Re: 5 days post op/way to go, ! :)

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In a message dated 4/3/01 2:31:20 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< Got to meet , Pete, Camille and Liam yesterday. Wow have those

kids got some energy. and Pete are wonderful. They brought

me tulips, which symbolizes promise of new days to come. The visit

was wonderful. We talked, played with the kids and just had a good

visit for about an hour. Camille wants to come back everyday. lol.

They love Bob. When they came in Camille crawled up on the bed next

to me and sat there to keep her little brother from getting to close

and accidently hurting me. She is just the cutest little thing.

Great people. Thanks for the visit . Hope you enjoyed your

dinner afterwards.

>>

{{{{}}}} We really loved the visit, too! And, that Chinese noodle

place around the corner - fabu! I had a great meal of sliced chicken

(breast) on rice with curry/onions -- for under 5 bucks! (it's on the 'on

rice' menu on the lower part of the BACK of the menu - sneaky HHAHA) Had

to take half of it home and had it for breakfast, too! LOL They also had

this GREAT cold shredded Chicken breast -- it's a Sichuan specialty (I

remember having it along with MaPoTofu in Chengdu, Sichuan)... it is served

with a pretty spicy peanut/sesame oil. I think Dr. Ren is right on the money

about that place!

You know what I was thinking - I should have contacted Deb ( dbbr@...)

-- she lives right in the neighborhood and had lap BPD/DS with Dr. Ren. She

doesn't read the duodenalswitch list much anymore, so I'm not sure if you

were introduced to her? She lives right in that neighborhood!

You are right that Camille and Liam love Bob -- they want him to be their new

Uncle! LOL My father passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in a car crash

two years ago. They had just met him for the first time at my brother Andy's

wedding (in Ann Arbor nonetheless!) that previous October, 1999. Sigh.

's dad is not a real kid-loving type, my brothers are in Michigan and

Seattle and 's two brothers are never around -- so they don't have a lot

of energetic, fun and playful male role models!

Thank you so much for being such a wonderful hostess and giving them some

juice, etc! You look GREAT and I'm so glad you aren't experiencing any

pain/problems. I really hope the weather holds out for you starting tomorrow

so you can take little walks around the block, etc.

I wish you a safe trip back (and a comfortable taxi ride to the airport!).

Just think - the snow may actually be melting by the time you return???? LOL

all the best and

{{{hugs}}}}

laparoscopic BPD/DS with gallbladder removal

Dr. Gagner/Dr. Quinn assisting/Mt. Sinai/NYC

January 25, 2001

72 days post-op and still feelin' fab!