Ok Gang - Here's our new thread (I think) - I haven't started an new thread in ages..

I will post a link to this thread for all our original Lucky #7 who pop in every now and then so they can find us..

Edited August 7, 200917 yr by IndioGirl55

Yep, I'll probably be calling the doc tomorrow. I know he probably isn't in the office but maybe one of the nurses can unfill me a little. Yep, pretty stupid and now I feel like crap! Didn't get much done because of feeling lousy. Think I'll curl into a fetal position and call it good.

Morning, just so you all know that you can beat me about the head and shoulders, I've done a pretty good job, but I need some additional "I told you so's". Spend a good portion of the night vomiting up blood again. So as soon as the dr. office opens I'll be calling them. I probably will end up going to the ER. I feel so damn stupid. My ulcer is worse than ever. I'm sorry I didn't listen, I feel pretty stupid. Hopefully we will get this fixed today, I'll let you all know.

Good Morning Gang

Karla - Hugs no I told you so - cuz you already know - just get it fixed !!!!! You can only rely on your band for so much of the work - but the majority of the work is up to you .... Eating Healthy & Exercise..

Phyl - Ok 4-4:30 is the plan - Wine - I know karen drinks vodka - but not sure about eva - may just make some margaritas who knows- I have to shop tonite - I think we are having chicken shikabobs (sp) Wild Rice and a veggie - Dessert my yogurt cream cheese - but going to add sf lemon pudding i think

Saturday COD - 10:00 - 10:30 --- Then your house and if it's to windy (I don't know the weather for the weekend LOL I guess I should ck) we can just all go back to my house

What to make - I don't know your white chilli ??? Just ate bf (popcorn LOL) and not hungry ;0)... or we can eat late lunch (out) and just come back to your house for finger foods & drinks - way we may beat the wind cuz it usually doesn't start until evening time.. But we maybe lucky...

As to my weight - I am very mindful of the types of foods I eat - I was talking to Idrise about it last nite and I really beleive I finally understand I do have control and am exercising it..

Candice - You are so right - it's all about what you wants and needs.

Well gotta get back to work....

PS. THE ICE CREAM STORE WHERE ANDREW WORKS GOT ROBBED YESTERDAY ABOUT 1 HR BEFORE HE WENT TO WORK - NO ONE HURT - JUST 3 SCARED GIRLS - GUY HAD A GUN - PUT THEM IN THE FREEZER - GOT A WHOLE $240 STUPID TO GO TO PRISION FOR THAT

THEN HE HAD TO WORK LAST NIGHT - ALONE !!! BUT HE CALLED SOME GIRL TO COME IN AND HELP HIM CLOSE UP - HE'S THE TEAM MANAGER AT NIGHT ...

Good Morning Gang

Karla - Hugs no I told you so - cuz you already know - just get it fixed !!!!! You can only rely on your band for so much of the work - but the majority of the work is up to you .... Eating Healthy & Exercise..

Phyl - Ok 4-4:30 is the plan - Wine - I know karen drinks vodka - but not sure about eva - may just make some margaritas who knows- I have to shop tonite - I think we are having chicken shikabobs (sp) Wild Rice and a veggie - Dessert my yogurt cream cheese - but going to add sf lemon pudding i think

Saturday COD - 10:00 - 10:30 --- Then your house and if it's to windy (I don't know the weather for the weekend LOL I guess I should ck) we can just all go back to my house

What to make - I don't know your white chilli ??? Just ate bf (popcorn LOL) and not hungry ;0)... or we can eat late lunch (out) and just come back to your house for finger foods & drinks - way we may beat the wind cuz it usually doesn't start until evening time.. But we maybe lucky...

As to my weight - I am very mindful of the types of foods I eat - I was talking to Idrise about it last nite and I really beleive I finally understand I do have control and am exercising it..

Candice - You are so right - it's all about what you wants and needs.

Well gotta get back to work....

