Christina S.
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stwine 21 years ago
happy six month anniversary.. hope your doing well.. mine too..
Claire B. 21 years, 6 months ago
Hi Christina. No hon you are normal. I had my surgery 3 weeks ago today and I still have no energy. I have started taking vitamins and I am drinking a protein drink everyday and I did notice that yesterday was a better day for me. I have also found that if you have your surgery Open...like I did...it takes about 6-8 weeks to recover. Hope this helps.
DawnInMpls 21 years, 6 months ago
Christina, What you are feeling post-op is totally normal. I took two months to get back to feeling myself again. I also thought I would be ready to go a week later. Some people do, most with LAP surgery. When we read the message board we think, I'll recover like them, and kind of forget the messages from other posters who take much longer. Everyone is unique in this experience- and the less you compare yourself to others- the happier you will be. Learn to trust your gut instinct and body and not other people's experiences. If something seems out of whack, talk to you doctor, or your doctor's nurse. But most of all, trust yourself!
Christina S. 21 years, 6 months ago
Hello everybody. I'm home. Things went well, only now that i'm home, i'm worried that every ache and pain might mean there's something wrong. it still hurts to move some, i feel like my insiscion is going to split every time I stand up, (and that's even with the binder!). Other than that nad the fact that i'm a baby, things went okay. The pain was tremendous, the care was wonderful and dear, sweet, beautiful Micci Frye came and visited me in the hospital. Thank you SO much Micci and everybody else who sent in a kind word. I'll update more later. Hurts to sit up here at the computer:)
Sharon Neva 21 years, 6 months ago
CHRISTINA~~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~~
miccimouse 21 years, 6 months ago
HI everyone.. just wanted to give you the wonderful news on Chrissy.. She is doing good.. I talked to her today about 2:30ish. She said she is hurting but the worst part is how hard it is to breathe. She said the morphine pump is wonderful though. They hadn't done any test post op testing yet. She said she hadn't see the dr or at least not where she was coherent anyway. She sounded good when I talked to her. I told her i'd be by tomorrow or Sunday to come and see her. I'll let you all know more after I get a chance to see her. I can't wait to join to join her on the losing side.
piperkc 21 years, 6 months ago
Hi Christina "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
emma lavonne G. 21 years, 6 months ago
YOUR BIG DAY IS ALMOST HERE AND WHILE YOU WILL EXPERIENCE ALL SORTS OF EMOTIONS KNOW THAT THIS IS THE GREATEST GIFT YOU COULD EVER GIVE YOURSELF, YOU WILL BE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND ANGELS WILL BE WATCHING OVER YOU. GOOD LUCK! EMMA LAVONNE GOLDEN ^j^
Christina S. 21 years, 6 months ago
Okay, seeing as how my post doesnt seem to be making it on the Msg Board, I'm going to try to post it here. - Hello Everybody. First off, I'd like to say thank you to all the support I've received, the prayers and the well wishes mean so much to me. Today I have started my liquids because my surgery is on Thursday. I'm not afraid...I'm not even worried. So why do I find myself weeping uncontrollably today? Every little thing seems to set me off. A song, a movie. I just find myself quietly weeping over everything no matter what the emotion. What's wrong with me?