ann

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In a message dated 7/5/2003 8:33:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

p_welborn13@... writes:

> Just to let you know that I received the papers today.

> Have already signed them,put a couple of pictures in

> with them and will put them back in the mail Mon..

> Thank you and God bless,

> Pat in Taft

Thanks, Pat!

Hugs and blessings, Ann

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In a message dated 7/9/03 6:05:04 AM Central Daylight Time,

writes:

>

> Karyn,

> First of all? Bless you and I wish I could hug you for making

> part of your family. I hope that doesn't sound gushy, but adopting

> an eight year old with special needs and pending heart surgery has

> you way up on the list of the best in any book.

> Duncan had open heart at 4 months and we were so fortunate to have a

> full repair and smooth sailing.

> I think in terms of the potty - we've had a good introductory of

> what " potty " means and it's time to bite the bullet and move to the

> next level.

> The egg with a treat inside is a good idea!

> Thanks -

> Ann

Thank you for the gushing. Actually we just knew about the behaviors before

he came to us. The heart thing was a surprise to everyone including his

cardiologist (who BTW is the only person that has known this child since birth,

kinda

neat). He was just so cute we couldn't resist.

Karyn

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In a message dated 7/12/2003 3:32:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

s4052475@... writes:

> Ann

>

> How's the carb battle going? Is the daily diary working for you? I have

> been too swamped with the new job to diarise but I think I am losing a tiny

bit

> just from the exhaustion (and not wanting to cook at the end of the day). I

> am considering getting one of those diet company dinner plans just so I can

> make sure I get the right vegies etc every night (as opposed to a glass of

> coke and then bed!)

>

> Let me know how you are going..

> Kristy

Hi Kristy!

Things are going better, the scale is moving down slowly. The best thing

with staying away from too many carbs is I feel more energetic. I wonder if I

am

more carb sensitive since I was diabetic?

How is the new job going, Kristy? How are your fur-babies?

(Now leave that Coke alone!) LOL

Hugs and blessings, Ann

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In a message dated 7/30/2003 12:10:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

p_welborn13@... writes:

> You go girl and keep on being the loser we know you

> can be....

> God's blessings

> Pat

Thank you, Pat. It is so nice to be a loser! LOL

Hugs and blessings, Ann

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I used to live in Bayside Queens...where do you live on LI ??

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Sorry I got your reply a little late 12:05 now..I am tired alot and this

disease has got my liver..if I take a med metabolized in the liver..a drink..or

a

fatty food.. I feel yukie..they tested me about 5 times for every hepetitis

ever and other viruses..all A OK..except a slight elevation in ALT..all cat

scans and MRI and Liver scans are neg for fatty liver?? Oh well I have had this

thing for 30 years.. I could be alot worse..I had a flare in the spring..was

upset cause I couldn't take anything....it went away after about 2 months...I

like LI I used to go to the Bath and Tennis Club in west hampton..lots of fun

times out there...say hello to LI for me and nightie night !! Be well Liz

[Guest guest]

Sorry I got your reply a little late 12:05 now..I am tired alot and this

disease has got my liver..if I take a med metabolized in the liver..a drink..or

a

fatty food.. I feel yukie..they tested me about 5 times for every hepetitis

ever and other viruses..all A OK..except a slight elevation in ALT..all cat

scans and MRI and Liver scans are neg for fatty liver?? Oh well I have had this

thing for 30 years.. I could be alot worse..I had a flare in the spring..was

upset cause I couldn't take anything....it went away after about 2 months...I

like LI I used to go to the Bath and Tennis Club in west hampton..lots of fun

times out there...say hello to LI for me and nightie night !! Be well Liz

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

From: " Sue in NJ " <susang@...>

> >This is vacation week for us

>

> Have a great time. Hopefully the heat will break, your AC will be fixed,

and

> you'll stay close to plan.

Thanks. The heat wave did break so we're back down to 97 which is a big

improvement over 104. Everything is relative. We had fun with the kids

at the pool this afternoon. I got my exercise throwing my 6 year old in the

air. That is definately strength training.

