Re: I'm back

[Guest guest]

Moe,

Great job! Thanks for telling us what you did and how it turned out. I

really like how well the " storyboarding " (visioning the event) worked for you.

You planned ahead, carried out your plan, and were successful! Hooray! You'll be

getting that new pair of walking shoes soon! :-)

Another good thing: you learned that people might *not* " sabotage " your

efforts -- you were worried that people might comment on what you were eating,

but they didn't. In the " old days " (before WW), you might have just acted on

your assumptions about what they were thinking; now you do what is right for

you -- and they don't mind! :-)

Carry on -- ever downward!

-:|:-

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

From: " Moe "

.... I also lived through planning and carrying out a graduation party. I called

Kroger ahead of time and asked what the stats were for a piece of the cake and

it turned out to be 9 pts so I skipped it. I love their cakes, but it's a tiny

piece for 9 pts and I thought I was not going to waste my pts. So I ate 10

chips, a plate of raw veggies and a pickle. It was very satifying along with my

water and actually nobody noticed that I did not eat any BBQ or cake. What I

did was fill my DS plate with food and then when it came time for cake I went

and got my DH and DS a slice along with some punch for them. And nobody noticed

that I did not eat those things, since I had a heaping plate of veggies!! And

remember I said my DH's family would comment if they did not see me eat, so I

was thrilled and I actually laid in bed the night before thinking about exactly

what I would eat and drink while there!!

234/225/211 (buying a new pair of walking shoes when I reach -25 lbs.!!)

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[Guest guest]

That is sooo good that you used those 9 points wisely!!!

Doesn't it make you feel so strong and in control!! wow!

> I ate a slice of pie at Bob , thinking maybe 6 pts? YIKES it

turned out to be 470 cals, 33 grams of fat and 1 gram fiber! Need I

say more? I ate veggies the rest of the day! I also lived through

planning and carrying out a graduation party. I called Kroger ahead

of time and asked what the stats were for a piece of the cake and it

turned out to be 9 pts so I skipped it. I love their cakes, but it's

a tiny piece for 9 pts and I thought I was not going to waste my pts.

So I ate 10 chips, a plate of raw veggies and a pickle. It was very

satifying along with my water and actually nobody noticed that I did

not eat any BBQ or cake. What I did was fill my DS plate with food

and then when it came time for cake I went and got my DH and DS a

slice along with some punch for them. And nobody noticed that I did

not eat those things, since I had a heaping plate of veggies!! And

remember I said my DH's family would comment if they did not see me

eat, so I was thrilled and I actually laid in bed the night before

thinking about exactly what I would eat and drink while there!!

>

> Moe

> 234/225/211 (buying a new pair of walking shoes when I reach -25

lbs.!!)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Cool Moe!

Not cool that you ended up with a piece of killer pie, but cool that you

learned from it and didn't blame them for your misjudgement. You took

responsibility, you learned to call ahead and ask for calorie counts,

and you made up for it and didn't let it ruin your day.

You deserve a blue ribbon!

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

Career and Technology Educator

The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful person will

not.

> I'm back

>

>

> I ate a slice of pie at Bob , thinking maybe 6 pts?

> YIKES it turned out to be 470 cals, 33 grams of fat and 1

> gram fiber! Need I say more? I ate veggies the rest of the

> day! I also lived through planning and carrying out a

> graduation party. I called Kroger ahead of time and asked

> what the stats were for a piece of the cake and it turned out

> to be 9 pts so I skipped it. I love their cakes, but it's a

> tiny piece for 9 pts and I thought I was not going to waste

> my pts. So I ate 10 chips, a plate of raw veggies and a

> pickle. It was very satifying along with my water and

> actually nobody noticed that I did not eat any BBQ or cake.

> What I did was fill my DS plate with food and then when it

> came time for cake I went and got my DH and DS a slice along

> with some punch for them. And nobody noticed that I did not

> eat those things, since I had a heaping plate of veggies!!

> And remember I said my DH's family would comment if they did

> not see me eat, so I was thrilled and I actually laid in bed

> the night before thinking about exactly what I would eat and

> drink while there!!

>

> Moe

> 234/225/211 (buying a new pair of walking shoes when I reach

> -25 lbs.!!)

>

>

[Guest guest]

You did GREAT Moe.. congrats to you!! Sorry about that pie, but I hope

it was really good!! Take care!

