Hi,everyone-sorry I've been gone-got a pacemaker yesterday

[w8liftinglady]

I'm a new woman today!Let's get those Democratic candidates elected!

[gateley]

1. How are you feeling??

I remember you telling us about this a while back.

:hug:

[w8liftinglady]

5. I feel great!No more passing out(hopefully)

[Buzz Clik]

8. Take care. I hope this does it for you.

[roguevalley]

45. Bravo! Those are great. I am glad you feel so good. Not surprised.

My grandpa got one of the first. :)

[Olney Blue]

2. Good news! This should be a real relief for you.

[EFerrari]

3. You sound good.

:hug:

[Bluebear]

4. How are you feeling? :)

[babylonsister]

6. WOW! I'm glad to see you back; take care of yourself. nt

[Buzz Clik]

7. Wasn't there a 60s group called Gerry and the Pacemakers?

I wonder how many of them have pacemakers now.

[calimary]

35. Rofl!

Pretty silly. And yes, I remember them. They had some cute songs.

[DavidDvorkin]

9. Golly!

How will this affect exercising?

[applegrove]

10. Hope you are feeling well. Thank god you'll be up and running when

the general election.

[lisa58]

11. welcome back...

...glad to see you.

[malaise]

12. Glad you're feeling better

Go Dems!

[madrchsod]

13. gone bionic on us?

i bet you feel a whole lot better!

[MadMaddie]

14. Welcome back and glad you are okay!

:pals:

[Coexist]

15. you are awesome!

[pitohui]

16. go you!

and i support your thread :-)

[Systematic Chaos]

17. Welcome back!

I hope you're feeling better. It already sounds like you are! Be sure to come say hello to us in Weight Loss/Maintenance. :)

[JohnnyLib2]

18. Welcome back. Couple days off, then back to the Letters to the

Editor! :hi:

[w8liftinglady]

19. hehe..I wrote my 133rd tonight..to be printed Sunday or Monday

As our nation enters the 5th year of the quagmire known as the War in Iraq, more disturbing news has been revealed regarding our veterans. The RAND Corporation performed a large-scale study of Iraq war veterans. Some disturbing revelations of this study:
-320,000 troops have suffered traumatic brain injury due to IED explosions and other attacks.
-300,000 troops are suffering from PTSD.
-only 43% have been evaluated by a physician for brain injury.
-only 53% of soldiers with PTSD have sought help -due to peer pressure and lack of available resources.

As this study was revealed, the Veterans Administration has closed its psychiatric unit in Dallas after the 4th suicide was reported at this facility. The VA in Dallas has the distinction of being the worst VA in the nation when it comes to psychiatric care. The psychiatric cases are being “farmed out” to Parkland and other facilities. What a stellar way to support our troops.

War should never be waged lightly. When a nation goes to war, it MUST support the troops when they come home. Until all Americans are affected by this war, there will continue to be troubling statistics like these. Support our troops…insist they receive the proper medical care when they come home.

[Fireweed247]

27. glad you are feeling better!

Love your letters to the editor. Wish we were all as brave as you!

[RB TexLa]

20. Great! Glad it went well!

[Rosemary2205]

21. A new lease on life! YEAH!

The few people I know with a pacemaker said they felt so good once their heartbeat was regulated that they were kinda mad at themselves they waited so long to whine about feeling bad.

CONGRATULATIONS

[w8liftinglady]

23. I felt better in the recovery room..I am so happy!

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. Can you still lift weights?

:)

Glad you're doing better.

[Stinky The Clown]

24. Welcome to the Cardiologists' Patients club!

An august group, no doubt.

I hope it all works out better than you're hoping it will!

[pleah]

25. Glad to have you back and

Glad you are feeling good. Now, get your waders on for GD:P, if you dare.:crazy:

[housewolf]

26. Welcome back! Hope you're doing great

and that it fixes all the problems you were having.

Good luck, glad to see you back.

:yourock:

[lonestarnot]

28. So glad to hear you are doing well!

K & R :applause: :hug:

[orleans]

29. congratulations on the new edition

glad to have you back

[area51]

30. Hope you're doing ok.

:hug:

[cal04]

31. Welcome back

So glad you're feeling better
:hug: :hug:

[HCE SuiGeneris]

32. Glad to have you back!

:-) :hug:

[The Straight Story]

33. See what thinking sexy thoughts about me will do to you

:)

I hope you are better my friend!

[MagickMuffin]

34. Congratulations w8liftinglady

I'm glad you got your pacemaker and it's helping. Since you have such a big heart already you were just overworking it, and now you have the ability to write more and work to get the Democratic candidates elected. :woohoo::applause:

Will you be going the Texas Democratic convention in June?.?.?

[calimary]

36. Good to hear! Glad you're back up to speed.

Just make sure you take care of yourself, okay? We can't afford to lose you!

[Breeze54]

37. Oh wow! You said you weren't feeling good but this is huge!

I hope you're doing a lot better now!!

You sure did minimize what was going on with you! Gheesh!

Thanks for the update and now take better care of yourself, OK? :hug:

[w8liftinglady]

38. I guess I won't fart around next time...nurses are the worst patients!

[eppur_se_muova]

39. Glad to hear you are OK and recovering.

You had some of us concerned after that thread on 'occasionally' passing out! :scared:

[BeHereNow]

40. Welcome back!

Glad to hear you are recovering nicely!

:hi: :hug:

BHN

[spanone]

41. welcome back....will do

[w8liftinglady]

42. By the way-thanks to everyone who sent good vibes my way

..after a post of mine about a week ago.I think you had a lot to do with things going so smoothly.I owe you :grouphug:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3131573&mesg_id=3131573

[Horse with no Name]

43. How you feeling my friend?

From what I understand...I bet you feel like a new woman!:hug:

[w8liftinglady]

44. I feel 30 years younger...it's a miracle..really!

I wish I hadn't waited this long to do something..

[Horse with no Name]

46. as you said, nurses make the worst patients

BUT...thankfully the procedure is now minimally invasive which means the road to recovery will be much shorter.:)

[Canuckistanian]

47. Great to hear you're feeling better

We need SOMEONE to write all those LTTE's!

:hug: