lotzasunshine

My Mom is very strong, and she hasn't been showing her emotions, especially when us kids are around. So I don't really know how she is handling it right now.

The first thing he wanted to do when he heard the news was to find more aggressive treatments, so I know he wants to fight it. He is only 49 and has a lot of life ahead of him. I will keep you updated when I know what the oncologist says. I am sorry about your MIL. I don't know that if fighting it once I might make not the same decision too.

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............297.2.......199.......98.2 Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43 Bklyn1984..........317............263.........165.......98 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............235.5.......130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............178.5.......126.......52.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............397.........300.......97 GratefulHeart......226............211.........135.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............214.8.......160.......54.8 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............229.4.......150.......79.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............201.........169.......32 lotzasunshine......270............262.........180.......82 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............161.........125.......36

So a lot has happened in the past few days. My Dad had his MRI on Wednesday and met with the radiologist on Friday. He pulled up my dad's mri on the computer and let my dad know the preliminary results. The cancer is not gone, in fact, it has spread. Apparently the interferon hasn't helped at all. He said that my dad's 95% chance of living for 5 years has dropped to about 25%. The free-floating parts of the cancer have attached to his adrenal gland, one of his lungs and now there is more in his brain. The ones in his brain are so deep in that there aren't many options besides using radiation on his whole brain and hoping that it helps. But that can have some pretty bad side effects. My dad is meeting with the Oncologist this Wednesday to get some definite timelines and treatment options. I am having a hard time trying to wrap my mind around this.

I was just wondering if there might be anyone available to give me a ride from the airport to my fill and back on Thursday. Or maybe just one way if it's possible. My fill is at 2 so I wouldn't need a ride until 1 or so. my flight gets in at 10:15 but I don't want to make someone hang out with me for 4 hours lol! And put me down for 12 lbs for the April Challenge.

]Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............297.2.......199.......98.2 Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43 Bklyn1984..........317............263.........165.......98 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............235.5.......130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............178.5.......126.......52.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............397.........300.......97 GratefulHeart......226............211.........135.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............214.8.......160.......54.8 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............229.4.......150.......79.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............201.........169.......32 lotzasunshine......270............263.........180.......83 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............163.........125.......38

Put me down for 3 pounds down this week. Seems to be picking up after losing the TOM weight. Still going for a fill on Thursday though.

Congratulations!!!!

You are so beautiful!! I love the sparkle in your eyes! Good Luck on those 12lbs, you will totally hit it soon!!

Don't you just love the mornings when you really don't feel like seeing those stupid numbers on the scale, but you do it anyway because you might be a little obsessed, and the numbers have magically dropped??!!! LOVE IT!!!! I was really feeling down yesterday and today I really didn't want to check today. But I AM a little obsessed so I did and I have finally broken the stupid plateau I was :smile::thumbup::w00t:

FINALLY broke the stupid plateau i was on! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........214.0.......150.......64.0 Babe...............308............297.2.......199.......98.2 Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............235.5.......130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............181.........160.......21 Donna113...........183............178.5.......126.......52.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............397.........300.......97 GratefulHeart......226............215.........135.......80 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............218.4.......160.......58.4 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............234.........150.......84 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............201.........169.......32 lotzasunshine......270............263.5.......180.......83.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............163.........125.......38

Welcome. I hope you can crash the party!! Congratz on getting your band! Fills are great! I am scheduled for one next Thursday. I haven't told many friends either. I have only told my closest friends and they are the ones that would support me. So where do you live? I am in Sugarhouse.

I want everyone to be able to come, so I am going to set it up for the 14th of March. Where about is everyone located so we can kind of pick a spot in the middle?

Can you change mine? I weighed before I took a bath and am only up 1lb.

I am up 1.5 this week. Lame TOM! But at least I am getting a fill on the 19th. YAY!! hopefully I should see it going quicker again.

I would die to be a size 9, but it's not going to happen this year. So I decided to keep my fill appt because my TOM bumped me back up to 270 YIKES!! I am down to 268 today (just what I was at Christmas), but it just seems like I am stagnant. Oh well. That's what fills are for, and I am going to bump up the exercise until then.

You look AMAZING!!! Congratulations on looking so much healthier!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :w00t: :thumbup: :party::(

I miss being able to chug a glass of water, now it's just sip,sip,sip. lame. I miss pasta, and bread and tortillas. I don't miss soda a lot, cuz I never drank that much to begin with, but sometimes I do want some rootbeer. I miss being able to eat what people serve when they invite me over. I miss going grocery shopping and not having to think, can't eat that, can't eat that, can't eat that. It's kinda depressing. But then I think how much better I feel now, and I wouldn't go back to the way I was for anything!

That's very cool. I'll probably be one of those parents someday, just needing reassurance. I bet that's the person my dad talked to when I was 7 and jumped off a shed roof onto a nail that went straight up into my foot. yuck! He wanted to know if he should bring me to the hospital. Since I had recently had my tetnis shot they just said to clean it out with hydrogen peroxide. That hurt!

I hope that I lose it quick right after. I am so tight right now that water hurts going down. I guess I'd better not get a fill this month or when my next TOM hits I won't be able to get anything down. It sounds like so much fun to work in a NICU! It must be sad sometimes though too. I am glad that you have enough work to make your budget now. With the job market the way it is, that is a real blessing. What is telephone triage?

Well, I was thinking that the 21st looked pretty good for me since it's a saturday. Is daytime or evening better for you guys?

Donna was right, we are just posting whenever we lose something. It keeps me happy even when I lose .5 to subtract it from my total, and see how close I am getting to my goal.

Awesome!! Good job! I can't wait until I hit the 170's!

I had lost 1.5 this week, and then disaster struck! That's right, it's TOM! I hate this so bad! So my final for this week was that I stayed the same. Again. Also, I'm nearly 100% sure that Ihave bronchitis. :thumbup: I had chronic bronchitis for years, but have had no problems for the last 2 years. I attribute that to getting my flu shots :eek: Unfortunately this is also my first year working at an elementary school so I have been catching EVERYTHING! :tongue: The kids love me, and when kids love you they like to give hugs. I used to like hugs,:thumbup: and now I imagine a fighter plane with a flu or cold inside that is doing a kamakazi thing and coming straight for me. :thumbup: It sucks. I am coughing up chunks of green crap and my throat is raw. DH slept on the couch because I was keeping him awake with my coughing. AAARRRGGGHH!!!