~ O

272/233.2/172

on WW since 1/7/02

I'm back

> I ate a slice of pie at Bob , thinking maybe 6 pts? YIKES it turned

out to be 470 cals, 33 grams of fat and 1 gram fiber! Need I say more? I

ate veggies the rest of the day! I also lived through planning and carrying

out a graduation party. I called Kroger ahead of time and asked what the

stats were for a piece of the cake and it turned out to be 9 pts so I

skipped it. I love their cakes, but it's a tiny piece for 9 pts and I

thought I was not going to waste my pts. So I ate 10 chips, a plate of raw

veggies and a pickle. It was very satifying along with my water and

actually nobody noticed that I did not eat any BBQ or cake. What I did was

fill my DS plate with food and then when it came time for cake I went and

got my DH and DS a slice along with some punch for them. And nobody noticed

that I did not eat those things, since I had a heaping plate of veggies!!

And remember I said my DH's family would comment if they did not see me eat,

so I was thrilled and I actually laid in bed the night before thinking about

exactly what I would eat and drink while there!!

>

> Moe

> 234/225/211 (buying a new pair of walking shoes when I reach -25 lbs.!!)

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone,

I am back at home and utterly uterless. I had the hysterectomy and am

already bored sitting at home.

I took a glance through the e-mails today. One that caught my eye was one

about the bladder problems and lupus. Somehow, I lost it in the shuffle. Could

someone tell me where I could read more about this.

The surgery wasn't the bad part. The cathater caused extreme pain in my

bladder. Long after they got the pain from the surgery was under control, the

bladder pain was unbearable.

I'll check back soon.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome back! I am glad you have the surgery behind you now. Sorry the

pain, especially from the catheter. I know from person experience how

unpleasant

they are!

Sorry, but I did not keep the email on lupus and bladder trouble, so

hopefully someone else will fill you in on that.

Please just rest and take it easy and give yourself the time you need to

recover.

[Guest guest]

,

What a relief to hear the surgery went well! You have been in my mind

frequently with this... whadda lot to have on your plate at once! I'm

sorry to hear that the catheter was so painful.

It's great to have you back.

Cy

Re: i'm back

> Hello everyone,

>

> I am back at home and utterly uterless. I had the hysterectomy and am

> already bored sitting at home.

>

> I took a glance through the e-mails today. One that caught my eye was one

> about the bladder problems and lupus. Somehow, I lost it in the shuffle.

Could

> someone tell me where I could read more about this.

>

> The surgery wasn't the bad part. The cathater caused extreme pain in my

> bladder. Long after they got the pain from the surgery was under control,

the

> bladder pain was unbearable.

>

> I'll check back soon.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Debbie,

I've never had that done but I know I've read in many places that if

you need to stop your medication for testing you can take Cytomel

instead becasuse of the short life of T3.

I would ask my Dr if you could take Cytomel and if need be stop if 2

days before the test. That would be better than being off all meds

for 10-14 days.

Louise

PS I would bet About.com has info.

> I went this am for my thyroid ultrasound and iodine uptake. No one

told

> me I had to be off meds for 10-14 days. So all they did was the

ultra

> sound and rescheduled the uptake for March 31. Now, I don't even

know

> if I want that uptake study done. I am worried about being off

Armour

> for 12 days! Anybody got opinions on this? >

> Blessings,

> Debbie K.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I think the radioactive isotope uptake (would that be a RIU?) is to see

how well my thyroid absorbs iodine. As I said, I am scared of the

thought of going without for 12 days. I am going to call tomorrow

morning and clarify this with the doc. I think my armour does need to

be increased, but am (same ol' story here) trying to co-operate with the

doc. He should have my bloodwork back by now, so I will call in the

morning to get them to fax it to me. I have already been sneaking in an

extra quarter grain since March 5th. I plan to increase the second week

in April, unless I see Dr. Milton in Cumming, GA before then and he

advises to increase it. I have an appointment with him on the 30th, but

now, I can't get my RIU until the 31st. So I dont' know if I need to

postpone Dr. Milton or not.

I've been on Armour for five or six weeks now (brain is foggy tonight).

Last week, I reported to you all that my neck was slimming down.

Tonight, I think I noticed my face is sliming down also. I've been

reading " Thyroid, Guardian of Health " . It mentions swealing ankles and

puffy face as symptomatic of hypo.

