KarynA

Timezones! They hadn't crossed my mind until just now (well... when you posted "24 hours"). It took me a minute, but... your today is my tomorrow! Of course! As I type, it's 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon (12/3), which means it's either 10:30 ot 11:30 Thursday morning (12/4) where you are. So... we both get banded on December 4th, but oddly, it'll be about 24 hours apart (depending on your surgery time). This is good though... because I'll be awake, excited and thinking about you (sending positive energy across the Pacific) whilst you are sleeping and you can do the same for me. Deal? My surgery's at noon on Friday, so sometime Saturday mornig your time (so confusing!).

Aww... thank you! And you're welcome, of course. I just call it like I see it.

Love the new avatar! It's a great picture.

How ARE you?

It's 11:30 am, so you should be all ready to go about now. I'm so excited for you. I hope you're not too nervous. Everything'll be okay. Thinking of you and saying lots of prayers for you!... not only for a smooth surgery but for a quick and easy recovery. We'll be here when you're ready to check-in. Hugs.

You are awesome!... AND beautiful! Thanks so much for the out of the blue comment. You really made my day. Wishing you success!

Thanks ali!...

I'm feeling great today. I wasn't feeling so good for awhile there... did a lot of sleeping and pretty much stayed off the board. But the worst of it is over, and all things concerned, the icky feeling went by quick. I'm excited now and looking forward to the holidays. Thank you for thinking of me. You know, for some reason, it really helps to know you're not alone.

I just said a prayer for you Larry and I'll be thinking about you all day! Don't worry, the surgery will go smoothly. You might feel icky for a couple of days afterwards, but that will pass and you'll be on your way! Good luck and hang in there!

I just wanted to thank you for thinking of me... it really helped knowing that. After a couple of "yucky" days (suzy's word - it totally fits ), I feel wonderful today. *It looks like there are new December Delights, so I'll post a new list soon!

I'm back.

I'm feeling remarkably good today (perky even), how 'bout you?

Thinking of you! No worries... the surgery will be a breeze and you will feel great in no time. *You'll feel icky at first, but that will pass.

Just thought I'd let you know I was thinking about you. You're gonna do great tomorrow!

Hi Viv! Only 30-something pounds left? Wow. That's FANTASTIC!... Keep up the good work. It's inspiring to all of us. I liked how you offered your perspective on a bunch of people's posts and didn't leave anyone off. Very sweet.

Everything's gonna go great tomorrow! I'm excited for you and you'll be in my thoughts.

ARe you SERIOUS?! That's amazing!... YOU'RE AMAZING. Ohmygosh, I'm so proud of you! See?? You knew you could! I will very happily re-update that list I just posted.

Shhh... (I'm whispering cause you should be sleeping right now.... Don't worry, k? It's gonna go great today. I'll be thinking about you.

Good luck today!... I'm so excited for you!!

Hi Claudean.. how are you holding-up? I'm sure you're nervous/excited (llike me). We don't have long now...

A "nut" class?... meaning, a class that was a little 'nutty'... or a two hour class on the topic of 'nuts'? Anything I need to know (abbreviated version please)?? I ditched my post op appt. yesterday. I know I shouldn't have, but all together it amounts to about five hours out of my work day, and that's once a week. Next Friday, the 15th, it will be 6 weeks since my surgery. I'm hoping for a fill then. Let me know about yours.

Congrats on your weight loss AND your upcoming wedding! Funny because I did the same thing you did - bought a too small dress and then worried for months that I wouldn't be able to lose enough weight to fit into it. It was BIG TIME motivation. Well, although I would have liked to have been a few pounds less, the dress DID fit by the time my wedding day arrived... God bless. Of course, this was several years ago and I proceeded to gain 55 pounds after that. But anyway... that was pre-band and life was different then. Wishing you luck and loss!

Honestly, it helps (a lot) to know that so many other people are experiencing the same excitement/nerves... mostly about living life with a band. I'm not that worried about the surgery itself. Everyone seems to get through that just fine. Matter of fact... I'm not sure but... is your procedure TODAY? Ohmygosh - that's fantastic! Well sweetie, take a deep breath and don't you worry about a thing. Everything's gonna be great!

Sending warm thoughts and prayers for a successful surgery and quick recovery. So excited for you!...

Hi Suzy... your surgery is the day before mine (12/4). I just had my endoscopy yesterday - a bigger deal than I had thought it would be, but everything went well. I still need chest xrays and a few other lab tests... 3 weeks or so to go.

Keep in touch!

Hi Claudean... I'll send you an email.

Okay, I sent you a PM (private message) - - re: the ticker. Follow the same steps, except choose "Edit Avatar" (instead of "Edit Signature") to add a photo (also called an avatar) to your profile name when you post. I see that you added a photo to your profile (great picture, btw), so it looks like you're comfortable with uploading a photo file. Hope this helps.

Aww... you're SO sweet. Thank you. Know that the appreciation is mutual AND you're a teacher too, so you have double my respect!

The list is getting really long (near or around 50 people). Can you believe it? And it's only the 14th of November, so I wouldn't be surprised if that number doubled by this time next month. Updating it is no problem (none at all). Actually, it would make me crazy NOT to have a reference. Organization? Hmm... maybe OCD.

I'll post a new list tomorrow. Take care... and keep chewing!

God Bless,

K