Re: Sugery 6/28!!

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Thanks Pam!

I will be sure to report back all that happened. Hoping for a smooth

easy ride though.

crosses fingers.

-Kay

> > > > Hey there...

> > > > Ok, for the Cream of Wheat, I just used Nabisco

> > brand (it's the

> > > original.) My mom would make the one ounce of

> > that, heat up some

> > > unsweetened applesauce, and add one packet of

> > Splenda...and mix it

> > > all together. It actually was pretty tasty.

> > > >

> > > > As for nerves...hmmm...once I got to the

> > hospital, I wasn't

> > really

> > > nervous anymore. They were so professional, and I

> > really felt like

> > I

> > > was in good hands. I prayed for the surgeon, the

> > anesthesiologist,

> > > the CRNA, the RNs and LVNs...and I prayed that God

> > would guide

> > their

> > > hands, keep them alert and skillful....that my

> > body would

> > cooperate,

> > > and that He would sustain me during the operation.

> > That worked.

> > > >

> > > > Plus, I have had a life well-lived, you know? I

> > mean, sure there

> > > are lots of things I want to do yet...particularly

> > back in a thin

> > > body...but, ultimately my only fear about death is

> > the effect on

> > > those I love who I would leave behind. I wrote

> > letters to my key

> > > loved ones, and put it in a big envelope and gave

> > it to one of my

> > > close friends. I asked her to give them back to

> > me when I was out

> > > and ok. I wrote an e-mail to my ex-boyfriend,

> > from whom I had been

> > > recently estranged, telling him that I forgave him

> > for certain

> > things

> > > that happened, and telling him that I would always

> > care about him

> > as

> > > a person...that I wished the best for him. I

> > needed to do that,

> > > because I felt i had unfinished business with him.

> > > >

> > > > But, I decided to dwell on the positives. The

> > afterwards. The

> > > weightloss. Ultimately, NONE of it was as scary

> > as I thought it

> > > would be: the surgery, the post-surgery pain,

> > even the inability

> > to

> > > eat. All of it was quite manageable...not

> > overwhelming, at all.

> > And

> > > having my mommy there to help me was really great.

> > We have a

> > > great/horrible relationship...and she's at her

> > best when she is

> > > reallly needed. I enjoyed being pampered by her!

> > > >

> > > > I think having a positive attitude is important.

> > You need to

> > start

> > > just ASSUMING that you'll be ok. Tomorrow, just

> > tell

> > yourself...'OK,

> > > and now my dream begins!! " I wasn't as excited or

> > as

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