anewbecboo
Jan. 30, 2007 ~ Not 1, but 4 job possibilities!!!
Jan 29, 2007
Weight: 295 / lost: 7 / 155 to go
Ok, I know a lot of you have been following my lack of job issue. It is going on 8 months ago that I was fired from my job, then about 2 months ago my unemployment ran out.
So last week in my preop class the whole class tried to brainstorm what I could do to get a job so I could get rid of the stress and depression. Well, we talked about my qualifications, of which I don't have many, and long story short, we decided maybe I should go back to throwing newspapers again (I did it for 13 years when the girls were little so I could be home with them). Now this is something I thought I would NEVER go back too!!!!! So I hadn't even given it a thought. But the money is really good for just a few hours a night and right now we are desperate, so I decided ok, I'll do it!!!! NEVER THOUGHT THESE WORDS WOULD COME OUT OF MY MOUTH AGAIN!!!!!!!!
But I need SOMETHING, and surgery will be soon so starting a job is challenging. So this would be fine for now! Well, that support session must have been like me on my knees to God saying "ok, I give, I will do whatever it takes, PLEASE find me a paper route, find me something!" So while I was in class that night a lady left me a message for an interview the next day for a home helper agency. I did that interview Friday. I am waiting for her to do the background check.
Friday the cable company finally called, I had the interview with them today. I will wait to interview and train with them till after surgery (won't postpone surgery for that), they are just fine with that.
I got a call for an interview with a temp agency yesterday, had that interview today too. They are going to put me in for a call center job that will call me for a phone interview.
In the meantime, hubby asked if any routes are available (he still delivers papers, has for 24 years) and there is!
So, now I have 4 possible jobs when a week ago I had nothing!!!!
I will probably take the route for sure at least till surgery. We will look at it Thursday and if I like it I start Friday.
I'm hoping to hear from the home helper lady tomorrow and I REALLY want that job. No benes, but very rewarding and right up my alley!!!! And the temp job, we'll see. If it is the hours she thought it was, I'm not interested and there is still the issue of needing time off for surgery soon.
Not to mention all the wonderful people on OH who have sent me money since Friday to help out in the mean time!!!! I have no words to express my gratitude to all of you. My husband and I are so very thankful and humbled by your generosity!!!!!!
So Praise God, things are looking up!!!!!! God has opened the flood gates and I am so VERY THANKFUL!!!!!! So thank you all for your many prayers, they are being answered. It will still be tight till I get a paycheck, but the light at the end of the tunnel is finally here~WOO HOO!!!!!
I can go back to preparing totally for my surgery! Only 4 classes left and then preop procedures~yaaayyyyy!!!!!! I'm getting close!!!! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!
Ok, I know a lot of you have been following my lack of job issue. It is going on 8 months ago that I was fired from my job, then about 2 months ago my unemployment ran out.
So last week in my preop class the whole class tried to brainstorm what I could do to get a job so I could get rid of the stress and depression. Well, we talked about my qualifications, of which I don't have many, and long story short, we decided maybe I should go back to throwing newspapers again (I did it for 13 years when the girls were little so I could be home with them). Now this is something I thought I would NEVER go back too!!!!! So I hadn't even given it a thought. But the money is really good for just a few hours a night and right now we are desperate, so I decided ok, I'll do it!!!! NEVER THOUGHT THESE WORDS WOULD COME OUT OF MY MOUTH AGAIN!!!!!!!!
But I need SOMETHING, and surgery will be soon so starting a job is challenging. So this would be fine for now! Well, that support session must have been like me on my knees to God saying "ok, I give, I will do whatever it takes, PLEASE find me a paper route, find me something!" So while I was in class that night a lady left me a message for an interview the next day for a home helper agency. I did that interview Friday. I am waiting for her to do the background check.
Friday the cable company finally called, I had the interview with them today. I will wait to interview and train with them till after surgery (won't postpone surgery for that), they are just fine with that.
I got a call for an interview with a temp agency yesterday, had that interview today too. They are going to put me in for a call center job that will call me for a phone interview.
In the meantime, hubby asked if any routes are available (he still delivers papers, has for 24 years) and there is!
So, now I have 4 possible jobs when a week ago I had nothing!!!!
I will probably take the route for sure at least till surgery. We will look at it Thursday and if I like it I start Friday.
I'm hoping to hear from the home helper lady tomorrow and I REALLY want that job. No benes, but very rewarding and right up my alley!!!! And the temp job, we'll see. If it is the hours she thought it was, I'm not interested and there is still the issue of needing time off for surgery soon.
Not to mention all the wonderful people on OH who have sent me money since Friday to help out in the mean time!!!! I have no words to express my gratitude to all of you. My husband and I are so very thankful and humbled by your generosity!!!!!!
So Praise God, things are looking up!!!!!! God has opened the flood gates and I am so VERY THANKFUL!!!!!! So thank you all for your many prayers, they are being answered. It will still be tight till I get a paycheck, but the light at the end of the tunnel is finally here~WOO HOO!!!!!
I can go back to preparing totally for my surgery! Only 4 classes left and then preop procedures~yaaayyyyy!!!!!! I'm getting close!!!! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!! Jan. 28,2007 ~ Wow, I have a fan club!!!!
Jan 27, 2007
OMGosh, I sooo love OH!!!! I now have a fan club! I was on the main board tonight and when I went back to the front of the messages there was my name in lights "Anewbecboo Rocks!!!!!!!" WOW, I don't know what to say! The post was started by my sweet Mitzi and it said this...
