54Shirley

Raynie: If it's any thing like what's been goin around the country "a real bad dry cough" go to the Dr.. No b.s.. Some women at work came down with phnemonia. This lasts about 1 month, so I wish you luck.. If it's just a cold, nurse it or still, go to the Dr.. Shirley...

Hello to every one!: I thought I would say high, since I am feeling better. Looks to me like everybody has their stuff together. "GREAT!!!" I am waiteing to get into physical therapy as a out patient, So far they have been comeing to the house to work this knee out. I am walking with a walker, cane "sometimes", and takeing steps with out. That's scarey... At least I am comeing along. They had me on moriphine, and vicodin,, and yet I couldn't stand the pain. "go figure rite!!" Well my pt said your leg is inflamed we have been working it to hard..." Now I allready told her what the Doc. said, and that was "back off! to much to soon is no good." She didn't listen, he was rite.. I see him Thursday. He put me on ant-inflamitories, NO PAIN!!!!! A little tender, but liveable. So 2 days now with out pain pills. Am I glad.. So I am dealing with me. I hope I haven't gained any weight. I'm hopein for some kinda loss. I'll find out down the rd. I guess. I hope you all are enjoying the MML, or MM. I prefer the light only because of the calorie intake. I prefer Strawberry Milkshake, Cookies n Creme. I by the powder on the internet, it's not to bad a price. Never did try the liquid though. Any good? Jimboss: it's good stuff, and it helps burn fat during work outs. It's a decent protien drink. Were I had my surgery done they promote this stuff. The dietician has told us all that we will need this for the rest of our lives. What ever kind you buy is up to you, just understand you are gonna need this stuff for your health. Email me if you want and I will try to explain it. I see you are married 31 years, Congrats.. Mine will be 31 in August. So we were married in the same year. Ya never no egh? Take care all you losers I'll try to keep in touch. Shirley...

I'll bet it did!!!!!

Boo Boo Kitty: Isn't it something the way some of these Dr.'s are a** holes!!! I ended up changeing Doc's too in the long run. They are all for this surgery. Shirley...

James: Shirley here. You should call bcbs, and have the procedure code handy, "get that from the surgeon's office" and they will tell you if your employer has chosen to cover this procedure or not. If it is covered, and you have been going to the Dr. month after month, and getting weighed. "that's the key" You shouldn't have a problem at all. I had to go for 1 year, and if I went to a different Dr., for what ever they sent me in for. I just made sure that I got weighed, That's what counts. If you have seen the commercials about Henry Fords. They are fantastic. Iv'e lost 142Lbs. since the last time I was weighed 01/24/07 I still have a long way to go, but rite now I am recovering from a total knee replacement, and he say's I might even gain a few pounds, but don't worry about it. When my activitey picks up, and I get a fill, he say's my weight will nose dive.... I can get with that... Rick: my Dr. was also against this, he claims it's to dangerous! Right!!! Now he admits he was wrong, and he is teling people about me, and H.F.H.. Go figure... Shirley...

Now you're cookin with gas!!! Shirley..

Happy Valentines Day to all of you! I'm not sure if I made my challenge or not. I only had 3Lbs. to go, but never ate for 3 days. {Hospital Food is Nastey!!!} So im thinking, I must of got close, can't step up on a scale. So I don't no were I am, or what my goal is to reach???? make sence to any one? If so tell a shrink!!! LOL All I no is I had 11lbs. to onederville. So when I do get weighed. I hope it's under 200. Shirley..

Josette: sounds good to me. I would like to arange, or see arainged some type of get together. I'm sure we are all very interesting people. I am in Saint Clair Shores. Shirley...

Judy: Shirley here, We have our other home in St. Helen. So one of these days when we are hedding up. We'll have to meet. watcha think? Shirley..

Gooooo Jimboss!!! Yeagh!!!!:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: I've got my cheerleaders rootin for ya. Cause we all no you can do it. There sayin Jimboss,Jimboss You got brass, So come on, let's kick some ass. Get your butt out there, and shovel that snow, The October Bandsters are sayin go Jimboss, go. Yeaghhhhh!!!!!

A big HELLO!!! out ther to white06, glad you can join us all. Were a great bunch to get to no, sooo,, looking forward to getting to no you. Thanks for the Hugs Raynie. Did your MM come yet? Shirley..

Well were neighbors. I'm in s.c.s.. Shirley...

Wow!!! Ladies: YOU LOOK GREAT! Imagine in another year what you will look like.... I'm up for say 10lbs by Easter. I can't step on a scale yet, but,,, I will still try. PT is first for me now though...

