November 2009 Mastectomy

Wouldn't it be great if we could get all of the November 2009 ladies to post an update? I think it would be a real encouragement to those facing surgery this year. But I'm sure some probably don't even come back to these boards.... It's good that they are busy and moving on though!

Thanks for the encouragement! I had thought about starting a thread, but thought maybe it wasn't important. Since you had the same idea, I started one under the Surgery Forum - called "One Year after Surgery!!!" I like your idea of PM'ing those on this November list, so I'll try to do that. If you have any suggestions about wording the beginning text better, I can go back and edit it.

Sorry---dmorgan. We are really spoiled with our weather and I'm afraid we often take it for granted!I had forgotton, or never knew, that you were in Atlanta! Wow! Were you in the midst of the snow storm last week? We knew of friends on their way to Florida. They had to stay in a hotel due to the terrible conditions. Never heard how long they had to stay, or if they were still there through the next storm too!! What are the current conditions where you are? 

So nice to have you staying with us, Leslie! We love having current updates, or just general conversations! Michigan has always sounded cold to me! How much snow do you have now? We change planes in Minneapolis sometimes and always enjoy browsing in the gift shops - moose, mosquito size, - all so different from here!!!!! Hope you enjoying this quieter (????) time after the holidays!

How is everyone doing? It's now been 2 years since my first surgery. Again, the date I thoiught I'd never forget - just came and went. Life in general is busy and requires much of my concentration to keep up with the boys (schedules, questions, decisions), tutors, friends, church, and the daily or weekly household chores and yardwork. I'm thankful for God's blessings and guidance and for my returned energy.

I'm actually loosing weight - thanks to God's guidance and motivation and the finding of the E-Lab project started by Meece. The point system really motivates me to SEE my progress and try for more points. And as a result - my blood sugars are down, my blood pressure is down, and my doctor didn't even question me staying off of meds! Now if I can just keep going.......

One step at a time. God IS in control!

Come join us on the E-Lab project! There are teams, but I'm still in the holding team. The point system is great. It has really helped me focus on the water that I knew I should drink, but never found time. And I go to Curves and doubled my time since I'm there already anyway. It's as fun as "exercise" can be and I really like it that it works on strengthening all muscle groups in addition to the cardiac workout. Yet it is individualized for YOUR pace, not the next gal. I'm sort of competing with myself on the E-Lab project - I wanted more points so my goal was to increase my points by 2 from the previous week. Except that you don't know about the 2 points for weight loss until you weigh in on Friday morning!

Anyway ~ you're welcome to check it out. For me, sometimes I need to wrap my mind around the idea! Now that I get points for NOT eating unhealthy things, or for DOING healthy things, it's easier to say "no" to the unhealthy things, or yes" to the healthy things! And when I did eat pie last weekend - it was so-o-o-o sweet that I didn't even like it! WOW! That's amazing for me!