Hi we all know and love our Becky and I just want to officially announce I am president of her fan club. She is always so sweet and positive, lifting up everyones spirits. Becky we all LOVE you cutie pa tutie, hugs from your aloha buddy, Mitzi
Here is the link to the post if you want to check it out. I have bookmarked it to keep forever!!!
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/a,messageboard
/action,replies/board_id,4856/cat_id,4456/topic_id,
3205515/page,1/
so here are the members of my fan club...
Mitzi, President
Sally *annoying lizard, Vice President
Cindy Z
Reba *holygrl72
Kim G
Angela
Mish *elvenfairies
Kylie *lipglossletdown
Maria C, head cheerleader
Therese Marie
Cathy *catrinas
Jessica Williams
Wow, I've never had a fan club before, I feel so loved!
I feel so blessed by God to be here on OH to be an encouraging, positive presence and I am touched beyond words that people really notice what I do. It comes straight from my heart and I couldn't get through my days without OH and my great friends! OH is my ROCK and I'm honored to be a part of it!
Thanks Mitzi and everyone for making me feel so special and loved! I love you all too, very much!!!!! I hope I always do you proud!!! MUAH!
Jan. 26, 2007 ~ Finally, a light at the end of the tunnel!!
Jan 25, 2007
Weight:295.5 / lost: 6.5 / 155.5 to go
Ok, so I know it has been quite awhile since I posted, bad me! Life hasn't been the easiest, but here goes...
Where to start? Ok, so I'm not as good at asking for help as I am at giving help! I love it here on OH and I love being "the encouraging light on the board" (your words, not mine) because I feel led here by God to encourage, uplift, and help. But in return, being here makes me feel great and helps me take my mind off of my own issues. I do it all straight from the heart because I really care and I am so thrilled to be part of such a great support system of friends, but more like a great big family!!! OH is my rock right now, and my life would be way worse than it has been without all of you to love and support me and take my love and support. Of course I have a husband who adores me and who I adore, but you all know you need more than that !For me that more is all of you and my 3 new best friends from my preop class. So I have been trying not to really get into the depths of the disaster that is my life right now. I've been praying and hoping for the best, but when my unemployment ran out and we started the proceedings for Bankruptcy (all last week), I think I started to lose my grip on my sanity. Last week was a very dark week for me. When I can't even figure out how to post a response to someone, I know it's bad. This week has been somewhat better and last night was the first glimpse of a light at the end of the tunnel.
So first of all to my great friend here on OH, Julie
jscruiz, thank you so much for trying to get OHers to send me money!!! I am speechless and overwhelmed that you would do this for me!!!!! I will be VERY grateful to all who decide to help us and also for all prayers sent too. I so very much believe in prayer, and feel you can never have too much. It touches me deep in my soul that you would be so kind and generous to someone you only know online! I don't know what to say really!!!!!! I even question whether I deserve it, because it is just so much. I've never had friends like this before and I am so very blessed and grateful!!!! God bless you all and I hope you know I mean it when I say I love you and need you all sooooo much!!!!! 
Now second, I HAD A JOB INTERVIEW today~woo hoo!!!!! Thank you for all the prayers, they are finally working. It was with a company called HomeHelpers. They hire people to do companion and caretaking jobs. It doesn't involve anything medical, just errands, shopping, transporting to appointments, just being there for company, etc, etc. It could be a new mom, a disabled person, eldery people, terminal patients, etc. I think I would really love this and be really good at it! She will be doing my background check and then getting back to me next week. There are no benefits and the work isn't always steady, but right now before surgery I think it would be perfect and then after surgery I would be capable of so much more down the road.
Then Cox cable finally called for my interview. I will have that on Tuesday. I am excited about that, but not sure it would work out with my surgery. You have to go to 5 weeks of training and I don't think they will want to train me only for me to have to possibly be off right after that for surgery. We'll see! I will be upfront with them and leave it up to God!!! So hopefully one of these will pan out and I can rejoin the work force!!!!
So it is nice to have some glimmer of hope and beyond words to know that some of you want to send me money to help out!!!! I feel very blessed and lucky to be me today! I haven't been that in awhile!!!!!!!
Thank you Julie again, from the bottom of my heart. Thank all of you for whatever it is you choose to do to help me...prayers, money, hugs, etc. It's all greatly appreciated and way overwhelming.
Thank you God for sending me to OH and giving my all of these great people to love and support!!!!!!! I am truly blessed and my heart is full right now!!! I will quit rambling now, sorry it got so long.
Ok, so I know it has been quite awhile since I posted, bad me! Life hasn't been the easiest, but here goes...
Where to start? Ok, so I'm not as good at asking for help as I am at giving help! I love it here on OH and I love being "the encouraging light on the board" (your words, not mine) because I feel led here by God to encourage, uplift, and help. But in return, being here makes me feel great and helps me take my mind off of my own issues. I do it all straight from the heart because I really care and I am so thrilled to be part of such a great support system of friends, but more like a great big family!!! OH is my rock right now, and my life would be way worse than it has been without all of you to love and support me and take my love and support. Of course I have a husband who adores me and who I adore, but you all know you need more than that !For me that more is all of you and my 3 new best friends from my preop class. So I have been trying not to really get into the depths of the disaster that is my life right now. I've been praying and hoping for the best, but when my unemployment ran out and we started the proceedings for Bankruptcy (all last week), I think I started to lose my grip on my sanity. Last week was a very dark week for me. When I can't even figure out how to post a response to someone, I know it's bad. This week has been somewhat better and last night was the first glimpse of a light at the end of the tunnel.
