Hello

[Guest guest]

HI Kim and welcome to the group hope you are with us a long time and sorry

about the foot but you will make the VA Beach race just fine

TN

hello

> Hi,

> I'm new to the group & 6mo.post-op.So far, So good!! I had my surgery @

> Albany Med. they require a 10% loss pre-surgery as part of the program

> along with group and other requirements..at the time I was hating the

> process, just too long and laborious,Im thankful now since with all the

> info I had was not prepared for the first month!!!!!!!!!1 I thought it

> sucked. I got thru it, and Im okay. I think the biggest revelation is

> getting passed the " head " aspect, I had to acknowledge that the " power "

> my mind once had has know been transferred to the " power " my body now

> has!!! as in if you eat something your body cannot tolerate, you

> pay.....no matter how much you may " crave " DESIRE,whatever your mind

> comes up with...your body now rules!!!! Its been a GOD send for me.

> Nothing, I mean no food is worth getting sick over. I also needed to

> change the whole exercise habit. which was basically nothing to walking

> and lifting free-weights ect... I was on a roll, I would walk 2 miles in

> the am and 2 miles in pm. mostly because I could make the time this way.

> Had a " freak " accident on dec 14, which left me having foot surgery on

> christmas eve.and in a cast up to my knee until last week. So.....back to

> square one.......yet again, I believe that things happen for a reason.

> Haven't figured out yet why this, but im working on it. quit smoking 2

> days ago.........yet again...I quit pre-surgery for 7months and returned

> to it a month post-op....Its an oral-thing ..okay.......So far, Im okay.

> Yeah, i miss it but im hoping to finally get my & (*^^ together. I have

> signed up for a 13 mile race on labor day weekend in Virginia Beach. So

> thats my goal...I've got another 50-60lbs to go and I figure what the

> heck. having this surgery has taught me that ANYTHING is possible. I hope

> to hear from others and read the ramblings which im sure is what this is

> .

>

> take care,

>

>

> KIM : )

>

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[Guest guest]

Kim, you've had a fascinating time so far! You serve good

thing -- welcome!

Sharon in D.C.

hello

Hi,

I'm new to the group & 6mo.post-op.So far, So good!! I had

my surgery @

Albany Med. they require a 10% loss pre-surgery as part of

the program

along with group and other requirements..at the time I was

hating the

process, just too long and laborious,Im thankful now since

with all the

info I had was not prepared for the first month!!!!!!!!!1 I

thought it

sucked. I got thru it, and Im okay. I think the biggest

revelation is

getting passed the " head " aspect, I had to acknowledge that

the " power "

my mind once had has know been transferred to the " power " my

body now

has!!! as in if you eat something your body cannot tolerate,

you

pay.....no matter how much you may " crave " DESIRE,whatever

your mind

comes up with...your body now rules!!!! Its been a GOD

send for me.

Nothing, I mean no food is worth getting sick over. I also

needed to

change the whole exercise habit. which was basically nothing

to walking

and lifting free-weights ect... I was on a roll, I would

walk 2 miles in

the am and 2 miles in pm. mostly because I could make the

time this way.

Had a " freak " accident on dec 14, which left me having foot

surgery on

christmas eve.and in a cast up to my knee until last week.

So.....back to

square one.......yet again, I believe that things happen for

a reason.

Haven't figured out yet why this, but im working on it. quit

smoking 2

days ago.........yet again...I quit pre-surgery for 7months

and returned

to it a month post-op....Its an oral-thing ..okay.......So

far, Im okay.

Yeah, i miss it but im hoping to finally get my & (*^^

together. I have

signed up for a 13 mile race on labor day weekend in

Virginia Beach. So

thats my goal...I've got another 50-60lbs to go and I figure

what the

heck. having this surgery has taught me that ANYTHING is

possible. I hope

to hear from others and read the ramblings which im sure is

what this is

..

take care,

KIM : )

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[Guest guest]

Hi Kim - Nice to meet you and welcome. I enjoyed your story. Keep up the good

work especially stick with the quitting smoking. You will be the picture of

health then when you reach your goal. Sorry about your foot mishap around the

holidays. Good luck getting back into the exercising.