Jimboss: Shirley here. Did I ever tell you I am a chocolate lady? Sure am, now you no why they give this stuff on sweeties day. Does wonders don't it? I'm here to clear the air. I lost 125Lbs. prior to surgery. I started with counting calories 1 year before surgery, that's whean I peeked at 356. Trust me, I did not loose 50Lbs. a month. If that would have happend, well I would be working for Lap Band. So I lost 146Lbs. total, and still working on it. Jimboss Muscle Milk Light is the best kept secret out there. It's good for you, promotes tissue healing, burns fat, low in calorie, high in protien, taste is great, "about 20 flavors" and it's maid with water. I usually have 1 a day. That's 25G of protien rite there. A woman should have between 60-80G a day in there total diet. A man 80-100G a day. I find it's cheepest on ebay. Go there and look it up, thean read all the info on it. "they have chocolate" If you want to become buff!!! follow there instructions, and this is the stuff that can do that to.. If not have 1 or 2 shakes a day You'll do just fine. Any thing else I can do? get back. Shirley...

Happy Saturday Morning to every one!!!!: Gee it's good to be back home again... I got my new knee, and it ways 1 1/2 lbs. "I wanted to know." Average knee 1 lb.. I'm not worried about the 1/2lb. gain! Cause they starved us for 3 1/2 days. So I havent been weighed, butttt,,, trust me, we had to loose weight in there. Some one lodged a complaint, and after that we got normal food. "not garbage" Thank you all for your notes, I appreciate that. Hello to Mary from Michigan, Raynie did your MML come, and what do you think of it I'm gonna keep on reading, "i thought I was on the last page, but pain killers. I can't think rite.." If I see any thing interesting I might get back to you. Shirley...

Welllllll,,,, Thank You all. It will be 4,or 5 days in the hospital. I hope i'm walking by then. October Bandsters will be in my thoughts. Sighning off. Shirley...

Jimboss that is great news. Now you all can relate to each others one time problems, goals, and just noing you are all in the same boat makes the difference, don't it??? I'm gonna try to see if some people from Michigan would like to meet maybe late spring, or early summer. I think it would be interesting We will see. Tommarow,, well,, I go in for my knee. Has to be. So I won't be on line for a while. "like i'll be missed right?" I have to email everyone, and tell them not to email me. I don't want to come back and have hundreds of email to go threw. I don't no if I will make my challenge. I hope the titanium is lighter then bone... It's a thought.., and depends if I lose it in the Hospital or not! My doc said I might even gain 3lbs. "that was like cutting my heart out!" He said once you get your energy level up, the weight will nose dive. I can get with that! Good luck with your meetings. Hope it works out. Shirley...

Glamourgirl: Check out the Bariatric center at Henry Ford Hospital. The U of M recomended them to me, said they had the Monopoly on this. They are very good. If I had to do it again, I would gladly go back and have my surgeon do it. Chief Surgeon Jeffrey Genaw. Go on line and you can check out their Web site., Google his name and see what you get, also you might be able to get a tape on the surgery Free since you would be considering him. "maybe!!!, don't hold me to that!" Read my journal, and see what he has done for me. Shirley...

I by the Muscle Milk Light on ebay. You can go to a health food store and pay out the nose, the choice is yours. Taste is excellent, made with water,helps burn fat, high in protien, and it helps repair torn muscle. Now I no that's far fetched, I hurt my back at work, was off for a while, on muscle pills, pain pills, still hurt. I drank muscle milk at work, and in about 1 1/2 hrs. I had no pain. Couldn't believe it. I told the dietician about it. She said that's what should happen. It's the best on the market. Check out ebay or google it. Shirley...

Jenn did you find it? Shirley...

Well the rich get richer., and no you don't want to buff up like the HAULK! So 1 a day MML is only 195 cal., that's not bad, MM is like 250, I'd have to go look at a jug. 1 a day, or 1 1/2 is good eanough. Maybe your hair will stop fallin out too. I barily lost any only from anastesia, "it thined out on top" it grew back. I do chinese about 2x a month I love their Hawaian Shrimp, Almond Chicken, Frog Legs "sounds good write!!" and believe this Garlic Eggplant. It is the consistency of mushrooms, and the flavor is great. See you even made me hungry, I went to get some pink lemonaide to drown the hunger by chrystal light only 5 cal. so it's duable. well I got to get back to my work. so i'll talk later.

not much that I no of. So go to ebay or google muscle milk and check out the variety root beer, mocha joe, some kinda mango. Well take a look. Then click on muscle milk light and see what they have to offer. Shirley

raynie: now you tell me something... Why can't you eat chinease food???? I mean I do!! I'm going out tonight for soup,roll, chiken or sea food or vegetable. I mean I don't eat it all. I watch my calories all day "try to stay low" thean go out. If I go to a sit down restaurant, or chinese? What's the big deal??? I'm still loseing weight!!! Shirley...

bckeye01,sonican: Regards to the hair falling out. They told us about this at Henry Ford Hospital, Told us to get on the Muscle Milk/Muscle Milk Light choice is yours. As long as you add up near 80G. of Protien a day, you can help prevent this. So protien shakes are important. "to those of you who think they are not.." It will grow back. But don't do anything about it, and it can all fall out... Good Morning Every One! Shirley

Do you like the new dew? Shirley...