Re: STRESSED OUT

[Guest guest]

Peggy,

Oh, what sad news.....I am so sorry to hear that this is happening to you,

and yes, I believe, and I will pray for your family, and for your husband's

new job. This is the last thing you both needed, and my heart aches for

you.

I wish I could say that I am not surprised that you are not feeling so up to

par like you were before, but it just seems so common among explantees to

experience that dive at around 6 weeks post op. I don't know why, other

than things work in cycles where your immune system is concerned, and your

body has had some time to clear out all the anesthesia and junk from the

surgery itself.

It is a very up and down ride. I have been through it, so I know.

The fatigue and total lack of motivation is devastating to deal with on a

day by day basis, especially when you have kids who need you. Somehow, we

manage to get through each day, and then look back and wonder how we did it.

Kind of looking back over a rickety bridge crossing a dangerous span and

thinking wow, did I just go over that?

You can only go one day at a time at this point, and concentrate on drinking

lots of water, eating only good kinds of foods, maybe fasting a little bit

to clear some more junk out, and building your immune system back up.

Don't get impatient, and be positive about your healing efforts. You'll get

there, one day at a time. Focus on getting through the stuff that matters

most, and keep your eyes on God--he'll keep your family safe through it all.

I pray for a job to turn up very soon for your husband, and that this event

will be a blessing in disguise....that he will find something more

satisfying than he had before, and that the health insurance will be there

for all of you. (Remember you have the COBRA option, right?)

Patty

----- Original Message -----

From: Peggy Allgauer-Eckl <allgauer-eckl@...>

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Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 2:04 PM

Subject: STRESSED OUT

> Hello everyone:

>

> Well, I don't recall the last time I wrote something. I had my

> silicone/saline implants removed 1/29 & at first was told they contained

> betadine or steriods. I had them sent to Dr. Blais in Canada for

testing --

> I haven't heard back yet. I'm anxious to know what that stuff was!

>

> I felt wonderful at first, but haven't been doing well since. My fatigue

is

> so bad, I gave notice at my work. The 28th was supposed to be my last day,

> but my co-worker is going out of town & she doesn't trust anyone else to

> cover her desk - so 3/9 will be my last day. I need to use whatever small

> amount of energy I have on my son.

>

> Hubby & I celebrated our 9th anniversary on 2/15. We'd planned to get a

> sitter & go to Red Lobster (my favorite) on Saturday. And we did do that,

> even though hubby lost his job on Friday. He was handed a fax from the

main

> office stating they were combining 2 positions & they already had someone

> qualified to do both jobs. (No way, Glenn was already doing 2 jobs!!)

> Anyway, they let him go FRIDAY! They said in lieu of 2 weeks notice,

they'd

> give him 2 weeks pay. Plus, he's owed 2 weeks vacation since he just

> celebrated his 2nd anniversary at this place.

>

> To top that stuff off, Jeff came home from school Friday (he's in 3rd

grade)

> with a paper saying he's on academic probation for 4 weeks because of

> missing assignments! I feel guilty - I haven't had the energy to get on

him

> about his homework. I've been very unavailable to him. Not that his

homework

> isn't his responsibility, but when I can barely make dinner for him, etc.,

> that's pretty pathetic mothering.

>

> Glenn, hubby, is going to Cape Girardeau MO tomorrow to look for work. We

> were planning to move there this summer, so it didn't seem to make sense

for

> him to job hunt here.

>

> Talk about stress.............

>

> For those who believe, please pray for my family.

>

> hugs to all,

> peg

> PS) Hubby lost job = we lose health insurance..........