Re: Re: True Weight LORI

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In a message dated 07/05/2000 1:17:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

lorireplogle@... writes:

<< To all who are coming up to the plate next week my

heartfelt prayers and thoughts are with you. And perhaps

July 26th I will meet some of you!

Looking for you on the other side......

Lori

5-31-00 286

6-1-00 256 >>

Dear Lori,

I couldn't have said it any better or relate any more to how

you explained telling your true weight. My husband and I have only been

together 45 years and He does know my weight and it is hard for anyone to

realize what we deal with Daily. I try to tell anyone who doesn't understand

to carry a 1 or 200# bag around and let me know how they feel. I had my PCP

apt. today and I finally got my physical bloodwork and ekg done. I am

supposed to pick up my Dr. letter and physical form and med records and all

on FRI??? I will have a pap tomorrow. I am hoping to be able to send my

packet fed ex on Fri but I guess they won't get it till MON?? I am hoping to

have my big date with the Doc on July 26th. I will be self pay due to an

exclusion. I just can't believe this is finally coming to an end. I am

talking about the packet work! It is sooooooo worth it, but Whew! Loads of

work. My Pcp told me he would help me in any way he could, but that he is

soooo concerned that I won't get the results I am planning on. I told him

that he would not be discouraged when he does see the results. He said " You

know you would get the same results if you ate what you are going to be able

to eat after the surgery, without the surgery " ? I thought " If you only

understood " . That is the most dissapointing thing to deal with, Dr.'s that

just dont get it. But, I do commend him for at least being open minded enough

to support me. The other Dr. in his office Blew me right out the door!!

Anyways I am so happy to be at this stage of the game. I never dreamed in a

thousand years I would even be alive to see the day when someone would be

able to help me this way. My PCP also said today " I dont even know this Dr.R

and he could be a great surgeon or a ??? " I said let me tell you something

Dr. D I am trusting this Dr. with my life!! He is the only one that will

touch me. He said " OK " .

So wish me luck, I am trying to get the 26th as a date. I am praying just

like you for all the post ops all the pre ops and all the ones that are doing

everything in their power to get approved!! I dont even have a slightest

clue what I would do without all of you on this list. It is a blessing to

have found you all. I feel happy to know I am not alone, not that God doesn't

understand and isn't with me, although he was skinny too?? LOL JK But, I am

hoping to meet all that I can when I get there. I have a feeling it will be

the next best thing to the pearly gates!! I am absolutely Not the least bit

afraid and I haven't met Dr.R in person or even talked to him for that

matter. I am sure I am in Good Hands thanks to all the post ops. OK Now I

need to know something, I am not interested in Cheap motels or hotels. I need

to know the most clean Nice hotel around the hospital. It doesn't have to be

next door. But I need one that has other things to do around it, restaurants,

stores? book stores? anything??? My husband is like a caged animal in a

hotel, unless there is any activity goin on like........ well you know ,

it's something we can not do the day after! LOl Ooooops sorry this is soooo

long. Oh keep me posted on everything! xoxoxo Margie SC