PS. THE ICE CREAM STORE WHERE ANDREW WORKS GOT ROBBED YESTERDAY ABOUT 1 HR BEFORE HE WENT TO WORK - NO ONE HURT - JUST 3 SCARED GIRLS - GUY HAD A GUN - PUT THEM IN THE FREEZER - GOT A WHOLE $240 STUPID TO GO TO PRISION FOR THAT

THEN HE HAD TO WORK LAST NIGHT - ALONE !!! BUT HE CALLED SOME GIRL TO COME IN AND HELP HIM CLOSE UP - HE'S THE TEAM MANAGER AT NIGHT ...

Oh my gosh, poor Andrew! That is a terrible thing to have happened.... probably over drug money, some junkie needed it to get a fix. Horrible for those girls to be put in a freezer!!! Hope the cops catch the bastard!!!

Karla, Honey... I am so sorry about your ulcer acting up again... geez.... glad you are getting looked after - yup ER if you need to ... no ifs ands or buts!!!!

O.k. on alighter note: I found this in our local paper and had to share it with you all.

TEXTING CODES for SENIORS ( o.k. Steph and Karri, I don`t mean you!)

ATD: At the Doctors

BTW: Bring the wheelchair

CBO: Covered by OHIP (ontario health insurance plan , y a I know its Canadian)

CUAPTC: See you at the Prime Time Club

FWIW: Forgot Where I Was

FYI: Found your Insulin

GGPBL: Gotta go, Pacemaker battery LOW

GHA: Got heartburn again

HGBM: had a good bowel movement

IMHO : is my hearing aid on?

LMDO: laughing my dentures out

LOL: living on lipitor

LWO: Lawrence Welks on

OMMR: on my massage recliner

OMSG: oh my! sorry Gas!

ROFL...CGU: rolling on the floor laughing...can`t get up

SGGP: sorry, gotta go poop

TTYL: talk to you louder

WAITT: who am I talking to?

WTFA: wet the furniture again

WTP: wheres the prunes? or.... wheres the toilet paper?

WWNO: walker wheels needs oil

GGLKI: gotta go, laxative kicking in

Candice, I love the 'vintage' codes!!! however, texting is beyond me, can't see the friggin little keys!!

To the doc and back. Deflated, but not totally. We did a partial deflate and I'll check back in with him tomorrow. So far just sipping and that seems to be okay. I am going to take a nap, didn't sleep last night, too many times up to vomit. So even though I have tons to do, I am going to be a slug for a couple of hours.

TTFN

Good Evening Gang !!!

Well my house is clean (Andrew came) but I got these new sheet for my bed - he washed them and put them on the bed - but no softner - so I had to strip bed and re-rinse..

Got my food shopping done - need to go cut up chicken and marinate..

Oh we are getting new computers at work - Window 7 and Outlook 2010 - and guess who gets to test it out first me !!! I think I am going to have to go and get Windows 7 for dummies and outlook for dummies..

Karla - I am glad you saw the doc - I hope you got some sleep ... I can text but it takes to long cuz I don't have a texting phone - and hell I don't like typing that much anyway...

Well going to go get out of these clothes - cbl

Good Evening Gang !!!

Well my house is clean (Andrew came) but I got these new sheet for my bed - he washed them and put them on the bed - but no softner - so I had to strip bed and re-rinse..

Got my food shopping done - need to go cut up chicken and marinate..

Oh we are getting new computers at work - Window 7 and Outlook 2010 - and guess who gets to test it out first me !!! I think I am going to have to go and get Windows 7 for dummies and outlook for dummies..

Karla - I am glad you saw the doc - I hope you got some sleep ... I can text but it takes to long cuz I don't have a texting phone - and hell I don't like typing that much anyway...

Well going to go get out of these clothes - cbl

Oh..... WSindows 7.... yikes!!! My SIL bought that for Peter and I for Xmas... what a whacky program... whipped out everything on the upstairs computer... I wouldn`t let PETER install it on my laptop...no way Jose!!!

Well my house is clean (Andrew came) but I got these new sheet for my bed - he washed them and put them on the bed - but no softner - so I had to strip bed and re-rinse..

Got my food shopping done - need to go cut up chicken and marinate..

Oh we are getting new computers at work - Window 7 and Outlook 2010 - and guess who gets to test it out first me !!! I think I am going to have to go and get Windows 7 for dummies and outlook for dummies..

