WHATS HAPPENING MONDAY

 

 

I still didn’t feel the greatest this morning. I have these spells once in a while , I have had them as long as I can remember where I just really feel tired , can lay down and sleep and sleep and sleep and if I try to work when I am like that I just feel so bad no energy, brain doesn’t really work well or anything. Since I have had the digital scale I can tell you this much that this morning I weighted 3 pounds more than I have been weighing then this afternoon I am feeling better and I have lost 2 of thos pounds. I think a lot of it is fluid buildup for some reason. That is the way I have always felt about it but before it was connected to my periods a lot but then since I had the hysterectomy years ago it continued. One of these days I will find someone that can figure it out lol I guess it isnt going to kill me so don’t worry about it huh? Lol

 

My granddaughters in laws are down visiting them and I am cooking supper for all of them tonight. I am having meatloaf, new potatoes&fresh green beans , corn on the cob and a salad. And for desert we are having watermelon.

Sounds good, the watermelon I mean.

 

It has been pretty nice today had a nice rain shower and now the sun is back out but it is still only 73 right now at 5pm.

 

My sister called me and wanted me to send her a recipe of a cake I use to make all the time when we were growing up . man that took some looking to find again.

Salad Dressing cake : you ever heard of it? I use to make them all the time about once a week from the time I was about 10 to 17

 

Well supper was very nice and pleasant, They are really nice and sweet people. She hugged me before they left and told me thank you for helping the kids out. I told her it was not anymore than family was suppose to do.

 

Talked to my friend in Ga tonight and she has been up walking 2 times already and is doing really good. Said she had a little bit of problem with nausea and her throat was really sore but other than that she felt pretty good.

 

 

CHELLE: Boy less than a week for you and Rianna , this week will probably just fly by. Especially if you are busy. What I did the week before my surgery was I went thru all of my winter clothes and packed them up and mailed them off to a friend of mine. Lol

I said I know by winter I cant wear these so I sent time off. Burning bridges so to speak.

And I was right to do so because I couldn’t have worn them at all . But it kept me busy for that week.

 

I sent you a email about this so you would have it but I will answer on here too for others.

The stuff you can use to spray in your mouth , you can get at wal marts or any pharmacy I think it is call Oasis. And it is wonderful. I use it all the time. My throat gets extreamly dry and to the point I cant even talk . so I use this stuff it is good and taste good too.

 

I don’t know about brands of juice but I do know they have to be 100% juice nothing else. Right after surgery they have to be diluted I think but the sugar content in 100%juice is from the fruit itself. Now there are people that I have heard of that cant drink it afterwards but most can.

 

 

JANET:Well how did you make out with Jon today with out his daddy at home.

Tell him I am just like him about daddy shouldn’t have to go to work. I think the world has it all wrong. Parents should be allowed to both stay at home all day and everything paid for and then when they have their kids grown they could go to work. Lol

Wouldn’t that be a kick.

How is your mother doing. I hope they have developed a plan of action for her . Just know that I am praying for her and Im sure there are others that are also.

Oh that is right about Bev I think so too sorry I guess I thought since she lived in Sedalia she was using Sedalia . Sorry.

 

Lol I know what you mean about the arms. They take on a life of their own when you wave or something don’t they lol. Pretty irritating. I get so aggravated about blouses.

I can wear a small blouse everywhere except the tops of my arms. If they have short sleeves they catch on the excess skin .

Oh well wont be long hopefully till the plastics can happen.

Maybe use plastic to buy plastics lol

 

 

SUSAN: Hey great to see you back. Glad that you are doing so much better.

Someone said there are two kinds of Gastric bypass patients , those that have dumped and those that haven’t dumped YET!!! I have never dumped yet so I guess one day huh.

I have had foamies and have thrown up but when I do it is over so that isnt dumping.

Sorry you got so sick over oatmeal.

Congradulations on the weight loss that is fantastic. Keep up the good work.

 

HOHh follow it into the carport lol

I know it isnt easy losing your kids and accepting the fact that they are moving away but I guess it is time for the little birds to fly the nest. I know it hurts but it is something that a lot of mothers have to do. Just keep praying for them is about all you can do.

So you have lost the 100 pounds since surgery or before too?

That is great tho wow!!! Can you believe that you have been able to do that?

