Re: Cecilla

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Hey Cecilla...

You're very close, you might easily have the surgery around the same

time I am. If I didn't ask to wait until July they would have

schedule me right after I made goal..Good luck!

Maggie

-- In gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients ,

wrote:

> I hate exercise too. I went and bought a cd player

> with ear phones and what a diff that was. I popped in

> my favorite music and I was able to do 25 minutes

> instead of my 13 to 15 minutes. I think I am pumped up

> from yesterday at my appointments and even though I am

> 3 lbs from goal want to take off another ten so that

> surgery is easier on me.

> Cecilia

>

> --- LaWanda Ezell wrote:

>

> > Thanks for the tips about hands and sheets. Because

> > I use my hands a lot,

> > I already do wash them very frequently. The weight

> > is coming off very

> > slowly, and I think that part of the reason for that

> > is that I don't

> > exercise enough. Not a person who just naturally

> > enjoys exercise, I have

> > to make myself do it each time, and it's hard. Even

> > walking, that doesn't

> > have a purpose, I don't like much as I think it is

> > boring and an exercise

> > in paying attention more than anything else.

> > Nevertheless I am resolved at

> > least to go out and walk today, if nothing else. I

> > should also get on my

> > elliptical and work out there too, but we'll see.

> > LaWanda At 09:06 AM

> > 6/11/05, you wrote:

> > >LaWanda well I'm glad that you got this medication

> > so they will

> > >improve. I thought maybe it was pink eye thats the

> > same thing. Hope you

> > >continue to get better with this. Make sure you

> > wash all your sheets and

> > >things as it spreads and wash your hands

> > frequently. How have you been

> > >feeling other than that? Hows the weight going

> > still going down down

> > >down... I have one LB until I get to 200.. I only

> > have this week off

> > >then I'm back to work I am still having pain but

> > it should hopefully

> > >pass. I still also get lightheaded sometimes that

> > is bothersome but it

> > >doesn't happen all the time so I have to deal with

> > that. Other than that

> > >I'm doing ok too. Well you take care and keep me

> > posted...

> > >Rose

> > >

> > >LaWanda Ezell wrote:

> > >Hi Rose, the doc says that I have conjunctivitis.

> > Nothing serious, just

> > >have to take some antibiotic eye drops and call him

> > if they don't help. So

> > >far they seem to be helping, but I am leaking so

> > much that I'm

> > >miserable! Afraid I wouldn't have been very

> > pleasant to look at last

> > >night. Dan is at the store right now buying me

> > some baby shampoo for

> > >washing my eyes, per the instructions of the

> > ophthalmologist to which my

> > >pcp sent me. Actually the pcp got me confused with

> > his other blind

> > >patient, a woman with a guide dog, and thought my

> > eyes were

> > >artificial! Poor man was embarrassed, and it

> > really wasn't his fault. If

> > >Kaiser would put all medical conditions on our

> > charts, including blindness

> > >and having artificial eyes, it would be a lot

> > easier for the docs not to

> > >get confused. LaWanda At 11:53 AM 6/9/05, you

> > wrote:

> > > >LaWanda we'll miss you again...booooo.... Please

> > let us know what the Dr.

> > > >tells ou about your eye is it feeling any better

> > today? Sorry that we

> > > >won't see you tonight. Take care

> > > >Rose

> > > >

> > > >LaWanda Ezell wrote:

> > > >Wish I could come tomorrow, but I have a crazy

> > day. First I have to go to

> > > >the doctor to find out what's wrong with this

> > eye, and then I have to go to

> > > >the store to do my weekly shopping. They have my

> > Hood yogurt on sale for 5

> > > >for $3, and I want to get a bunch. Then I have

> > to come home, put things

> > > >away, feed my husband and call my friend, who

> > I've known since I was

> > > >five. We both have appointments with our doctors

> > tomorrow, so we shall

> > > >exchange them. By the time I get all that done,

> > and get dinner ready, That

> > > >will be it! Maybe next week. LaWanda At 05:57

> > PM 6/8/05, you wrote:

> > > > >Thanks for the reassurance LaWanda. I just

> > need to be ptient i know but I

> > > > >guess I'm not a patient person so thats hard to

> > do. I will be below 200

> > > > >soon I know I will. Do I sound convincing I

> > should. Thanks again hope to

> > > > >see you tomorrow night. I just got back from a

> > wonderful facial and

> > > > >manicure. I went to Federico's beauty school

> > they were excellent.