Tomorrow I'll take the girls to playgroup at a member's home with a pool

while tries to fix the A/C. No reason for us to be hanging around the

house while he works.

My plan this week is to just enjoy vacation and not worry about food. I

have 6 pounds of ground beef in the fridge that I bought at Sam's. Argh. I

think I'll just cook that in the morning and freeze it in several bags for

easy use. I was going to divvy it up raw but I've been avoiding my kitchen

for the last few days due to the heat. picked up a pizza tonight and

we had another picnic in the bedroom. That pizza tasted so good to me. I

ate 3.5 pieces and I could have eaten about 3 more. Argh. It is going to

be so tough starting over and getting my appetite under control. Hopefully

the sugar avoidance will help with that.

Ann

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In a message dated 8/17/2003 8:02:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

SassyNpink@... writes:

> You know, I really appreciate your upbeat attitude and the way you always

> have something nice and encouraging to say. Thank you!

> You come by positivelyann very honestly!

Ahhh, , you brought tears to my eyes. These last couple of days a

making me feel better than I have in YEARS! Thank YOU. Hugs and blessings, Ann

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

From: " Sue in NJ " <susang@...>

> Were you able to avoid the tropical storm, or did it hit your area?

It only rained for a little while. I don't know what happened to . I

didn't watch the news much this week since we were running around on

vacation. We watched the news about the black out after we got a message

from my FIL about it. He rarely calls so it always scares me when he does.

My in-laws live near Wash DC and they were reporting on the cousins in NYC.

I gave both kids a ride in the trailer this morning before church and I gave

Vonn a ride after church while Lynn rode her bike. Argh. I put the smaller

training wheels on Lynn's bike and she whined constantly. I told her I'll

put the regular training wheels back on and I'm not going to take them off

until she tells me to. She's almost 7 but she just isn't ready. I'm

worried that she'll be teased but she just tells people that everyone learns

at their own pace which is true. My bike and trailer were great but the

enjoyment was gone due to Lynn's whining. She gets frustrated easily.

Tomorrow I'll tow Vonn when we take Lynn to school then I'll take Vonn for a

ride around the neighborhood.

We'll have time between taking Lynn to school and heading to playgroup.

Playgroup will be at a mall with a big play area and carousel. I'll have to

scout around for something on plan to eat since we'll have lunch there. I

bought tons of food at Sam's and the grocery store today so I'm all stocked

up. I'll start Phase I of South Beach tomorrow which means no bread, pasta,

rice or fruit. I stocked up on chicken, steak, broccoli, cauliflower, green

beans, spinach, salad and mushrooms. Sounds pretty healthy to me.

> You may want to hold off another year or so, just to be safe. You know

what

> happens as soon as you give away all the baby clothes and furniture, don't

> you?

Argh. I don't want any more kids!!!!! had a vasectomy 3 years ago so

hopefully we're safe. I would be devastated if I got pregnant. The crib is

outta here! Vonn potty trained in May and she just changed over to

panties at night too so we're diaper free! I love my big girls!

>

> >I need sleep for my new endeavor on Monday!

>

> Good luck to all of you tomorrow - the girls and their new teachers, you

and

> your new lifestyle/eating plan. Is all the sugary junk out of the house,

or

> at least well hid? All the week's foods planned and shopped for? Will it

be

> the South Beach or Sugar Busters plan?

Thanks. We don't have much sugary junk in the house. My problem is more

fast food when I'm in the car by myself. I finished my Frosted Mini Wheats

yesterday and I'll probably finish off some apple raisin bread that we got

at the monastery tonight. I bought the food but I need to write down the

menu so I make sure to use up the most perishable stuff first. I don't want

one bite of all those healthy veggies to go to waste. It will be more work

cooking and buying food more often but it will be worth it healthwise.

I can't wait for weigh in a week from tomorrow. Weigh in tomorrow will

be grim I'm afraid.

