Finally: Back Surgery on Thursday, April 11th!!

Apr 07, 2013

Finally going to get my back fixed! I go in this Thursday, April 11th! I have to spend overnight then will come home with a back brace to wear for 3 months!!

After Waiting a year to get rid of all this pain - 3 months in a brace seems nothing! I will be walking again! I am excited!!

Please pray all goes as God intends! And that I will get to living my NEW life now! And out of this house!!

Thanks to all of you ahead of time - in case I forget to tell you when I get home this weekend!!!

Happy Spring Everyone!!!! Ann

 

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Suregery date for Back changed

Mar 20, 2013

Rhonda Elliot called yesterday and changed my surgery date from Monday, March 25th to Thursday, April 11th. I pray that this will be the LAST change!!! I really need this done before the wedding!!!!

I have been thinking about what I would like to wear to the wedding. I have no idea. I have no idea what size I wear now. I have not measured. I can't stand up straight to get measured. I am ready to be well and get on with my life!!!!!

The first Bridal shower is coming up the same week as my surgery. UGH!!!!! What to do??? Oh my!!!!!

 

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Still Waiting...

Mar 07, 2013

I am sleeping almost around the clock now - I don't know I'm hurting while asleep. Still have not heard from Dr. Roy's office about fixing my back - I did get a call Tuesday from his Nurse, Rachel...wanted the phone number for Dr. Schwartz's Office at NorthEast, where they sent me Last Tuesday to have my blood checked because I am on Coumadin...go figure!!!???

Hope to get back to the land of the living soon - have the address and number of another surgeon at NorthEast that will accept my insurance if I don't hear from them soon. I have to have something done before it's too late to be fixed.

I am half way to my goal weight of 135!!! Of course I am practically starving myself because I sleep too much and I am out of vitamins and I am not drinking enough water/fluids. Constipation is a BAD thing to have. I never knew that until this week. I was crying and screaming and leaning right and left and cussing and praying and begging God to make me POO! Of all things!! Now I know what my Mom has been suffering for years - My goodness it is horrid!! 

I honestly think I am to Orbit White Gum!!! I LOVE IT!! I chew it till the flavor is gone! Several times a day! I buy several plastic containers at the first of the month, then when I am out - I'm out till the first of the next month and I hate it!!!! I have my neighbor chewing it now and she thinks she is hooked on it too and is blaming me! Marsha started me on it!!! It's a GUM!! It's a GUM! Can you get addicted to a GUM??? How weird!!

Will check back in again when  I am able and awake of course!!  Ann

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Waiting for Surgeon to agree to operate on me!!

Feb 24, 2013

I never would have thought it would take this long to get my back fixed...it seems Dr. Roy and Rhonda Elliot are scared to operate on me because of my past history and my blood issues. Oh well. Not my will but God's will be done!!!!

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Getting Ready for Back Surgery Now!

Feb 05, 2013

Went to Dr. Roy today about my back - actually my hips and tail bone hurting so bad.  He looked at MRIs and x-rays. He told me I have a mess in my mid to lower back. I should have seen him last March when this all started. He's scheduled me for surgery. His assistant will call me when all the kinks are ironed out and I get a date and time. I will have to stay over night in the hospital. Dr. Roy says I will be able to tell a difference as soon as I wake from surgery and get up to walk.

I want to be able to walk again! I'm excited about that! I love to walk. Just NOT with a walker. And especially not draped all over it trying to walk without pain! So I'm ready for this!!

I need to be walking!! I need to do something to get rid of FLAB!!! So pray for me! I need bunches of prayers! Thank you in advance!!!

Ann

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New Year - New Me!

Jan 02, 2013

This year is going to be MY year to change my life and get it back on tract!! I am starting by continuing my quest toward losing 100 lbs. and walking as I am able. I am going to Dr. Roy to find out about my back.

I have met a really nice man (or 3) on ChristianMingle.com & ChristianSingles.com that I'm chatting with and want to meet me. I have already told one I will meet him - to name the place, date, & time! BIG STEP for me!!

And the other 2 are further away, but I enjoy talking with them a lot!! I don't think about being so lonely now! AND I have set a new GOAL of going on at least ONE date by Valentine's day! Hope I'm not being too hopeful and giddy about this!! Oh boy! I can talk myself OUT of this real fast!

Christmas went as expected - Me and Nicky by ourselves! New Year's was the same! NEXT YEAR will be different! God Willing!!! I have Faith and HOPE for 2013!!!

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Had to go through closet!!

Dec 18, 2012

WELL! I had to go through my closet today! My shirts are...uh..OK...IF I keep them up on my shoulders!! But my pants look BAD! I wore a "smaller" pair today and I honestly thought I was going nuts pulling and tugging on them to keep them up - and I had the waist rolled down!!

So I took all my pants out of my closet...tried them on...and put back the ones that fit and folded the others into a pile to take to charity! Even the pair I was wearing (after laundering!) is going!!!

I also realized I still can't wear my jeans with buttons and zippers! My stomach can't take it yet! So I have 4 pair I can't wear yet and 3 pair I can. And enough Sweatshirts to cover all of them!!!

And I guess I'll go have Christmas with Brad & his family (my youngest granddaughters!!) on Saturday or Sunday and visit with my Mom. Don't know when "the Girls" & I will have ours - we usually do it after Christmas cause of the rush before and we eat in a restaurant so there's NO leftovers and others wait on us!! We ain't crazy - We smart!!! JW hasn't said when we'll have Christmas either - with him, who knows!?!?!?!?  WOW!! Busy Busy Busy!!!
 

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WOW!!! 216 this morning!!!

Dec 15, 2012

I weighed this morning and could have passed out - I weighed a second time!!! I weighed 216!!! I haven't weighed that since 2003!!! When I was SO stressed about finding out I had a blood clot in my head and was working 60+ hours a week for NASCAR!!!

That means I have lost 35 lbs. since 11/2/12 and 20 lbs. since 11/21/12 - Surgery Day!!!!  WOW!!

Needless to say - I am excited!!!

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Relaxing after surgery...

Nov 27, 2012

I am at Marsha's and being as good as I can.  I'm still shaky and swimmy headed, but guess I'm doing OK. My stomach is not sore like I thought it would be. I have no appetite, but I measure out my 1 or 2 ounces and make sure it's watery, slippery, or slides off the plate. Then it's no problem taking up to 30 mins. to eat it. Then I make check marks for every 8 ozs. of water I drink to make sure I get at least 8 in a day. AND bless her heart - Marsha makes me walk every hour on the hour ALL waking hours. UGH!!! It's too cold outside and I'm too unstable so I lap through her big house - twice now, every hour.

SO, I eat, drink, walk, and sleep.

AND my tail bone hurts!!! What in the world did I do to make my tail bone hurt like this??? Nothing helps except to lean left or right when trying to sit carefully on a heating pad or lay on my sides instead of sitting.

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Post Surgery Now!!!

Nov 22, 2012

I am now Post Surgery! Yeah!! May stomach is still a bit swollen and this "numbing pump" is starting to collapse. When I confirmed my flight home I told them about my pump, she put it on my ticket so they know about it now!! I sure don't want anything to keep me from flying back tomorrow morning!

My mouth is dry and warm water just isn't getting it! And one of the things I left in my other suitcase is my Biotene. Oh Well.

I couldn't find GasX strips so I brought Liquid.

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