Karla - I am glad you saw the doc - I hope you got some sleep ... I can text but it takes to long cuz I don't have a texting phone - and hell I don't like typing that much anyway...

Well going to go get out of these clothes - cbl

You gals are showing your age!! If you're going to keep up with the youngsters... you have to learn to text!! LOL

I do it all the time.... but I have one daughter who is like you and she WON'T... but then she's a penny pincher like her father and she won't spend the extra money for texting. That would be Jodie, not Tracy.

RV is more or less clean, but very cluttered, as always, and now I have little zip lock bags of beading stuff all over the couch!! Will have to make places for people to sit by Saturday!! Earl has the menu planned and I told him today... it looks like what Janet served last time we were there... he wants to grill salmon outside. And he wanted to make asparagus, but couldn't find any today after stopping at three stores. So still have to figure out veggies, but he wants to do small baked potatoes, so he bought FF sour cream today. We were out ALL afternoon.

Had to go to Redlands for dry run to RV place where we have to go for servicing in 2 weeks. Earl got to talk to the maintenance guy and figure out a place for us to park the night before. So we'll be sleeping in their parking lot the night before the appt. What we will do that evening and probably most of the next day I do not know! We'll take the car.. which he wants me to drive instead of towing it, so we don't have to hang out there that whole entire time.

Wii said I was up little less than 3/4 lb this morning, but the TOPS scale went crazy. Was all over the place.. Earl said it did that with him, too. Weighed okay for most people but several of us.. it was bouncing all over the place! We finally agreed on chalking up a 1 lb gain for me. It wavered about 12 lb.... up and down and up and down. It was nuts.

Karla, glad you went and got deflated a little!!!

Candice.... warming up there at all????

I want a new computer badly. If I get any settlement from the insurance company over this accident, that is what I will buy... a new laptop. And have SIL get me some of the new software from Microsoft.

Uncle Ed is acting up. I think he's got Alzheimer's from what my sister is telling me. I mean, he has ALWAYS been a stubborn, belligerent man, but... today the social worker from the assisted living place called my sister, Barb and said we have to do something about our "father". She straightened her out on that issue... so she is going to call one of HIS daughters (he has three), but.. she said they went on a lunch outing to a restaurant this week and Uncle Ed was extremely rude to the waitress and this is the second time he's done that. Demanding that his coffee cup be filed and waving his empty cup in the air... I've seen him do that before. And they also had to move a lady off their table in their dining room because he was so rude to her. She also wanted to know if we are concerned about our mother's safety because of his volatility! I vote YES! Barbara tried to have a discussion with him today and he was very obnoxious. She finally said, "Uncle Ed, did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning???" My Mom said, "YEAH! A MONTH ago!" So I guess he's being a real jerk. My Mom told Shirley he was giving her "SHIT" yesterday, and she rarely uses that word! He keeps expressing extreme animosity towards my sister Shirley about something that happened almost a year ago. She called the police on him because he was out of control, throwing things across the room, pushed my mom down on the couch.... So, Barb says, "You're still mad about that stuff that happened along time ago????" And he says "well not really mad... I just want to KILL her!" Good grief!! The facility is going to have their doctor evaluate him and I"m hoping they will put him on some Rx for Alzheimer's that will settle him down.

Oh, Phyl, I'm so sorry about your uncle, it must be the alzheimers, you are in my prayers. But you are right to be concerned about your mom's safety.

Sounds like you all are going to have a great time!

Last day of freedom. Back to work on Monday.

I hope I am deflated enough. Last night was not so good, but sitting here sipping tea and hoping it stays down. I don't want to have to go back in. I am going in to take DD#5 for a Costco run then home. Tomorrow master's class on campus, then Sunday, laundry and run DD#5 back to her apartment. Had some really strange dreams again last night, just anxiety over going back to work.

Hope you all have a great day TTFN

Good morning,

Ugh...I am exhausted. I haven't been sleeping at night again. Not sure why. I got a call from the bariatric doctor yesterday. I have to go in for an EGD on Monday. The blood work they did on Tuesday didn't come back very good. My white blood cells are higher than they should be and based on that and my symptoms, he is worried that my band has not only slipped but that it has eroded as well. If it has eroded then my insurance will cover for certain and I could be in surgery within the week. I asked why they wouldn't have been able to see that on the fluoroscopy. He said that the fluro can't always show what is going on with the lining of the stomach and is rarely used to find erosion.

