Guest guest Posted May 21, 2000 Report Share Posted May 21, 2000 You are in my prayers Amy. Good luck -we are with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2000 Report Share Posted May 21, 2000 Amy, You are a sweetheart. I'll be praying that you have a restful night and peace as you go forward tomorrow. I always remember to ask guidance for Dr. R. God bless my friend. Deb in WY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2000 Report Share Posted May 21, 2000 Dearest Amy, Good luck to you and I'll be praying for you. By the way I finally saw your picture. You are beautiful!!!!!!!!!! Why is it you only have one chin and I have about thirty??? It's not fair!!!!!!! Love You, Genz Amy Poe wrote: > Speaking of tomorrow...I go LIVE with Dr. Rutledge at 0730 Monday morning! > I'm scared, excited, thankful, prayerful, nervous, happy, tired...you name > it. > > I don't have time for something eloquent, but I will say thank you to all of > you. You have given me so much support and friendship over the past 5 > months as I prepared for this journey. I can't ever tell you all what you > have meant to me, and will continue to mean to me as I lose this weight that > has held me captive for so long. I will depend on this group to share the > good and the bad, successes and failures. I tried to talk to my husband > today about some of my feelings, but he just can't understand. You all know > where I'm coming from, and can relate so much better. Even close friends > who are overweight are not as open and understanding about this. I thank > you so much for always being there for me. No matter what time, day or > night, I know I can find a friend on this list. I don't know if I would > have been nearly so excited about the surgery if I didn't have this group to > turn to. THANK YOU! > > One extra thing. Finding the Hibiclens is HARD. Don't wait 'til the last > minute (like I did). I found it, but it was difficult. > > God bless you, and you're all in my prayers as well. > > ~Amy > ___________________ > Amy S. Poe > May 22, 2000 @7:30 a.m. > Durham Regional Hospital > Praise the Lord! > > Re: Carolyn > > Carolyn, > Glad your back and feeling wonderful, its so great > to hear people happy on the other side. Now our > prayers move on to those who move over " tomorrow " . > Lv Judi In Fla > > Quoting Carolyn Deal carolynbdeal@...>: > > > Hello MGB Friends, > > > > I am back and feeling great. I had planned to stay > in Durham through > > Monday - but I felt so good - I just wanted to get on > the road. We > > stopped and shopped at Sam's Club in Winston. Then > we stopped to > > visit my neice for a few minutes. When we got home > we unpacked and I > > fixed supper for my family. I fixed them Chicken, > Mashed Potatoes, > > and Asparagus. I had the water off of the potatoes > for my meal - it > > was yummy. (and believe it or not it was enough to > satisfy me.) > > > > Well, now let me back up and give you the details. > My husband, my > > daughter and I checked into Duke Towers on Thursday > evening. I was > > thrilled to get to meet Kim Cook and her family. Kim > is gorgeous > > even with some extra weight on her - so watch out > world!!! > > > > Have I mentioned to you all that I am a > hypnotherapist. I used much > > of my knowledge in this field to prepare myself for > this surgery. > > One week before surgery I visited my hypnotherapist > in Marshall, NC. > > On the way down in the car, I had my 10 year old > daughter facilitate > > a session for me. But, most of the time I just did > self hypnosis. I > > visualized every detail of the operation and just how > I wanted it to > > go. For instance, I knew that as the instruments go > into me that if > > a nerve is hit that will mean extra pain for a while > and I knew that > > if a vein is hit that will mean bruising - so I > visualized everything > > moving out of the way as the intruments penetrated > me. I visulaized > > that I would not bleed and that my heart and lungs > would function > > perfectly and so on and so on and so on. WELL, I > have to tell you > > that everything went just as I had visualized. I had > no gas pain, I > > had not one bruise. I had no problem at all. > > > > Everyone was great at the hospital. I actually did > not get > > everyone's name but they were all great. I met Dee > who had her > > surgery on Wednesday. She was still in there. > Everyone please send > > up prayers that she will receive complete healing. > > > > Oh yeah< I must tell you all about my last meal. You > won't believe > > it. We stopped at a convenience store on the way > down and I got > > saltine crackers and vienna sausage. Yep, that's > what I wanted and > > that's what I had. > > > > Well, now that I'm a post-op I want to help any and > all of you make > > it to the other side. So send me your questions, > please. > > > > At this point, everything has been so easy - that I > will have to see > > some weight start coming off before I'll no for sure > that I really > > had surgery at all. It really is that easy for some > folks and I am > > one of the lucky one. > > > > I already have more energy - so let me help you pre- > ops!!! > > > > BTW, Thanks to every one of you for all the prayers > and good > > thoughts. I felt totally surrounded by them and had > no fear at all. > > Love to all, > > Carolyn > > POST-OP > > 5/19/00 > > > > > > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing > List at Onelist.com > > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net http://clos.net> > > Get the Patient Manual at > http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm> > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through Hitter Communications Webmail > http://webmail.hitter.net http://webmail.hitter.net> > > _____ > > http://click.egroups.com/1/4321/2/_/453517/_/958961524/> > > http://adimg.egroups.com/img/4321/2/_/453517/_/958961524/pr_jacket_468_12k. > gif> > > _____ > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net http://clos.net> > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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