RhondaT
April brings "Showers of Blessings"
Apr 26, 2009
2 Year mark! Where do I begin on the blessings I have received in the last 2 years. Just this month alone, I have turned 50! I am fixing to have my 1st grand-baby. I am surrounded by family and friends who are such a support system for me. Oh yea...I have started loosing again! Hallelujah! The only thing I am not really satisfied with in my life now is I am still looking for a church home and Jonathan could stand a little growing up. Other than that I am pretty happy.I splurged on some birthday cake...not to much, just a little. We ate a Olive Garden with family and friends. The kids put signs from my driveway all the way to work for me. Tommy got me the new rebel camera, just in time I might add for my new grandson, Jake. By the time he gets here, I hopefully will know how to use it! LOL
My weight has started dropping this month and I made my goal of being in the 160's by my birthday! That is the 1st real goal I have achieved since surgery. In the last week, I have (FINALLY) started hearing that I don't need to loose any more weight. No one can believe I weigh so much....not even Dr. Gibbs. I would like to weigh somewhere around 145ish if possible. I am just now pretty much in all size 10 pants. I am going to try some Jr size 9 and see if they fit me better. I like the 10Petite pretty good. My boobs are shrinking, i think he he . I am going to VS and try a 36D instead of a 36DD. I might could possible fit into a 34. I have not measured myself lately but I will try to make that one of my goals for next month. My eating is good. All my labs came back normal. Doc put me on cholesterol meds because i have a 30% blockage in my right carotid artery. No biggie, just watchin it. I need to be more DILIGENT about taking my vitamins. Dr. Gibbs game me some juice to try and drink. He said it should give me more energy. Perhaps this week I will start drinking it. I waited to get the monivie juice out of my system before I started drinking the other. My cholesterol was 198. I was not impressed! I thought it would be about 150! Just another goal for me to try and reach. Speaking of goals....I think I need to be realistic about my goal weight. For every pound I loose from here on out I am going to have to fight for it. I don't know why I went so long without loosing and then at my 2 year mark, WHAM, i start loosing. It is hard and I have to exercise, drink and add protein to my diet. I think if for some reason I do not loose anymore, I am still grateful for my surgery. I feel as tho I definitely got my $18,000.00 worth. Tommy told me yesterday that if I lost 20 more pounds, he did not know where it was gonna come from! lol Jenny agreed with him. They are worried if I loose anymore i will be one of those people that look sick. My sister kept saying that she had never ever seen me look so good as I look now. She is very proud for me also. The nurse in her was so worried about me having this surgery. She told me when she was her last week, if Momma & Daddy were here, they would be so proud of me for loosing the weight and sticking to it and also for quitting smoking 4 years ago. It was a promise I made to both of them before they died and they knew I would follow thru with it. They always had confidence in me which helped me to have confidence in myself. I love my sister and no matter what I decide to do in life, she has always been beside me cheering me on....I am so thankful for her.
Tommy got word from the VA that he has been approved for revision and in 3 months they will OK the funds to outsource the surgery. I have already talked to Dr. Gibbs and Carrie and they are on standby. Gibbs said he knew exactly what Dr. Ozment did to Tommy back in 79. Now the question is......Is it possible to do a revision on him. Gibbs told me he would tell us if he could not do the surgery. It is Tommy's choice as to which Doc does the surgery....it will have to Gibbs or Baker......I think he has already made his mind up because he told me it was a no brain-er! I am in constant prayer for him and this surgery.
So much for my April update.....I have no regrets but I still do not want to forget where I come from. Thank you God and Dr. Gibbs!
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Conway, AR
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27.5
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Surgery
04/06/2007
Surgery Date
Feb 17, 2007
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