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| 12/10/01 HELLO ALL...JUST A LITTLE UPDATE FOR YOU. I HAD MY SCOPE DONE LAST TUESDAY AND THE DOCTOR FOUND SOME BACTERIA IN THE LINING OF MY STOMACH, WHICH CAUSES GASTRITIS. I THOUGHT THAT I JUST WAS HAVING A VERY BAD CASE OF HEARTBURN. NOW, I'M ON MEDICATION FOR THAT AND I HAVE TO TAKE PEPTOL BISMOL TO COAT THE LINING OF MY STOMACH |
| UNTIL THE BACTERIA HAS CLEARES UP. I AM SO GLAD THAT I FOUND OT ABOUT GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY BECAUSE I NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE 2 HERNIAS THAT I HAVE OR THIS SEVERE GASTRITIS. I KIND OF FIGURED THAT I HAD SLEEP APNEA AND AFTER MY SLEEP STUDY, IT WAS CONFIRMED. FOR SOME REASON, IM NOT NERVOUS OR SCARED ABOUT HAVING THIS SURGERY AND I AM ANXIOUS TO GET IT DONE, SO I CAN START MY NEW LIFE. I THANK GOD FOR PUTTING ME ON THIS PATH AND I WILL FOREVER BE GREATFUL. I AM VERY MISERABLE RIGHT NOW. I HAVE THIS LOWER BACK PAIN THAT ALMOST BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES AND I DONT KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT. MY DOCTOR STATED THAT IT'S WEIGHT RELATED, BUT I DONT THINK THAT'S THE CAUSE, I HAVE BEEN HEAVY JUST ABOUT ALL MY LIFE...SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG AND I NEED TO FIND OUT FAST BEFORE IT GETS WORSER THAN IT IS. WELL I WILL UPDATE YOU ALL AFTER I GO BACK TO THE DOCTOR. BE BLESSED... |
| 12/21/01 HELLO ALL... GOT SOME GOOD NEWS TODAY, MY SURGERY HAS BEEN MOVED UP TO JANUARY 15, 2002. I STILL HAVE SOME MORE TESTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I AM VERY THANKFUL AND BLESSED. I WAS NOT PREPARED TO HEAR THAT NEWS BECAUSE JANUARY 15 WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT....I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR MY KIDS. THE ONLY THING THAT IM NOT HAPPY WITH IS THAT I WILL BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY, BUT I HAVE ARRANGED FOR HER TO HAVE HER BIRTHDAY PARTY AT HER DAYCARE SO EVERYTHING IS WORKING OUT FOR THE BEST. IM ASKING FOR ALL THE PRAYERS THAT I CAN GET AND IM VERY THANKFUL OF ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME, I CANT COMPLAIN.....I HAVE LEARNED AND DEFINITELY BELIEVE THAT WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. WELL I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.....SOON I IWILL BE CROSSING OVER TO MY NEW LIFE AS A MUCH LIGHTER PERSON, THE BEGINNING OF THE REST OF MY LIFE DUE TO THE GRACE OF GOD......BY THE WAY, EVERYONE HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!! |
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| 01/10/02 HELLO ALL... I HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAD A HAPPY NEW YEAR...MINE WASN'T GOOD AT ALL. MY UNCLE WAS HOSPITALIZED 12/29/01, HE HAD A FULL CARDIAC ARREST AND WAS BROUGHT BACK, BUT DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TOOK FOR THEM TO BRING HIM BACK TO LIFE, HE SUFFERED A LOT OF BRAIN DAMAGE....AS A RESULT, HE WAS PUT ON LIFE SUPPORT AND REMAINED THAT WAY UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2002. THE FAMILY DECIDED TO REMOVE HIM ON MEW YEAR'S DAY AND HE DIED AT 12:41PM. IT WAS A HARD BLOW FOR ME AND MY WHOLE FAMILY BECAUSE HE WAS BASICALLY THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY AND HE WAS THE FIRST BORN....WE WILL MISS HIM GREATLY AND I KNOW THAT GOD IS WATCHING OVER HIM. I AM BLESSED TO BE HERE MYSELF THOUGH AND I THANK GOD FOR MAKING IT AND I PRAY THAT I SEE MANY, MANY MORE YEARS TO COME. AS FAR AS FOR MY SURGERY...I AM SCHEDULED FOR NEXT TUESDAY, WHICH IS 01/15/02. I HAVE JUST FINISHED UP ALL MY PRE-OP TESTS AND EVERYTHING LOOKS GREAT. TODAY, MY FILTER WAS PUT IN, I'M A LITTLE SORE FROM THAT. THEY INSERTED THE FILTER THROUGH THE VEIN IN MY NECK, BUT I'M OK. I HAVE GOTTEN EVERYTHING THAT I NEED FOR THE SURGERY AND I'M JUST WAITING FOR TUESDAY. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH 2 ANGELS, SO I'M HAPPY. THIS WILL BE MY LAST UPDATE BEFORE SURGERY....PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS. |
| 02/07/02 HELLO ALL...WELL AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE MADE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE. MY SURGERY WAS OK, I DIDNT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL...I SPENT 4 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL. THE STAFF WAS SO NICE AND EVERYTHING WAS WONDERFUL. MY ANGELS WERE WONDERFUL ALSO AND I THANK THEM AND ALL MY EMAIL FRIENDS FOR CARING SO MUCH. I INCISION IS PRETTY LONG DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAD THOSE 2 HERNIAS IN 2 DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT THAT'S OK. I'M 3 WEEKS POST-OP AND I WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S ON 02/05 AND I HAVE LOST 16LBS...I AM SO HAPPY WITH THAT.PROGRESS AND IT HAS MADE ME MORE OPTIMISTIC ALSO. I CANT WAIT TO START AN EXERCISE REGIMEN, BUT I STILL HAVE SOME HEALING TO DO....I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT MUCH WITH THIS WEATHER. WELL, I WILL HAVE A PROGRESS REPORT AT THE END OF THE MONTH, THAT'S WHEN I WILL BE SEEN AGAIN BY THE DOCTOR. BE BLESSED |