tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205959422024-03-23T13:09:55.807-05:00the learning curveslynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-60217729853552627562009-04-19T18:36:00.002-05:002009-04-19T18:42:56.586-05:00April 2009Just an update to add to my old blog here as it is faintly still alive. I will be 3 years post-op this coming August. I am pretty much pain free, although still get very tired by early evening. I guess I cannot blame that on my operation anymore! Maybe old age or having two active boys or both combined. But having that major operation is still a part of me by all means. I still think back every so often to that time and thank God that I came out of it healthly.lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-84255218304776718152008-10-12T18:01:00.002-05:002008-10-12T18:46:12.408-05:00October 2008...an update..It has been 2 years plus that I had my scoliosis surgery... & I'm doing ok...<br />My last check up was back at the end of July with Dr. Boachie and all looked good. My spine is still very crooked(60 degree curve) and makes me wince when I look at the x rays. But it is better than it was(95 degrees) before. I still get scared from time to time that it will start to move more crooked but try not to think those thoughts.. on a bad day, I can.....but I mostly have good days and those thoughts are few....<br /><br /><br /> All in all, it was such a huge couple of operations that zapped my body & mind for a long time. It did take me quite a while to have a passion for my life again. And I found it hard to get back to the many things I loved to do in the past. Maybe it was depression, and maybe just a tiredness within from all that went on...but I was not the same as I was before....<br /> Little by little, I felt better as time went on and I got back to the things I loved. I finally felt recovered!!!! <br /> Anyone that is going through these operations can always drop me their email & I will be happy to help you thru it all. It was hard but I made it and I'm all better!<br /><br />-----------Lynnelynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1158575442250199192006-09-18T05:13:00.000-05:002006-09-18T05:30:42.266-05:00I can drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yesterday I went driving in the Jeep!!! I turned the key in the ignition & backed down our steep driveway! My 2 little men watched me from the front door...they looked very concerned yet clapped! My husband took a peak too! I felt good..a bit taller & a bit confined in my brace but I so wanted to DRIVE!!!! I got down the driveway & took off thru the neighborhood, waving to those I knew!!!!! 10 minutes later, I came home feeling like a new woman....I did it!<br /> I plan on driving only within my town borders for now....but what a feeling of independence...& I have a full tank of gas....yea!!!! Tomorrow, who knows, maybe the Library!!!-------------------Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1158329548572110832006-09-15T08:54:00.000-05:002006-09-15T09:18:04.463-05:00Physical Therapy 101....Mon & Thurs nites..ouchie!Physical Therapy 101: well let's just say that 6 pm last night was my 2nd P.T. visit & I woke up with pain & aches at 2am this morning, moaning for my pain meds...My husband nudged me & blabbed out that I fell asleep at 11:00 & did'nt get my 11:30 dose of percoset...therefore..up at 2 am in a panic....took the pain med & very slowly,if at all, did I improve. I then woke up again at 4am to wander thru the house in pain.....I'm gonna wrestle my Physical Therapist, Aaron.........He seems like a very nice guy outside of his job & I know as he says, in the long run ,I'll be in great shape..but for now, he's killing me.....I told him I'd write about him in my blog...& so it is.....why can't we just walk, I ask him?? I like to walk...he says I need to do all these other exercises to rebound from this surgery....bend my legs this way & that, go on my sides, lift my legs...I'm gonna kill him! & why is there only about 3 people doing P.T. when I go in? It's empty in there so that means I have him watching my every move...40 on the left leg, 40 on the right..keep going......I can't take a break or cheat one time cause he's always there by my side..........Physical Therapy 101 hurts & is keeping me up at night...! May I please have the weekend to rest- no soccer or baseball games, just leave me home to rest, please!------ Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1158159070955938892006-09-13T09:50:00.000-05:002006-09-13T09:54:42.786-05:00Did Sam Champion say rain tonight & tomorrow..??.where are my pain meds...........? Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1157918661347840572006-09-10T14:59:00.000-05:002006-09-10T15:05:46.620-05:00whatever goes on the floor..stays on the floor in my house...I drop a quarter, I drop a dime.....I'll pick them up...sometime.....whenever I find my grabber....I never know where I've put my grabber?? I try with my toes but I ain't too good at that............I guess I'll just leave everything on the floor where it falls...just can't bend............Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1157831236167546332006-09-09T14:43:00.000-05:002006-09-09T14:50:23.116-05:00I'm so tired.....time to pace myself....!This morning I walked quite a bit on the street where I live.....I was doing great going down the street which is a cul de sac....but it took me a loooooong time to come back up the street!!! Seems there is more of an incline than I remember.....I felt like a 90 year old on the way back with my cane.....then it was into bed for a nap.....I'm so tired......Time to pace myself....Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1157746503829602542006-09-08T15:14:00.000-05:002006-09-08T15:32:29.026-05:001st post-op appointment....what a relief!!!!Yesterday morning my husband & I went to NYC for my first post-op appointment! I was quite nervous as was to be expected! I was concerned how well I would hold up what with the long car ride(2hrs,turned out to be a bit longer with traffic...) to the city. I brought 2 comfy pillows and my big ice pack! I was prepared! Thankgod for the supplies because I needed the relief by my surgeon's appointment which was 1:30....Luckily I got into a waiting room by 2:00 or so and I could take my brace off & lie down until Dr. Boachie & Dr. Kim came in! Hooray! I did standing x-rays and all looked good...although I was in shock on seeing my own spine with screws in it....ouch!!! I really think I'd rather not see x-rays at the 3 month appointment..may I close my eyes?????<br /> I almost cried on seeing my Doctors, but I held up.... Everytime I think of my much deformed back now being normal....I tear up.....they are wonderful & I will never forget what they have done for me.....I am finally feeling like myself again...just a better me! Time to walk....... LY---lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1156952140849674002006-08-30T09:56:00.000-05:002006-08-30T10:37:54.496-05:00The start of my Recovery...........Here I am now at 4 weeks post-op and actually feeling quite chipper today! I really have not felt much up to adding anything to my blog for quite a while since it means sitting for a length of time. I will be quite honest....as a another post-op woman on the forum has said..."it ain't no walk in the park" this recovery thing,...& I thought of that many a day in the last few weeks. This has all been a very humbling experience. It has taken most of my mental & physical strength to deal with the ups & downs of it all. One day I feel pretty good & the next day I don't feel so good....The pain has, for the most part, been fairly tolerable and I now am only taking one pain med, percoset, as I need to. I have never been a pill taker so I tend to make a nasty face every time I must take more pills... My goal is to be off the heavy stuff sometime next month. But for now I do what I must do to control the aches & pains. I mean, hey, it's major surgery here, so my body has to heal. I try and be a good patient and rest whenever I feel fatigued. Friends & family say how fast I am recovering so I try to stay positive. My appetite has been fairly good yet I crave certain foods at times. Today I am craving Mallow Mars... I do think I'll have my husband check for them on his next shopping day!<br /> My men have come thru with shining colors! If I decide to stay in bed for dinner, they deliver my food to me. The boys are making their beds,most days. Something they never did before. The older of my 2 sons is vacuuming when I ask him! My loving husband has taken the most on by grocery shopping, cooking,cleaning & doing laundry. I cried the other day when he put my sneakers on & tied them so I could go out for a walk....pain meds make you emotional! Everything I worried about with the home & my family seems to have all worked out. I'm so proud of them! Why did I worry?<br /> My friends....well I cannot even tell you how much they have helped me to get thru the hard part of this recovery. Friends have called me just about every day to take my boys to the movies,to their houses to play etc. People have brought me flowers & brought us food.....It has been so amazing....I am so thankful to everyone.<br />You can never have enough friends.....................Lynne------ more later.....lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1156639270086366202006-08-26T19:33:00.000-05:002006-08-26T19:43:09.393-05:00One of the many Lighthouse's in a Thousand Islands, N.Y. State....<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1892/2071/1600/st.%20michaels%20443.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1892/2071/320/st.%20michaels%20443.