Jeanne in WI

Age 39

Open RNY - 5/21/02

Dr. Chua

5'8 " - 314/221/150-175

[Guest guest]

Hey all. Just wanted to let you know that I'm still alive and doing. Things are a little better. I've put myself back on mail so we will see what happens!

[Guest guest]

Hi , maybe I have grasped the wrong end of the stick but when I think back

to the emotions I went through I wouldn't want them recorded, photographically

or otherwise and if you portray some of the emotions we all share whatever

illness or condition we have I just wonder who will buy the end product?

I think I can safely say that most of us go through feelings of horror, fear,

sheer terror, dread, confusion, pain, sadness, self-pity, guilt, anger,

devastation, shock, etc.+++ I don't honestly think you will see too many happy

faces when someone finds something suspicious.

I had BC in 1996, it spread in 2001, yes, I am a survivor but I am not happy

to be a 'cancer survivor;' I would be happier never to have had it it the first

place or even happy if it hadn't spread.

I wonder if your approach may be from the wrong angle? If you are going to

raise awareness then you need something that demonstrates positive emotions akin

to someone who has fought long and hard to give birth to a child........ and

here is the end product.(Babe in arms.)

I honestly think if you produce a calender with a group of ladies and gents

showing fears and tears your end product won't reach the people you intend. And

if you aim to rasie any funds for this product you need to sell it too. I do

feel however, you are well intentioned on this score.

Yes, I can see you want to portray the fact that cancer is not a death

sentence and alert both men and women to check themselves and seek help, get

help and move on but the difficulty is photographing all of that.

Might I suggest you approach from a different angle? How about people who have

lost their breasts and/or had reconstruction? 3 ladies and 3 gents, all clothed,

slightly in profile, the caption reads, 'which one had breast cancer?'

So sorry if this seems like a 'put-down' but I think you have a very hard task

ahead of you.

I can make another suggestion though, have you thought about an 'all pink'

calender since 'pink' is the symbolic colour of cancer/research awareness, I

would guess almost world wide it has already become synonimous in peoples'

minds. And pink anything; from aircraft, autos to landscapes, seascapes,

skyscapes, cityscapes as well as people, animals, birds etc. with all the

relevant info attached. (Various shades of pink) (Actually pink seascapes with

gently lapping waves, pink palms, and pink skyscapes sound so soothing and could

well be something I would wish to purchase and have hanging in my home but also

would purchase as a gift for someone else)

Just a thought ~ hey, I presume you check yourself out, (both ends)

(upper and lower)

I wish you the best of luck with your project and future sales, not forgetting

making people aware,

Velvet (UK)

PS post the end product to the group please?

picturesquefoto wrote:

I'm probably not like anyone else in your group, but I would really

like to be here. Let me explain.

I am a photgrapher, and I'm working on a project - I'm building a

calendar (hopefully for 2008) for Breast Cancer Awareness. Since it's

a calendar, I obviously need 12 images for it. That's not important.

What is important is that I want to show a different perspective. I

look anywhere for facts and figures, or medical information, or any

kind of specifics like that. That is not my focus.

I want to learn about the emotions of people dealing with Breast

Cancer. What do they think, how do they feel, what goes through their

minds from the first moment of " I may have a problem " to " seeing the

doctor " , being told " You have a spot " . I think you get the idea. I

am only guessing here, but I think I could capture the range of

emotions in 12 stages.

I have not had to deal with this disease personally, so I have

absolutely no first hand knowledge of what you experience. I hope

that I can learn enough from you folks to get a tiny little clue of

what you feel and translate that into photos. I wish to honor those

that have suffered through this - both the ones that have survived and

the ones that haven't.

I am like an empty sponge, please, fill me up with your feelings and

experience. Thank you for your help.

Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

[Guest guest]

Actually I feel that my breast cancer was a blessing. I was not mad or had self

pity or anything else. My Father had previously died of lung/brain cancer and my

sister of colon cancer so I knew it was just going to be a matter of time before

it was my turn.

My cancer diagnosis made me appreciate things that I took for granted before. It

made stop and smell the roses as they. But everyone is different.

Hugs

nne

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Re: Hello

Hi , maybe I have grasped the wrong end of the stick but when I think back

to the emotions I went through I wouldn't want them recorded, photographically

or otherwise and if you portray some of the emotions we all share whatever

illness or condition we have I just wonder who will buy the end product?

I think I can safely say that most of us go through feelings of horror, fear,

sheer terror, dread, confusion, pain, sadness, self-pity, guilt, anger,

devastation, shock, etc.+++ I don't honestly think you will see too many happy

faces when someone finds something suspicious.

I had BC in 1996, it spread in 2001, yes, I am a survivor but I am not happy

to be a 'cancer survivor;' I would be happier never to have had it it the first

place or even happy if it hadn't spread.

I wonder if your approach may be from the wrong angle? If you are going to

raise awareness then you need something that demonstrates positive emotions akin

to someone who has fought long and hard to give birth to a child........ and

here is the end product.(Babe in arms.)

I honestly think if you produce a calender with a group of ladies and gents

showing fears and tears your end product won't reach the people you intend. And

if you aim to rasie any funds for this product you need to sell it too. I do

feel however, you are well intentioned on this score.

Yes, I can see you want to portray the fact that cancer is not a death

sentence and alert both men and women to check themselves and seek help, get

help and move on but the difficulty is photographing all of that.

Might I suggest you approach from a different angle? How about people who have

lost their breasts and/or had reconstruction? 3 ladies and 3 gents, all clothed,

slightly in profile, the caption reads, 'which one had breast cancer?'

So sorry if this seems like a 'put-down' but I think you have a very hard task

ahead of you.

I can make another suggestion though, have you thought about an 'all pink'

calender since 'pink' is the symbolic colour of cancer/research awareness, I

would guess almost world wide it has already become synonimous in peoples'

minds. And pink anything; from aircraft, autos to landscapes, seascapes,

skyscapes, cityscapes as well as people, animals, birds etc. with all the

relevant info attached. (Various shades of pink) (Actually pink seascapes with

gently lapping waves, pink palms, and pink skyscapes sound so soothing and could

well be something I would wish to purchase and have hanging in my home but also

would purchase as a gift for someone else)

Just a thought ~ hey, I presume you check yourself out, (both ends)

(upper and lower)

I wish you the best of luck with your project and future sales, not forgetting

making people aware,

Velvet (UK)

PS post the end product to the group please?

picturesquefoto wrote:

I'm probably not like anyone else in your group, but I would really

like to be here. Let me explain.

I am a photgrapher, and I'm working on a project - I'm building a

calendar (hopefully for 2008) for Breast Cancer Awareness. Since it's

a calendar, I obviously need 12 images for it. That's not important.

What is important is that I want to show a different perspective. I

look anywhere for facts and figures, or medical information, or any

kind of specifics like that. That is not my focus.

I want to learn about the emotions of people dealing with Breast

Cancer. What do they think, how do they feel, what goes through their

minds from the first moment of " I may have a problem " to " seeing the

doctor " , being told " You have a spot " . I think you get the idea. I

am only guessing here, but I think I could capture the range of

emotions in 12 stages.

I have not had to deal with this disease personally, so I have

absolutely no first hand knowledge of what you experience. I hope

that I can learn enough from you folks to get a tiny little clue of

what you feel and translate that into photos. I wish to honor those

that have suffered through this - both the ones that have survived and

the ones that haven't.

I am like an empty sponge, please, fill me up with your feelings and

experience. Thank you for your help.

Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

[Guest guest]

Chino

>

>>

>> I'm 25 I live in so cal and Im having surgery dec 6 I'm am sooo

> nervous

>> well I just wanted to interduce myself

>>

>

> Hi Lorraine

> Don't be nervous I had my surgery on August 28 2006 and I have lost 60

> pounds. It will be ok and you will be soooooo happy

>

> I live in So Cal too whereabouts.?

>

> write back if you want to talk

>

> and welcome

>

>

>