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And if Prayers ?help,pleased be assured that You Do Have Mine!

And an loving hug from me & may it be all you dream it will be and much congratulations on maki g this step forward!

And I am Praying Prayers of Blessing for All of You, September 5th will be my First Surgiversity, although my path has not always been smooth I would NEVER trade the Frustr8 I am now for the Frustr8 that used to be. Any Liabilities pale in comparision to what I have GAINED! Smile and Be Joyful- All my Young Friends!

And another side of things maybe? I was diagnosed with OSA. in October 2017, got my machine who I Christened Uncle Snuffely in Early November that year, in January 2018 my Sleep Doctor Laurie Moody MD confirmed I was compliant, but still needful, this was the final specialist- confirmation I needed before having SURGERY scheduled, shortly after that Surgeon #1 and I parted company, His Idea & not mine, I won't totally revile him at this point although perhaps He merits it, he HAS helped many other Bari-Pals currently active, but FAILED ME. "Nuff said? At any rate I was allowed to take all my "Credits" with him on to Program #2 where I did receive the Surgery I earnestly Sought. AND I was compliant with my C-Pap all along . Well I have lost 145+ pounds, and I , like many others, was hopeful that my C-Pap would surely be deleted from my Life as so many others have been able to do. Alas NO- I am among the the Minority that Bariatric Surgery DID NOT CURE. I was aware that it runs strongly in my family, my Son, the Tomkitten is now the Third Successive Generation to be diagnosed with O..S.A., and We have NO CLUE how many preceding generations it manifested itself, in the Olden Times people just died in their sleep, NBD, just a fact of Life. So mine is Intrinsic, the outside factor of Obesity or Not, it just turned out to be a NNM, a No Never Mind, my settings were lowered but the Bottom Line is: Uncle Snuffly and I will be Steady- Dating the rest of my Life and now Tomkitten has a Uncle Snuffy of his own, and will be seeking surgery if PCP sends the Letter of Recommendations. Told him to exhaust exercise and diet options first but would probably write it the End of September. So now you know of an Minority, Frustr8 and her Family. At least it is not a Death Sentence but merely a Life Prolonging One! And Yes we both Sleep Calmer and More Peacefully with than Without, quieter without us gasping and both snoring. And you Do Get Used to SOMETHING that really helps, My Friend.

One of them has to be joining Bariatric Pal. You see, I am a Facebook Drop- out, the wrong people liked or friended me, the Good Ones never did. So I felt scared and scarred, but I looked and what I saw I liked and I'm still here, posting almost 2 years later . That's a Good Spontaneous, my bad one was Binging on ALL the food that couldn't Outrun ME. But I have turned THAT around and expect to END a SUCCESS!

And in my mind I want a Pulled Pork sandwich with Barbeque sauce- this from a woman who had a bite of bread ball up and nearly do ME in. But, true, there is some much left to do I Often Multi- task, Well? Alas--- the jury is Out on That One!

Yeah Water Bottles and Can-openers are mine, I can buy a Powered Opener and Tomkitten(my son) opens the water and pill bottles for me. But LYNDA we are in Great Shape for the Shape We're In!

Preach IT--- Sister Catwoman7---- I Too have learned the value of That Sermonette- Size 17/18 Down from 28/30 woman's And Who knows When and Where my WeightLoss Train ?will Stop? Passed many milestones and Train Stations on my Way, as long as there is Track left I AM CHUG-A-Chugging On!

Likewise for my Lower Limbs- but No One Updated my other joints - Right Rotator cuff repaired- Left one on List right after my Ganglion Cyst removal on this coming Tuesday- it Hurts and Worse its location is making my Left Thumb go Numb- this is the " GOOD" thumb- the Right one post- joint removal and rebuild, will remain 85% efficient. I MAY NEVER PINCH PEOPLE AGAIN - not that I go out of my way to do it now- but Fine Motor Skills are terrible to lose!

