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On Tuesday, the 19th, my friend and fellow WLS patient told me that she had seen my pics in the OH Magazine. I was like "WHAT" - No Way! I had no idea I was going to be in the magazine. Well, yesterday I got a copy of the 2007 Issue 2 - and sure enough I was THERE!!!! Holy Toledo, BATMAN!!! 

I was SHOCKED to say the least.....I didn't even know!! Anyway, I scanned the page and added it to my pics!!! How cool is that!!! 

Even COOLER - I am going to the OH Conference in Austin this weekend!! Woo HOO!!!! I can't wait! 

Traci

It's almost here.......surgery day!!! (again) I will be having a Laparoscopic Supracervial Hysterectomy and Enterocele repair done tomorrow. I am not looking forward to the pain of recovery but MAN am I glad to get this done!!! Since I am having this surgery Lap it shouldn't be nearly as painful as having a hysterectomy the "old fashioned" way. I will be at home for 2 weeks - Woo HOO!!!! 

I will update here when I get back. Hope every one has a great weekend!!!

Well, it looks like I will be having surgery next week. I have been having severe abdominal pain that has landed me in the emergency room twice. At first I was really scared that it had something to do with my gastric bypass but they have ruled that out. My doctor thinks I have endometriosis but they won’t know for sure until they get in there and see. I have been getting by with “drugs” but it’s not getting any better. I will be having a Diagnostic Laparoscopy on Wednesday, the 31^st – which sucks because my birthday is February 1^st and I won’t be feeling too hot.  So much for a party!!! LOL

Hopefully they will be able to “fix” what ever is wrong and I won’t have to have a hysterectomy. At this point, I want them to just TAKE IT OUT, but they don’t want to because of my age, but depending on the out come of my surgery – I may have to have one anyway……we shall see!

Hope everyone has a great week!!

PS – Just wanted to wish the BEST of LUCK to my friend Candie, she is having her Open Gastric Bypass tomorrow the 24^th!!!! Woo Hoo – You go Girl!!!!  

Well, I had my one year check up with my surgeon. He said I was doing GREAT!!!!!! I did have to get a B-12 shot in the tooshy but that wasn’t too bad.  

They took my pic and asked if I would sign a consent form for them to use my pics in their advertisements.
I said YES!! Well, that following weekend I got a call from my mother-in-law saying that my picture was in the McAllen Monitor. I was like..........NO WAY!!! OH, yes WAY........it was a half page ad, in color no less, with my before & after pic!!! Holy Toledo , Batman!! I didn't know they were going to do that....I thought I would be in an ad with other patients and be in black/white. I really hate the before pic they used - I looked awful!! It was just 3 days after surgery and I was bruised and bloated – AND I had on NO makeup!!! After the initial shock........I thought it was pretty COOL. Even felt a little “special”!!! te he

My Doc (McCutie!!) suggested I start running & lifting weights….RUNNING??? Yikes – didn’t even like to do that when I was really in shape back in high school!!! LOL BUT maybe I should give it a try?? We will see!!