Oregondaisy

I have spent most of the day crying. I am not usually somebody that cries a lot. My daughter and I got into a fight yesterday and I think everything is just mounting between my dad dieing and my relationship ending and now my daughter is pissing me off trying to run my life like she is the mother.

Most of the time I can chat earlier. I am never doing anything in the evenings and I love to chat. Just send me a pm with what time you want to chat. I am leaving the chat window open right now so that I will hear the door bell if someone can come in. It's late now, but some people do come in late anyway.

Good luck to all of you. I just wanted to say that once you can have the sf pudding, it's really good frozen for something different. I also really enjoyed egg drop Soup. It's one of the Soups that actually has some Protein in it. I also had cream of chicken soup but made sure to put it in the blender to blend it up fine enough that there were no chunks what so ever in the soup.

good luck Linda. I absolutely loved Dr. Aceves and Dr. Campos, as well as all the nurses. I hope you'll be able to check in with us while you are there!

What is the time difference between there and the US on the West Coast Pacific time? We have a good time in the chat room in the evenings. I know in the lap band chat room, a lot of the UK people would come in late because of the time difference. I am a night owl so that's okay with me. Glad you found us. We are all very supportive and are happy to answer questions. There are some very knowledgeable people in here.

I got a phone call from my friend who is sleeved and having problems. I had the window open but ended up talking to her for an hour. She has been on vacation and we hadn't talked in awhile. I'll check in tomorrow.

I have been going to counseling for some other issues and the first thing they asked me when I told them I had WLS was if I developed any other addictions. At first I didn't even know what they meant. They had to clarify, do you gamble, shop , or drink? It kind of cracked me up. I hate gambling because I am cheap. I am not fond of shopping unless I need to buy something. Luckily, I hate the taste of alcohol. I am even having trouble bringing myself to drink that sugar free gatoraide that Dr. Campos suggested I drink because it has artificial sweetner in it.

Tiffy said last night she would be in there for sure tonight. I know I will be in there for sure waiting for everyone. I'll try to get there before 9. I usually open the window and do other things, then wait for the sound of the door bell that lets me know someone came in to chat!

I have to be in Phoenix when my dad's CD expires on October 7th. It's been amazingly difficult to get his banking done here. I have gone through all of this with the Chase banker when I had to drive 100 miles to get to a Chase bank. How will I get from Phoenix to Vegas so we can all go together? I don't know if you are aware of the fact that I absolutely hate driving. Driving that 100 miles was about my limit. sorry to hijack your thread!

Sure, why not? It seems like we are going everywhere else! We need to try that Greek Yogurt since everyone seems to keep raving about it. There is a Trader Joe's in the city I drive to when I go out of town to shop, but I always think I should bring a cooler, but never remember to do it.

Well one of the things that is making me unhappy is I do not get to see my grand daughter at all. She is almost 2 months old and I have seen her 5 times. My son's MIL is a born again Christian and seems to think I am some sort of heathon whatever that is. The point being, she does everything in her power to make sure I can't see her. My son's hands are tied right now because they are staying with his inlaws. Their house is not finished and it's a long way from being finished. My son got laid off, so he is grateful they are feeding all of them. He really can't bring the baby over here, because he gets up in the morning and goes and works on the house until at least 10 pm every day. He does come to see me every day, but his in laws live out of town about 20 miles away, so he can't just run home and get her and his wife is breast feeding, so she can't come and spend the day with me.

I am not pregnant, because I have not had a period for 5 years. So, we can rule that out. I don't think it's my gall bladder because wouldn't I have right sided pain? I do have an appointment for a complete physical in a month, so I will be having a bunch of tests then. I was just at the doctor and he seemed to think it was lack of sleep. He gave me sleep meds and I have to say I feel a lot better today.

Carol, would you be interested in a trip to Mexicali in Oct when I come to get my dad's house ready to rent? WasA said she would go with me, but she has a very busy work schedule and she never knows ahead of time when she can take time off. She is a nurse and when other nurses call in sick, she has to work extra. I would like to make some solid plans to go and have my tests done there and it would be so nice to go back there and NOT have surgery.

Would you please share some of those recipes? I am always looking for new ideas of high Protein meals. I am so tired of everything. Also, where are you finding the Greek yogurt? Everyone keeps telling me about it and I can't find it anywhere. Is it kept with all the other yogurt in the grocery store? I have looked at Albertsons, Safeway, Kroger and Walmart. That's all we have here. There is no Greek yogurt in any of those stores, unless they keep it somewhere besides with all the other yogurt. Thank you in advance.

Henry, you had your surgery the day after I did! Congratulations on your weight loss. Having the sleeve is the best thing I could have ever done for myself. Hope you'll keep us posted on your progress.

Man it's a good thing I am in counseling. I have no goals. I just want to be happy. My really close friend tells me I never smile anymore. I know my dad just died and I am very sad about that. It doesn't help that I am constantly reminded because I have to take care of all of his financial issues until they are are all finished, but that isnt' why I am not happy. You know, I have heard for years, that happiness comes from within. How in the Hell do you learn that? It keeps reminding me of that thread in Lap Band Talk, why doesn't skinny fix it all? Maybe I should read that thread over.

Don't let me forget when I am there that we need to go scale shopping!

I am planning on going in Oct.! I have to go to Phoenix to take care of some stuff to get my dad's house ready to rent to the snow birds. WasA said she would drive to Mexicali with me so I can get my tests. I would not want to drive there by myself so I hope she does not poop out on me.

Thanks VA. I have all the ingredients except for the ricotta. Darn. I was just at the store today too. I don't grocery shop very often these days either.

Most doctors are recommending Miralax these days.

Congratulations Mac on your bonus. Mac what do you think about this nausea? Do you know or have read about on other boards if people get the nausea a couple months down the road if they didn't have it right after surgery?

I live in the middle of nowhere and have no Trader Joe's here.

A fleet enema is like any other enema. It goes nowhere near your stomach.

Hope it all goes well. I want to go back to Mexicali just for fun. I had a blast there. It's going to be more fun just to go there and hang out at the Lucerna.

Where is that ricotta recipe posted? I can't find it. I tried the one that is just ricotta and you bake it and put sauce over it, but I do remember reading one that had sf pudding mixed in it.