Monday 7:30 a.m.

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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

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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

>

>

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