> > > > >Rose

> > > > >

> > > > > wrote:

> > > > >Rose, thirteen pounds is good for you as you

> > are smaller than many of

> > > > >us. I think I was losing at about the rate you

> > are, and now I'm losing

> > > > >slower than that. In my case, the fat is just

> > so used to having a happy

> > > > >home that it wants to stay! LaWanda At 09:21

> > AM 6/8/05, you wrote:

> > > > > >Pam thanks for asking I am doing ok still

> > having the pain in my side but

> > > > > >day by day it seems to get better but doesn't

> > seem to go away

> > > > > >compleately. I've only lost 13 lbs and I'm

> > about 3 weeks out I thought

> > > > > >I'd have lost more than that but can't

> > complain too much its 13 less

> > > than

> > > > > >the could have been plus that I would have

> > had before the surg. I'm

> > > > > >eating stage III now and thats allot better.

> > How are you doing? Oh

> > > yea I

> > > > > >don't have to take blood pressure

> > medicication anymore lets keep our

> > > > > >fingers crossed that lasts that is excellent

> > news especially since I

> > > have

> > > > > >the heart condition too. Yea

> > > > > >Rose

> > > > > >

> > > > > >Pamela A Marsh

> > wrote:

> > > > > >Rose, so how are you feeling. I hope all is

> > well for

> > > > > >you.

> > > > > >

> > > > > >Pam Marsh

> > > > > >

> > > > > >--- Rose

> > wrote:

> > > > > >

> > > > > > > Tina that is great news that your

> > appointment went

> > > > > > > so well. Great weight loss too. Try to

> > relax when

> > > > > > > you get the chance. Great Job

> > > > > > > Rose

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Tina wrote:

> > > > > > > What a day! I had my 2 week checkup with

> > Dr. Baggs

> > > > > > > today at 12:00

> > > > > > > noon. The appointment was short and sweet.

> > I've lost

> > > > > > > 17.5 pounds so

> > > > > > > far. Said my incisions looked good and to

> > help get

> > > > > > > rid of the

> > > > > > > nodules underneath I should rub cocoa

> > butter or

> > > > > > > Vitamin E in to each

> > > > > > > incision and push really hard (so that it

> > hurts). My

> > > > > > > blood pressure

> > > > > > > was 94/52. He thought that was a bit low

> > and thought

> > > > > > > that I might

> > > > > > > need to alter my dosage. I take Lopressor

> > for an

> > > > > > > elevated heart

> > > > > > > rate. My blood pressure has always been

> > fine but the

> > > > > > > medicine lowers

> > > > > > > blood pressure too. Moved me to Stage III

> > > > > > > officially. Was happy to

> > > > > > > see that I had my water bottle with me and

> > told me I

> > > > > > > still couldn't

> > > > > > > lift over 20 pounds until at least 4 weeks

> > post-op.

> > > > > > > That was fine

> > > > > > > with me. That just means I don't get 2 of

> > my daycare

> > > > > > > kids back for

> > > > > > > another 2 weeks. Right now, one is enough

> > (along

> > > > > > > with my own 2

> > > > > > > kids). Said he'd see me in July. I'm

> > scheduled for

> > > > > > > the July 7 6-week

> > > > > > > group appointment at 2:00.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > I had to take my fan club with me which

> > consists of

> > > > > > > my daughter

> > > > > > > Grace (Who is 4 and is bossier than ever),

> > Jarod (my

> > > > > > > 7 year old who

> >

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