Mookie's Memoirs

[mookie1 0]

Love you guys, thanks.

Had a better day today highlighted by the fact that Cicely (Newfie cross) went to the groomers for her quarterly bath and came back looking like a little foofie dog. I always wanted a dog that got all the ribbons and bows when they went to the groomer but up until today the most she got (or either of the other 2 dogs for that matter) was a little handkerchief. Chris picked her up and nearly fell over laughing! There she was all clean and sparkling with two little red bows attached to the top of her ears and a big red frilly handkerchief. She’s a big 100 pound tomboy of a dog who usually has remnants of snack or some drool fest stuck to her face!!

He brought her home and was howling for me to come and look. He took off her leash and she bolted to our bed. I caught a quick glimpse of her unexpected girliness before she started rolling around in a desperate attempt to get that crap off. (Once again my guts almost fell out but not from coughing but rather from a laugh that could only be compared to the laugh that arose as a result of the "zipper scene" from Something about Mary. Franks and Beans!!!!!!!)

Holding my guts in, I scrambled to get the camera but it was all to fast. She’s rolling around in the bed and making this horrid honking sound and then jumped off and ran to the back door and demanded to be let out. The other two dogs are running after her to see what all the fuss is about and she takes a head dive into a big pile of snow. Shows over, nothing to see, move along! The scarf and the bows are now locked in a snowy grave only to be seen again in the spring whereupon they’ll be promptly peed on, I have no doubt.

I’ll bring a camera next time to pick her and post the pictures of the before and after. Ah…good times.

Mookie

[argon 3]

ha! Yes, definitely get a picture next time. A BEFORE and after picture!!

Awesome that you're feeling better. It'll just get better and better.

[argon 3]

How's it going?

[Wheezy 0]

Mookie, you sound sooo much better. Glad to hear from you

[argon 3]

And I see 20lbs on your ticker!! How much did you lose on Optifast? !

[mookie1 0]

20lbs. Friggin' scale won't read a number under 200. Maybe I broke it and all the numbers below 200 have been erased?

[argon 3]

Did you get weighed at your fam. dr too? Maybe your scale isn't very reliable.... throw it out and don't buy a new one!! Make yourself go to your Dr. if you wanna get weighed enough!!

[mookie1 0]

When I went to the dr. for more med I was at 202. I'm heading out for a long walk I want to get under 200 this week. Bastard scale!

[Yasmina 0]

Mookie, did you do it ? did you move that scale?

I noticed that you are about 20 days post op. How are feeling now, I know that you had a rough go of it !

How long did it take you before you could move around with out pain ? or at least minimal pain. I have my surgery on Friday and would like to have an idea when things will start to feel better.

How long do you have to wait to exercise ? :confused:

[Astrotoes 0]

I hadthe same Mookie questions Yasmina....You are reading my mind:)

[mookie1 0]

15 lbs loss is due to the Optifast pre-op diet and the other 5 is related to the bronchitis I caught after surgery. So none of those pounds are band related and I don't feel like I've actually really said goodbye to them. They may just creep up again.

As far as exercise, I've just started walking my dogs again (last Wednesday night)and I don't go for very long (much to their disappointment) b/c I get this cramp/stitch in my side where the Port is.

I think the most important tip (Argon's) was the little travel pillow. Walking, moving even going to the bathroom is much easier when you can kind of push on your tummy a bit while moving. Also sleeping with a pillow lined up from your armpit- down and resting against your stomach (on the port side) helps with pain.

I'm going to change my ticker b/c it's misleading. I don't want anyone to think they can lose 20 lbs 20 days out. Hey, and if there are people out there who are...more power to ya!:clap2:-hmm..that's a lot of "there's" and "are's"-someone with proper grammar correct that sentence pls.

[Yasmina 0]

Mookie,

20lbs is still 20lbs ! And that is great !:clap2:

[Irishmist 0]

Mookie, i only lost 5 lbs the first six weeks, my wieght did not really start to come off until i started on solid food. You are going to be okay, the loss you have so far is gone for good, think positive, bye, bye 20 lbs.

Maria

[neenagh 0]

Yah mookie, your probably gonna be slow and steady. It's the best way to go imho! don't panic! (thats what i do every time the scale doesnt move!)

[loriely 0]

I have been on a platuae(sp ) for 4 weeks . It is very frustrating but this is a life long journey so i am not in a hurry.