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Kate G. 21 years, 5 months ago

So thrilled to hear how well you're feeling. Congratulations on getting through the surgery! I plan to do like you - NO SCALE at home. Otherwise, I'd be hopping on it way too much! :) Let us know the great # when you have your doc visit!

Alice S. 21 years, 5 months ago

Helllllllooooooo!!!!!!! one week post-op and i'm feeling wonderful. I still know and believe this is the best and right decision that I made. I have much more energy already. I'll get my staples out on 11/26. I don't have a scale at home, and I"m kinda glad. I am walking the last three days for 30 minutes on the treadmill. I'm up to 3/4 of a mile. Doesn't sound like much but it is a longgggggg way for me. Protein intake is doing fine. I'm very happy with my progress. I have no idea about the weight loss until I go back to Dr. Sweet's office next week. But I feel the results. I'll post again soon.

Sharon Neva 21 years, 5 months ago

ALICE~~CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING IT TO THE LOSING SIDE~~ May Each New Day Find You Feeling Better....There are so many people thinking nice thoughts about you and wishing you a quick, easy recovery......~~EVERYDAY WILL GET BETTER AND BETTER~~

Sherry L. 21 years, 5 months ago

Alice is doing very well. She had her first full liquid meal this am. Her IV has been dc'd. She is expected to be discharged in the am (11/17/02). After seeing her, I have no fears for my surgery this coming thursday. ALice will probably post Sunday evening or Monday morning. Thanks to all of you for your kind support.

Sherry L. 21 years, 5 months ago

Alice is doing GREAT! By 10pm last night she was ambulating 200'. She is doing such a wonderful job with her breathing. Her major complaint is the dry mouth. I didn't get there last night, however, our mother says "she looks GREAT". Please continue to keep Alice in your thoughts & prayers.

Sherry L. 21 years, 5 months ago

Hello Everyone, Alice came through surgery doing ok. She was taken to OR approx 8am; at 1pm family made aware surgery was over and she was doing good. She will be in recovery until 5p before the family will be able to see her. I am going to drive up to PA tonight just to make sure she is ok. I will post more before work in the am. I am her older sister (sherry). I will be having my surgery one week from tomorrow. Thanks for all your support.

piperkc 21 years, 5 months ago

Hi Alice "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life. "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins " ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a safe journey to the other side and a speedy recovery Angela in Canada 406lbs BMI 63.6 -73lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5

kasi H. 21 years, 5 months ago

hey there. my thoughts are with you during this excting time of re-birth. i wish you a speedy recovery. blessed be~

Gail H. 21 years, 5 months ago

Alice, May God bless you with only the very best of health and success. Take care and post when you can. My prayers and thoughts go out to you! Hugs, Gail

Alice S. 21 years, 5 months ago

Good Morning Friends....It is 3:15 AM and I am on my way to the hospital. Thanks for all your encouragement and I'll post when I get home.