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1156338011914592202006-08-23T07:52:00.000-05:002006-08-26T19:33:24.166-05:00Ok...I'm back and maybe can sit for 5 minutes.....wow! is all I can say! The last few days I got hit with major rib-removal numbness/tightness! I can't really describe it except you feel like your one side is sticking way out like a big tin can...very weird..... so that knocked me out each evening even with full pain meds dose! I am also no longer a morning person! I can manage to get up to get a cup of coffee & toast & then time to get back in bed!<br />In fact my computer time will now end cause my lower back is killin' me....more later!<br /> My mom is here with me. I feel like I have an FBI. agent assinged to me...she watches me like a hawk....boys went early to my good girlfriend's house for the full day. My husband took them early this morning before work so it should be peaceful here all day...I need that................more later.....Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1155596004050907492006-08-14T17:52:00.000-05:002006-12-18T15:47:15.963-05:00Feelin' somewhat like myself again......I seem to be bouncing back at a nice pace..... <br /> Kessler is a fine facility & the nurses are great people.....I even snuck a Briar's Rootbeer from their staff fridge to go with dinner & the kid working the snackbar let me take it for free(I got no money on me!) Seems the good stuff like that is for the nurses & Dr.s, staff, I guess....but I was desperate....told him I had massive back surgery & got his sympathy........then raced out with my wheelchair..............yea, I zip around in my wheelchair all day when they don't chase after me for P.T... They actually search the place for ya if you are'nt in class by 5 min.s of...........geeez!!!<br /> Oh by the way in case my back craps out on me(though just had pain meds), as far as height goes, I'm a giant.... seems I gained at least 2 inches...although to add to it, I've been on my back a lot so ya know the gravity thing & all...seems to be I'm 5'6" or 5'7"..On check out from the hospital with my Dr. I asked him as I stood face to face with him how tall he was..he said 5'9".I asked him do ya think I'm 5'9" & he said "maybe!"<br />One assistant/nurse came in & he said he needed to make me more comfortable since I looked so uncomfortable...he said someone so tall as me should'nt be dragging her feet over the bed rail! I love this man! Plus he was damned cute! Which brings me to the P.T. personnel of HSS hospital in great NYC... They were all great looking people & exceptionally nice. Two of the guys(about 25) brought me into the bathroom on my first ever after surgery walk & they, I thought would leave me there for privacy issues....no way, they hung out while...I was too drugged to care & they were too gorgeous...Plus the bathroom also had a million dollar view overlooking the East River & it was Sat or Sun(don't remember) & the boaters were passing by one after another......so I waved & cheered....lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1155498126174144232006-08-13T14:30:00.001-05:002007-02-11T09:10:39.677-05:00I'M BACK>>>>>>>>>>>>>!<table id="HB_Mail_Container" height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" unselectable="on"><tbody><tr height="100%" width="100%" unselectable="on"><td id="HB_Focus_Element" valign="top" width="100%" background="" height="250" unselectable="off"></td></tr><tr unselectable="on" hb_tag="1"><td style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt" height="1" unselectable="on"><div id="hotbar_promo"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote id="4d53181b">Hi all,<br />I'm here at Kessler Rehab & just came out of P.T.! all is moving ahead, small steps of course! I want to thank you all for the sweet thoughs & prayers! All was a success & I can tell ya I'm much taller with no hump on my back... Noticed today in P.T. that I can lay on the gym mat on my back....never could before.....weird feeling & made me tear up....<br />I am 10 minutes from home so my men have visited me everday... Hugged my boys so tight & yes, cried again which upset them till they knew it was good tears!<br />My doctors were fabulous as I anticipated! <br />Had a great view of the East River(NYC) but unfortunately was'nt up to much or in the mood for viewing it.....too bad..... need pain meds so I will scout out my nurse who says I chase her when I need my 'stuff'..........more very soon.....Lynnie<br /></blockquote>lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1155164603993588682006-08-09T17:45:00.000-05:002006-08-09T18:03:24.023-05:00Small StepsRemarkably, Lynne has been on her feet several times over the past few days. In fact, she was able to cover a good amount of the floor in her hospital wing today with minimal assistance. It's hard to imagine given that one week ago she was heavily medicated and recovering in the PAC unit following surgery. As of now, she's awake, alert and making daily progress toward recovery. There's still a long road ahead but it's encouraging to witness improvement each day. We're now awaiting word on her release, which may occur as early as this weekend.