OY! So I have the appointment scheduled for Wednesday and hopefully we will see what is going on for certain. I asked if I should go back on liquids and he said no. Despite what many say an eroision is actually not an emergency. Yes the band needs to come out if there is an erosion but usually the scar tissue that has built up on the outside of the stomach and the fact that the band is embedded in the stomach is enough to prevent the stomach acid from escaping and causing issues.

So I will keep you up-to-date!

Good Morning Gang..

Phyl - I am cooking aspaurgus tonite ;0) found it at stater bro for 99 cent a lbs.. How about broc - or cauliflower or green beans... Hugs on Uncle Ed issues....

They don't have an rv place here to service your rig??? With all the motorhomes here I would think there would be - in fact there is somekind of place across the street from my gym (weight/Idrise one as I have 2 gyms ;0) 24 hr fitness & weight gym)

Karri - Hugs and prayers that it hasn't erroded..

Karla - stick to liquids - make soup this weekend - blend it - becareful..

Candice - I looked into buy window 7 for home computer - but I know that you have to back up what's on your computer before you install the new programs - sounds like too much work for a non tech - I was waiting for Phyl to install hers first to see how it went - I have a clickfree back up - but hell it would just be easier to buy a new computer then add my stuff back thru my clickfree - but again alot of work..

Well I'm only here till noon so gotta get my buttt in gear..

Hugs

I'm doing better Janet, so far have kept about 1/4 c of yogurt down!! and about 1/4 c of water. Not much, but with the swelling I have I'm not surprised. At least it is staying down now!!!

Good Morning Gang..

Phyl - I am cooking asparagus tonite ;0) found it at stater bro for 99 cent a lbs.. How about broc - or cauliflower or green beans... Hugs on Uncle Ed issues....

They don't have an rv place here to service your rig??? With all the motor homes here I would think there would be - in fact there is some kind of place across the street from my gym (weight/Idrise one as I have 2 gyms ;0) 24 hr fitness & weight gym)

Karri - Hugs and prayers that it hasn't eroded..

Karla - stick to liquids - make soup this weekend - blend it - be careful..

Candice - I looked into buy window 7 for home computer - but I know that you have to back up what's on your computer before you install the new programs - sounds like too much work for a non tech - I was waiting for Phyl to install hers first to see how it went - I have a click free back up - but hell it would just be easier to buy a new computer then add my stuff back thru my click free - but again a lot of work..

Well I'm only here till noon so gotta get my buttt in gear.. Hugs

Looking forward to seeing you.... and to the asparagus~! Glad you found some!

I don't remember if he decided on another veggie or not. He did get some potatoes and FF sour cream.

I'm not having a very good day! Just annoying and frustrating things going on. And Earl fretting over the motor home maintenance. We have to go to Redlands because the chassis is a WorkHorse, and the recall on the braes has to be done by an authorized WorkHorse maintenance facility. That work is covered under warranty, but then they recommended a brake job, and then we need a couple of new tires.... rig is 7+ years old.... so now we're up to about $4K!!! On a FREE recall repair!! So.... he's fretting about having to move money from an untaxed account because then we'll have to pay significant taxes on it next year.

He's dealing with it better today, but was very grumpy last night. And then he was mad at me this morning because I was 20 minutes late for water aerobics. WHY does that make him mad??? I don't get it! He says because he likes us to do water aerobics TOGETHER! HUH??? I'm at one end of the pool and he's at the exact opposite end. The only time we send together is a very few minutes n the hot tub and he usually gets out and goes to the showers as soon as I get in. I had a good reason for being late.... It's a TMI issue... but, having bowel problems is all I care to say about that right now!

I'm doing better Janet, so far have kept about 1/4 c of yogurt down!! and about 1/4 c of water. Not much, but with the swelling I have I'm not surprised. At least it is staying down now!!!