So first of all to my great friend here on OH, Julie
jscruiz, thank you so much for trying to get OHers to send me money!!! I am speechless and overwhelmed that you would do this for me!!!!! I will be VERY grateful to all who decide to help us and also for all prayers sent too. I so very much believe in prayer, and feel you can never have too much. It touches me deep in my soul that you would be so kind and generous to someone you only know online! I don't know what to say really!!!!!! I even question whether I deserve it, because it is just so much. I've never had friends like this before and I am so very blessed and grateful!!!! God bless you all and I hope you know I mean it when I say I love you and need you all sooooo much!!!!! Now second, I HAD A JOB INTERVIEW today~woo hoo!!!!! Thank you for all the prayers, they are finally working. It was with a company called HomeHelpers. They hire people to do companion and caretaking jobs. It doesn't involve anything medical, just errands, shopping, transporting to appointments, just being there for company, etc, etc. It could be a new mom, a disabled person, eldery people, terminal patients, etc. I think I would really love this and be really good at it! She will be doing my background check and then getting back to me next week. There are no benefits and the work isn't always steady, but right now before surgery I think it would be perfect and then after surgery I would be capable of so much more down the road.
Then Cox cable finally called for my interview. I will have that on Tuesday. I am excited about that, but not sure it would work out with my surgery. You have to go to 5 weeks of training and I don't think they will want to train me only for me to have to possibly be off right after that for surgery. We'll see! I will be upfront with them and leave it up to God!!! So hopefully one of these will pan out and I can rejoin the work force!!!!
So it is nice to have some glimmer of hope and beyond words to know that some of you want to send me money to help out!!!! I feel very blessed and lucky to be me today! I haven't been that in awhile!!!!!!!
Thank you Julie again, from the bottom of my heart. Thank all of you for whatever it is you choose to do to help me...prayers, money, hugs, etc. It's all greatly appreciated and way overwhelming.
Thank you God for sending me to OH and giving my all of these great people to love and support!!!!!!! I am truly blessed and my heart is full right now!!! I will quit rambling now, sorry it got so long.
December 2, 2006 ~ My life~the good and the bad of it!
Dec 02, 2006
Weight:287 / lost:15 / 147 to go
Well, it's been awhile since I wrote, sorry! Where to start?
Thanksgiving~I did really well, ate only 1 plate with a little bit of everything on it and the sugar free dessert I brought. The only thing I ate too much of was the artichoke dip and crackers. It's a veggie though, so it could have been worse, right?! lol We had a good time at my brother and sister-in-law's house!!!
Then the next morning I went with my mom to her house for 4 days. She lives in Victorville (Silver Lakes exactly). She needed me to work with her in her antique store on Friday and Saturday. We had a good time and I put my graphics line in the store to try and sell. It is a biz that I tried to get off the ground 6 years ago, but could never find the right avenue to sell my stuff. I would be so thrilled if it took off this time! Graphics would be my dream job! Everyone says my stuff is really good so I hope it sells there! I'm working on a couple things for OHers too. Pray that it is time for my graphics to be a money maker!!! I had fun singing Karaoke at Mom's. They go every Fri. and Sat. nights and it is run by my mom's friend/biz partner. I don't sing so great, especially compared to them, but I love doing it. I tried a new song too, virginly (with out practice) and they said I did good. I also met a fellow OHer who lives where my mom does. Her name is BobbieS and we had such a great time getting to know each other. She met us at Karaoke Sat. night. She looks fantastic! Had her WLS 6 months ago and has lost 94 lbs!
http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/stylngrl/
It was so good meeting her!
So then when I got home I had a lot to do, but kind of got thrown off track with Mike being in a car accident on Wed. I was so scared when he called me and even though he told me he was fine, I wasn't going to believe it till I saw him for myself. I cried the whole way there! He was ok, but his truck did not fare as well! A semi truck pulled out in front of him and he slammed into it. He was wearing his seatbelt, Thank God, and both airbags deployed. His truck will probably be totalled, but we are waiting to see if they give us what we still owe on it. We planned on trading it in later this month, but this is not how we planned on doing it. The truck has 191,000 miles on it and needs to be replaced. We are on pins and needles waiting to see what will happen. The other big fear is that we have always lied about the fact that he works out of his truck. I don't like lying, but we couldn't afford to pay the amount needed to insure it for working in it. And now they will know, as he was working at the time of the accident. I have know idea how screwed we are! He lost a lot of money this week too due to the accident, which we really didn't need right now. We are waiting to hear if he can get a rental car so right now he is struggling with my van on the paper routes. The worst thing though is that after 24 years of newspaper delivery he actually had to pay $150 to take the night off as his hand was scraped and swollen. I am so furious about this!!! I realize he is an independent contractor, but COME ON, shouldn't 24 years count for something when you are in a car accident!!!! It's bullshit if you ask me!!! I so wish he could get out of the stupid paper routes. I've had enough already!!!
It just seems like it is never ending bad breaks for us these days! I'm trying so hard to stay positive and wait out God's plans, but it gets hard. I am really thankful that nothing happened to Mike and blessed that he was protected! Please hug your loved ones and tell them you love them always! you never know when they will be gone!