 

 

RIANNE: well now is only 6 days? Yipeeee. Wow.

 

Oh wow another list maker? Lol IF I didn’t make list I would be worse off that what I am.

That is great that you don’t have to be in such a hurry that your are looking.

 

 

 

HOPE AND JOY AND PEACEABOUNDS

JAN

I'm not replying yet....but in your title you said Monday again....**hugs**

LOL how you notice everything I will never know. I never even noticed

LOL I am SUCH a loser....*pouts and hangs head in shame*  I hate having OCD...really.....well I've never been clinically diagnosed with it...but self diagnosis is the "in" thing nowadays ;-)

I noticed but I didnt want to say nothing so thanks Rianne LOL...God Bless Craig Lee

aww man....now I feel bad....:-P  I knew I shoulda waited for someone else to say something.... he he

Good Morning Jan and OH Peeps~ I am so glad yesterday is over with....I spent most the day on pins and needles waiting for my mom to call me saying they were done with all her tests so that we could get up to the hospital to see her. We were going to go up abt 1:45 and Jon said his tummy was hurting. Thought it was because he had to go #2, but even after-he said it was hurting, so I decided to wait to get up there-to see how he was going to do. She called me at 4-said they STILL had not taken her in yet-WTH? She has been NPO since Friday and is now getting frustrated because she is so thirsty and her tummy is really upset because of the meds she is being given and nothing in there. Told her to call her nurse and ask for a shot for nausea and to wet her mouth.... She finally called me abt 8 pm and they had done 2 of her tests and she is having the rest done today. She sounded a lot better-but was really doped up-and was hoping that they would feed her something! We are going to get up there today if Mr. Jon is okay. Dont want him to be around her if it is something catchy and right now-I am not sure whats wrong-thinking maybe he was just upset about his daddy going back to work and all-dunno. So, will see how it goes. Thanks to everyone who is praying for my mom. I really appreciate it. Just hope that this is the end of all the waiting to see/find out whats wrong and that they will do something to help her this time. It sounds like they know this time if they just sent her home without answers-that she may not make it! I am glad that God put a compassionate doc in the ER that night and that he wanted to get to the bottom of this. Megan got some bad news yesterday regarding Stephens college in Columbia-they denied her request to live off campus (even though she is married) AND they denied her request to waive the food program-in which the CHEAPEST one they had-had to be approved by the president-and she approved her for the smallest plan-but it still costs $300 a month!! Megan was so upset. She called and said she was going to look into going to Missouri Southern, who have all the same classes she can take up at Stephens, but would be over 20 thousand dollars cheaper to go here-and they wouldnt require her to live on campus (at 500 a month) or require her to have a food plan. So-she will be saving over 20 grand and can live off campus and eat off campus as well. Dammit. When we were up there last month they made it sound like since she would be married, it wouldnt be a problem for her to live off campus and eat at her own apartment since she wouldnt have to live on campus-she wouldnt have to take their food program.....And-this WAS the appeal she made-so she is going to Southern tomorrow since she still has time to sign on and see what happens. Of course, the classes are larger here since its not a private girls school-but if the courses are all the same and she can still have a good education-I think whatever Gods will is-will work out, right? Just told her to go tomorrow and see what they have to offer and we will go from there. I dont mind, of course, since its in Joplin and Meg will only be 1/2 hr away from me-but upset that she has been up there so much, is already signed up and got everything settled and then they deny her the option to live off campus and not take their food plan. They could have told us this from the start and wouldnt have wasted so much time and money going back and forth.