Ann

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> training wheels on Lynn's bike and she whined constantly. I told her I'll

> put the regular training wheels back on and I'm not going to take them off

> until she tells me to. She's almost 7 but she just isn't ready.

Henry never learned to ride without training wheels, and after a while just

told us to get rid of the bike when his friends, all riding without them,

kept making fun of him. His best friend offered to help him learn, but he

refused. He never learned to skate, either, once he came off the plastic

Fisher Price ones. I call him a sissy boy and he tosses his GPA at me, so

we're even.

> rice or fruit. I stocked up on chicken, steak, broccoli, cauliflower,

green

> beans, spinach, salad and mushrooms. Sounds pretty healthy to me.

Congrats on being stocked and ready. Now just pray *you* don't get a power

failure! LOL

> I bought the food but I need to write down the

> menu so I make sure to use up the most perishable stuff first. I don't

want

> one bite of all those healthy veggies to go to waste.

Like I don't want any of the meat in the freezer to go to waste due to

freezer burn from sitting there so long. My revised menu is all made, with

Ed getting the bulk of the meat meals, cooked leftovers probably headed back

to the freezer, and the majority of my dinners will be vegetarian. I'm also

avoiding all dairy this week - my arthritis pains are just so bad the past

few days!

> I can't wait for weigh in a week from tomorrow. Weigh in tomorrow

will

> be grim I'm afraid.

At least you'll have a starting point. It may be too late by the time you

get to read this, but you *could* skip the weigh-in and just go by your

measurements.

Sue in NJ

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In a message dated 9/12/2003 7:52:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

p_welborn13@... writes:

> Hows it going lady??? Did you ever get anyone to print

> your story???

> Just want you to know that pictures were taken of my

> pink hair,we will have to wait to see if someone puts

> them on...

> Have a great weekend

> I am having a sad day today so just took a valium and am

> thinking I am going to bed. Sept is not a good month for

> me,then to think we lost to greats last nite and today.

> God bless you and the hubby and family

> Pat

>

>

Hi Pat,

Thank you for asking about me. I am doing okay but struggling with the huge

hernia. I have seen my PCP (yesterday) without real positive results, but

hopefully enough to send a report to Dr. K. I send photos to na already,

and she said the hernia was very evident, but we need more documentation for the

pannulectomy. I didn't find that out until after my PCP appointment, so I

called and talked to his nurse to get him to add to his report some of my

history of skin problems and the fact that the weight of the pannus with the

spinal

disease is counterproductive. I'll have to wait and see what he actually puts

in his report (he seemed less than enthusiastic, despite the fact that I blow

up like a balloon (without excessive gas). I guess I'm just full of sh*t! I

am having awful noises that can be heard across the room, too. na said

that I should go down and see Dr. K, but I want to wait until my year checkup

the first part of November (except he has no openings on the days I can go)!

I have had nothing but rejections with my article. It reminds me of what Dr.

K said during our interview -- that if reporters are looking for the

appropriate surgery they could have found the GR-DS anytime, but they prefer

just

lumping them together as " gastric bypass. " So I am not getting much interest

after the first nibble I had. I haven't given up, though, I am just seeking

other

markets -- I have had 5 rejections, so far.

I hope you get your pink hair photos posted soon! I am looking forward to

seeing you as your sassy self! I'm sorry you are having a sad day. I felt the

sadness strongly this morning when I found out about ny Cash and

Ritter. Plus my grandbaby and son came to visit but they could only stay a few

hours and then they left this afternoon. It is sad having them in Barstow

instead of close by.

Thanks for your kind heart, Pat, I think you just sense when I need you to

say a bright word to me and to send us those blessings!

Hugs and blessings, Ann

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>That fact that

> you keep plugging after all these years with no real reward from the scale

> is amazing.

I may not be losing that much weight following the regular McD plan, but

avoiding that fat and dairy has certainly got to be better for me,

physically. I know my sinuses and arthritis pains are better when I stay

away from the cheese, but it's just oh so addictive (and delicious)!