So remember I told you our class decided to just try to maintain over the holidays. Well, by some miracle, even with Tara's bday cake (sorry I couldn't resist Costco cake lol), eating out a lot at my mom's, and missing a whole week of exercise, I managed to stay the same weight!!! I was shocked, but happy! It was so good to be back in class with all my new friends. I love our class so much! Jolene and I are back to exercising again too and are talking about kicking it up a notch mid month~ugh!!! I'm starting the protein shakes Monday too as one meal replacement~woo hoo! I gotta get a Magic Bullet!!
Well, I think that is it for the good and not so good in my life right now. I will try to post more often. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is enjoying their holiday season so far!!!
Until next time...
Well, it's been awhile since I wrote, sorry! Where to start?
Thanksgiving~I did really well, ate only 1 plate with a little bit of everything on it and the sugar free dessert I brought. The only thing I ate too much of was the artichoke dip and crackers. It's a veggie though, so it could have been worse, right?! lol We had a good time at my brother and sister-in-law's house!!!
Then the next morning I went with my mom to her house for 4 days. She lives in Victorville (Silver Lakes exactly). She needed me to work with her in her antique store on Friday and Saturday. We had a good time and I put my graphics line in the store to try and sell. It is a biz that I tried to get off the ground 6 years ago, but could never find the right avenue to sell my stuff. I would be so thrilled if it took off this time! Graphics would be my dream job! Everyone says my stuff is really good so I hope it sells there! I'm working on a couple things for OHers too. Pray that it is time for my graphics to be a money maker!!! I had fun singing Karaoke at Mom's. They go every Fri. and Sat. nights and it is run by my mom's friend/biz partner. I don't sing so great, especially compared to them, but I love doing it. I tried a new song too, virginly (with out practice) and they said I did good. I also met a fellow OHer who lives where my mom does. Her name is BobbieS and we had such a great time getting to know each other. She met us at Karaoke Sat. night. She looks fantastic! Had her WLS 6 months ago and has lost 94 lbs!
http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/stylngrl/
It was so good meeting her!
So then when I got home I had a lot to do, but kind of got thrown off track with Mike being in a car accident on Wed. I was so scared when he called me and even though he told me he was fine, I wasn't going to believe it till I saw him for myself. I cried the whole way there! He was ok, but his truck did not fare as well! A semi truck pulled out in front of him and he slammed into it. He was wearing his seatbelt, Thank God, and both airbags deployed. His truck will probably be totalled, but we are waiting to see if they give us what we still owe on it. We planned on trading it in later this month, but this is not how we planned on doing it. The truck has 191,000 miles on it and needs to be replaced. We are on pins and needles waiting to see what will happen. The other big fear is that we have always lied about the fact that he works out of his truck. I don't like lying, but we couldn't afford to pay the amount needed to insure it for working in it. And now they will know, as he was working at the time of the accident. I have know idea how screwed we are! He lost a lot of money this week too due to the accident, which we really didn't need right now. We are waiting to hear if he can get a rental car so right now he is struggling with my van on the paper routes. The worst thing though is that after 24 years of newspaper delivery he actually had to pay $150 to take the night off as his hand was scraped and swollen. I am so furious about this!!! I realize he is an independent contractor, but COME ON, shouldn't 24 years count for something when you are in a car accident!!!! It's bullshit if you ask me!!! I so wish he could get out of the stupid paper routes. I've had enough already!!!
It just seems like it is never ending bad breaks for us these days! I'm trying so hard to stay positive and wait out God's plans, but it gets hard. I am really thankful that nothing happened to Mike and blessed that he was protected! Please hug your loved ones and tell them you love them always! you never know when they will be gone!
So remember I told you our class decided to just try to maintain over the holidays. Well, by some miracle, even with Tara's bday cake (sorry I couldn't resist Costco cake lol), eating out a lot at my mom's, and missing a whole week of exercise, I managed to stay the same weight!!! I was shocked, but happy! It was so good to be back in class with all my new friends. I love our class so much! Jolene and I are back to exercising again too and are talking about kicking it up a notch mid month~ugh!!! I'm starting the protein shakes Monday too as one meal replacement~woo hoo! I gotta get a Magic Bullet!!
Well, I think that is it for the good and not so good in my life right now. I will try to post more often. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is enjoying their holiday season so far!!!
Until next time...
November 9, 2006 ~ No pain, no gain
Nov 09, 2006
Weight:287 / lost:15 / 147 to go
Ouch! I finally started exercising~yaaaay!!! Jolene and I started walking last Friday. We walk around the block at her house. It is one mile, including hills and a VERY steep driveway at the end, and we do it in 20 minutes. It has really kicked my butt. I thought exercise was suppose to give you energy. Not me, not yet anyway! I am so tired I can't stay awake at the computer at night. The girls thought I was pretty funny last night falling asleep at the computer. lol I'm glad we are doing the walk, it's already getting easier. We had been putting it off for 10 weeks and decided we had better get moving. Jolene is in my Kaiser class and we are becoming great friends. She has a profile here on OH, http://obesityhelp.com/member/villagejolene/
It is so great to have a friend that understands me and what I'm going through. I've never had that before my class and OH. I think Jolene and I will be the best of friends for life and I am so thrilled about that. She is a really great person and I think we are good for each other. I love you Jo!
There are also some others from class that we are getting close with too and I'm loving it! It feels so good to have friends like me! I'm very grateful for all of them and blessed to have them in my life!!
