Re: Photo Uploaded

[Guest guest]

Missy...thanks for checking in, although I wish it was with better

news. At least you have insurance now and perhaps surgery will do

the trick. The doctors probably wouldn't even attempt surgery when

you were 300 plus pounds. So Yea DS!

Your photo's are wonderful...you look young and beaming! Just

imagine the picture you would take if you weren't in pain!!!!!!!

Try to keep your spirits up....fight that depression monster with

all you have. Keep going to the doctors and I'll keep praying that

you can get some relief.

Hugs

Jo

[Guest guest]

Great pic !

Will be praying your back gets better ...great update

Ginger <><

> Hi Everyone!

>

> Yes... I've been MIA. My back injury is *not* improving.

and I just

> got insurance through his job though, and we're hoping things will

speed up.

> They've scheduled and MRI and surgery, they say, seems to be in my

future.

> Yuck. I'm living on Oxycontin, Baclofen and stool softeners. I

now have a

> tens unit and a disabled parking placard. They are constantly

reminding me

> that if I had not had the DS I would not be walking right now.

>

> I'm very depressed. I feel very alone because people who I use to

go out

> and do things with or just talk on the phone to, have stopped

talking to me. I

> don't know if it's just because I'm this beaming ray of sunshine

filled with

> nothing but complaints, or if it's just because everyone is busy

with the

> Holidays. I hope it's the latter, but something tells me it's the

first reason.

>

> JO. I got your beautiful card. Thank you! I haven't sent out my

cards,

> because I haven't finished making them! Heck, they might get

finished by next

> year! LOL

>

> I've uploaded a couple pictures into my photo album " Melisa in

CA " . It's

> our Family Picture taken last month and when I saw it, I couldn't

believe it

> was me there in the middle. I did not realize I " that small " . We

took a

> picture with my sister and her family as well as a gift for our

Mom. I also got a

> picture of my sister and I taken for my Mom. We look the same

size, for the

> first time ever. I cried for sheer joy. My sister cried because

she was as

> big as me. LOL I laughed... it was baby weight she was

complaining about

> and baby hormones making her cry. LOL The other picture I

uploaded is me and

> my . I love this picture... You can see the pride in his

face... and

> his hand on my back! Three years ago, you wouldn't have seen

either!

>

> For those of you new to the list, or who just don't know me, I'm

Melisa. I

> live in Lancaster and I'll be post-op three years in March. In

February of

> this year I had a Panniculectomy, Mons Lift and Hernia Repair. Dr

K removed

> almost 8 pounds of excess skin and fact. I had some slight

complications with

> my incision opening up at the intersection of all my incisions. I

waited an

> extra couple months and it finally healed up. I now have a flat

tummy!

> Shortly after my incision healed up, I was doing my laundry and

felt and heard a

> " pop " in my lower back. The pain was definite, but I pushed on.

The next

> day, I passed a Kidney Stone and felt like someone had kicked me

in the back.

> Since then, I've been found to have 2 herniated discs and 5 mm

bone spur.

> I've also got Scoliosis which can't be fixed right now and it's

not " that

> severe " . After changing insurances at the beginning of the month,

I've had to

> start from scratch or wait 6 months because it's " pre-existing " .

I opted for

> start over! So, far it's quicker then Medi-Cal by MONTHS!!

>

> I used to weigh 320 and have a BMI of 52.8. Currently I weigh 160

and I

> can't tell you what my BMI is. I'm not taking medication for

anything other

> then pain right now. That's in comparison to the 6 shots of

insulin, 2 doses of

> Actos, 2 inhalers for asthma, 2 pills for high blood pressure and

8 pills

> for bipolar disorder. I'm so very thankful for Doctor K and his

miracle

> surgery! When they tell me the surgery and weight loss is the

reason I'm able to

> walk right now, I cry with joy... then with pain. I'm very

Thankful! I

> would much rather walk in pain, then be stuck in a wheelchair or

something!!!

> Thanks Doctor K!

>

> Welcome to all the newbies and Hi to all my friends! One day I'm

sure I'll

> be more active. For right now though, I'm living in my bed, not

doing much.

> I don't read the list much anymore, so If you want to write to me

and make

> sure I read it, then please write privately,

__ScrappinMomizMe@a..._

> (mailto:_ScrappinMomizMe@a...) _ I'd love to hear from some of

you!!! I really

> do get lonely and bored here!

>

>

> Melisa Rechenmacher

> List Owner of:

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> Shared Family Recipes E-mail me for more information!

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