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

August 18, 2009

Thanks, a! I'll definitely head to the library before the surgery & will no doubt be spending lots of time online surfing exercise videos!

,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 18, 2009

Thank you so much, !

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

I am sorry you have to go through the ordeal of another surgery. It sounds like the cosmetic and physical outcome will be really good though, and you have a great attitude about all of it. It sounds like you scheduled it for a good time too, with the kids going back to school and everything. Take really good care of yourself, I know you will:-) All the exercise dvd's will be waiting when you are ready.

August 18, 2009

Thank you so much, !

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

I am sorry you have to go through the ordeal of another surgery. It sounds like the cosmetic and physical outcome will be really good though, and you have a great attitude about all of it. It sounds like you scheduled it for a good time too, with the kids going back to school and everything. Take really good care of yourself, I know you will:-) All the exercise dvd's will be waiting when you are ready.

August 18, 2009

Thank you so much, !

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

I am sorry you have to go through the ordeal of another surgery. It sounds like the cosmetic and physical outcome will be really good though, and you have a great attitude about all of it. It sounds like you scheduled it for a good time too, with the kids going back to school and everything. Take really good care of yourself, I know you will:-) All the exercise dvd's will be waiting when you are ready.

August 18, 2009

Thank you, Terri!

I'm just a little whiny about the walking because I have to drive to get to my favorite places to walk and since I won't be able to drive that means I have the subdivision behind my house or the one across the street and I'd much rather walk in nature than concrete. The one across the street does lead out to a gravel road with lots of trees and other nature, plus good hills too, I used it a lot for my training for the Breast Cancer 3-Day, but it takes a while to get there and I'm not sure I'll be able to walk THAT much, especially on the hills. Not at first for sure. I was told yesterday when I went in for my before surgery sign these consent papers and let's get your heart and lungs checked (they call it a history & physical but it is mostly listening to all the legal warnings and sign papers) that if I'm breaking a sweat or breathing hard that I'm working too hard and need to back off. It is going to be a long 4 weeks! ;-)

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, <nancydewolfsbcglobal (DOT) 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 18, 2009

Thank you, Terri!

I'm just a little whiny about the walking because I have to drive to get to my favorite places to walk and since I won't be able to drive that means I have the subdivision behind my house or the one across the street and I'd much rather walk in nature than concrete. The one across the street does lead out to a gravel road with lots of trees and other nature, plus good hills too, I used it a lot for my training for the Breast Cancer 3-Day, but it takes a while to get there and I'm not sure I'll be able to walk THAT much, especially on the hills. Not at first for sure. I was told yesterday when I went in for my before surgery sign these consent papers and let's get your heart and lungs checked (they call it a history & physical but it is mostly listening to all the legal warnings and sign papers) that if I'm breaking a sweat or breathing hard that I'm working too hard and need to back off. It is going to be a long 4 weeks! ;-)

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, <nancydewolfsbcglobal (DOT) 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 18, 2009

Thank you, Terri!

I'm just a little whiny about the walking because I have to drive to get to my favorite places to walk and since I won't be able to drive that means I have the subdivision behind my house or the one across the street and I'd much rather walk in nature than concrete. The one across the street does lead out to a gravel road with lots of trees and other nature, plus good hills too, I used it a lot for my training for the Breast Cancer 3-Day, but it takes a while to get there and I'm not sure I'll be able to walk THAT much, especially on the hills. Not at first for sure. I was told yesterday when I went in for my before surgery sign these consent papers and let's get your heart and lungs checked (they call it a history & physical but it is mostly listening to all the legal warnings and sign papers) that if I'm breaking a sweat or breathing hard that I'm working too hard and need to back off. It is going to be a long 4 weeks! ;-)

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, <nancydewolfsbcglobal (DOT) 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 18, 2009

Thank you, Carolyn!

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

take care nancy!!! we will all be thinking of you while you are recovering and resting. hugs!:*carolyn.

August 18, 2009

Thank you, Carolyn!

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

take care nancy!!! we will all be thinking of you while you are recovering and resting. hugs!:*carolyn.

August 18, 2009

Thank you, Carolyn!

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

take care nancy!!! we will all be thinking of you while you are recovering and resting. hugs!:*carolyn.

August 18, 2009

Thanks, Trisha! Yes, I plan to still be reading/replying to postings. I might do a lot of it, I'll have plenty of time on my hands for a while! :-)

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 18, 2009

Thanks, Trisha! Yes, I plan to still be reading/replying to postings. I might do a lot of it, I'll have plenty of time on my hands for a while! :-)

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 18, 2009

Thanks, !!!

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

, 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, <nancydewolfsbcglobal (DOT) 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 18, 2009

Thanks, !!!

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

, 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, <nancydewolfsbcglobal (DOT) 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 18, 2009

Thanks, !!!

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

, 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, <nancydewolfsbcglobal (DOT) 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 18, 2009

Hi Donna,

Thank you, it is a good thing except for the inconvenience (and I'm not looking forward to the pain either but they'll at least give me pills for that).

I really do have to take it easy. I will have a lot of stitches in me and pulling on them will not only be painful, but especially could really mess up the healing, including possibly moving the implant out of position (which would probably mean more surgery). I was told yesterday I should walk often, but if I break a sweat or start breathing hard it means I'm working too hard. I cannot do any kind of strength training because I can't do repetitive motions but I will need to do some reaching/stretching exercises to rehab my shoulder. I asked about stretching specifically and I probably can do some of that but no yoga. I can do things around the house, including some light decluttering but I can't lift anything over 5 lbs. vacuum, go grocery shopping or lots of other things. I can read, play on my computer and probably scrapbook and cross stitch, we'll see. I have TONS of kid papers to go through and get rid of stuff. I said I was going to work on it last school year but it only got worse. That is one of my projects I have in mind. Which reminds me, I'd better get that stuff accessible soon because some of the boxes definitely weigh more than 5 lbs! I'm going to the library the week of my surgery and get a few books too. I'm VP of my daughter's PTO this year and I told the pres she can send me work to do from my couch if she needs help with things while I'm gone and she warned me she might take me up on it. I'm trying to remember the last big surgery and what the recovery was like but it is getting mixed up in my head with the mastectomy which was awful. I think I was down for at least 5 days after the last one but I can't remember if it hurt to do things with my left arm or not (after the mastectomy I literally could not wipe down a counter top with a sponge without it hurting terribly). If it does then I'll need to get a ride to the library for more books at some point! ;-)

My boss called me earlier this evening to tell me who she got lined up for my classes and I am completely thrilled with one of them and mostly thrilled with the other. I think both will do great and I will have meetings to come back to which was a big concern and will be one less thing to be bothered about.

Good luck finding time to write your book (but don't wait for an "inconvenience" to make time for you!), the title is cute!!

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 18, 2009