So this week I thought I had found the perfect answer to my job issue. First of all, Mike and I decided that unless Kaiser hires me, I will not be looking for a job until after my WLS. It just makes more sense. But because the unemployment is not enough for us to pay the bills with, I would look for a side job. This lady that was a customer of mine at Wamu needed someone to help her and she really likes me, so she offered the job to me. She is 81 years old and her handicapped son lives with her. I was excited, it would have been perfect. About $200 a week to help her unpack and finish moving in. She moved about 6 months ago, but was in a terrible car accident with her son soon after and they have been rapped up in medical stuff and haven't had time to unpack. It would have been a lot of physical work, but I was ready for the challenge. I thought it would be good for me. Well, I worked on Monday a few hours and 5 hours yesterday and was suppose to work today, but the son called and "fired" me. He said they didn't think I was physically capeable to do the job and they didn't want a medical catastrophe on their hands! Whatever!!!!! I didn't like the son very much, he was very bossy to his mom and standing over us telling us what to do, drove me crazy. I guess it wasn't meant to be!!!
Between the walking and the few hours I put in for her, I am so sore and I have just been exhausted. I guess after being out of work for 5 months and doing nothing but sit on my butt, I was really out of shape.
So I am on the lookout again. I want to find a senior or handicapped to do help, run errands, do grocery shopping, light housekeeping, etc. Hopefully I will find something soon. We are really drowning and it's so hard to watch it happen, feeling so helpless to not be able to fix it. But I know God will make it alright in His time. I just try to be patient and not worry about it.
I got a clean bill of health on Monday night for my kidney stones. They are all gone and I'm feeling great. I am even starting to have regular BM's without the Vicodin~yaaaaay!!! My leg cramps are mostly gone, only occassionally now, so the Quinine is working I guess. I'm glad things are mellowing out pain wise, except for sore muscles lol
I think that is it for now, no real change in the weight loss, just up and down a few pounds back and forth. We all decided in class tonight to shoot for maintaining during the holidays, not trying to lose weight. I think that is a doable goal.
Until next time...
Ouch! I finally started exercising~yaaaay!!! Jolene and I started walking last Friday. We walk around the block at her house. It is one mile, including hills and a VERY steep driveway at the end, and we do it in 20 minutes. It has really kicked my butt. I thought exercise was suppose to give you energy. Not me, not yet anyway! I am so tired I can't stay awake at the computer at night. The girls thought I was pretty funny last night falling asleep at the computer. lol I'm glad we are doing the walk, it's already getting easier. We had been putting it off for 10 weeks and decided we had better get moving. Jolene is in my Kaiser class and we are becoming great friends. She has a profile here on OH, http://obesityhelp.com/member/villagejolene/
It is so great to have a friend that understands me and what I'm going through. I've never had that before my class and OH. I think Jolene and I will be the best of friends for life and I am so thrilled about that. She is a really great person and I think we are good for each other. I love you Jo!
There are also some others from class that we are getting close with too and I'm loving it! It feels so good to have friends like me! I'm very grateful for all of them and blessed to have them in my life!!
So this week I thought I had found the perfect answer to my job issue. First of all, Mike and I decided that unless Kaiser hires me, I will not be looking for a job until after my WLS. It just makes more sense. But because the unemployment is not enough for us to pay the bills with, I would look for a side job. This lady that was a customer of mine at Wamu needed someone to help her and she really likes me, so she offered the job to me. She is 81 years old and her handicapped son lives with her. I was excited, it would have been perfect. About $200 a week to help her unpack and finish moving in. She moved about 6 months ago, but was in a terrible car accident with her son soon after and they have been rapped up in medical stuff and haven't had time to unpack. It would have been a lot of physical work, but I was ready for the challenge. I thought it would be good for me. Well, I worked on Monday a few hours and 5 hours yesterday and was suppose to work today, but the son called and "fired" me. He said they didn't think I was physically capeable to do the job and they didn't want a medical catastrophe on their hands! Whatever!!!!! I didn't like the son very much, he was very bossy to his mom and standing over us telling us what to do, drove me crazy. I guess it wasn't meant to be!!!
Between the walking and the few hours I put in for her, I am so sore and I have just been exhausted. I guess after being out of work for 5 months and doing nothing but sit on my butt, I was really out of shape.
So I am on the lookout again. I want to find a senior or handicapped to do help, run errands, do grocery shopping, light housekeeping, etc. Hopefully I will find something soon. We are really drowning and it's so hard to watch it happen, feeling so helpless to not be able to fix it. But I know God will make it alright in His time. I just try to be patient and not worry about it.
I got a clean bill of health on Monday night for my kidney stones. They are all gone and I'm feeling great. I am even starting to have regular BM's without the Vicodin~yaaaaay!!! My leg cramps are mostly gone, only occassionally now, so the Quinine is working I guess. I'm glad things are mellowing out pain wise, except for sore muscles lol
I think that is it for now, no real change in the weight loss, just up and down a few pounds back and forth. We all decided in class tonight to shoot for maintaining during the holidays, not trying to lose weight. I think that is a doable goal.
Until next time...
October 30, 2006 ~ Yaaaaay, they are gone!!!!!!
