Re: surgery 8/17/00

[Guest guest]

Hi Connie, Wonderful news about the blood sugars, I am in the same

boat with that. Are You still on any of the diabetes drugs?

My major reason for having this surgeryis to get out from under the

heavy burden of diabetes. I am so happy for you and will hopefully be

following your lead with my own blood sugares in a few weeks. Thanks

for a beautiful and hope inspiring post.

Marjory

8/30/00

> Hi everyone!

> Wow, there are so many new people here trying for this wonderful

surgery!

> Don't get discouraged, keep moving forward even if it is one tiny

step at a

> time....the end results will be worth it.

> I had my surgery 8/17 and saw my dr yesterday. I am a diabetic and

have high

> blood pressure. At this time I am not taking any blood pressure

meds. I

> have lost 16 pounds. This morning my blood sugar was 154!!!!!! It

hasn't

> been that low in years....even with taking 3 different kinds of

medicine!! I

> was just about in tears standing there staring at the glucometer

reading. I

> can't imagine what my life will be like without constantly having

to worry

> about what I am eating and being so discouraged because no matter

what I do

> my blood sugars and weight just keep climbing. I feel like I am

finally

> being set free from my prison. I had read on this board before

about someone

> comparing this journey to becoming a butterfly, coming out of their

cacoon.

> That truly is what this feels like. The day before surgery when I

walked out

> of Dr. Rutledge's office on my way to the clinic...I saw 2 huge

monarch

> butterflies as soon as I stepped out the door. I told my

husband " God just

> sent those to me, just to let me know everything is going to be ok,

and I am

> going to emerge a butterfly too. " Today I truly feel this magical

journey is

> going to actually happen for me the same as I have seen so many

other post

> ops write about. I am so very thankful to my God and to Dr. R for

this

> wonderful new chance at life. If I can be of any help to any of

you by being

> a contact or answering any questions please feel free to email me.

> Connie

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/26/2000 12:47:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

carconbry@... writes:

<< If I can be of any help to any of you by being

a contact or answering any questions please feel free to email me.

Connie >>

Thank you so much, Connie! and Congrats!! on your low sugar reading! My

grandmother has had diabetes since her 3rd pregnancy (it never went away)..

she's insulin dependent, and has maintained a very healthy life, and is now

67 years old. But every one of her 7 brothers and sisters also have

diabetes, and all of them haven't been as lucky as my grandmother... one of

her sisters died just last October from complications of diabetes. From what

I've seen, it's nothing I want to contract, and if I keep on the road I'm on,

it's inevitable... between my genes and my weight, I'll get it by the time

I'm 40 if I don't get healthier.

Robin

Wife to Doug

Mommy to Tyler, 4 yrs., and Brennan, 1 yr.

Singer, wife, mom, secretary.. and not in that particular order.