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That's not too bad... Don't starve yourself. The more frequent small meals you

eat the better. Try snacking on mixed nuts and salads. If you feel the urge to

eat something sweet, eat berries (very little impact on sugar) with some yogurt

or cottage cheese. We had a severely gest. diabetic woman last year that could

eat just about any fruit, as long as she ate it with a protein and walked for 15

min afterward. The key to this is keeping your blood sugar even, and under

140-150 or so. Keeping it even should make it easier to exercise. Also your a

busy mom, try to check your sugars after vacuuming or sweeping. Any thing that

gets you moving will burn glucose. I'm so glad to hear you're not on the

insulin!!!

Crystal

RE: I'm home

Thank you. I just checked 2 hours after I got done eating and my sugar

was 167. 167 d/n sound good...but I'm hoping to balance it out tonight

w/ a very low carb dinner since lunch was a sorta higher carb.. 4 carb

instead of 3 but they had skipped my morning snack at the hospital

(busy) and I was HUNGRY!

Won't be ordering from swiss colony this Christmas... no need to REALLY

torture myself!!

My new matra: I can do this for 9 weeks!

Nita, busy mom to: 14, Jon 13, 10, 8, 6,

Christian (RIP: 7/16/03 to 8/22/04), 2 and Baby Boy due 2/08

I'm like a snapdragon: half of me has snapped and the other is draggin'

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Deborah Congrats on your new knee. I am pleased it all went so well for

you. Keep us informed on your progress.

Larry

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Congrats! Go take your nap...

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 12:24 PM, latedeafened <latedeafened@...>wrote:

> I want to thank everyone for their good wishes! Surgery yesterday went

> really well. The surgeon was beaming when he went to talk with my husband

> afterwards, and he said it was textbook. took a photo of me in

> recovery and I'll upload it later so you can see me all wrapped up.

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> All I want now is lunch and a loooong nap.

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> Rhonda

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Glad to hear that! Yes, rest, it's the best thing! Thanks for the update.

I'm home

>I want to thank everyone for their good wishes! Surgery yesterday went

> really well. The surgeon was beaming when he went to talk with my husband

> afterwards, and he said it was textbook. took a photo of me in

> recovery and I'll upload it later so you can see me all wrapped up.

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> All I want now is lunch and a loooong nap.

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> Rhonda

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Thanks, Stuart & Nina!

Took my bandage off this afternoon, and dealt with " crunchy " hair. They put

some sort of sterilizing stuff in my hair, and now it's all stiff and has

white flaky stuff sticking in it. Has anyone else experienced this? My

surgeon says I can wash my hair if I hold a dry cloth to my ear & incision

to keep them dry, but I don't have enough hands to do this so I made an

appointment with my hairstylist to wash it tomorrow afternoon. I'll hold the

dry cloth to my ear.

Rhonda

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Hi Rhonda,

Welcome back ! Glad to hear that the surgery went well. Take it a

little easy and if necessary, don't try to do too much too soon. : )

Dan

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> I want to thank everyone for their good wishes! Surgery yesterday

went

> really well. The surgeon was beaming when he went to talk with my

husband

> afterwards, and he said it was textbook. took a photo of me in

> recovery and I'll upload it later so you can see me all wrapped up.

>

> All I want now is lunch and a loooong nap.

>

> Rhonda

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> Hi Rhonda,

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> Welcome back ! Glad to hear that the surgery went well. Take it a

> little easy and if necessary, don't try to do too much too soon. : )

>

> Dan

Thanks, Dan! I'm not overdoing just yet. I'm actually being waited on hand &

foot.

Rhonda

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So glad things went well. Now rest and take good care - you've got quite a

journey ahead of you. Jackie )

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Rhonda,

 

I am glad you are recovering nicely and that you were a model patient.

 

Take advantage of the pampering.

 

Doesn't that feel gooooood to get that tight head wrap off? I remember feeling

so much better after it was taken off.

 

Shari in WI

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Thanks, Shari! I feel a little uneasy without the headwrap now. I don't have

stitches or staples, just plastic covering the incision, which is making me

nervous. I love the pampering though.

Rhonda in SD

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Rhonda,

I am glad you are recovering nicely and that you were a model patient.

Take advantage of the pampering.

Doesn't that feel gooooood to get that tight head wrap off? I remember

feeling so much better after it was taken off.

Shari in WI

[Guest guest]

> So glad things went well. Now rest and take good care - you've got quite

> a

> journey ahead of you. Jackie )

Thanks, Jackie! If I can just get enough rest this first week I think I'll

be ok. I've had problems sleeping in the recliner, so I finally crawled into

bed this morning and slept on my right side and finally got some decent

sleep.

Rhonda

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Hey, Rhonda,

I couldn't sleep in the recliner, either, and never did for my ear

surgeries. When I had my hysterectomy a few years back I had no choice and

couldn't sleep for weeks in that darn thing. But, I will tell you, don't worry

about

the " plastic " glue on your incision. I had it all across my tummy and in

lots of other places and it held tightly. It will eventually peel off and

that's

pretty cool! LOL Jackie )

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Rhonda,

Good, enjoy it while it lasts.

Dan

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> > Hi Rhonda,

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> > Welcome back ! Glad to hear that the surgery went well. Take it a

> > little easy and if necessary, don't try to do too much too soon. : )

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> Thanks, Dan! I'm not overdoing just yet. I'm actually being waited on

hand &

> foot.