Oct 30, 2006
Weight:286.5 / lost:15.5 / 146.5 to go
Well, my kidney stone manipulation was today and they were able to get all the fragments out!!!! YES!!!!!!! There were 3 pieces still there and they got them all. They had to put another stent in and gave me an appointment for Wed. morning to take it out. This one has a string to come out with no anesthesia. I came home with some pain, but not too bad, like really bad cramps. But it sure hurt like hell to pee, worse then it had been. Yikes!!! I also have to strain my pee this time, because they did their job right this time, lol. So I've had one tiny speck of stone so far. I woke up in the recovery room coughing with a really tickly throat and it hasn't gone away. I guess it's from the breathing tube. So tonight I was making myself some hot tea to soothe my throat and all of a sudden I felt like I had to pee really bad. So bad I couldn't move. So slowly I was able to make my way to the toilet but nothing came out. I was thinking, "ok, very strange, wtf!" I pushed a little and still nothing. So ok, whatever, I wiped anyway and felt the string to my stent and pulled it out. YIKES, did that feel wierd and hurt!!! They had told Mike it might come out and that if I wasn't in a lot of pain afterwards it was ok. Well I called anyway and the nurse on call told me to increase my Vicadin to 2 so I can sleep tonight and call first thing in the morning. But if the pain got bad or I couldn't pee to call back immediately. So, I've been able to pee and the pain isn't any worse so I'm taking 2 Vicadin and going to bed. So hopefully the kidney stone nightmare is over, finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So about those pesky 3 pounds, they are back again, well 2.5 of them. They can't make up their mind whether they want to be gone or stay with me, damn them.
My leg cramps are back to making appearances. I even had one right before I was knocked out for the procedure lol So I'm going to go to the doctor to find out what is going on. They hurt so bad and then my muscles are sore for days. I also have this unexplainable rash on my legs (only) that I want them to look at. I tell you, I am falling apart. And to top it all off... I went for an eye exam Thursday and I need BIFOCALS- UGH!!! I am an old lady now!! My diabetes and my 40's have taken their toll really quickly. I am pretty blind, off the charts vision without glasses. Scary!! So I had to spend $300 on a new pair of glasses, money we don't have at all! But I really like them a lot and can't wait to get them. I have been wearing glasses since 5th grade and I have never worn a pair of glasses that felt so comfy! I'm sure getting use to the bifocals is going to be a picnic, can't wait.
And that is the latest saga of my life...some good news and some bad, but glad the stones are GONE!!!!!
Until next time...
Well, my kidney stone manipulation was today and they were able to get all the fragments out!!!! YES!!!!!!! There were 3 pieces still there and they got them all. They had to put another stent in and gave me an appointment for Wed. morning to take it out. This one has a string to come out with no anesthesia. I came home with some pain, but not too bad, like really bad cramps. But it sure hurt like hell to pee, worse then it had been. Yikes!!! I also have to strain my pee this time, because they did their job right this time, lol. So I've had one tiny speck of stone so far. I woke up in the recovery room coughing with a really tickly throat and it hasn't gone away. I guess it's from the breathing tube. So tonight I was making myself some hot tea to soothe my throat and all of a sudden I felt like I had to pee really bad. So bad I couldn't move. So slowly I was able to make my way to the toilet but nothing came out. I was thinking, "ok, very strange, wtf!" I pushed a little and still nothing. So ok, whatever, I wiped anyway and felt the string to my stent and pulled it out. YIKES, did that feel wierd and hurt!!! They had told Mike it might come out and that if I wasn't in a lot of pain afterwards it was ok. Well I called anyway and the nurse on call told me to increase my Vicadin to 2 so I can sleep tonight and call first thing in the morning. But if the pain got bad or I couldn't pee to call back immediately. So, I've been able to pee and the pain isn't any worse so I'm taking 2 Vicadin and going to bed. So hopefully the kidney stone nightmare is over, finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So about those pesky 3 pounds, they are back again, well 2.5 of them. They can't make up their mind whether they want to be gone or stay with me, damn them.
My leg cramps are back to making appearances. I even had one right before I was knocked out for the procedure lol So I'm going to go to the doctor to find out what is going on. They hurt so bad and then my muscles are sore for days. I also have this unexplainable rash on my legs (only) that I want them to look at. I tell you, I am falling apart. And to top it all off... I went for an eye exam Thursday and I need BIFOCALS- UGH!!! I am an old lady now!! My diabetes and my 40's have taken their toll really quickly. I am pretty blind, off the charts vision without glasses. Scary!! So I had to spend $300 on a new pair of glasses, money we don't have at all! But I really like them a lot and can't wait to get them. I have been wearing glasses since 5th grade and I have never worn a pair of glasses that felt so comfy! I'm sure getting use to the bifocals is going to be a picnic, can't wait.
And that is the latest saga of my life...some good news and some bad, but glad the stones are GONE!!!!!
Until next time...
October 23, 2006 ~ Kidney stone procedure date
Oct 23, 2006
Weight:284 / lost:18 / 144 to go
Well I know when the next torture is now, it's on next Monday, Oct. 30. I have preop stuff this Wed. and then the fun on the 30th. So much for my idea of the next time I wake up from recovery I would be on the losing side! I have to be put under for this too, thank God. I think the after affects of this one will be more serious, it's more evasive. I sure hope this will be the last thing other than taking out the new stent!!
I lost my 3 pounds back, yaay. Having regular BM's so hopefully it will stay that way now. I have been having terrible leg cramps at night. I am woken up by them every night in the early am. They are really painful and last about 10 minutes. I asked my mom and the OH board what I could take and Quinine was recommended by all. So I got some and have taken it the past 3 nights and NO CRAMPS, YAAAAY!!!! I hope it stays this way. My calf muscles are so sore from all the cramps, it's hard to walk. I really feel like I'm falling apart these days.
