About Me

I am a 35-year old wife and mother. I work as a V.R. Counselor II for Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Currently, I am also a Distance Education graduate student at Auburn University working on my master's in Rehabilitation Counseling.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Long time no blog

Well, I'd like to say that it is just because I am busy that I haven't written, but that would not be entirely truthful. Actually, I also forgot my login info. and the auto complete went away for some reason.

August was a busy month. The summer semester at Auburn wound to a close, and the week of the 21-25 we were on campus for the beginning of the fall semester. I love Auburn University and like the town, but it has been the pits trying to get back into things at work this go around - yuck!

I went to a seminar on bariatric surgery at Centennial Medical Center on August 29th. I have decided to try for lap band surgery through my insurance. It may be a huge fight, and it may just mean jumping through some hoops. It is covered though, so count on me to fight for it. It won't mean a magic cure for weight loss, but that combined with diet and exercise usually yields great results. Wish me luck!

My friend Jennifer just received approval for cochlear implant surgery - hooray! She is having it soon and would appreciate any prayers that could be sent her way. I know her surgery is very different from the one I want, but she has inspired me to give it a go.

Anyway... my house is a wreck and needs some attention. I am going to try and get some things done tonight so later!

2 comments:

Jennifer said...

Thanks for the support and the prayers. If you want the lap band surgery, I am behind you 100%. One of my best friends has had it done, with good results. Anne & Maurice have also had it done...Anne is positively svelte, and Maurice has lost about 80 pounds, I think he said. YOU GO GIRL! Keep me updated...I am excited for you!

Linda / Chri said...

Thanks. I talked with Maurice, and he told me about their great results! One of my friends had the gastric bypass for health reasons and another co-worker had the lapband. We will see!

Your pictures of post-cochlear implant look great! Congratulations.