Re: OT: Long rest scheduled for Sept 18 - Oct 16

August 16, 2009

, Good luck with your surgery and HEAL FAST! JenFrom: nancydewolf@... <nancydewolf@...>Subject: OT: Long rest scheduled for Sept 18 - Oct 16 Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 9:50 PM

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

August 16, 2009

Good look, heal well and heal fast ! VennittaOn Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 9:50 PM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

-- Get Fit! Weight loss will follow

August 16, 2009

Good look, heal well and heal fast ! VennittaOn Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 9:50 PM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

-- Get Fit! Weight loss will follow

August 17, 2009

Good luck w/ your surgery, . It sounds like it is a good thing overall once you get passed the inconvenience!! I'm just trying to think of what i would do w/ a forced rest period. I know I would love to de-clutter - but is that something you would be up for doing or do you really have to take it easy? I suppose it depends on how "heavy" the work is.

If I totally had to take it easy I think I would read, read, read and finally write that children's book that has been kicking around in my head (a story of Shenan, the Sharp Sharp Pei from Shenandoah - I'm thinking she is a detective dog! )

Take care!

Donna

From: nancydewolf@... <nancydewolf@...>Subject: OT: Long rest scheduled for Sept 18 - Oct 16 Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 9:50 PM

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so

I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really

helps!

August 17, 2009

Good luck w/ your surgery, . It sounds like it is a good thing overall once you get passed the inconvenience!! I'm just trying to think of what i would do w/ a forced rest period. I know I would love to de-clutter - but is that something you would be up for doing or do you really have to take it easy? I suppose it depends on how "heavy" the work is.

If I totally had to take it easy I think I would read, read, read and finally write that children's book that has been kicking around in my head (a story of Shenan, the Sharp Sharp Pei from Shenandoah - I'm thinking she is a detective dog! )

Take care!

Donna

From: nancydewolf@... <nancydewolf@...>Subject: OT: Long rest scheduled for Sept 18 - Oct 16 Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 9:50 PM

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so

I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really

helps!

August 17, 2009

wishing you well nancy. kassia__________________________________________________

August 17, 2009

wishing you well nancy. kassia__________________________________________________

August 17, 2009

You're such an inspiration . I hope the surgery goes smooth, you are in no pain, and very happy with the results!HUGS..DarcyOn Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 8:50 PM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

August 17, 2009

You're such an inspiration . I hope the surgery goes smooth, you are in no pain, and very happy with the results!HUGS..DarcyOn Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 8:50 PM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

August 17, 2009

, good luck with the surgery. I'm so glad there's a way to fix the discomfort. I hope you'll get to enjoy that peace and quiet. Congratulations on all of that weight loss!!!

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 6:50 PM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

August 17, 2009

, good luck with the surgery. I'm so glad there's a way to fix the discomfort. I hope you'll get to enjoy that peace and quiet. Congratulations on all of that weight loss!!!

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 6:50 PM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

August 17, 2009

, I wish you a speedy recovery. Enjoy your down time - it sounds like you've got

it planned out very well! And as much as you may not be doing the more intensive

workouts, walking will be very beneficial for you, too. Can't ask for a better time of year

to walk (outside, I mean) than September and October!

-Terri-

On Sunday, August 16, 2009, at 09:50PM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

>

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

August 17, 2009

, I wish you a speedy recovery. Enjoy your down time - it sounds like you've got

it planned out very well! And as much as you may not be doing the more intensive

workouts, walking will be very beneficial for you, too. Can't ask for a better time of year

to walk (outside, I mean) than September and October!

-Terri-

On Sunday, August 16, 2009, at 09:50PM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

>

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

August 17, 2009

, I wish you a speedy recovery. Enjoy your down time - it sounds like you've got

it planned out very well! And as much as you may not be doing the more intensive

workouts, walking will be very beneficial for you, too. Can't ask for a better time of year

to walk (outside, I mean) than September and October!

-Terri-

On Sunday, August 16, 2009, at 09:50PM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

>

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

August 17, 2009

take care nancy!!! we will all be thinking of you while you

are recovering and resting. hugs!

:*carolyn.

August 17, 2009

take care nancy!!! we will all be thinking of you while you

are recovering and resting. hugs!

:*carolyn.