<br /><br />As you might have guessed, she doesn't currently have internet access, although if she did, she'd be able to update this blog on her own (another remarkable thought considering her condition just a week ago). In any case, I wanted to provide this update on her behalf. <br /><br />Sincere thanks for all the kind messages in response to my earlier posting. I'm guessing that the next post will come Lynne herself.<br /><br />Kindest regards, <br /><br />Billlynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1154554813164811612006-08-02T16:21:00.001-05:002006-08-02T16:40:13.166-05:00An UpdateJust a quick update on behalf of Lynne, from her husband....<br /><br />All is well after a long day in the OR on Tuesday (as anticipated). She came out of surgery at about 7:30 on Tuesday evening and the doctor assured me that all went well. She's currently in recovery and all signs are very good. She's anticipating about a ten-day stay in the hospital.<br /><br />I'll try to provide another update in the coming days. But for right now, a cold Heineken beckons!lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1154276301374351162006-07-30T11:05:00.000-05:002006-07-30T11:21:07.766-05:00Time for My Make-over.....Will be taking a bit of a break now from my 'therapy' writing...it has served me well! Now getting very close to my 'make-over' date! This journey has amazed me & made me strong!(I'll need the strength..mentally & physically)<br /> Hubby will attempt to log on & write a few words when he is back.........<br /> INHALE/EXHALE slowly & Breath...DEEP! Gotta keep repeating that the next few days.........<br /> Time to click on the RAMONES-'"I Wanna Be Sedated" video..........<br /><br /> See ya........................................................................<br /> to be continued.......soon....lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1154084056043916392006-07-28T05:01:00.000-05:002006-07-28T08:28:51.426-05:00PRE-OP: The rollercoaster ride continues...& almost stops in it's tracks..I always feel my heart beating a bit faster when in New York City... it's such a rush! Harlem, Manhattan & then the East Side...<br /> The first 'big' day has passed now & I'm tired, relieved & happy that it's over... It was a bit trying to say the least...<br /> I did my deep breathing on the car ride over while my sister tried to keep our conversation on other things...was'nt easy though..<br /> We got to our first appointment(scheduled for 10:30), at 9:30 giving us ample time to grab a muffin & coffee.. Then we marched upstairs & soon were called in by the Doctor who would do my general physical & consultation.. I thought this would be a piece of cake but she threw the red flag up early & my heart literally stopped........It started when she raised the questions on my family history & high blood pressure...& blood clots....Did anyone in the family have any occurrance of blood clots, she asked..?? My sister & I went blank for a minute or two<br /> & then sis remembered that middle sis had a blood clot after the birth of my niece, her first child. The doctor said this needed to be investigated...several phone calls were made to middle sister & then to her gynocologist to get some kind of information on this blood clotting... The Doctor said my surgery might have to be rescheduled what with the extra blood work now needed to be sent to the lab to be reseached. We only had a few days before surgery to genetically test my blood for this clotting factor. I was baffled & hit hard! I felt like I was tackled on the 10 yard line....close to a touchdown.. I almost lost it but stayed as strong as I could. It was all out of my hands now....This Doctor was very thorough & kind & was looking out for my well being...I certainly did not need a blood clot to complicate a major surgery.. But I cringed at the 'hold up'. I just could'nt have this surgery postponed, everything was in place & I was ready. I was so ready to go....But she had the niciest shoes I had ever seen on a Doctor & I liked her & trusted her.<br /> By an hour later, the fax came through from middle sis's gynocologist about the blood clotting. Seemed my niece's blood had been genetically tested for other reasons & she had this MTHFR factor of clotting so I then needed to be tested...<br />I was then sent to surgical-pretesting & many blood tests were added to the other tests(8 viles of blood in all) What an trip it was....