Belated Happy Birthday to You

Kel,

I'm with you girl.......see you on the sleeved side. Let your journey begin.

Kathy xx

Hey Kathy

Yes I do have a lot on my mind and I will try and put myself first... My parents mean the world to me so it hurts seeing them lost, sad and unwell..
Their shop is the only one in a small town... Fuel, take away, groceries, sub newsagency and post office, gas, water pumps and tanks... Everything basically ...

Now I still have no feels quite numb... And I don't know if that's a good thing or bad...spoke with surgeon today all is good for tomorrow... I should be sleeved by 3pm and in recovery..

I will be taking my laptop n iPad to hospital with e so I will keep u posted

Kel xx

Hi Kathy

I hope all is well with u???

Kel

Hey kath
how r u doing??? Hope ur still doing really well.....
Mum is doing well not sure how much longer she will be in hospital for, dad is looking at selling their shop as once mum comes home he won't be able to work... I want them to move in with us until they decide what they want to do....
Waiting to get conformation on conditions my hubby has asked about and a start date... we think it may be around the 8th oct....I'll be 2 weeks post op
I'm booked in for the 21st sept (18 days from today) excited nervous and scared all in one...hehe
Would have been very hard for u and ur hubby with ur youngest son been so sick....glad he s doing better now... And yes ts time for u now and r grand babies... Ur granddaughters are little cuties....and that ages is a great age.....
I better get some sleep I have a busy day at work tomorrow

Talk soon Kel

Hey Kathy sorry for delay... We went to the annual gympie country music muster for 4 days... It was awesome ... Kenny Rogers was there ..he still sounds the same...same hair cut that I normally have but not happy how they done it?. I had a rough week last week as my mum is in hospital with ulcers on her legs... They would put her under a general to operate as her heart is not very good... So the done it under local... 2 nights before op dr rang my sister and said she had 8 small heart attacks as her blood pressure is very low... But so far so good she is doing really well... Sounds so much better when u talk to her... It looks like we will be taking the new job... It is in western Australia, hubby and I have our medicals tomorrow ...it's a 4 week on 1 week off roster... Only doing it to get ourselves ahead... It's my second marriage lost everything with 1martiage ... So now it's time to work hard for next 4 years buy a house and settle down and hopefully have some grand babies to spoil ....

I'm glad ur doing really well...all my negative feeling have gone just wanting it to happen now..hehe

Hey kath

That's fantastic... I hope it gets better for u with getting ur daily intake in ....I got my hair cut the other day and the salon had full length mirrors that u sit in front of... When I saw what I looked like I was disgusted... All my thoughts of whether I was doing the right thing have gone out the window... I'm getting excited now and wishes it was happening now... I won't see my surgeon now until day of surgery but he has told me I can call him at anytime... I have 33 days to go... we got some news during the week we may end up going over to western Australia for work... This company has been chasing my hubby since may ..... So we r all up in the air at the moment with work.... I just need to force on my op first them work...

Hope ur having a great weekend

Kel

Hey Kathy
Just checking in to see how ur going???...

Kel

Hi Kathy! Sorry it took me a while to respond to your last msg. I'm doing great! Tues will be 9wks post-op for me. I weigh myself on Mondays and am 167 today. I'm down 41lbs since my 3day pre-op and 31lbs since surgery. I'm loving life and I'm more active now since I'm fully recovered. I worked out 5 days last week @ my job's small gym during my lunch breaks and I hope to continue. I've over exceeded my minimum 3day workout promise to myself. I'm doing the Body-for-Life exercise program since I don't really want to spend more than 1hr @ the gym.

Yeah, I hated that drain. It was uncomfortable when the nurse removed it right before I discharged. I had to ask her to wait in between pulls since it felt like she was deflating my insides. STRANGE feeling!

I'm glad that your operation went well! Dr Metz was wonderful. I'll be going in next month for my blood work and my 3 month post op appt. I'm hoping all the tests are good.

How are you feeling? Make sure you take care of yourself and don't overdo anything. Get your rest and drink your water! Every day gets better and you'll be stronger and feeling great.

I'm so happy for the two of us! Dr Metz has given us a wonderful tool that will give us a new lease on life.

Let's try again...lol..hey Kathy... I have seen my dr and my surgeon... He has explained everything to me... I have chosen not to tell me real life friends... All the lovely people I have met in cyber space and my hubby r the only ones that know ...heheh.... Cause I don't want to be judged and people do that whether their ur friend or relative.... I think the reason I'm having the thoughts is nothing has gone smoothly with regards to my letter from the surgeon... I saw him on the 27th July ... I should have got my letter the following week....when I got it Friday just gone he had age of my children wrong, my date of birth, when I had my back surgery... As I'm booked in for the 21st sept.... Here in Australia u can apply to ur superannuation company and get an early release from ur super for life threatening medical issues which is what I'm doing... I have private health but thought I would do t through my super... I know I'm not happy now and I know I need to lose this weight for my health and back... I have been under the knife 7 times in the past 8 years and I get scared everything... I'm a sook....lol
I'm glad ur doing well

Kel

Hey k

Hi Kel-OOPS! I pushed the wrong thing! I am feeling fine emotionally. The only things that are buggie are "the gas" (it will go away) and when they went to take my drain out inthe hospital it got stuck.....scared me. So I am sore from that. Going into surgery I was excited-never scared. Once I made my decision I ran toward it. A few of my friends do not understand my choice but for me it is the healthiest choice and I welcome it all. I had the same thoughts you did before I really decided. In the end I asked myself would I be happy if I walked away and didn't have the surgery-NO. It is not an easy decision to make. Ask me as many questions as you want, I am always here to help if I can. Where are you in the process? Have you seen a doctor yet? Take care, Kathy

Hi Kel

Hi Kathy
I got ur message earlier and replied...well i think it did...still not understanding my way around these forums...lol...
Glad ur op went weel and its super fantastic that ur home already and ur really good.... How r u feeling emotionally??? what were ur thoughts prior to going in???
There are a few Aussie girls that have had there ops over the past couple of days and they are going great guns....

Sorry for all the questions....

Im having a moment today with all these thoughts going through my head....wondering if i'm doing the right thing....I'm scared shitless, worried, nervous, anixous...i know what i want and how i want to feel etc....i guess everyone has some kind of thoughts of whether there doing the right thing....
Did u have any thoughts like im going through???

Look after urself and i hope u continue to have a trouble free recovery....

Talk soon...Kel

Thank you