Glad you are doing better. Hopefully, when the swelling goes down you'll be able to eat again!! Hugs to you, Chick!!

You gals are showing your age!! If you're going to keep up with the youngsters... you have to learn to text!! LOL

I do it all the time.... but I have one daughter who is like you and she WON'T... but then she's a penny pincher like her father and she won't spend the extra money for texting. That would be Jodie, not Tracy.

RV is more or less clean, but very cluttered, as always, and now I have little zip lock bags of beading stuff all over the couch!! Will have to make places for people to sit by Saturday!! Earl has the menu planned and I told him today... it looks like what Janet served last time we were there... he wants to grill salmon outside. And he wanted to make asparagus, but couldn't find any today after stopping at three stores. So still have to figure out veggies, but he wants to do small baked potatoes, so he bought FF sour cream today. We were out ALL afternoon.

Had to go to Redlands for dry run to RV place where we have to go for servicing in 2 weeks. Earl got to talk to the maintenance guy and figure out a place for us to park the night before. So we'll be sleeping in their parking lot the night before the appt. What we will do that evening and probably most of the next day I do not know! We'll take the car.. which he wants me to drive instead of towing it, so we don't have to hang out there that whole entire time.

Wii said I was up little less than 3/4 lb this morning, but the TOPS scale went crazy. Was all over the place.. Earl said it did that with him, too. Weighed okay for most people but several of us.. it was bouncing all over the place! We finally agreed on chalking up a 1 lb gain for me. It wavered about 12 lb.... up and down and up and down. It was nuts.

Karla, glad you went and got deflated a little!!!

Candice.... warming up there at all????

I want a new computer badly. If I get any settlement from the insurance company over this accident, that is what I will buy... a new laptop. And have SIL get me some of the new software from Microsoft.

Uncle Ed is acting up. I think he's got Alzheimer's from what my sister is telling me. I mean, he has ALWAYS been a stubborn, belligerent man, but... today the social worker from the assisted living place called my sister, Barb and said we have to do something about our "father". She straightened her out on that issue... so she is going to call one of HIS daughters (he has three), but.. she said they went on a lunch outing to a restaurant this week and Uncle Ed was extremely rude to the waitress and this is the second time he's done that. Demanding that his coffee cup be filed and waving his empty cup in the air... I've seen him do that before. And they also had to move a lady off their table in their dining room because he was so rude to her. She also wanted to know if we are concerned about our mother's safety because of his volatility! I vote YES! Barbara tried to have a discussion with him today and he was very obnoxious. She finally said, "Uncle Ed, did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning???" My Mom said, "YEAH! A MONTH ago!" So I guess he's being a real jerk. My Mom told Shirley he was giving her "SHIT" yesterday, and she rarely uses that word! He keeps expressing extreme animosity towards my sister Shirley about something that happened almost a year ago. She called the police on him because he was out of control, throwing things across the room, pushed my mom down on the couch.... So, Barb says, "You're still mad about that stuff that happened along time ago????" And he says "well not really mad... I just want to KILL her!" Good grief!! The facility is going to have their doctor evaluate him and I"m hoping they will put him on some Rx for Alzheimer's that will settle him down.

Oh gosh phyl, I hope that goes well... and I hope the assessment is done SOON... your poor MOM!!

Oh, Phyl, I'm so sorry about your uncle, it must be the alzheimers, you are in my prayers. But you are right to be concerned about your mom's safety.

Sounds like you all are going to have a great time!

Last day of freedom. Back to work on Monday.

I hope I am deflated enough. Last night was not so good, but sitting here sipping tea and hoping it stays down. I don't want to have to go back in. I am going in to take DD#5 for a Costco run then home. Tomorrow master's class on campus, then Sunday, laundry and run DD#5 back to her apartment. Had some really strange dreams again last night, just anxiety over going back to work.

