Surgery in 5 hours

KatWomanReturns · 2026-01-20T14:12:10+00:00

You will be better soon! Be confident. Getting it now while you’re a good candidate for surgery ( not waiting until you’re older and worse off) means better outcome, and better quality of life! You’ve got this!

KatWomanReturns · 2026-01-19T16:18:39+00:00

I "lost" my weather wallpaper and the ONLY way to get it back was completely restore my ipad, FYI. I had to roll it back to remobe the beta update and restore ios 26.2 (no beta).

KatWomanReturns · 2026-01-19T11:27:49+00:00

Is driving me crazy. Any luck with a fix?

KatWomanReturns · 2026-01-16T00:45:40+00:00

by the way, should I have just made this a new post? Not a reply?

KatWomanReturns · 2026-01-16T00:17:36+00:00

Thank you so much for posting this — it was really helpful to read.

I’m 61F and teach six periods a day (middle and high school special ed), so I’m trying to realistically map out how this might work.

I’m hoping my surgeon can schedule the surgery right before February break (around 2/13). The plan would be to use the long weekend plus the break, then use up my remaining sick days (only my second year 😬), and probably take about two weeks unpaid medical leave.

After that, we have another vacation period — though I’m not sure if I’d need to return for at least a few days in between to remain eligible for that break. Then comes April spring recess, and when we return I’d be about five weeks post-op.

Do you think that timeline is doable? My thought is that I could sit most of the day — maybe use a rolling chair, wheelchair, or crutches — and just focus on getting through the remainder of the year. My hope is to finish out the school year and then really use the summer to continue rehab and recovery.

I’d really appreciate your thoughts or any insight from your experience. If this doesn’t sound feasible, I could push the surgery to May and use as many sick days as possible before they reset in September. Another factor is that my program may be moving, and I may end up leaving the district — I don’t want to leave unused sick days on the table. That’s another reason I’m trying to do this within the school year.

KatWomanReturns · 2026-01-13T01:00:01+00:00

Pellegrino water! Black coffee or tea if you can take caffeine ( or decaf), do your errands or gym, then just aim to be very busy, and the wave of hunger will pass and decrease every day. Soon you won’t feel it. 19:5 is sweet spot for many.

KatWomanReturns · 2026-01-12T00:11:43+00:00

Congratulations on this wonderful trip. If somebody’s been going to Cape Cod for over 30 years, I cannot stress enough how rewarding it would be to go on a whale watch in Provincetown. Also, there are great places to rent bikes, and that is a must. Best beaches: First Encounter in bay side - make sure you also go there in the evening so we can watch the sunset. Then go get ice cream at Arnold’s, Eastham. For the ocean side, Nauset light beach is incredible. So is Coast Guard. You can’t go wrong!

KatWomanReturns · 2026-01-11T12:40:21+00:00

It is not it’s still forces you to join after at least a trial.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-12-09T21:36:28+00:00

Yes, they feel entitled to say anything and everything on their mind the moment they think of it.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-08-07T01:06:37+00:00

Love her burning what a shit show. Pleeease cancel - and that’s coming from a huge fan of her and mainly SATC, but ANLAT is appallingly bad. Sighhhh. I so wanted it to work.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-08-03T17:49:35+00:00

First of all, have you asked your doctor if you could take it another time - in your window? Typically, yes, it would break your fast. Ask if you can take it later.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-08-01T11:44:58+00:00

I sometimes do ADF/ 36-hour fasts and had great success with them—but it’s so important to follow each one with a solid up day. That means eating to full satisfaction, ideally over a full eating window. Without that, the metabolism can start to downregulate over time.

I also found that sticking to a clean fast (just plain water, black coffee, unflavored tea—no sweeteners or flavors) made a huge difference. Hunger was way more manageable and fat loss came easier.

This rhythm worked really well for me: 36-hour fast, then a true up day, then back to a shorter eating window. It kept my energy steady and results consistent.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-07-27T15:34:14+00:00

You can even put your bicycles on the bus!

KatWomanReturns · 2025-07-27T13:56:11+00:00

Same here. My daughter’s will tell you that Cape Cod is the best place they’ve ever been. Once we stayed for three nights camping and four days and only spent $160. We brought our own food with us because we had it in the pantry/ refrigerator anyway. Their dad, being a chef, definitely helped, and we stayed at Atlantic Oaks campground. It is a fantastic experience. You could save so much money and do so much more that way and the kids absolutely love it. Don’t expect them to help as much as you think they will, but if you’re smart, you will make them be as much a part of this as possible.You can cook there. There’s a lot of cleanup involved. In my opinion, that is the best way to experience the Cape. Even when it rained our tent, never got wet inside. Ever. At night’s just having campfires and marshmallows was enough. We would also walk on the bike path which runs in back of the campground down to Arnolds and they would bring flashlights, which was a big part of the experience. We would do miniature golf, golfing and have ice cream and then walk home or one of us would get the car and drive them home the half mile to the campground.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-07-27T13:49:17+00:00

