Dear So and So

To whom it may concern
Finally finally after almost 10 years of riding my bike MUCH MORE than I really felt like, the numbers are in my favor.
The first thing that happened was that I gained weight. Went from 118 pounds to 132 - it happened gradually, but believe me, I noticed!!!!!!
Became heavier than I ever was not counting when I was pregnant.

WELL TODAY it was all worth it. went for my annual free medical screening right here at my office and then nurse put a tape around my waist to measure my BMI, took my height and weight and I came out at 17!! officially "LOW" AKA "Below normal"
WOOHOOOO!!!!

I am clearly not underweight so I read that to mean, all that fat I used to have around my waist isn't around my waist anymore.

Now on to the oncologist's appt for my DH.. we have to take the good news with the bad.

Mimi - COOL about the BMI!! Congrats. Good luck at the oncologists appt. too.

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Dear Metabolism,

Let's face it, you suck. You are as low and slow as can be measured. I eat a decent diet, work out some, take a nice vigorous walk every day... and I gain weight!?!? Yup, you suck.

Signed,

Still fat but getting pissed

Dear Fine Former Employer:

It was one year ago today that you threw me under the bus and "requested" my resignation to placate a surly, incompetent coworker who belonged to a protected group, and to basically make life easier for yourselves. This was after putting me through a wee bit of hell for the preceding half-year or so. You sure saved a bundle on severance pay, I had worked there for over a decade, after all.

I'm very happy to inform you that I'm now doing independent contract work and enjoying it immensely. I don't miss the day to day workplace baloney one little bit, I set my own hours and I'm getting by quite nicely, thankyee kindly. And I have plenty of time to do what I darn well please.

They say living well is the best revenge. Well, I'm living proof of that. :cool:

Signed,

Self-employed and glad of it.

Yay, Jobob!! I'm so glad you're in a better place, even if getting there wasn't so pleasant.

Dear co-worker, who used the changing room and showers before me,

please, if you break something made of glass on the tiled floor, make sure you've gotten all the major pieces up off the middle of the floor! Thankfully I have really thick skin on my heels after summer barefooting, which is why I'm not still carrying that shard around with me embedded in my foot. But when I automatically swiped my foot against the other shin to brush the "pebble" off, the ensuing gash and brisk bleeding almost made me miss the meeting I had 7 minutes to catch...

LPH, YIKES!!! that is really creepy!! I'm glad it wasn't worse.

At doc's today; result? MORE tests. They are bright, confident, hopeful. It was good to meet them. D has appointments every day this week. yikes!

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Originally Posted by Biciclista

At doc's today; result? MORE tests. They are bright, confident, hopeful. It was good to meet them.

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Mimi, that's great! So glad you get to meet the good guys :)

Glad to hear you folks are in good hands, Mimi!
(yep I'm hovering this thread for news of Sir RaleighDon)

lph: Good grief! Hope you didn't drip blood into that meeting. Although it may have been an interesting conversation starter ... :rolleyes:

I had to suddenly switch from dress to dark pants, and press surreptitiously on my shin for the first ten minutes... But was saved from actually dribbling blood by the sweet young security guard - new since the bombing and Utøya attacks - at the reception who had an ample first-aid kit. :p

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Originally Posted by Biciclista

They are bright, confident, hopeful.

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I like that sound of that.

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Originally Posted by lph

I had to suddenly switch from dress to dark pants, and press surreptitiously on my shin for the first ten minutes... But was saved from actually dribbling blood by the sweet young security guard - new since the bombing and Utøya attacks - at the reception who had an ample first-aid kit. :p

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:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

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Originally Posted by jobob

Glad to hear you folks are in good hands, Mimi!
(yep I'm hovering this thread for news of Sir RaleighDon)

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Do we want to start a seperate "group hug for Mr & Mrs Mimitabby" thread?

I don't mind hovering over Dear So and So either if that's what folks want. :cool:

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Originally Posted by Trek420

Do we want to start a seperate "group hug for Mr & Mrs Mimitabby" thread?

I don't mind hovering over Dear So and So either if that's what folks want. :cool:

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I love that idea.

Mimi, glad to hear that you and Don have like your doctors so far. Lotsa hugs -- I know there is still much to learn about what you are facing.

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Originally Posted by NbyNW

I love that idea.

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Ok, someone come up with a title :D

Dear Pharmaceutical Company,
So you're the sole source of a med, no generic available yet, even though it's been in production for years. So why have you "temporarily" stopped production?? :mad: I know I've been needing to wean myself off (hormone therapy for those wondering), but 2 pills notice was not exactly what I had in mind. Good thing I happen to have 7 more pills stashed from an office sample my Doc gave me last year. So I have 9 pills to stretch out. :( Meanwhile my pharmacist will try to find the Rx at another chain.

Don't tell me let me guess, when you start production again it'll be more expensive and with some small change that means it won't be available in generic form. Was this the ulterior motive for the long list of meds that are nearing their original patent, stop production, make a small change, then protect them under a new patent with a new price?

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