<br /> Even though I lost a bit of confidence at the first stop where I was flagged, I went on positively, to the next test site. It was my chest x-ray. It was quick & easy & I picked up lost time & Big sis & I ran on to my surgeon's office down the street only a 1/2 hour late....thank god I was here & I could inhale & relax..somewhat...but still this blood thing would have to be discussed with my surgeon to see if it would hold up the whole show.........................................................to be continued....Ly<br /><br /> Finishing up here: I got into a waiting room & in walked an intern (he was adorable) & got my x-rays up there & measured the curves again & asked a bunch of questions to report back to my surgeon......then my surgeon came in & asked some questions & said we needed bending x-rays to see how flexible I am...all I can say is "ouch" I felt like a contortionist... they bent me every which way..& I'm still sore! Back into the waiting room & the intern measures the new bending x-rays...& the<br />surgeon is back in to check it out...seems I get a C+ on flexibility since I'm pretty stiff at the 'big' lumbar curve so he proposes to go with 2 small rods to straighten the lumbar curve. In that case, he may hold off on going up to T-2,because there's not much curvature up high... if he can't move that curved part much, he has to go to plan 2 & use big rods & go all the way up to T-2 & basically take apart the whole spine....what??? Hey, I trust him, he's the man.....On the blood thing: he says they will take the blood clotting precautions anyway, this Tuesday so the 'show must go on'.......thank god,...amen.....& Exhale.........Ly<br /><br />ps. forgot to mention: surgeon took before digitals of me & I asked him for some copies of them....so I can let you see my before shots.....lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1153920351299484072006-07-26T07:54:00.000-05:002006-07-26T08:39:43.056-05:00PRE-OP tomorrow......<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1892/2071/1600/st.%20michaels%20261.0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1892/2071/320/st.%20michaels%20261.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /> Tomorrow is the first of 2 big days...Pre-op...<br /> I feel like I've been bunkering down in my little home, safe & far from harm... I've been gardening & even put my white Christmas lights back on the arbor that leads to the backyard.. My husband rolled his eyes when he came home from work yesterday & saw my creative touch... When I come home from surgery, the days will definitely be getting noticeably shorter..even now they are....so I want to look at my pretty lights & watch those crazy little hummingbirds...<br /> I have been sleeping but only till 3am or so the last few nights.....then I snooze downstairs on the couch while watching info-mercials & Becker re-runs(Ted Danson)...makes me laugh...<br /> I have been calm, though & busy enough these last few days so no tears or panic attacks! Perhaps the forces above have sedated my brain a bit already...<br /> Hardest thing I see in the next few days will be leaving my boys with my sister. Who knows when I will see them....ahh they will be in great hands....& at this point they look at it with excitement, another vacation at the beach.... I have gone out of my way to make them secure with all of this & keep them carefree. It's just to hug them tight & say good bye...well...it will be the hardest part of all this....but I will rise to the occasion, I just know I will...............Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1153510913359253812006-07-21T14:08:00.001-05:002006-07-21T14:50:10.306-05:00Crazy & out of breathThis week is just about over...& I am feeling good but a bit overwhelmed with all I wish I could accomplish....I'm pretty much out of breath & almost out of time... It's such a wierd, wacky feeling to know by August I will be in a hospital bed barely moving... all very strange...<br /> I'm on the verge of something 'big' happening... so I'm getting butterflies in my stomach already...anticipation of the largest kind...I can feel it all building inside me now day by day...mostly good feelings, I think...<br /> Several friends have called me to do dinner, or brunch so my days have gotten very busy. My sisters & mom have been in touch frequently to check on my 'condition'. I'm trying to enjoy all the attention but on the other hand, it makes me a bit queasy...ahhhhhhh! Why do I still think my sister will be dragging me into this Pre-op appointment... Drug me now..please.......'I wanna be sedated'-remember that one by the Ramones?? 20, 20, 24 hours to go......had to just play it on the computer right now...I better bookmark it & play it the night before......... http://youtube.com/watch?v=wMD7Ezp3gWclynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1153408484836129042006-07-20T09:46:00.000-05:002006-07-20T10:22:04.563-05:00What a ride it's been.....<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1892/2071/1600/st.%20michaels%20012.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1892/2071/320/st.%20michaels%20012.