Donna M.

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Frvsnt O. 21 years, 8 months ago

Good MORNING fellow October BABY!!!! - and an early Happy ONE YEAR Re-birthday to you!!! I’ll be in sunny Las Vegas for a week so I wanted to send you early salutations! I found this quote and just love it! When running up a hill, it’s alright to give up as many times as you wish – as long as your feet keep moving. By - Shoma Morita M.D. I can only imagine that your experience has been wonderful. Full of changes and new experiences. Congratulations to YOU!!! If you have an opportunity and/or haven’t already, please stop by and update your profile! We’d all love to know how well you’ve progressed!!! If you have a few moments, please take the time to send well wishes to your fellow “re-birthday” buddies!!! It’s a great boost to them as well as yourself. I'd also like to invite you to participate in the October 2003 message board. We do have activity and enjoy hearing from our peers! Have a FANTASTIC DAY! RNY 10/31/03 down 121 pounds and at GOAL!!! -

RebeccaP 22 years, 5 months ago

The road you are on is a long one, but you have made it past the ugly part, and all thats left is the fun. Enjoy and remember EVERY little acomplishment no matter how small it is. They will forever bring back little smiles. I am very excited for you, and hope everything goes well. /hugs toots :)

Tanya T. 22 years, 7 months ago

Donna, I am so glad to see that you are home and doing much better. I have been praying for you. Hope to see you at a support group meeting. I go for surgery next week!!!

Happy Mommy 22 years, 7 months ago

Welcome home Donna!! I am so glad that you are on the losing side... take it easy, do what your doc tells you to do~~ and here is a hug for you~~!!

OLEVIA J. 22 years, 7 months ago

HELLO FELLOW ARIZONIAN, THANK GOD YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO THE LOOSING SIDE. I KNOW YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE NURSES TREATING YOU LIKE A CHILD, BUT AT LEAST IT KEPT WALKING ON YOUR MIND. NOW, YOU CAN WALK TO BETTER YOURSELF AT YOUR OWN PACE. A BLESSED AND SPEEDY RECOVERY.

Denise W. 22 years, 7 months ago

Donna, Congratulations on being post op!! I'm sending you my very best wishes for a great and speedy recovery. (Hey the nurses would rather NAG about you walking, than see you throw a blood clot because they didnt...its a nurse thing!) May God bless you as you begin the next steps of this incredible journey...keep us posted

Donna M. 22 years, 7 months ago

Hello everyone, Suzie here again to update ya on Donna's progress: Just got home from the hospital. Things are looking great! No more IV's or anything to tie her down. She was walking up and down the hall when we got there. She is in NO pain whatsoever. Her spirits are up and she is looking forward to coming home tomorrow. While we were there, her dinner came. It consisted of a cup of bouillon, a bowl of Jell-O and a bottle of water. She ate only half the Jell-O. She says she has absolutely NO appetite. I am sure this will change as soon as all the drugs totally out of her system and she is home and more comfy. The ONLY thing that I can say was a negative, is that she does NOT like the nurses constantly reminding her that she needs to walk. I don't blame her, she did not go through this thing only to not follow through with what is expected of her in order to succeed. However, while we were there, in those three (3) hours the nurses came in SEVEN Times to remind her she needed to walk. She had been walking, they just never saw her. Good grief. I am not one to complain about hospitals, but to me this one complaint is warranted. When they approached her so many times it became aggravating and it seemed to me they were treating her like a 3 year old child. Finally I got sick of it and went to the Charge Nurse and told her that they needed to stop it. I told her that Donna was a grown woman and not a child and that she WAS indeed walking on her own and did not need to be reminded almost every 15 minutes. She promised she would put it in her chart for them to leave her alone. Yeah RIGHT. She was gone after 7:30 and so was the promise. Next thing you know...in comes someone else "YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO WALK DONNA...HAVE YOU WALKED TODAY? HOW LONG AGO?? HOW FAR?? WHEN ARE YOU GOING AGAIN?? On and on and on...BLECH!!! LOL Well enough complaining...she gets to come home tomorrow, YEAH...I'll be taking care of her, she'll be comfy in her own surroundings. Anyways, love to all of you, thanks for your prayers...I'll let you know tomorrow as soon as she gets home!

Donna M. 22 years, 7 months ago

Good moring all :-). This is Suzie. Just wanted to let you know, Donna is doing just WONDERFULY! She no longer has any tubes, ties, iv's or catheder! They removed it all this morning. Her test came back fine and she will be having her first meal, (even though she says she's not one bit hungry) in about an hour. Her spirits are UP UP UP!!! She wants me to thank ALL of you for your prayers, messages, flowers, ballons and just for being "you". She should be coming home tommorow. I will keep you posted of all the good news. She's on her way to her new life, and God, am I ever thankful for it! I love her so! Ya'll take care. God Bless Suzie

Phyllis M. 22 years, 7 months ago

Hi Donna. Glad that the surgery is all done and that you've come through it OK. This is all "Good News." Look forward to seeing you back at Yahoo.

Karen S. 22 years, 7 months ago

Hope you are doing better. You may not know me but I have read a lot about you and from you on line. Take care, Karen