> You are here everyday encouraging us to do better and I

> appreciate that.

You know the old saying - Those that can, do; those that can't, teach.

> The bag is opened on the counter and the kids have been having a piece

here

> and there. I haven't even had one.

Now *that* is willpower, considering your sweet tooth!

> The weather here is stunning. Low of 58 and high of 80

After complaining every time we have temps above 80 around here, I'm now

sitting in this house in one of my long sleeve shirts with a sweat shirt on

over it and I'm still shivering! It's only in the mid-50's outside right

now, and my house isn't that much warmer. What happened to Fall? Have we

gone right from summer to winter *again* ??

>without a cloud in the sky.

Not a speck of sunshine here today. Maybe tomorrow. At least I got out in it

and emjoyed it yesterday.

>and it's supposed to be rainy on Sun.

> for Lynn's party. It's rained on her birthday for the last 5 years.

That's like Henry being sick for his birthday almost every year. Those darn

Fall allergies just seem to hit him hard until the first really frosty day.

I'm surprised he hasn't been sick yet *this* season - usually by the third

week of September he's on all his meds full force. He had one week of the

sniffles in early September and has been fine since. I'm scared - this may

be the calm before the storm.

> Sheesh. At least our living room is big enough to do the pinata inside.

> The broom and snitch relay is going to be a problem though. Hmmmmm....

I'm sure the kids will find a way of climbing all over the furniture and up

and down stairs to do them. Just keep an ice pack handy for when they start

bumping into furniture.

Sue in NJ

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

From: " Sue in NJ " <susang@...>

> I'm sure the kids will find a way of climbing all over the furniture and

up

> and down stairs to do them. Just keep an ice pack handy for when they

start

> bumping into furniture.

We have a one story house so no stairs to play on. I guess they could leap

off the roof and try to fly on the brooms. Maybe we'll just have to

stretch out wand making and potions class.

Ann

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In a message dated 10/16/2003 7:19:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

mjs93311@... writes:

> So, the good and bad news is that I have ten months in

> which to study. Ugh!

>

Ugh is right, Marta! Searching for my pompoms, finding and putting on my

cheerleading sweater and little skirt, tucking the skin up where it doesn't slap

me too hard, lacing up my sweet white tennies, and chanting: Go, Marta, Go,

Study, Marta, Study! Win, Marta, Win! We're on your side lady! -- tried to

jump in the air and got smothered by my batwings.

Hugs and blessings, Ann

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In a message dated 10/16/2003 12:45:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

mjs93311@... writes:

> I finally got the courage to look at my report. I missed

> by less than 1%. Now, as much as that sucks, it gives me a good

> feeling!

So doggone close, Marta! Hope -- I think you should be ecstatic! Who knows,

Marta, the knowledge you gain will be used for good somewhere down the road

because that really IS what happens...I am still wearing my cheerleading outfit

for you -- despite the batwings and Sharpei thighs! LOL

Hugs and blessings, Ann

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Go, Marta, Go,

> Study, Marta, Study! Win, Marta, Win! We're on your side lady! --

tried to

> jump in the air and got smothered by my batwings.

>

> Hugs and blessings, Ann

Ann,

Thanks. I finally got the courage to look at my report. I missed

by less than 1%. Now, as much as that sucks, it gives me a good

feeling! That means if I just keep taking the damn thing I should

pass eventually, staticstically speaking. All that studying brought

me back up to where I was one year out of residency which is saying

something, I guess.

Marta

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Thank you, Betsy! See my response to your article posting from the Times

Picayune -- I'm starting a new battle! Hugs and blessings, Ann

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Way to go Ann! Let us know if you receive an answer from Mr. Pope. Harry Lee,

the sheriff of a neighboring parish(county) went to Pittsburgh to have Dr.

Shauer(sp) do his gastric bypassRNY. He, like Al Roker, look fantastic, but at

what price? Harry Lee's family owns a large Chinese restaurant! Betsy

Re: Ann

Thank you, Betsy! See my response to your article posting from the Times

Picayune -- I'm starting a new battle! Hugs and blessings, Ann

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Yep that was me. The series was in April of this year. Seems so ironic that

there is as much WLS reporting in a city that has such wonderful food, and also

the reputation of being one of the fattest cities in the country! I had the DS

because the food here is so wonderful, and I like wonderful food. Wonder what

they can eat now? Betsy

Ann

I read the series he referred to. This reporter had a RGB and

interviewed many pts, and only one DS patient. Betsy, was it you?

I read it several weeks ago, maybe a couple months ago. As far as I

recall she did not interview any medical persons who perform the DS.

Marta

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In a message dated 10/19/2003 10:42:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

mjs93311@... writes:

> As far as I

> recall she did not interview any medical persons who perform the DS.

Thanks, Marta! Now that is JUST what I mean about reporters/journalists not

doing their jobs! Hugs and blessings, Ann

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> In a message dated 11/13/2003 4:45:04 PM Pacific Standard Time,

> p_welborn13@y... writes:

> > size 16 pair of pants on and lo and behold they

> > fit...Now how cool is that!!!!

> Whhhoooooohooooo and yipppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeee, Pat!

Congratulations, lady,

> way to go. I hope your tummy is feeling better soon. Pat, was

your problem

> polyps? If you posted I didn't get that one (almost everyday I am

missing some

> of the posts -- doggone , anyway). If it was your problem,

was Dr. K

> able to remove them during the colonoscopy? I sure hope so!

>

> Hugs and blessings, Ann

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi Ann,no we still don't know what the problem is,I am going to

call the office today and see if the red blood cell scan has

been sent to dr.k. Even tho I took what needed to be taken for the

cleaning there was still old blood in the colon.We will get to the

bottom of it.

Tried some size 16 jeans on and couldn't get them up over the hips,

so I will be happy with the 18's...LOL, but I can say I do have one

size 16's..lol

Have a great day and weekend

Pat

>

>

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Hi Pat!

I have been keeping up with your posts but I don't think I've told

you yet that you've been in my prayers the entire time. If anyone

can figure this out, we know Dr. K will.

Big Hugs!

Tracey

no we still don't know what the problem is,I am going to

> call the office today and see if the red blood cell scan has

> been sent to dr.k. Even tho I took what needed to be taken for the

> cleaning there was still old blood in the colon.We will get to the

> bottom of it.

> Pat

> >

> >

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In a message dated 12/2/2003 10:47:38 PM Pacific Standard Time,

ptforme2002@... writes:

> it has been a long hard road trying to get a doctor to understand that I

> need help. I will be at the Decemeber meeting and don't let me get away

> without meeting you.

Ah Barbara, what don't we all know about that long, hard road trying to get a

doctor to understand? It is so repetitive, even though doctors should know

better in this day and age (no Marta, I'm not dissing YOU)!

I won't be at the December meeting because I live 7 hours away and have my

appointment on Friday, Dec. 12. One day, I will get down there for a meeting

again! LOL

You are in for a wonderful ride! Please feel free to ask all those

questions!

Hugs and blessings, Ann

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In a message dated 12/25/2003 10:58:37 AM Pacific Standard Time,

p_welborn13@... writes:

> I had lost almost 1/2 of my blood in 2 weeks.

Hi Pat, and a Merry Christmas to you! This is what I was worried about...you

lost blood and you didn't get a 100% definitive answer about what was

wrong...now has trouble with her red blood cells, so my curiosity got

the

best of me. I *know* they are probably not related, but I am nosey and I also

like definitive answers that point to " this was the problem, this is what fixes

it. " And I haven't seen that here, though I may be just worrying for nothing

and it is clearer than that (just not to me)! LOL

I hope you have a wonderful day, Pat, and that the Spirit of Christmas is

with you and your family today and every day throughout the year.

Hugs and blessings, Ann