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /> I was out in the yard pulling weeds by deep knee bending... not easy at all! Just practicing & getting my old knees ready! I was looking over my old posts that I made back at the start of this blog & thinking how far I've come on this journey! What a rollercoaster ride of emotions it's been....Now I have a week to go before Pre-op & then it's my turn...<br /> Today I feel as ready as I'll ever be, I guess...I really just hope & pray I'll be as good, mentally, next week as I am this week....One can never tell... I'm just going with the 'flow' as best I can...<br /> I just want to thoroughly enjoy my garden in deep summer now...I want to pull weeds, divide some June flowering perennials and watch my hummingbirds zip around the feeder... I'm hoping the boys stay as mellow as they have been(not too many band-aids this summer....)<br /> There are some days that I wish I could push this all back a month now that it's lingering so close but I'm sure it's a normal feeling...<br /> I guess it's time to go back outside & smell the lavender with the bees & enjoy deep summer...Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1153171202450993692006-07-17T16:14:00.000-05:002006-07-17T16:51:00.833-05:00Last Blood Donation......oh no..here we go....!So this morning was my last blood donation & I'm so glad... Everyone at the hospital was really nice but I've just had enough of pumping out blood if you know what I mean....<br />Ok so I feel the best I have felt through this whole process...I'm sleeping great.. I'm having fun everyday...I'm eating healthy....staying positive about this whole thing....& I'm not over thinking it....I think!<br />I just can't believe I have about 2 weeks to go now.....I do think my mind is blocking all scary stuff out for now....so who knows what I'll be like at Pre-op? I certainly don't...Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1152878806031269332006-07-14T07:06:00.000-05:002006-07-14T07:25:24.796-05:00Drivin' to the Jersey Shore........<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1892/2071/1600/my%20boys%20pictures%20699.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1892/2071/320/my%20boys%20pictures%20699.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /> Finally......today we get to see the ocean...feet in the sand, boogie boards & all.......ahhhh...the Jersey Shore........Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1152805058313268332006-07-13T10:27:00.000-05:002006-07-13T10:37:38.336-05:00silly but true....I know this sounds silly, & perhaps it is...but I'm really gonna miss my shovel & metal rake...& wheelbarrow....I see them sitting at the corner of my yard... ahhhhha! so..I'll have to live vicariously thru the young landscapers who will do this stuff in the future.................! Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1152630910749879442006-07-11T10:14:00.000-05:002006-07-11T10:25:26.400-05:00getting organized.....somewhat???Ok, with about 3 weeks to go now, I have to get somewhat organized...not an easy task for me....<br /> I have my drawers ready..clothes I think I'll need after surgery in the top couple drawers....<br /> cd's I want to take to the hospital with me....<br /> good pair of shoes/sandals to take...<br /> Gas-ex..gotta buy & I can't forget...<br /> nice light weight sweats/like pajamas...1 pair..<br /> new sneakers for the boys so they are set for the next month or so...<br /> haircut...soon..<br /> teeth repair...!!!<br /> Keep the house up but believe me, with 2 boys & husband here for 10 days without me it will look like hell anyway....ahhh!<br /> New lamp for my bedroom. I hate the old one....don't want to stare at it when I'm stuck in my room for days...<br /> new vacuum.....my mother hates my old one which keeps falling apart....<br /> Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20595942.post-1152583177109403282006-07-10T20:22:00.000-05:002006-07-10T21:01:18.686-05:00Pre-op 'secret' thoughts.....Here are a few questions that I'll be thinking at pre-op but won't ask...ok maybe I might jokingly ask #1 but come on, would'nt you want to know??!! <br /> <br /> 1. What are you doing the night before my surgery....(no parties, I hope...)<br /> 2. What are you eating the night before my surgery. . ....<br /> 3. Do you play music in the operating room <br /> 4. what color is the operating room? It's always olive green in my dreams <br /> 5. Who takes my organs out & puts them back.. please don't have them drop my intestines, I've had that dream too.<br /> 6. How young is the intern working with you on me?? Am I his/her first case?<br /> & 7. May I either scream or hug you at pre-op depending on my mood at the time...........................................................................Lylynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756804699534215923noreply@blogger.com2