Guest guest Posted June 13, 2003 Report Share Posted June 13, 2003 Hi Ginnie! It will be a great support for your LIFESTYLE CHANGE! Diet is a four letter word. (Some cat told me that.) We prefer to think of it as a lifestyle change. You're going ot use the tools that Weight Watchers provides for you to manage a healthy eating lifestyle and build new, healthy habits! I have found that the people who truly adopt it as a lifestyle change are more successful in the short and long term. It may be semantics to some, but to me it's the best way to go into this. You are making a positive change in your life that will help you work towards better health, longer life, and more personal satisfaction! ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` Tory Klementsen, MCP A+ Career and Technology Educator The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful person will not. > Hello > > > Hi All... I am starting Weight Watchers today. > > I just wanted to say hello. > > I hope this will be a good support for my diet.. > > Ginnie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2003 Report Share Posted July 6, 2003 , Please keep us posted! You will be in my prayers. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2003 Report Share Posted July 6, 2003 I hope all the last minute stuff works out. Good luck. Pierre Hello > Hi everyone, > > I have been out of town since Tuesday, July 1. When I came home, I had 225 emails. With all that is going on with me, there is no way that I can read all of them, sooooo, Welcome all new members to the list. I am so very sorry that you have a reason for needing this group, but you will find it the very supportive and informative. I hope that you will enjoy this group as much as I have. > > OK, folks, I got the word that my friend has passed her 24 hour utine test and blood tests. We have to do the last minute testing on her. Whatever that test that shoots dye into your kidney to look at the how they are going to take hers and what they will have to do to hook up to me. We also have a full day of testing the day before the transplant. We have a date also. It is July 16 at 8:30 AM. I am going down this week with my doner to do that dye test and will be back late Friday. We will either leave Monday evening on the 14th or Tuesday in the early AM. We have to be there at 8:30 AM to start our preop rounds. Please, please keep us in your prayers. If they have to postpone for any reason, we will have to wait until next year to do this. She has gone back to school and wants to be well by mid-August. > > I am sorry that I am not going to be able to keep up with all of you, but I think that my life has just gone beyond the time that I have available to me. Thank all of you ahead of time for all your prayers for this new venture and when things went badly for me last time we tried this. Thank-you, Thank-you, Thank-you. > > All my best to each and every one of you! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 , You are in our thoughts and prayers. Good luck to you and your lovely friend. I was sitting here thinking about the meaning of the word " friend " , I'm sure that it has even more of a significant meaning to you now than ever before. I decided to look up the definition in the dictionary and I thought that maybe you'd be interested in it. Friend: 1. " A person who one knows well and is fond of, to love, intimate associate, close acquaintance " . 2. " A person who is on the same side in a struggle; one who is not an enemy or foe; ally " . 3. " A person who is a supporter or sympathizer " . 4. " A person who is being helpful, reliable " . And finally, " To act as a friend to " , which, in your case I think pretty much says it all. As I read through the definitions, I felt that all of these wonderful things applied to your gracious and loving friend. Good Luck to you both and stay in touch when you can! Connie Co-Moderator, USA Hello Hi everyone, I have been out of town since Tuesday, July 1. When I came home, I had 225 emails. With all that is going on with me, there is no way that I can read all of them, sooooo, Welcome all new members to the list. I am so very sorry that you have a reason for needing this group, but you will find it the very supportive and informative. I hope that you will enjoy this group as much as I have. OK, folks, I got the word that my friend has passed her 24 hour utine test and blood tests. We have to do the last minute testing on her. Whatever that test that shoots dye into your kidney to look at the how they are going to take hers and what they will have to do to hook up to me. We also have a full day of testing the day before the transplant. We have a date also. It is July 16 at 8:30 AM. I am going down this week with my doner to do that dye test and will be back late Friday. We will either leave Monday evening on the 14th or Tuesday in the early AM. We have to be there at 8:30 AM to start our preop rounds. Please, please keep us in your prayers. If they have to postpone for any reason, we will have to wait until next year to do this. She has gone back to school and wants to be well by mid-August. I am sorry that I am not going to be able to keep up with all of you, but I think that my life has just gone beyond the time that I have available to me. Thank all of you ahead of time for all your prayers for this new venture and when things went badly for me last time we tried this. Thank-you, Thank-you, Thank-you. All my best to each and every one of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Hi Jem, You must have your hands more than full with two year old triplets :-) How adorable they must be at that age. I want to welcome you to our group, although saddened to hear you have been diagnosed with IgAN. There are some good questions to ask your Nephrologist. First, if you are not on an ace inhibitor medication, is he going to prescribe one. They are pretty much standard treatment for IgAN. Some good lab values to know are: Serum Creatinine Creatinine Clearance from a 24 hour urine Urine protein Hematocrit to make sure you are not anemic What your blood pressure is Are their any dietary restrictions or recommendations based on your lab values. Also, a good place to start is to read through our sister site, <A HREF= " www.igan.ca " >www.igan.ca</A> That will give you a good understanding of IgAN from a patient's perspective before going to your appointment. To encourage you though, the majority of people with IgAN never reach end stage renal disease. I myself have had it since I was a teenager and am now in my 40's and not yet on dialysis. I really have not had significant problems until the past few years. God blessed me by allowing me to raise my two daughters before encountering any real trouble until my youngest was about ready for college. The best advise is to not let IgAN dictate your life, but to really embrace life and receive each day as a blessing! Welcome again, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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