I went again to bug Kaiser about a job and applied for 3 more jobs, 2 are in optometry and the other is only on call, but would be really cool. It's at Positive Choice, which is where I have my preop classes. I would really love to work there. So say some prayers for that. I really need to find a job soon! I'm just going to keep bugging them until they hire me!!!
Until next time...
Well I know when the next torture is now, it's on next Monday, Oct. 30. I have preop stuff this Wed. and then the fun on the 30th. So much for my idea of the next time I wake up from recovery I would be on the losing side! I have to be put under for this too, thank God. I think the after affects of this one will be more serious, it's more evasive. I sure hope this will be the last thing other than taking out the new stent!!
I lost my 3 pounds back, yaay. Having regular BM's so hopefully it will stay that way now. I have been having terrible leg cramps at night. I am woken up by them every night in the early am. They are really painful and last about 10 minutes. I asked my mom and the OH board what I could take and Quinine was recommended by all. So I got some and have taken it the past 3 nights and NO CRAMPS, YAAAAY!!!! I hope it stays this way. My calf muscles are so sore from all the cramps, it's hard to walk. I really feel like I'm falling apart these days.
I went again to bug Kaiser about a job and applied for 3 more jobs, 2 are in optometry and the other is only on call, but would be really cool. It's at Positive Choice, which is where I have my preop classes. I would really love to work there. So say some prayers for that. I really need to find a job soon! I'm just going to keep bugging them until they hire me!!!
Until next time...
October 18, 2006 ~ So MAD I could SCREAM!!!!!
Oct 23, 2006
Weight:287 / lost:15 / 147 to go
I gained 3 pounds back last week at class. I haven't been having regular BM's again, don't know if that's why, but I'll lose it back again!
So I had a doctors appt. for my kidney stone check up today. They took an xray to see if the part of the stone that didn't break up was still there. Well the xray tech didn't do a great job, I think he was new, so it was hard for them to see. They did decide there was still the rest of the stone there. So now I get to have yet another procedure done, this time a stone manipulation. Now that the stone has moved and is smaller they can do that, it was too big and in a bad spot to do it before. They will scope vaginally to find it and then manipulate it out through the uretheter. Then I have to have another stent put back in for a couple of days-UUGGGGGHHH!!!! I am sooooo sick of the pain and nuisance of this stent, I could scream. So I have to wait for them to call me and schedule this procedure and who knows how long that will take! I also found out today that the doctor in the hospital screwed up. He told me the Lithotrypsy machine held to only 300 lbs and I weighed 302. Well, they have a new machine that holds up to 350 lbs, so they could have done it 2 months ago while I was in the hospital. So the last 2 months of pain and hell could have been avoided! I am SSSOOOOOOOOO pissed off about that!!! When will it end! I guess it's a good thing I don't have a job right now. I'll let you know when I know, when the next torture is going to be.
Till next time...
I gained 3 pounds back last week at class. I haven't been having regular BM's again, don't know if that's why, but I'll lose it back again!
So I had a doctors appt. for my kidney stone check up today. They took an xray to see if the part of the stone that didn't break up was still there. Well the xray tech didn't do a great job, I think he was new, so it was hard for them to see. They did decide there was still the rest of the stone there. So now I get to have yet another procedure done, this time a stone manipulation. Now that the stone has moved and is smaller they can do that, it was too big and in a bad spot to do it before. They will scope vaginally to find it and then manipulate it out through the uretheter. Then I have to have another stent put back in for a couple of days-UUGGGGGHHH!!!! I am sooooo sick of the pain and nuisance of this stent, I could scream. So I have to wait for them to call me and schedule this procedure and who knows how long that will take! I also found out today that the doctor in the hospital screwed up. He told me the Lithotrypsy machine held to only 300 lbs and I weighed 302. Well, they have a new machine that holds up to 350 lbs, so they could have done it 2 months ago while I was in the hospital. So the last 2 months of pain and hell could have been avoided! I am SSSOOOOOOOOO pissed off about that!!! When will it end! I guess it's a good thing I don't have a job right now. I'll let you know when I know, when the next torture is going to be.
Till next time...
October 9, 2006 ~ Feeling discouraged
Oct 08, 2006
Weight:284 / lost:18 / 144 to go
Well I still haven't really had much pain
from the lithrotripsy, it almost seems like they didn't do it. I do get some pain when I pee in the left side and lower back, but I assume that is the pieces and hopefully what's left of the stone passing. I have to go on the 18th to see if the stone is still there. I hope it won't be, I really don't want to have to do it all again and more than that, I really want this darn stent out ot me!!! It really is the most miserable thing I've ever had to deal with.
Still no job! and the 4 months of being unemployed caught up to us last week as we entered into financial purgatory. There doesn't seem to be any relief in the near future either. I need a job really bad and soon. I bugged Kaiser again and now she is putting my app. in for a floating optometric dept. position. I don't really want to drive all over San Diego county, but I will if it gets me in the door. It is a part time position with benefits so that is all that matters. I hope they call me this week.
My goals for this week are to conquer my fear and start the home job with West and to get on my Gazelle for at least 10 minutes at least 4 days this week. I will let you know how I did with both.
I was down another 6 pounds in class this week, which is another 2 more pounds since the blasting. So that's 18 now, I'm impressed! I'm also becoming friends with Jolene, a girl from my class and I am very excited about that. She is great and I think it will be great to have someone close to go through this with. We get along really well. We've started carpooling to class and doing other things together too and I am very thrilled that we are becoming good friends. Hopefully she is too.
Until next time...
