made it to the clothing exchange - thank you from the bottom of my heart even if I didn't get to talk to you, you still made a positive impact such from your very pressence. To those that didn't make - make it. Even just to one. It'll change ya. Now - back to domesticated duties. Dang Ole Laundry - UGH!

Jo - Your lil guy was tooo cute!!! Our thoughts and prayers are with you on Tuesday!!! Keep your head up!

Hey sweetie...send me your & Matt's phone numbers..ok? I got so tickled when I read about you doing your 'domestic duties'! Hahahaha!! Bill does our laundry...my 'duty' is cooking. Fortunately, we eat out alot..lol! So...a monthly dinner...VERY do-able! LOL! I'm thinking about you hon! Sherri