And Mikey, Emcee and the Rest- my Own Blood Labs must be back from 14th August, a prescription for Vitamin A capsules at a respectable strength were called into my pharmacy/chemist yesterday. Did anybody call, text or mail ME results? NOPE-NO WAY- and if they know ME and they SHOULD- I was born Curious- one of my First Sentences probably was "Hnnh- What Does THAT mean?"

Probably will be on a Case by Case basis- there are as many shadings to your Spectrum Experience as there are Hair Colors in Life but I Too wish You the Best with the Struggle toward what You truly Need. I Often sound fluent with language mastery, many have said I'm even an Inspiration but I, also am On the Spectrum. Easy, a Guaranteed Path to Anywhere? Nope but I did make it, You will Also! Use Your Autistic Ability to "Center" to the Exclusion of Everything Else- it's something many Neuro-Typicals lack and You Will Make it Through.***** Your Friend Frustr8- 73 and making it MYSELF!???.

That would be Cloud Cuckoo Land for ME- I Am a Sip- Sip- Sipper FOREVER and EVER-MORE!!!!

Hello-Welcome To Real Life! Many the Trials- Many the Temptations- but Never Face your GOD with cake All Over Your Face unless You're Certain of Forgiveness!

If your life is full of CLOWNS don't be surprised if You find YOURSELF suddenly in the middle of an 3-Ring Circus!?

STALLS ARE MERELY PAUSES ON YOUR ROAD TO SOMETH8BY BETTER!******** Frustr8

My problem was not getting a shape----- Truth Told, I always had a Shape------ My problem was my Shape was: ROUND?

HEY Thanks- never thought of such a thing- but if it works I will be a Lucky Ducky- my Cousins Leland and Dorothy raise and milk goats, live about 20 miles away so No-Problem-o, I'm sure if I ask they would even deliver me some! Leland's Dad was my Uncle Ray, Mama's older brother. Majority of relatives on Mama's side LIKE me, it was just the paternal bunch that thought I was a waste of breath and space.

And Please Update Us When Things Turn Around, Okay?

Found another "Oh So True" today*** Always Say What You Feel****It's Not Being Rude*****It's Being Real.

And barely significant but my Local Wal-Mart lowered their air dryers and InstantPots to $59- 2 guesses who doesn't get paid until September 3rd- 8 to 5 Odds By the time I round up the ? Money They Will All Be Gone! ??

Yeah Like I posted a couple weeks ago, PCP says I am at 68.3% weight loss, He only expected 70%, sorry Son , you're getting me mixed up with the VSG folks , Bypassers can and do lose up to 85% comfortably, like you I have a little more to go to My Own Goal, I'm within 15 pounds and I AM NOT STOPPING WHEN I'M THAT CLOSE!!!! Don't Get Mad, Don't get Sad , Be Glad and Cheer ME on! And I DO NOT THINK THAT IS TOO MUCH TO REQUEST! After all I turned out on this roadway to be?THE LITTLE JALOPY THAT COULD! BEEP BEEP GLORY-GLORY BEEP BEEP.

Well you could say your Gall Bladder stump revised. Me , sometimes I can be goofy or a prankster- my last off the wall one I'M HAVING THOSE BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH REMOVED- I can get away with it pretty good, because when you're over 70 who really knows what's in there? Of course I really should have used something like that in 2018 when I Did Have mine. Hindsight is 20/20, you know, but I was so durned glad to receive IT. I simply forgot to be flippant. And that's the TRUTH.

And my pre- surgery unfounded worry? The anesthesiologist would put me to sleep, my surgeon would change His Mind and I would wake up unoperated upon and crying my eyes?out! Did Not happen that way- as I reflect at nearly a Year Out, why was I THAT distrustful? Why did I have such a Poor Opinion of myself that I thought I wouldn't deserve Something So Wonderful to happen? Perhaps we all have Emotional Baggage and that was the last piece on the airport Carousel. Glad I didn't reclaim IT, may it ride in circles through Infinity!

Yeah I had THOSE also, one of the Things it would have. been nice to swipe and take home. Loved those SQOZZERS on my Lower Legs!

Doesn't matter that we've been through Summer and heading for Autumn; THESE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN GOOD TO READ AND REREAD, like the title of an Golden Oldie song..... LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT