Re: Hello everyone - Please Welcome Carol!!!

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Welcome to the group Carol! :-)

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carol-guyer@... wrote:

> Hi my name is Carol .. I live in Lowell Mi. On a very small fiber farm we

have 9 llamas, 1 alpaca, 2 cashmere goats, 2 pygro goats,

> 2 pygmies goats, 2 plain old goats, 2 angora goats, 1 angora bunny, 5 ducks, 4

cats, some chickens, and 1 wild grand child.

>

> I am learning to weave and spin. I can make locker hooked rugs and saddle

blankets ( I won a blue ribbon this summer at MI llama fest).

>

> I have started the long trip to WLS. I have had the blood work and the 1st

visit, Next week I have some tests, the following week I met with the Dr and

the behave counselor.. I have BCBS and Medicare insurance I am just hoping that

the insurance will not

> be butt heads. They told me that my insurance will approve things fast so

maybe by the end of Feb I will have the surgery. It is a little scary well a

lot scary. They keep saying my life will change.. Right down to drinking water

OH NO!!!! we have well water and it

> is not the best tasting any water is not good.. I have been working on

drinking water instead of my Diet Pepsi which is our house wine here.. .

>

> The Dr I have picked out is very nice. He is Dr Foote. He did one of our

church members surgery and she said he was wonderful.

>

> I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you

>

> Thank you so much

> Carol

> in Lowell MI

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Carol. We look forward to traveling along on

your wl with you. Sherry

>

> Hi my name is Carol .. I live in Lowell Mi. On a very small fiber

farm we have 9 llamas, 1 alpaca, 2 cashmere goats, 2 pygro goats,

> 2 pygmies goats, 2 plain old goats, 2 angora goats, 1 angora bunny,

5 ducks, 4 cats, some chickens, and 1 wild grand child.

>

> I am learning to weave and spin. I can make locker hooked rugs and

saddle blankets ( I won a blue ribbon this summer at MI llama fest).

>

> I have started the long trip to WLS. I have had the blood work and

the 1st visit, Next week I have some tests, the following week I met

with the Dr and the behave counselor.. I have BCBS and Medicare

insurance I am just hoping that the insurance will not

> be butt heads. They told me that my insurance will approve things

fast so maybe by the end of Feb I will have the surgery. It is a

little scary well a lot scary. They keep saying my life will

change.. Right down to drinking water OH NO!!!! we have well water

and it

> is not the best tasting any water is not good.. I have been working

on drinking water instead of my Diet Pepsi which is our house wine

here.. .

>

> The Dr I have picked out is very nice. He is Dr Foote. He did one

of our church members surgery and she said he was wonderful.

>

> I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you

>

> Thank you so much

> Carol

> in Lowell MI

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Carol

Sorry I'm late been gone all day shopping. I'm like you; I've not at

my surgery yet, but soon.

I'm pretty much a newbie myself, I lurked learning for a while.

But so far I can say everyone is very nice, not one has bite me yet.

[Guest guest]

--- HI CAROL .. nice hearing about yourself. i live in pa. got 2

kittys n 1 dog.. had my wls nov 13 th,, it went good, no pain to

speak of.. n just adapting to the stages of eating. good luck donna

In GastricBypass-LOSERS , wrote:

>

> Hi my name is Carol .. I live in Lowell Mi. On a very small fiber

farm we have 9 llamas, 1 alpaca, 2 cashmere goats, 2 pygro goats,

> 2 pygmies goats, 2 plain old goats, 2 angora goats, 1 angora bunny,

5 ducks, 4 cats, some chickens, and 1 wild grand child.

>

> I am learning to weave and spin. I can make locker hooked rugs and

saddle blankets ( I won a blue ribbon this summer at MI llama fest).

>

> I have started the long trip to WLS. I have had the blood work and

the 1st visit, Next week I have some tests, the following week I met

with the Dr and the behave counselor.. I have BCBS and Medicare

insurance I am just hoping that the insurance will not

> be butt heads. They told me that my insurance will approve things

fast so maybe by the end of Feb I will have the surgery. It is a

little scary well a lot scary. They keep saying my life will

change.. Right down to drinking water OH NO!!!! we have well water

and it

> is not the best tasting any water is not good.. I have been working

on drinking water instead of my Diet Pepsi which is our house wine

here.. .

>

> The Dr I have picked out is very nice. He is Dr Foote. He did one

of our church members surgery and she said he was wonderful.

