It’s been just over a week since my last surgery and I confess, this recovery is brutal. My days continue to be spent primarily in bed and on medication. Most of my stitches seem to be on the mend though they’re tender to the touch and there’s still… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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Three days after an eight hour surgery that left me in sutures from knee caps to elbows and as I’m blogging I’m as comfortable as comfortable can be and equally as grateful. As expected my memories around surgery day are sketchy at best. At my… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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It’s the day before surgery and what am I doing? I’m baking cookies for the nurses station and for the operating room staff at the surgery center while I’ll be nipped and tucked, folded, bent and spindled. I always say, if a few cookies will get you… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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4 days and counting. Saturday will be spent with D. We need some play time before we foray back into the sick wife – nursie wife mode. Sunday is church. Monday will be recording a meditation/worship iPod playlist to listen to in the hospital and… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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Okay, first I just have to tell you….today Nicole, my amazing web designer showed the model for what this blog is going to look like and it. is. AWESOME! I’m so excited for you to see it but with surgery next week and preparing a special online… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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On Monday I spent eight hours in the kitchen baking 7 different varieties of cookies and double batches of each for a total of 500 cookies, more or less. No joke. Our dining room table was hidden under plates, piles, and stacks of cookies. It… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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Post – Surgery Update It’s been one month and one day since my first surgery and here’s where I stand in the healing process: There’s been no need for pain pills in more than one week. The only time I experience any pain is in my stomach… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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Upcoming Second Surgery My second surgery has been set for Tuesday, September 22, which means three weeks from today I’ll be home with both surgeries behind me! As a review, the first surgery focused on removing excess skin from my stomach,… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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It’s been one week and one day since surgery and I’ll admit, it’s been rough going. There’s been a tremendous amount of pain, primarily limited to the tightened stomach muscles, general aches and pains, and overall weakness. Aside from a couple laps… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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This won’t be a particularly clever post since I think the pain medications have dulled my clever, but here’s the story more or less. My surgery was performed  at a surgery center rather than at a hospital and it was nothing but a positive… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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