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> Rhonda

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> Hey, Rhonda,

> I couldn't sleep in the recliner, either, and never did for my ear

> surgeries. When I had my hysterectomy a few years back I had no choice

> and

> couldn't sleep for weeks in that darn thing. But, I will tell you, don't

> worry about

> the " plastic " glue on your incision. I had it all across my tummy and in

> lots of other places and it held tightly. It will eventually peel off and

> that's

> pretty cool! LOL Jackie )

Thank you so much, Jackie! That really puts my mind at ease. I was afraid

I'd make a wrong move and what's left of my brains would fall out. LOL ;-D

Rhonda

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You crack me up, Rhonda.? Nope - your kids may suck the life out of you but the

surgical glue is stronger!? LOL Jackie )

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yeah..just in time for mashed tators...I'm so excited for you. I can't wait for

my son to be able to eat again...angela

I'm home

Hi everybody, I'm kinda tired so I'm letting everybody know at once that I'm

doing great, nothing makes me sick and I don't have an overload of pain, my food

seems to be advancing really well, so I'm a happy camper. I'll write LOTS more

later, thanks for all you prayers and well wishes, they worked.

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Glad to hear all want well!! continued speedy recovery!! from Mass.

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Hi everybody, I'm kinda tired so I'm letting everybody know at once that I'm

doing great, nothing makes me sick and I don't have an overload of pain, my food

seems to be advancing really well, so I'm a happy camper. I'll write LOTS more

later, thanks for all you prayers and well wishes, they worked.

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SOOO glad to hear you are home. HUGS!

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that I'm doing great, nothing makes me sick and I don't have an

overload of pain, my food seems to be advancing really well, so I'm a

happy camper. I'll write LOTS more later, thanks for all you prayers

and well wishes, they worked.

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So happy to hear you are home and doing well. Could some mashed potatoes

be on the menu for tomorrow? []

Take care,

In VA

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Great news Jeanie. I know you're glad to be home. It's good to hear from

you.

Hugs,

Maggie

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So nice to see your home!!!! Take time to recover!!

From: achalasia [mailto:achalasia ] On Behalf

Of jeanie brown

Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 4:19 PM

desirae bergman; kathy montgomery; Maggie Gillingham; susie neimier; joe

sharon brown; joyce grable; Pam Brown; support group

Subject: I'm home

Hi everybody, I'm kinda tired so I'm letting everybody know at once that I'm

doing great, nothing makes me sick and I don't have an overload of pain, my

food seems to be advancing really well, so I'm a happy camper. I'll write

LOTS more later, thanks for all you prayers and well wishes, they worked.

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Glad your home and doing well! I hope things continue to progress &

maybe you was able to have ya some buttery mashed potatoes today

Tonia

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once that I'm doing great, nothing makes me sick and I don't have an

overload of pain, my food seems to be advancing really well, so I'm

a happy camper. I'll write LOTS more later, thanks for all you

prayers and well wishes, they worked.

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Welcome Home Gloria! I'm Teri, I came on while you were in the hospital. I had to ask who you were when we kept getting the updates so now I'm so glad to hear you are home! I was diagnosed in 2004 with about 25 years worth of damage to my liver which put me getting infected when I had my son and got 5 unites of untested blood. I went thru treatment in 2005-2006 for 48 weeks and have been SVR ever since. I still get real worried that something else can go wrong, and I can see with what you have gone thru that it still can. I'm glad you're home, I'm glad you're out of that hospital and in your own bed! Now get some sleep, that bed is going to feel

great! Will talk to you soon! Teri in Chicago From: Gloria <gadamscan@...>Hep C Web Warriors < >Sent: Mon, April 19, 2010 10:26:27 PMSubject: [ ] I'M HOME

Hi all!!!!I finally got home about 1/2 hr ago!! Fourteen days in a hospital is sure not my idea of any kind of fun.Then, early this afternoon, I had to put my foot down loudly and inform some of those folks that I was going home today and was not sitting around for anymore of their delays!! They were not happy; but, neither was I and it was time to let them know. I went in for that ablation on my liver, ended up having a resection a day later instead and then within a very short time, had to be rushed down to have a drainage tube inserted because my right lung was filling up. So, now needless to say, I am totally exhausted and going to sleep in my own bed for the first time in 2 weeks...Get back to you all

later!!!Gloria

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Welcome Home! You rest and don't overdue it. I really missed you! Pam

[ ] I'M HOME

Hi all!!!!I finally got home about 1/2 hr ago!! Fourteen days in a hospital is sure not my idea of any kind of fun.Then, early this afternoon, I had to put my foot down loudly and inform some of those folks that I was going home today and was not sitting around for anymore of their delays!! They were not happy; but, neither was I and it was time to let them know. I went in for that ablation on my liver, ended up having a resection a day later instead and then within a very short time, had to be rushed down to have a drainage tube inserted because my right lung was filling up. So, now needless to say, I am totally exhausted and going to sleep in my own bed for the first time in 2 weeks...Get back to you all later!!!Gloria__________________________________________________

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Hey Pam,

This is Betty , I have not been on site for quite a while now. Im so sorry to hear of your illness, sorry also that i have not kept in touch w/you. My exp at the Drs at Greenspring station went sour.

Enjoy being home.

Betty

From: pam miller <pammango@...> Sent: Tue, April 20, 2010 6:53:03 AMSubject: Re: [ ] I'M HOME

Welcome Home! You rest and don't overdue it. I really missed you! Pam

[ ] I'M HOME

Hi all!!!!I finally got home about 1/2 hr ago!! Fourteen days in a hospital is sure not my idea of any kind of fun.Then, early this afternoon, I had to put my foot down loudly and inform some of those folks that I was going home today and was not sitting around for anymore of their delays!! They were not happy; but, neither was I and it was time to let them know. I went in for that ablation on my liver, ended up having a resection a day later instead and then within a very short time, had to be rushed down to have a drainage tube inserted because my right lung was filling up. So, now needless to say, I am totally exhausted and going to sleep in my own bed for the first time in 2 weeks...Get back to you all later!!!Gloria____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __