Coming to an end…

I’ve never enjoyed hearing the atmospherics at work so much before!  I know that 99.9% of ya’ll don’t know what that means and I’m not going to really explain it…  I’ve been working 6 12 hour shifts a week for the past month or so.  Needless to say, I’m tired, exhausted really…  Now I just [...]

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Things you may not know about me…

Ok, time to let it bleed… Thanks She for the idea. I’m incredibly allergic to aspirin and all NSAIDs, guess it works out good for me since you’re not supposed to take them with the band.  Lets just pray I never get arthritis… I’m allergic to pineapple and kiwi, which really sucks because I love [...]

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My Own Little Pity Party

Yep, that’s right, I’m having my own little pity party.  Why you may ask, lets count the reasons: My husband has been in Michigan for over 2 weeks now.  His dad had open heart surgery and has had to have 2 emergency surgeries since.  The last one is going on right now.  He was on [...]

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Doing the Headwork

I was a self-pay patient.  In January I shelled out roughly $14K for my surgery.  I was doing so good.  My motivation was top notch.  I was following all the rules, exercising, living the lap-band life.  Then it happened, I hit the wall, I stopped exercising, started drinking with my meals, eating crap all the [...]

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Grinding halt

Let me say this between swigs of Milk of Magnesia or good ole’ MOM as I like to refer to it.  GET YOUR FIBER!  Find a way to incorporate it into your diet.  I usually have a Fiber One yogurt for breakfast and it does the trick.  I haven’t had any for a while though, [...]

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Cut off

I think my doc has officially cut me off from fills.  Everytime I get a fill, I immediately schedule an appointment for my next fill.  Well, this time they wouldn’t let me!  They said they didn’t want to see me back for 3 months.  I can still call and request a fill, but that takes [...]

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In a funk…

Where’s my dedication gone…to my blog that is.  Gotta get it back, I think that this blog has helped a lot with my journey and for some reason I’ve abandoned it.  You know what helps?  COMMENTS!  Please leave a comment if you drop by.  It helps keep a blogger going, knowing that someone out there [...]

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Crazy Busy

Sorry so long no blog… Quick update Got my 7th fill last week, still haven’t seen anything from it, but its TOM. Went to my 15 year high school reunion this past weekend, lots of fun, funny story to follow later when I have more time. Getting married Sept 4 in Key West.  Got my [...]

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Random Musings

Feeling a little better today…I think it might have just been the pain medication that I was on for my migraine.  I have an appt with the Neurologist today to go over the results of my brain scan.  Had a massage yesterday and that helped.  I have been getting 1 hour massages for a couple [...]

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And She’s Out…

I went today to get an ultrasound on my left leg.  I have a huge, fugly varicose vein that runs basically from my crotch to my calf.  I have started the process of trying to get my insurance company to pay to get it fixed.  Lets hope I have better luck with that than I [...]

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