Well I still haven't really had much pain
from the lithrotripsy, it almost seems like they didn't do it. I do get some pain when I pee in the left side and lower back, but I assume that is the pieces and hopefully what's left of the stone passing. I have to go on the 18th to see if the stone is still there. I hope it won't be, I really don't want to have to do it all again and more than that, I really want this darn stent out ot me!!! It really is the most miserable thing I've ever had to deal with.
Still no job! and the 4 months of being unemployed caught up to us last week as we entered into financial purgatory. There doesn't seem to be any relief in the near future either. I need a job really bad and soon. I bugged Kaiser again and now she is putting my app. in for a floating optometric dept. position. I don't really want to drive all over San Diego county, but I will if it gets me in the door. It is a part time position with benefits so that is all that matters. I hope they call me this week.
My goals for this week are to conquer my fear and start the home job with West and to get on my Gazelle for at least 10 minutes at least 4 days this week. I will let you know how I did with both.
I was down another 6 pounds in class this week, which is another 2 more pounds since the blasting. So that's 18 now, I'm impressed! I'm also becoming friends with Jolene, a girl from my class and I am very excited about that. She is great and I think it will be great to have someone close to go through this with. We get along really well. We've started carpooling to class and doing other things together too and I am very thrilled that we are becoming good friends. Hopefully she is too.
Until next time...
October 3, 2006 ~ Lithotripsy
Oct 02, 2006
Weight:286 / lost:16 / 146 to go
Well I'm in week 7 of my class and what a week it has been. I have really been dieting very strictly since class began and was getting frustrated that not much was happening. I kind of knew it was because I had been so constipated, but wasn't positive. Well I'm positive now! I started eating prunes twice a day and increased my stool softeners from 2 in the am and 2 in the pm, to 4 in the am and 4 in the pm and 2 of the 2 at each time have a laxative in them now too. And so things started to move, still a rough time, but it was getting better. So last Monday at my doctors appointment I weighed 300.5 (I had gained weight back). Then on Thursday night at my class I weighed 290.5! WOW...11.5 pounds in 4 days! Then yesterday when I went in for my preop tests for my Lithotripsy procedure (kidney stone blasting), I weighed 286, another 4.5 lbs for a total of 14.5 lbs in ONE WEEK!!!! WOW AGAIN!!! It's amazing what a few bowel movements will do lol I was really plugged up I guess (sorry if TMI). So now hopefully I will show weight loss regulary if I stay regular.
So I had my kidney stone blasted today and it wasn't as bad as I thought, but the only were able to blast part of it :( So they will take an x-ray in 2 weeks and if it hasn't passed I will have to do it again :( :( boo hoo hoo. I would rather go through the pain of passing it than have to do it again. Any time I have to go under anesthesia it's kind of scary. They talked at first about doing it with a local in my back, but I freaked out and said no way! I get panick attacks and I would freak! They had to leave my stent in too unfortunately until they see what happens with the left over stone. So at least 2 more weeks of hell, vicadin, and Pyridium (orange pee ooh)...happy happy joy joy!!!
When I was coming out of anesthesia and in recovery I was thinking...hopefully the next time I wake up in recovery like this I will be on the losing side yeaaaaay. That was a very cheery thought and made me feel real good.
I just want to say how much I am enjoying being a part of OH and meeting all you lovely people! You will all make the ride so much easier to bear. Thanks :)
Until next time...
Well I'm in week 7 of my class and what a week it has been. I have really been dieting very strictly since class began and was getting frustrated that not much was happening. I kind of knew it was because I had been so constipated, but wasn't positive. Well I'm positive now! I started eating prunes twice a day and increased my stool softeners from 2 in the am and 2 in the pm, to 4 in the am and 4 in the pm and 2 of the 2 at each time have a laxative in them now too. And so things started to move, still a rough time, but it was getting better. So last Monday at my doctors appointment I weighed 300.5 (I had gained weight back). Then on Thursday night at my class I weighed 290.5! WOW...11.5 pounds in 4 days! Then yesterday when I went in for my preop tests for my Lithotripsy procedure (kidney stone blasting), I weighed 286, another 4.5 lbs for a total of 14.5 lbs in ONE WEEK!!!! WOW AGAIN!!! It's amazing what a few bowel movements will do lol I was really plugged up I guess (sorry if TMI). So now hopefully I will show weight loss regulary if I stay regular.
So I had my kidney stone blasted today and it wasn't as bad as I thought, but the only were able to blast part of it :( So they will take an x-ray in 2 weeks and if it hasn't passed I will have to do it again :( :( boo hoo hoo. I would rather go through the pain of passing it than have to do it again. Any time I have to go under anesthesia it's kind of scary. They talked at first about doing it with a local in my back, but I freaked out and said no way! I get panick attacks and I would freak! They had to leave my stent in too unfortunately until they see what happens with the left over stone. So at least 2 more weeks of hell, vicadin, and Pyridium (orange pee ooh)...happy happy joy joy!!!
When I was coming out of anesthesia and in recovery I was thinking...hopefully the next time I wake up in recovery like this I will be on the losing side yeaaaaay. That was a very cheery thought and made me feel real good.
I just want to say how much I am enjoying being a part of OH and meeting all you lovely people! You will all make the ride so much easier to bear. Thanks :)
Until next time...
About Me
Ellensburg, WA
Location
28.1
BMI
Surgery
05/21/2007
Surgery Date
Sep 22, 2006
Member Since
Before & After
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don't look too happy here
loving life now
200lbs
