Re: Colleen, Pam, , Tim, Pascha

[Guest guest]

Thank you Robynn. I am glad that things have worked

out for you and that you are doing great. You know

you can't keep a great thing quiet. The people here

are awesome and truly a blessing. I am glad that you

have come here, settled in and find peace here. That

is what it is all about. Being there helping one

another out.

I am so glad you are here and hope and pray you

continue to be here and grow and I know that it is a

blessing for us to have you here to as well. Thank

you for being a great person here at work, a great

writer, listener, comforter and friend. Never change

who you are because the world would just not be the

same.

Love ya and here is a virtual hug until I see you back

here at work.

Pam Marsh

--- Robynn VanPatten robynnsf@...> wrote:

> The orchid you gave me in the hospital is just

> gorgeous....it's on my kitchen table, and it is so

> healthy and pretty and full of blooms. Thank you so

> much for your sweet gift. I really appreciate it!!!

>

> Pam, sadly your roses died a couple of days ago, but

> they were absolutely magnificent for mor re than two

> weeks!!! I had them here in the bedroom and looked

> at them constantly while I was recovering. They

> were glorious, and I loved them. Thanks, Sweetie.

>

> Tim, I've seen the DVD four times now, and I learn

> something new each time. Thank you so much for

> sharing that with me...and also, what the heck would

> I have done without the baby spoons and forks and

> the Hood's yoghurt (which I still can't find

> anywhere in SF!) Thanks!

>

> , my little giraffe and my teddy bear have

> become very good friends, and they hang out on my

> bed together. He's such a little softy softy, I

> love her. By the way, her name is Gigi...after you.

>

> Pascha, your sweet flower arrangement in the teacup

> was just enchanting. So bright and cheerful!! I

> loved the flowers in the arrangement...and now I

> have a beautiful little teacup to drink my CAFFEINE

> free tea out of!! Thanks for that.

>

> And thanks to all of you who have been so supportive

> and present for me in the last few weeks as I begin

> my first part of the path to recovery. Well,

> shoot...more than the last few weeks...way before

> that, really. I just feel so completely blessed to

> have found you guys, to have made such lovely,

> caring, compassionate friends along the way.

>

> And Sweet Pam...you are the one who brought me to

> this group, so you get a big and special extra thank

> you.

>

> Love you all,

> Robynn

>

> Robynn VanPatten robynnsf@...> wrote:

> Kay..Wonderful! Welcome to the other side...it

> sounds like (other than the Jello thing, which

> sounds horrible) that you are doing really well!

> Congratulations! Also, it's great that you only

> gained four lbs. in the hospital...lots of people

> gained much more (I am like you, in that I only

> gained 5). Can't wait to start hearing about your

> progress on the way down!!! Take it easy, even if

> you feel pretty good. You sound a lot like me, and

> I have to say that by the beginning of the second

> week, I was TIRED. Really tired. That surprised

> and worried me, as if I was regressing, but I've

> been assured that it's completely normal.

>

> i think we may be exactly three weeks apart in our

> surgeries...you were on Wednesday, right?

>

> Good luck!!!!

>

> Robynn

>

> Tina ma2two@...> wrote:

> Congratulations! Sounds like overall you had a good

> experience

> (minus the jello incidence). I had Dr. Baggs too

> about 5 weeks

> earlier than you (5/24/05).

>

> Keep up posted on your progress!

>

> Tina

> Dr. Baggs

> Orientation: 330

> 5/24/05: 294

> 6/30/05: 264

> -66 pounds

> -30 since surgery

>

>

>

> > Hi All!

> > I just wanted to update everyone here that I had

> my surgery on the

> > 28th and everything went really well. I was

> scheduled at 1pm and

> > walked into the OR at 2. The nurses that prepped

> me were very

> > engaging and entertaining so it kept me from being

> nervous. In

> fact,

> > I was surprised I wasn't more nervous. When I was

> weighed I came

> in

> > 12 lbs under goal. Total of 48 lbs lost. 290. I

> had told Dr Baggs

> I

> > wanted to lose 50 to insure a good surgery and lap

> procedure. He

> > actually remembered that and commented on it! He

> is so awesome!

> >

> > Dr Baggs was particularly pleased with his work

> and with the

> > pictures he took of me. I think he was a bit

> crushed that I hadn't

> > looked at them yet, he kept asking me every time

> he saw me. lol I

> am

> > not into gore and well...I still haven't gotten

> the nerve to see

> > them now that I am home. My poor husband did look

> and he was

> sorry.

> > He is really squimish when it comes to things like

> that.

> >

> > The only thing that I fell into a problem with was

> the JELLO. It

> had

> > SUGAR in it! I have never felt such pain in my

> life. I was on my

> > second nibble of it and I knew something was

> wrong. The burning

> that

> > went down my throat into my new pouch, oh it was

> awful. I had

> > already been dischared to go home too, it was

> about 1pm when I had

> > this stupid stuff. I was still nauseous though and

> I took pain

> > medicine that I had a super hard time keeping

> down. I did it

> though.

> >

> > By 8 pm that night I was in such agony the nurse

> on duty called Dr

> > Baggs who was in surgery at the time asking him

> what to do? Well

> she

> > came back and gave me a shot of morphine. That

> didn't even take

> the

> > edge off. Next time she came in with another

> stronger dose. This

> > time it took the fire away, but not the pain, then

> the fire came

> > back. So again she was on the phone with Dr Baggs.

> This time she

> > comes in and gives me vicodin and I was out like a

> light. But it

> was

> > weird. I wasn't asleep but my eyes were shut, I

> was running in the

> > head a million miles a minute. I couldn't get my

> head to relax to

> > fall asleep. I was finally out of it around 10pm

> and slept until 3

> > am. I woke up pain free and bright eyed and bushy

> tailed.

> > The nurse on duty then said a couple weeks earlier

> she had the

> same

> > thing happen to one of her patients and the

> kitchen messes up, so

> > she just throws the jello off the tray so that her

> patients can't

> > get a chance to eat the stuff. I wish she had been

> with me the day

> > before. So don't eat the jello in the hospital!

> > Anyway, I started to get that burning feeling

> again and she said

> > that ment I was hungry. ??? I had no idea I would

> feel that to be

> > hungry? So I sipped my applejuice mixture and felt

> good after a

> few

> > mintues. I walked a bunch of times and by the time

> Dr Baggs saw me

> > that day I was good to go home again. I ate some

> broth and tea and

> > more apple juice then was sent packing.

> > The car ride home was kinda painful, but once I

> was in my own

> > bed...that felt so wonderful. I took a nice nap

> then went for a

> > walk. Had a popsicle and OH MY was that ever good!

> Slept and

> walked

> > and now today I am going to start my vites and

> take a walk here.

> >

> > I feel 100% better though and my top insision I am

> a little sore

>

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