I've also almost completely stopped snoring, I can go to sleep easier,

wake more rested, don't feel the need for a nap, and can stay awake in

church. I was almost falling asleep while driving, but very, very

seldom have that problem now. My outlook on life and energy is a good

bit better, but there is still room for improvement. That's all my

foggy brain can think of right now.

Blessings,

Debbie K.

Re: I'm Back

Welcome back Debbie!!! Hey, you asked for opinions and mine is---I

would NEVER EVER get off Armour for 12 days. Docs are test-heavy and

what's the point anyway!! Is there something going on here that I

have forgotten?? Are you doing ok on the amount of Armour you are

on?? If not, why aren't you increasing it?? What the heck is

[Guest guest]

Hi there Debbie. I am admittedly a skeptic about docs and their

tests! I can look back at my life and see SO SO many USELESS tests

that were done on me, simply because the docs were not informed.

So my question with you is---what is so unique about you that this

doc thinks you need a thyroid scan? Has he mentioned cancer? Do you

have nodules which cause him to think that?? (I can't remember what

you have said about this in the past--sorry about that!!)

Janie

> I think the radioactive isotope uptake (would that be a RIU?) is

to see

> how well my thyroid absorbs iodine. As I said, I am scared of the

> thought of going without for 12 days. I am going to call tomorrow

> morning and clarify this with the doc. I think my armour does

need to

> be increased, but am (same ol' story here) trying to co-operate

with the

> doc.

[Guest guest]

Don't worry about that Janie. I often can't remember either!!LOL

Maybe I can answer the other questions after the doc gets back with me.

Blessings,

Debbie K.

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

From: loboshe

(I can't remember what

you have said about this in the past--sorry about that!!)

Janie

[Guest guest]

Whewww! The doc said forget the thyroid uptake for now. I can continue

my meds and keep my appointment to see him on Monday. We will discuss

wether we still want to do the thyroid uptake then. I'm wondering if

something on the blood work has him maybe changing his mind about the

thyroid uptake.

While on the phone, I asked them to fax my bloodwork. STILL NO FREE

T3!!! I think I am through with this doc, but want to see what he says

on monday. But here's what we do have.

Ferritin 112 3-105

TSH .74 .34-4.89

FT4 .8 .71-1.85

T3 Uptake 1 .66-1.27

They also did a hepatic function panel and a basic metabolic panel. Do

ya'll want those? .... I'm thinking they don't matter to us.

What is T3 Uptake?

I haven't gotten the docs official word on the ultrasound, but from what

the technician said and from what I saw, I don't think there's any

cancer problem. I don't know why he ordered the tests, except that he

was surprised that no one had done this before. They must be rather

routine with him.

Re: I'm Back

Hi there Debbie. I am admittedly a skeptic about docs and their

tests! I can look back at my life and see SO SO many USELESS tests

that were done on me, simply because the docs were not informed.

So my question with you is---what is so unique about you that this

doc thinks you need a thyroid scan? Has he mentioned cancer? Do you

have nodules which cause him to think that?? (I can't remember what

you have said about this in the past--sorry about that!!)

Janie

> I think the radioactive isotope uptake (would that be a RIU?) is

to see

> how well my thyroid absorbs iodine. As I said, I am scared of the

> thought of going without for 12 days. I am going to call tomorrow

> morning and clarify this with the doc. I think my armour does

need to

> be increased, but am (same ol' story here) trying to co-operate

with the

> doc.

[Guest guest]

I am scheduled to see him for the first time on the 30th. I am just

having to cooperate with local docs (per dh) until then. Can't wait to

see him!

Blessings,

Debbie K.

RE: Re: I'm Back

Hi Debbie, are you the one going to see Dr. Milton?

Have you seen him before? I saw him for the first time

last week. Sally

--- Debbie K wrote:

> Whewww! The doc said forget the thyroid uptake for

> now. I can continue

> my meds and keep my appointment to see him on

[Guest guest]

HI Debbie!! I am thrilled for you that you are going to see Doc Milton. Give

him my very best ok? I can't wait to get back to him. Tell him Patti from

Michigan says hi!!!

RE: Re: I'm Back

Hi Debbie, are you the one going to see Dr. Milton?

Have you seen him before? I saw him for the first time

last week. Sally

--- Debbie K wrote:

> Whewww! The doc said forget the thyroid uptake for

> now. I can continue

> my meds and keep my appointment to see him on