Update on sister

I thought I would update my last post about my sister Karen. She is back from Mayo. They are not going to put her on the waiting list yet for a set of lungs. She will return there in 3 months for another round of tests. She has a spot on one of her lungs that they want to recheck. She has to see another specialist here for Osterporosis (sp) and she has to gain a minimim of 10 pounds in that 3 months. Sounds easy right? She only weighs anywhere form 88-92 pounds. She has been this size for years and unlike me has a very diffucult time gaing weight. She takes after our mother, I take after my Dad. I think it is irionic that I have surgery in order to lose weight and she has to gain in order to have surgery. I am thinking of her getting a fat transplant and me being the donor! I wonder if they would consider that at the Mayo Clinic. Sorry, I just have to find some humor in this terrible situation. Thanks to all of my OH friends that are listening and that posted replies before.

What a wonderful idea!  Fat transplant...heck they do skin grafts...and liposuction...why not fat implants! Gal, hang in there...God gives us our humor to get us through tough times. My prayers are with you and your sis. I know how you feel about your sis...I LOVE my sis so much..and I am so glad I am back in Indiana and able to share your life with her and be able to laugh as well as cry along side her. huggggggggggs Janene

Sending well wishes to your sister and wishes for her to gain that weight.  Sounds funny to wish someone to gain weight. Hang in there!

My prayers are still with you and your family. I pray that God keeps you all in the circle of his loving and healing arms and brings you all peace and healing.

Hon, through the years, I have often said 'I just have to laugh because if I don't, I'll cry..and I won't know when to stop'. Find the humor whenever you can in situations like this. It will help pull you through. It brings out the silver lining...and we all need to see that lining somewhere.  I do pray that your sister will be able to pack on the pounds quickly..but in a healthy way. I know that with me, the doctors were concerned after my whole intestine thing because I kept losing weight so fast. I felt like I was stuffing my face 24/7 just to maintain. If I didn't eat a whole box of pizza rolls for a midnight snack, I'd wake up weighing 2 lb less than the day before. I'm fotunate...I was told not to lose 'much more'...not to gain 10 lbs. I really don't know what else I could had done to do that. I sure hope Karen likes donuts or something. If it weren't for fear of dumping, I guess I would had tried Dunkin' Donuts long johns..lol.  It is a real shame that the Mayo Clinic or someone couldn't come up with a good use for our excess fat, huh? Bill thinks that since I'm analytical (I'm a technician..kinda like a scientist...by trade) that since I'm off on medical leave that I should come up with a way to bottle & use MY excess gas! LOL! If only I could..I'd be rich! LOL! I'll be keeping Karen, you, and the rest of your family in my thoughts and prayers... Sherri