thanks & other random stuff...

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Thanks for all the compliments on the new design.  If I may brag on myself for a moment...I took the banner picture myself.  My husband is generally the photography expert in our family.  He actually knows things about lighting, exposure, etc.  I'm more of the mindset that if you take enough pictures, at least one of them is bound to turn out good eventually.  This picture was taken along Tomales Bay (near the Point Reyes National Seashore) last October during our 1st Anniversary trip to San Francisco.

I'm getting frustrated with the whole process at my surgeon's office.  It is so incredibly linear!  Can't we work on more than one thing at a time?!?!?  They won't let you even make an appointment for the next step in the process until the current step is completed.  Of course, there's always a 2-3 week waiting period for the appointment--which equals WASTED TIME in my book.  But, Dr. Lin is the best gastric band surgeon in Atlanta, so I guess I just have to go with it.

Here's one thing that's really been worrying me lately:  I've been under a lot of stress lately and I think I'm about to crack.  In the last 6 months the following things have happened:  I quit my job; my parents sold the house I grew up in and moved into a house in my neighborhood; their dog died; my dog died; my mom had a heart attack; we got a new dog; my dad was diagnosed with clinical depression (that's came with a whole set of additional stressers and issues that is really hard on the whole family);  and, of course, the whole surgery thing is happening.  I'm not handling it well at all.  I cry a lot.  I'm often nauseated.  I'm getting rashes.  I can't sleep--or, I sleep too much.  I'm always tired.  My moods swings are intense.  I'm often angry.  I lash out at my family (mostly my parents) and then spend days worrying about hurting their feelings.  This makes me cry more.  In general, I just feel really unstable emotionally.  I've decided to call my PCP and talk to her.  Maybe she can give me a magic pill (temporarily) to help me get over the hump.  Maybe she'll suggest I see a psychiatrist.  I've got to do something, though.  I don't like feeling so out of control.

*update*  I have an appointment with my PCP to talk about the stress & anxiety that I've been experiencing.  I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks for listening!

-Lynda