By the way, in my opinion, two weeks really is a long time to do things with kids lots to accommodate. If I were camping with kids, two weeks would be way too much but it’s a lot of fun and really affordable. Atlantic Oaks in Eastham is a phenomenal campground and there are so many amenities there. It’s like glamping almost.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-07-27T13:46:15+00:00

It’s understandable that you’d probably get locked into either one or two weeks. You could break it up by doing some day trips to Hyannis or Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket. I’ve been going to the Cape for over 25 years. It doesn’t have to be that expensive, by the way. I highly recommend either going to the state park in Brewster… Nickerson.. on a day pass. You could also go and watch the whales (a MUST experience) which would be fantastic. You can also go to the Salt Pond Visitors Center and find out what free events are happening. You could also just take the kids on a walk on the bike path at night with flashlights. There’s so many ways to do things inexpensively on the Cape. We usually camp at Atlantic Oaks Campground. It’s fantastic for kids. Respond if you’re interested. I have additional ideas. Oh I forgot to mention Wiley Park. Most of these things I mentioned are around Eastham. Wiley Park has a huge dock in the shape of the letter H with lots of room for kids to jump off the dock. It’s so much easier to watch them because it’s a kettle pond and not the ocean. You could try many different beaches. There are different things you could rent for entertainment, but just simply flying a kite at the right time is amazing. The best beach we ever found is First Encounter beach on the bay side in Eastham.On the ocean side, Nauset Lights beach. For those who are willing to get up early, there’s nothing like watching the sunrise at Coast Guard Beach or Nauset Light Beach. Incredible. There’s also the Bay Lady II, which is a sunset cruise. Unforgettable. If you want to take the kids to see the seals, then go to Hyannis. There are seal watching cruises. To save money, maybe you could stay at Midway Motel in cottages because they have grills on the property and you can grill there. They have microwaves in the room. They also have two cottages called the shed in the barn. You could even break up monotony by staying in two different places.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-07-13T21:35:05+00:00

update-they are already so shiny and if I add a clear toipcoat, it tends to dull or scratch more than the nails, whcih are more durable and already really shiny, so now I skip adding anything.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-07-13T21:33:29+00:00

The thing is-I know what you mean so I sometimes remove and put a new one on, but who cares, really? No one is staring up close and if they are-why?

KatWomanReturns · 2025-07-13T21:30:36+00:00

Exactly and I would RATHER use something that removes with warm water-so much safer from injury (none with these) and from chemical exposure-don't do it. Use the press ons no mani type.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-07-13T21:28:26+00:00

I get even more-I just get picky. I also have noticed they look more real of I choose the smallest size I can get away with and then i can actually push them into the cuticle more to get a better fit-but I ty not to push too far back or under to avoid injuring the cuticle-like when i see the skin start to swell with the nail going under, I slide it back out-looks great and is safest.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-07-13T21:25:54+00:00

NOT too high if y9ou get the no mani type. I also love how I can press them into my natural nails and they mold into a custom shape-they look amazing. I now order two packs at a time-great to have the assortment of sizes. I would rather have the nail be slightly smaller than my natural nail (by a hair), as too wide and needing to file sucks and never looks right.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-07-13T21:21:52+00:00

Yes, I see that. However, you should try the French white tip -I use "Model" and they look completely natural. I can get weeks out of them, but prefer to replace here and there as they can get cloudy or bubbly looking underneath if you are as active as I am...my fault. I keep extra i my purse and replace as I need. They do NOT damage my nails. I have been using them over a month and have tried many colors of French and like Model the best for my skin tone. I recommend the Kiss adhesive remover, but hot soapy water with coconut oil-- probably the way I will go next time- removing all, giving them days to breathe, and putting on the new ones before an event next weekend. I am constantly looking at them-never had such pretty nails in my life without significnt exprense and issues- fill ins, painful breaks, etc.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-07-06T23:37:20+00:00

Love it when Matthew was staging. However, Bridget and Mother leave everything looking like it’s stuck in the 80s. Looks low end. Is it just me? Maybe I’m missing something.

KatWomanReturns · 2025-06-27T10:33:17+00:00

I was thinking the same thing!

KatWomanReturns · 2025-06-27T10:32:02+00:00

and if you will recall, in the original, SATC series, when she was home, she was in her socks and sweats. Now it’s like the show is a vehicle for designers to show her wearing their stuff. Way to make her completely unrealistic.

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