Well, our water line was going to be fixed this morning-and wouldnt you know-that about 7 pm last night-it rained so hard-that it came in through our fireplace-which has never happened before-I couldnt believe how hard it was raining-and it did that for over 2 hours out here. So, there went the line getting fixed this morning-and I would bet that the hole that got dug on the side of the garage-is filled up again....Good news though-we didnt have to put the hose in the pool to fill it-LOL-we just let the rain do it for us! Now they are saying rain for the rest of the week pretty much...*sigh* and its looking like its gonna start again right now... I talked to Mel yesterday-she went and saw the surgeon (one of them) and he took out her staples. She said she felt better yesterday, but felt really tired and wished she could have just crawled back into bed-but she had her appt with the surgeon and then the IV therapy-and she does that until the 20th. Wish they could at least go to her house a couple of days a week so she could just get caught up on her rest and all!! I really miss being able to talk to her-or going over to see her (or her coming here) so I hope she gets to feeling better soon..... Jan-Im glad your friend Renee is doing good. I prayed for her all day yesterday. Will she be staying down there until her check up or will she be seeing a doc closer to home for her follow up visits? I hope everything works out for her and I wish her the best. Im not too sure whats going on with me...actually, I think when I sit and try to figure it out-I get overwhelmed, cause theres so damn much-LOL...My knee is still hurting like crazy, then my back didnt do too bad yesterday-but I have been feeling nauseated every time I think I am hungry or going to eat-cant even really do yogurt and strawberries the past 2 days-and MAKE myself do my protein. I am getting my liquids and vitamins in... Maybe whatever Jon has-I have too-not sure. I laughed when I saw your post about the weight gain and loss-cause when I got on the scale yesterday-it said I gained 3.5# and I couldnt figure out HOW that could happen???? I decided I am not getting on that thing now until Friday! Only Friday mornings from now on-cause it will drive me nuts thinking about it-and Yes, I mean even more nuts than normal-LOL. I know its not that time of my month, since that was over and done with-and why I gained that 2# 2 weeks ago-then it came back off-but I sure didnt expect the scale to go up again...I was actually talking to the scale- like-WHAT? Do you need new batteries? Is the floor saggy there? LOL....Nope-put it somewhere else and weighed again. crap. same reading.

I managed to get caught up on most of the laundry and hit one closet for the sale stuff. I have about 8 boxes in the area between my bedroom door and the boys of things to go through and get marked. I was pretty happy to find the small birdhouse curtains for the little window above my sink. I hung them when we first moved in-took them down and washed them and never re-hung them since it faces the back 40 (acres) and there is nothing out there...Saw 2 snakes the past couple of days-one out by my lilac bush and one between the porch and the pool area-and he went down in the pipe that sits right next to the sidewalk. GROSS~ Sunday we saw the biggest blue lizard we have ever seen out here-and I have a trantula in a coffee can (holes in the lid) out on the front porch. EW-dont care for all that gross stuff out here. I have now seen more creepy crawly critters in 3 months than I have seen out here in 3 years!! I killed one of those huge cricket/spider looking monsters in the front bathroom Sunday morning too-they are pretty spooky to look at-and I must say-we usually see more than this by now-so I am not complaining by no means. I just hate it when "I" have to be the one who saves everyone from those critters cause they scare me-LOL....One of my hubbys friends wants us to save a scoprion for him the next time we see one-WHAT? I dont "save" poisonous things-I will trap it-and YOU can come out and get it-and IF your not home-YOUR out of luck-I will not try to capture it and coddle it till you come and get it-LOL... Well, I am getting off here. I am going to put some ice on my back and the heating pad on my knee and make a list of what needs to get done today. I have everyone on my prayer list who needs it-and then everyone for health and happiness. Have a good day and as always-all my love and prayers-Janet

Good morning everyone!  I however am not having a good morning I don't know what is wrong with me I have been depressed and disappointed in myself.  I haven't been losing weight like I should be and not exercising I feel miserable and it's my own fault.  I watched Big Medicine last night and boy was that an eye opener for me.  This man was about to have surgery and they discovered once they got inside that he had liver damage and I already know that I have Non Alcholoic Fatty Liver disease and my dr. warned me that if I didn't lose weight then I may have to have a liver transplant in several years this is one reason why I want to have WLS.  It was then time to check my blood sugar and it was 215 which is a little high for several hours after I had eaten.   I was so upset last night after watching that show Big Medicine and then the show about Brookhaven I went to the bathroom and as I was getting up off the toilet seat and it broke in half again!  I say again because about two months ago I broke another one.  It just cracked in two basically in the same place as the other one did.  I weigh 344 and I can't believe I have broken 2 toilet seats how embarassing is that?  I started crying and went to my room throwing things and my roommate/best friend came in there and tried to console me but I was too upset I just wanted to be left alone.  I still feel really bad today to the point that I'm in tears writing this.   I think I feel discouraged because WLS seems so far away and I'm not doing what I'm supposed to be doing to take better care of myself.  Last night was one of those awe moments though where I realized that I have to stop what I'm doing now and start taking better care of my health and well being. Another thing that has upset me is that my dr. that I have been going to for several years now left and is only seeing hospital patients so now I have to look for a new dr. when I am 1/2 way through my dr. supervised diet.  Does anyone know of a good Dr. in the Kansas City Metro area? Thanks for listening to me vent this morning I think I just need to start eating better and exercising I know I would feel better both physically and mentally.  I am going to go for a walk this evening and if it's raining then I will go to the gym and walk!  I have to start somewhere?

