Hello to all ~ I'm here with my weekly post, lol. Since we have several new members who have joined over the past few weeks, I'll give a brief update just to let you all know what's going on with me.

I have an incisional hernia (due to old gallbladder surgery), and I'm scheduled to have it repaired soon (probably August). I've been letting this go for some years now, so it's gotten larger and become more of a problem. Lately I haven't been feeling well, and since my CT scan I'm under strict dr.'s orders not to lift, bend, stretch, reach, etc. and have also been advised to stay off the treadmill.

Needless to say, I'm a little frustrated. My motivation has taken a nosedive and I've been pretty much maintaining over the past several weeks (except recently when I lost a pound after having been sick), but at least I haven't gained back any of the weight I lost.

I miss being here on the forum, I really miss my buddies and I'm looking forward to geting to know my new fellow team members, but I just haven't had or made any time for myself at all lately. My little boy had been having some behavioral issues (he's 5½ and has autism), so I began a home therapy program with him and it takes up a lot of my time. Especially now where he's off from school; he'll be starting his new school next month for the summer program.

In other news, I'm trying to get my home cleaned up, rearranged, and organized, which is *really* difficult when I've been warned not to lift or bend etc. But my son's godmother is supposed to be coming to stay with us so she can help out when I have surgery, and I don't even know where she's going to sleep, and her son may be coming with her as well, and I also just want to have things in somewhat decent order since after the surgery I won't be doing much of anything for awhile... and... and... and I'm a little overwhelmed, I guess. And long-winded, as you can see (lol).

But overall things are okay, I'm just letting you guys know why I'm not around. Miss and love you all

I know some of you are having surgery soon, too. I'm thinking of you. I know some of you are going through some really tough times lately and I'm also thinking of you. I wish I could respond to all the posts I've read on the last two threads, but I'm not even comfortable sitting here in front of the computer (leaning sideways lol). I just want to say that all of you are in my thoughts.