>

> I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you

>

> Thank you so much

> Carol

> in Lowell MI

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Carol,

You sound great. I have a friend from high school who lives in Lowell

with her three kids and a co-worker who lives/farms Lowell with his

three sons.

Do you have horses? My daughter loves horses and I would like to get

her out for some rides sometime if that works.

Bottled water could work for you. Costco has it CHEAP! I'd be happy

to pick up a couple cases and bring them out for a lowfat latte at

that coffee shop on the main street of Lowell. My daughter loves that

place. I can't remember the name right now.

I have a co-worker in the cube across from mine that drinks about a

six pack of diet pepsi cans a day. I can't believe I used to do that.

Seriously, just not having to deal with all the damned 10 cent

returnables has been enough to keep me from drinking soda again.

Dr. Foote rocks, I talked with him once I think. The PAs at MMPC are

pretty cool for the most part. Todd (the PA) is freaking hilarious.

They're all top shelf medical professionals. Andy the physiologist

has a level of focus and energy that is only tempered by his concern

for my betterment. He's great.

My dietician has been a wealth of information and answers a lot of

questions I have with them totally geared towards the wls experience.

Plus she's very easy on the eyes.

Good luck with your insurance. I'm not sure if MMPC had anything to

do with my approval/process but I've not heard of anyone having their

approval faster than mine (about three business days) or having their

surgery sooner after approval (six months and that's after I delayed

it for two months to apply my deductible to my flexible benefit plan).

Mike in GR (do they have snow in Lowell? Where's all the damned snow?)

>

> Hi my name is Carol .. I live in Lowell Mi. On a very small fiber

farm we have 9 llamas, 1 alpaca, 2 cashmere goats, 2 pygro goats,

> 2 pygmies goats, 2 plain old goats, 2 angora goats, 1 angora bunny,

5 ducks, 4 cats, some chickens, and 1 wild grand child.

>

> I am learning to weave and spin. I can make locker hooked rugs and

saddle blankets ( I won a blue ribbon this summer at MI llama fest).

>

> I have started the long trip to WLS. I have had the blood work and

the 1st visit, Next week I have some tests, the following week I met

with the Dr and the behave counselor.. I have BCBS and Medicare

insurance I am just hoping that the insurance will not

> be butt heads. They told me that my insurance will approve things

fast so maybe by the end of Feb I will have the surgery. It is a

little scary well a lot scary. They keep saying my life will

change.. Right down to drinking water OH NO!!!! we have well water

and it

> is not the best tasting any water is not good.. I have been working

on drinking water instead of my Diet Pepsi which is our house wine

here.. .

>

> The Dr I have picked out is very nice. He is Dr Foote. He did one

of our church members surgery and she said he was wonderful.

>

> I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you

>

> Thank you so much

> Carol

> in Lowell MI

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Carol!I would be thrilled at getting a quick approval if I

were you.Mine took forever so it seemed.I always wondered if CHOW

CHOW (My dog) hair would ever be able to be used as a weaving

fiber.She has sooo much when I brush her.I can fill a whole shopping

bag up,LOL

Best of luck to you!

Kim

Rny 6/23/06

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>

> Hi my name is Carol .. I live in Lowell Mi. On a very small fiber

farm we have 9 llamas, 1 alpaca, 2 cashmere goats, 2 pygro goats,

> 2 pygmies goats, 2 plain old goats, 2 angora goats, 1 angora

bunny, 5 ducks, 4 cats, some chickens, and 1 wild grand child.

>

> I am learning to weave and spin. I can make locker hooked rugs and

saddle blankets ( I won a blue ribbon this summer at MI llama fest).

>

> I have started the long trip to WLS. I have had the blood work

and the 1st visit, Next week I have some tests, the following week

I met with the Dr and the behave counselor.. I have BCBS and

Medicare insurance I am just hoping that the insurance will not

> be butt heads. They told me that my insurance will approve things

fast so maybe by the end of Feb I will have the surgery. It is a

little scary well a lot scary. They keep saying my life will

change.. Right down to drinking water OH NO!!!! we have well water

and it

> is not the best tasting any water is not good.. I have been

working on drinking water instead of my Diet Pepsi which is our

house wine here.. .

>

> The Dr I have picked out is very nice. He is Dr Foote. He did one

of our church members surgery and she said he was wonderful.