Good Afternoon Everyone:      Just checking in before I head over to Joplin for my IV treatment. Went to the doc yesterday and he took out my staples. I have an appt for next week to go see my OB/GYN again. Since he was the one that put me in the hospital to begin with. Overall feeling pretty good. I just dont have any energy what so ever. I feel tired all the time and by the time I get up and go do my IV treatment. I am more then ready to come home and crawl back into my chair. I hate feeling this way. But I am doing exactley what the doc says to do or not to do. I just will be glad when I get to feeling back to my ol self again.      Thanks for all the prayers. I know that is the only thing that gets me thro some days is all your prayers!!!! Everyone here is doing good. Terry has been so wonderful thro out this whole thing. God bless his heart!!!!! Couldnt imagine anyone else in my life but him..    Well the clock is ticking and I gotta get over to the hospital. I love ya'll and miss talking to you. Chell: It was so good to get to talk to you last night. I will be praying for Wed that you get your time. And looking foward to the phone call after your surgery. So I can post and tell everyone that your now on the loser's bench.!!! Love ya gurl!!! Janet: What did they find out about Mom??? I will call you after my treatment is over with. I MISS YOU!!!!! Love ya'll Mel

Hellos to all!! I hope that everyone is doing good today.  Man, I feel 110% better than I have felt since I had the surgery today!!  I dont want to scare anyone but I swear up until today I was telling most people that I wasnt sure I wished I had had the surgery!  I think it was just all the infection and stuff that was giving me such a hard time and making me so sick.  I am starting to eat a little shaved turkey and smashed cheese, (thanks Janet) and feeling better!  I guess I better go make that to do list before I forget what I am supposed to do! I hear ya on the lists Jan, I swear I have made a list of lists I needed to make, lol~!  I know that sounds crazy but if I dont have lists I would be even more lost than I already am.

JAN: Its too funny that today you are talking about packing up clothes.  I was looking for something to wear yesterday to my first day back to work and was thinking that I have so many pairs of pants that I should pack them away, cuz I wouldnt be needing them for quite a few months.  Then I thought, I guess that I can just give them away now because they would be too big for me in the winter, but I found myself being scared to do it.  Like all the other times I lost weight before i always gained the weight back, (and more) so I always hung on to the favorites or really expensive suits, etc.  I had to laugh at myself because now I know that this is really going to work and it isnt just a bad attempt like so many diets I have tried before, lol!  This I think should be known as a WOW moment.  Its not just your physical that is changing its your mental too.

I was thinking that it maybe a good idea to bring these "extra" clothes that we know will not fit us next season to the union.  What do ya think?  Maybe we could have some bins or boxes with sizes on them and just kinda put them together for people to go thru.  I cant help it, I am getting excited about the reunion.

MEL: How are you doing girl?  I already know you feel bad I am sure.  I wanted to call ya but I have lost your number and have been trying to get it but havent had any luck.  I dont even know your last name.  Just know that you and your family are in my prayers.  I miss ya.

TAMMY-AMMY: How much weight have you lost?  Is it almost 100lbs?  I thought I read that yesterday!  You are doing so great!  Have you decided about the reunion yet?  I hope so.

JANET: I hope that your mom gets some relief from the pain she is going thru!!  I know it is hard to go thru that with her.  It tore me up to go thru it with mine.  You want to do something and there is nothing you can do.  My mom said just knowing she had someone there with her made it a little easier for her to deal with the pain.  You know if I can help in anyway please call me.  I dont know what I can do but I am here for you.  Please tell Megan how sorry that I am for having to go thru all that crap in Columbia, but I have to say I am still glad that I got to visit with all of you because of it.

LANA: Not much to say except for hello and hope all is well with ya!

To everyone else on the board, take care and welcome to all the newbies, (Wow, there are alot, yea!!!!!!!!!!)  LOVE SUSAN