Hope you all have a great day TTFN

Karla, glad the yogurt is staying down... gosh we worry about you girl....hugs on going back to work... its all just worry in your mind, itèll be fine...@@@@HUGS@@@@@

Good morning,

Ugh...I am exhausted. I haven't been sleeping at night again. Not sure why. I got a call from the bariatric doctor yesterday. I have to go in for an EGD on Monday. The blood work they did on Tuesday didn't come back very good. My white blood cells are higher than they should be and based on that and my symptoms, he is worried that my band has not only slipped but that it has eroded as well. If it has eroded then my insurance will cover for certain and I could be in surgery within the week. I asked why they wouldn't have been able to see that on the fluoroscopy. He said that the fluro can't always show what is going on with the lining of the stomach and is rarely used to find erosion.

OY! So I have the appointment scheduled for Wednesday and hopefully we will see what is going on for certain. I asked if I should go back on liquids and he said no. Despite what many say an eroision is actually not an emergency. Yes the band needs to come out if there is an erosion but usually the scar tissue that has built up on the outside of the stomach and the fact that the band is embedded in the stomach is enough to prevent the stomach acid from escaping and causing issues.

So I will keep you up-to-date!

Kerri, keeping my fingers crossed for you... that you get your surg. next week, get it over with and then you can relax and recover....

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Total Cholesterol was 6.85 (above 240 mg/dl )

HDL was fine, LDL was not good 4.75!! (160-189 mg/dl)

Triglicerides was 1.68 - fine... when I have more time, I`ll fill you in on all the other nos.

Chol/HDL 5.1

BP 140/84, she had not ordered the inflammation test hsCRp....

Oh my god Cathy, it was the worst Dr's appt I have ever had... She flipped out on me and started lecturing me on 'Coming into her office with a binder" !!! What I had in my binder were articles on managing Cholesterol, diet options, supplement suggestions etc...

She got totally defensive... I told her look, I asked for a copy of my numbers from the nurse before I came in for my appt. so I could read it and process the information...prior to having my physical with her... (saving time with NOT asking too many questions) so now I am afraid I got the nurse (my friend) in trouble with the stupid doctor.

Quote " I am the kind of person who LIKES information, I like to educate myself and read up on things. This is how "I" process information, and ie... bad news!!!" I told her when I was diagnosed with Bipolar, it was a shocking bunch of information, a lifetime of medication taking... chronic disorder.. ya,ya,da.. So I went home and researched , I read every good book that I could read on the subject... Once I had information, and the feeling geez you are NOT alone out there... I felt better.

My Shrink at the time, was very supportive, always suggested new reading material etc.., he was in the habit of HANDING me my blood work reports at each visit...checking my lithium numbers etc... I didnt' ASK him to do this, he offered! He never made me feel like I was STUPID for asking questions and being INVOLVED in my own recovery.

She did my rectal exam, breast check, said I'll send you for a mamogram poop Smear thingy... we discussed whether or not to have a Colonoscopy vs. poop smear... I opted for the poop smear... well I guess she was so flustered that she forgot to give me the cardboard packet& envelop, then she says... "So how is your mood?" I said fine, no problems... take my meds as usual... no problems there... then she says, oh so then you are getting along fine on your VALPROIC ACID? now she's just been going over all my chart, telling me she has all these spreadsheets with my information on them, that I dont' need to bring a binder of stuff with me to my appts.(never have before this day) and I say, but Doc. We switched me to SEROQUEL 3 years ago!!!!

Then she got very irratated, cause she'd made a mistake... ya, exactly... this is exactly why I learn about my OWN self and know what I take for what and why.... She gave me lab requests for mid-March(incl hsCRP, by my request... she didnt feel it was necessary, but I said I'd like to know the baseline number going forward)

I was so pissed when I left her office Cathy I could just scream....

Got my lipitor 20mg and went to the pharmacy, they always counsel you on NEW Rx. so I took the opportunity to ask about the Lipitor, should I take other enzymes with it (because of my reading) and he said Oh yes, take co-Q10, and Omega 3'ss... GREAT, just what I wanted to know... she never suggested any supplementals, thinks its fru-fru medicine... Just take what I give you and shut up!!!

I also took my BP , crap it was 150/100... thats how pissed I was !!

3 glasses of wine later, and a music practice...and I finally mellowed out.

Anyways, don't know what I am going to do about this situation.... there are no doctors in this area taking new patients... so I'll just have to suck it up... and get used to being treated like a CHILD. Try to be more like a SHEEP at my next visit.