>

> I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you

>

> Thank you so much

> Carol

> in Lowell MI

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Mike - I have a Shepard Mix as well & now with the cold weather,she

looks like she is molting.How is your dog been doing lately?Is her

health better?

Kim in PA

RNY 6/23/06

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> >>

> >> Hi my name is Carol .. I live in Lowell Mi. On a very small

fiber

> > farm we have 9 llamas, 1 alpaca, 2 cashmere goats, 2 pygro goats,

> >> 2 pygmies goats, 2 plain old goats, 2 angora goats, 1 angora

> > bunny, 5 ducks, 4 cats, some chickens, and 1 wild grand child.

> >>

> >> I am learning to weave and spin. I can make locker hooked rugs

and

> > saddle blankets ( I won a blue ribbon this summer at MI llama

fest).

> >>

> >> I have started the long trip to WLS. I have had the blood work

> > and the 1st visit, Next week I have some tests, the following

week

> > I met with the Dr and the behave counselor.. I have BCBS and

> > Medicare insurance I am just hoping that the insurance will not

> >> be butt heads. They told me that my insurance will approve

things

> > fast so maybe by the end of Feb I will have the surgery. It

is a

> > little scary well a lot scary. They keep saying my life will

> > change.. Right down to drinking water OH NO!!!! we have well

water

> > and it

> >> is not the best tasting any water is not good.. I have been

> > working on drinking water instead of my Diet Pepsi which is our

> > house wine here.. .

> >>

> >> The Dr I have picked out is very nice. He is Dr Foote. He did

one

> > of our church members surgery and she said he was wonderful.

> >>

> >> I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you

> >>

> >> Thank you so much

> >> Carol

> >> in Lowell MI

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

[Guest guest]

OMG! 3???? Those dogs are beautiful! I'd like one someday.The next

one we get is a Rottweiler(Jims request).I'd like a Great Dane

too.I'm a BIG dog lover ;o)

Kim in PA

RNY 6/23/06

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> > Kim,

> > My german shepherd is bad with the hair also.....I get a

paper sack from

> > the store and I can almost fill that thing up when I get her to

sit still

> > long enough for a good brush out.......

> >

> > Mike T

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Cool Carol!I will ship some Chow hair to you.My son needs a

comforter for his bed,lol.Not making fun.I have always wondered

about that.Good luck to you on being apporved.Think positive! You

may surprise yourself!

Kim in PA

RNY 6/23/06

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> >>

> >> Hi my name is Carol .. I live in Lowell Mi. On a very small

fiber

> > farm we have 9 llamas, 1 alpaca, 2 cashmere goats, 2 pygro goats,

> >> 2 pygmies goats, 2 plain old goats, 2 angora goats, 1 angora

> > bunny, 5 ducks, 4 cats, some chickens, and 1 wild grand child.

> >>

> >> I am learning to weave and spin. I can make locker hooked rugs

and

> > saddle blankets ( I won a blue ribbon this summer at MI llama

fest).

> >>

> >> I have started the long trip to WLS. I have had the blood work

> > and the 1st visit, Next week I have some tests, the following

week

> > I met with the Dr and the behave counselor.. I have BCBS and

> > Medicare insurance I am just hoping that the insurance will not

> >> be butt heads. They told me that my insurance will approve

things

> > fast so maybe by the end of Feb I will have the surgery. It

is a

> > little scary well a lot scary. They keep saying my life will

> > change.. Right down to drinking water OH NO!!!! we have well

water

> > and it

> >> is not the best tasting any water is not good.. I have been

> > working on drinking water instead of my Diet Pepsi which is our

> > house wine here.. .

> >>

> >> The Dr I have picked out is very nice. He is Dr Foote. He did

one

> > of our church members surgery and she said he was wonderful.

> >>

> >> I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you

> >>

> >> Thank you so much

> >> Carol

> >> in Lowell MI

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

[Guest guest]

i considered getting a boston terrior, but i ended up getting a pug..

and boy is he a hoot! Of course i also have 2 boxers and a german

shep/husky mix. can you tell im also a dog lover? lol

Donna in CO

> > OMG! 3???? Those dogs are beautiful! I'd like one someday.The

next

> > one we get is a Rottweiler(Jims request).I'd like a Great Dane

> > too.I'm a BIG dog lover ;o)

> >

> > Kim in PA

> > RNY 6/23/06

> > 298/205/135

> >

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