[KO]

I've been battling depression and pain ( weather related) and My PT was just telling me he thinks i have bursitis or tendonitis in my knee. I was sitting here last night having a pity party with bread (which has since been thrown out) Witching and Moaning about how it's unfair I just got skinny I want to go and do and every thing (have another thin slice of bread Kier go on!)
I got out of the situation,But I'm sitting here again and it occurred to me.
Thank God, It didn't happen last year. I'd probably would have quit workign b/c I wouldn't be able to walk. Does it hurt? **** yes! can I still walk and move and get into cars/my scooter/go up the stairs YES

In my fantasy Skinny self I had no pain. I'm going to stop dwelling on that and start counting the blesssings again.
So What if I have Pain? I've had it since I was a kid I still ran around like a wacko and lived then Why stop now I'll raise my bottle of Arthritis Tylenol and Toast my continuing new life!
anyway sorry for the vent!
Kier

[nanj]

I've been thinking about you; wondering how you were doing. I'm sorry about the pain you are having. Vent all you want. Thank you for putting things in a normal prospective for me. I'm having my RNY on Tuesday and have mentioned many times to DH that I can't wait to be able to move, to walk, to be able to sleep again without so much pain. I know that I will always have pain, but with out a mountain of weight bearing down on my body, I do hope that it will be less. But, what if it doesn't!?! Then I need to remember like you there will be other blessing besides just mobility. I have banked so much on this surgery, but always have this little niggle in the back of my mind that my expectations of the surgery will superceed the results. I know, I'm my own worst enemy.

[KO]

Its funny I was thinking about this again as I was coming down the stairs ( I go down backwards much easier) and here was your post. This time last year, I couldn't get up the last step of my stairs if I hadn't had PT now even with Pain I'm up down and around.
Take all the lil bits of progress its one baby step at a time!! Focus on Staying Positive!

[Leenie]

YOU GO GIRL !!! and yes, GOD IS GOOD !!!!!