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Boo- that is horrible. You need to cough and deep breathe even if it kills you! I cant believe you didnt get admitted. 81% is soooo low! Take care girl!

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Well I am back from my cruise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was so awesome, except I gained 4 pounds! In a week!!!!! So I am going to live on salad and Protein this week and exercise as much as I can without getting my hr > 140. Due to the pg. Baby is doing well and we should find out the sex on 5-23

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Jill! Glad you had fun girl! Those 4 pounds are baby anyways!

I am back to the surgeon this morning. Girls are feel so bad, I was so scared I didn't sleep last night. I tried not to let myself because I am scared I might not wake up. This is bad and not getting better. They need to help me.....I will update when I get back. Love ya all...

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Boo - sweetie I'm sorry you're going through so much trauma. Honestly I felt like shit the first 2 days in the hospital, like why the hell did I do this! But the 3rd day I went home and everything started getting better. I did cough - even the first night in the hospital, it hurt like heck to cough or more like clear my throat but I made myself do it. The other thing is I stayed on pain medicine the whole time. By whole time I mean I took it every 4 hours, on the hour! I was told you heal faster when you aren't in pain and to take it regularly so I did. The only time my body was in pain was during the night when the drugs had worn off and it woke me up. But even worse was my backache! I was sleeping on my back with my legs propped up to ease the pull on the tummy and it just about killed me. I'd get up and sleep in the lazyboy. But it was like day 7 or 8 and tada I was better. The dr said I could sleep on my side, I only feel comfortable on my right side so I stick a pillow between my legs and one under the belly and I'm able to sleep the night through. I should admit that I am still taking the codine at night, I figure its helping me to sleep and easing whatever left over pain I might have.

I know its hard but you really need to cough, and dang it girl get that dr to call you in some drugs! Theres nothing wrong with taking them to ease the pain.

I'm feeling about 98% right now. I just want to get the stitches out, its so dry around them, and get this binder off and into some spandex. Then I'll be feeling 100%. I'm just amazed at how fast the body heals, and Boo you'll be too, in another week you'll be feeling so much better. Besides all that... I LOVE MY BODY! Okay so I have some flabby thighs but dang I havent' felt this good about my physical self in .... EVER! I guess it helps that I have so much positive feedback from everyone around me.

Jill - don't worry about the 4 lbs, you've done so well since you got pregos. I envy your vaca - geesh my "paid" vaca was spent in pain and agony aka Tummy Tuck. I'd love to be going on a cruise or to the beach for a weekend! You have to let us know what the baby is asap. My dil is starting to show a little -she says she just looks fat. But she's at the stage where her belly isn't rounded and pregnant looking just kinda swollen - I told her another month and she'll be looking it. My son says well her butt and boobs are getting bigger. She loves that.

I've been back to work 2 days and its not been bad at all. Of course I sit at a desk all day so its not real hard labor, but I really thought I'd only be able to do half days, and thats what I had told my bosses but I haven't been tired out yet. I'm taking Friday off to go to get the stitches out.

My youngest dd graduates and a few weeks. Hard to believe. We just did the annoucements tonight. She passed all her state boards for cosmotology and went for an interview today. She goes back on Friday and has to do 2 cuts - me and a man's cut. But I think she's got the job.

Goodnight ladies.

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BOO....So sorry to hear that you're not doing well!!! Hang in there girl!!

Steph...glad to hear you're doing well!! I've been working and commuting so my free time is NIL. I got poison ivy last week and had to get put on steroids b/c i'm so allergic! I gained 4 pounds in 1 day from it! UGH!!! NOT Baby weight for me! :=( I'm hoping that once I get off the meds I can get this weight off!

Jill....glad to hear you had fun on your vacation! I just planned a beach week vacation for me and my friends in September, and I can't wait for that!!

Its very quiet in here lately....are we all just MIA? :thumbup:

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Hey girls...

I am not re admitted again, lol....

I am feeling a bit better today. It has been HARD. The pnemonia is pretty bad, but the antibiotics are working. I sit up for awhile and get tired. It is amazing how tired you can get struggling to breathe.

Did some measuring today, lol, pre emptive I know!!! BUT so far I have lost 2" on the bust, 3" on the waist and 3" on the hips. I am still VERY swollen too!! WOO HOO!! lol...

My battery is about to die, I will write more later! Love to all!

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WHew- thanks for the update I was worried. Take care of yourself. Pneumonia can be so serious. We have had alot of patients this year with Pneumonia. Glad to hear your results are good.

Steph you sound equally as pleased correct????

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Boo, glad you are doing some better!

Didn't I say you had to do that breathing thingy?????????????

Congrats on the inches lost already!

Jill, I want to go on a cruise someday. It sounds wonderful! I'm sure I'd gain 10-15 lbs. I'd be one that would try to go get an unfill before going to the trip just so I could partake of the buffets.... Bad, I know.

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Yes, Faith you told me so! lol...but in my defense it is harder than HELL to breathe when your port is in between your ribs. It is still sticking out there, I hope it goes down! UGH!

Jill-glad you had fun on the cruise.

Steph--how aer you hanging in?

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Oh, boy. This is the last day of vacation and I am hoping I have not done any damage. I went to the Water park AGAIN yesterday and all the in and out of the inner tubes (that takes a LOT of ab-effort) and now my port site is sore. I think I over did it at dinner last night, too. I had a margarita. Ok, I had two. Then I ate part of my tuna salad stuffed avocado. I keep feeling like i have to burp but I just feel pressure where I suspect my band to be. It happens every twenty minutes or so, maybe sometimes less. Not so much pain but pressure. I was thinking that I have some heartburn due to all the onions in that salad. I dunno. This is all new to me. I am going to look for more rolaids

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Hi girls - I've been busy. I got my stitiches out on Friday! Woohoo! I don't need to wear my binder during the day, just Spanx. I went shopping Friday and I got a pair of Bill Blass jeans in a size... ready for this?... 6! Yes I said SIX! Of course thats his brand but I went to Steve and Barry's and got 4 pairs of capris in a size 10 - so then I went to another store and got 2 skirts in a size 8 - so i'm thinking I'm about a size 8 now. Its so nice not to have that pouch, the clothes lay so nice on my flat tummy. I can honestly say I am THRILLED with the results! LOVE it!

I feel really good, the swelling is a pain in the butt, but I really feel good. I'm massaging my scar with cocoa butter and vit. E a few times a day. The dr said as my scar softens the swelling will lessen - he went into full detail on how it all works but he said to start massaging it so I am. I don't know if you all know that you get numb from them dissecting the skin from the fat, something with cutting of the vessels which host the nerve bundles - dr said its really natures way of protecting us from extreme pain - good enough reason for me - its weird tho, as if someone gave me a shot of novecaine in the belly. DD took a pic of me before church this am, i'll see if I can post it.

Good to hear everyone is doing good.

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Hey girls!

I am going back to the Dr today...ugh....I am still sick with the pneumonia. I am out of antibiotics as of today. YUCK! I still feel horrible, but I guess it is what it is eh?

Steph--I know what you mean EXACTLY! I feel the skin still there sometimes and have to check to make sure it isn't falling over my underwear. lol...but the dead feeling is just weird! I don't have to wear a binder. My Dr does not believe in them. Funny hu? I can't wait to get my stiches out. I can't wait to feel human again. This sick shit has got to go!

Ginger--glad that you had fun! Sometimes going away is the best thing, but the food will get ya!

Hugs to all! I will update you after the Dr again today....blah....

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