August 17, 2009

Hi nancy,

sorry to hear u'll b out a while hope ull still be here with all of us even if u can't workout. sending u all the postive energy i can, best wishes,

Trisha

From: Terri Ponce <terri.ponce@...> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:00:17 AMSubject: Re: OT: Long rest scheduled for Sept 18 - Oct 16

, I wish you a speedy recovery. Enjoy your down time - it sounds like you've got

it planned out very well! And as much as you may not be doing the more intensive

workouts, walking will be very beneficial for you, too. Can't ask for a better time of year

to walk (outside, I mean) than September and October!

-Terri-

On Sunday, August 16, 2009, at 09:50PM, <nancydewolf@ sbcglobal. net> wrote:

>

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so

I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

August 17, 2009

Hi nancy,

sorry to hear u'll b out a while hope ull still be here with all of us even if u can't workout. sending u all the postive energy i can, best wishes,

Trisha

From: Terri Ponce <terri.ponce@...> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:00:17 AMSubject: Re: OT: Long rest scheduled for Sept 18 - Oct 16

, I wish you a speedy recovery. Enjoy your down time - it sounds like you've got

it planned out very well! And as much as you may not be doing the more intensive

workouts, walking will be very beneficial for you, too. Can't ask for a better time of year

to walk (outside, I mean) than September and October!

-Terri-

On Sunday, August 16, 2009, at 09:50PM, <nancydewolf@ sbcglobal. net> wrote:

>

Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for 3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for 4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month. Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days, not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for fitness) as much as I feel up to so

I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8 AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support, everyone, it really helps!

August 17, 2009

,

We'll be thinking of you! Surgery, even the good kind is never fun.

Stock up on books and use the time to compile your wish list of workouts to do

when you get better. Its a great time to check out lower intensity workouts.

Well, thats what I do when I'm down for the count.

Keep us posted!

Hugs,

a

>

> Well, it looks like I will be out of the exercise loop for a month starting

Sept. 18 for surgery and recovery. Nothing is wrong though! Actually, everything

will be right when it is done. This is to replace the breast implant I had put

in place when I had a mastectomy (for breast cancer) 5 years ago. It will be an

out patient surgery that will last about 2-3 hours. I won't be able to drive for

3 weeks so I'll be off work and I won't be able to exercise other than walk for

4 weeks. No lifting anything over 5 lbs either for a month. I WILL be following

doctor's orders too. I've noticed I heal much better when I do! :-)

>

> I need to have the implant replaced because it no longer fits me. I've lost at

least 25 pounds since my initial reconstruction surgery and my natural side lost

weight but the implant can't so among other issues, I'm lopsided and have been

for 3 years. I'm having some other issues now too, including the implant rolling

around in its cavity. I feel it especially when I exercise (not comfortable but

not painful) so I asked my doc about it. The doc said it was time to replace it

and I'm very good with that. The new implant will be a huge improvement over the

one I have in terms of comfort and naturalness so that is also exciting.

>

> I'm praying my boss finds really good subs for me, Sept/Oct is a big time for

WW and if there's a dud leader in my place people won't be there when I get

back. I'm taking the week of the surgery off too so I can do grocery shopping

and other getting ready for surgery tasks so I'll be off for an entire month.

Another plus to my personal life though is that I will have 3 weeks of sitting

around the house without anyone else here because the kids will be back in

school and DH will be at work after I can be left alone, which should be fairly

quickly, so that gives me lots of time for all those projects I keep telling

myself I want to do. ;-) I'm mostly looking forward to the forced quietness of

activity (in terms of my running around like a chicken with no head most days,

not in terms of exercise) too. I will be able to walk (leisurely not for

fitness) as much as I feel up to so I'll do that and, if possible, I'll do some

very low intensity and other similar workout videos too on days I can't

walk outside. I want to try and do as many really good intensity workouts as I

can for now though, like trying to get through all the P90X workouts at least

once before then. That's part of my feeling like a slug last week. I think I was

putting too much pressure on myself. I'm trying not to now but it isn't easy! I

know I'm going to go backwards to some extent just because of the surgery and of

course, the month of no real exercise and I'm trying to minimize the effects! Oh

well, I'll do what I can do and just deal with the rest. I'm off to plan next

week's rotation in a few minutes too. It will be another insane week. I'll plan

workouts that could work for each day (except Thursday when I'm gone between 8

AM and 8 PM) and just do my best. Thanks for all your wonderful support,

everyone, it really helps!

>

August 17, 2009