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okay, all u local banditos, I AM COMING BACK!!!! will be arriving the morning of the 4th of November, having a fill on morning of 5th, and returning home that evening. Red Robin here we come! hopefully, we can get that same cute waitress...she was a good sport. Dee, we will make plans before then for our next road trip. any gamblers out there??

dee, how does your schedule look for wed, nov. 4 and thurs. the 5th? if i can get a fill appt for the 5th, we could do our "thing" on the 4th, including a RR meal? Let me know and i will get on it (RT is only 155 bucks right now)

Patty, forgot to tell u how inspiring your slide show is...can hardly believe the woman i met in denver was the woman in those early pix..you r sooo beautiful...so youthful looking. dee, remember that "groovy" t-shirt i bought at estes park head shop--orange-yellow sun on front/blue-purple moon on back? i washed it and it has now become my favorite shirt! it will always remind me of u, our little road trip, my great time in denver! hope next time i come back (nov.?) everyone will be around to do the RR thing. by the way,am into my third week of PT for my "people-mover" injury. still is incredibly painful...we leave next week for our annual Ashland (Shakespearean festival) trip. walking will be tough. hopefully our 25th anniversary trip to provincetown, mass. won't be adversely affected.

congrats to those who lost and those who didn't gain...support to those who inched upwards...we all know those weeks! wish i could be at RR with u guys...have an adult beverage for me someone!!

Weighing in today. Dee, put me down for -2.4.:thumbdown:

sorry to hear this news. have u thought about getting a second opinion? i mean with all the med. tests u have had in the past, one would think they would have found it before. in any case, my thoughts r with u and yours.

hey, cut Yourself some slack! it will all happen! You r doin' it!!

where is everyone?

good job!!

well, we made $2377 ON THE GARAGE SALE!!! how many great friends and family i have! all the stuff was donated by them. some gave me $100 checks! went to credit union, deposited all the cash, and got a cashier's check for $2500. will take it and this huge card i made that friends signed over to her tonight. will keep u posted on her reaction. by the way, put me down for -1 this week.

it has been pretty quiet on here. hope it's because we are all out having fun in the sun! first day of garage sale (aka "cash-4-chemo") is behind us and we are up almost $2000!!! collecting, marking, staging: all a lot of work, but truly a labor of love. friends donated soooo much stuff we are going again today with everything at half price. mom still has no idea that she is the recipient of the proceeds. her reaction to the gift will run the gamut: initially irritated to tears and gratitude. will keep u posted.

lotza, sorry to hear about dh's situation. am keeping good thoughts for u and yours. eye is still swollen, altho' not like it was. mornings are the worst. my c-pack mask really pushes the limit on the eye area. garage sale prep is going like gangbusters... more stuff than u could believe. my friends r so incredibly generous. i am blessed. mom still has no idea that she is the recipient of all this generosity. looks as if we might get about $1000; we haven't even gotten everything ready and have about $200! the variety of goods is incredible. Y'all would wish u were here to pick up on such treasures!:thumbup:

good job, dee! put me down for -2.2 well, as we were setting up for upcoming garage msale on saturday, a bumblebee flew directly into my face stinging me on the left eye. within an hour , my eyelid and such looked like a pink ping pong ball! then overnight the swelling moved to include the area below my eye as well. needless to say, i do look very attractive!

dee, put me down for 10 lbs. mom was really constipated after surgery and found that good old milk of magnesia did the trick. Patty, loved the crossed fingers!

munch, DO NOT give in to the beagle.... let some other family deal with the breed..... i AM the crazy dog lady if u go back and look at the $18k we spent on tucker last year! here we r a year later and he is doing well, given the fact that he is a 13-yr-old lab who went thru the trauma of last year. we were told it is a matter of "when" NOT "if" he will suffer asphixiate pneumonia...thank the lord he has been free of such so far. all u animal lovers keep ur fingers crossed for us

hey, munchkin! good to see your "typeface" on here again! don't know much about the vitamin issue, but the b12 thing makes sense. well, bless dr. atkins! i am down 4 pounds since tuesday and now have a number on the scales that i haven't seen in years!:thumbup:

not a sacrifice at all. that is what friends do. check for scheduling options, and i can try to schedule a fill in denver at same time and then fly south from there. janet lynne is in full support of my assisting/accompanying you if you need me. how much do you know about this doc and his clinic? plus, will insurance cover any part of this since the pannus has a debilitating effect on you life, work, etc?

Dee, i am serious about the offer to go with u. i am sure we could put the logistics together. i repeat, you shouldn't be alone for that.

i traveled from portland, or,had someone with me, rented a car, and stayed two nights in a motel. the additional cost was less than $1000. Plus, i claimed all of it including surgery costs on income tax since insurance didn't cover it. i have been back to denver three times for fills, each trip averaging $200...not much more than a local dr. would charge, but it was worth time and energy to have dr. k do the fills...plus of course i got to spend time with the local bandsters at red robin...a benefit that can't be quantified. as dee said, u have to do what is best for u, but dr. k is the best.

dee, i can't even type the words that express my feelings right now....Mexico: depending on when u might go, i would be willing to go with you. you shouldn't go thru that procedure alone, particularly for that many days. i am serious about the offer. i am in for the labor day challenge. put me down for 10 pounds.

congrats...u r looking great! dee, put me down for -.4.... i am getting so discouraged. weight is going nowhere slowly. like mini i have been stuck for months. i am tempted to give up denver fills and find someone here so that i can be filled more frequently..maybe to the size of a toothpick.:tongue_smilie:

JULIE, young people are no more able to gauge the age of anyone older than they are any more than we are able to distinguish a 15-yr-old from a 25 yr old! i see "kids" drinkin' in bars that i swear look as if they still need babysitters! :crying: u don't look old enough to be anyone's grandma!

my hamstring is slowly getting better, but sitting is a bitch. hence, sitting all day waiting to be called for a jury, sitting nwith mom for 7+ hours during chemo, or nsimply sitting in movie ntheater can be a bitch. we are headed for star trek right now. also discovered i hurt achilles tendon on opposite foot. oh, well... dee, that is quite the regimen you have going. no wonder u have done so well at losing. lotza, sorry to hear about your health. stay hydrated.

Dee, put me down for -1.7 this week. I, too, will be out of town for weigh in. We are leaving on wed. for our place at crooked river and aren't coming back until sunday. i will post then. probably won't be good as my best friened ann is going with us and that means adult beverages and laughter! congrats to all of u who r doing so well. i feel like coming back to denver soon just to be with u wonderful women. the night at red robin was soooo much fun! PLUS i lost 8 pounds that week!!! Dee, have a good time with your daughter. Mal, Tucker sends u and buster sloppy kisses!