AutumnLily

Wow what a great upbeat posting! Keep us posted on your continued success.

Sending all my best wishes and prayers for you on a speedy and painless recovery! Keep us posted on your progress.

You should ask the specialist if you will not be able to have surgery. Since they will have a better idea of what is going on. Hope all is well and you will get to have your surgery.

I giggled at the driver being Ellen Degeneres. Have to say that is one wild and crazy dream.

Have they found out why you are anemic? How long have you been on the iron pills?

Congratulations! What a great NSV to have.

LMAO I am going to keep this advice for when I do get my surgery. Oh and FJM thank you for the best laugh I have had all week.

Thats a tough one. Sometimes people are just dead set against the surgery. If only she could understand that reducing your weight and possibly reversing your diabetes (or at least bringing to a very managable place) will increase your life span. Staying obese especially with diabetes shortens your life. I would hope that she understands that you are trying what ever you need to do to make yourself healthier. I really have no true suggestions as to swinging someones views. What I have learned in life is that you can not change another persons views (most of the time). I truly would sit down and get all questions aired. You could search out the answers to help her form an informed decision about the sleeve surgery. Other than that one tiny suggestion I have nothing.

They are awesome! I too like #8 for a Christmas card. What a bunch of adorable pups you have. Thank you for sharing.

Feb 21 2011

Wow that is good news! Glad to hear all is going well.

Congratulations! Keep on rockin your sleeve :-)

Total carbs include fibre which is not digested in your system. Net carbs is total carbs minus the fibre carbs. Some believe a carb is a carb is a carb and others follow the belief that if its not digested or have a caloric count then it should not be counted. Bottome line is you will have to make your mind up on which you want to follow.

Congratulations on starting your journey to a healthy new you. Keep us updated on your progress.

I find it interesting that when a person is overweight everyone that is not feels they own you. Meaning that they have a say in how you should run your life. I have gotten fed up by all the comments of "are you really going to eat that", "wow your eating a salad, are you on a diet?" so on and so on... I just want to take out a club and beat some sense into them. Maybe you should ask them why they feel they have any right to put down your judgement on your life and that they have NO business making any claims about it. Tell them to come and give thier opinions on your life when their life is absolutely perfect (which will be never). Until then they should keep their ignorant remarks to themselves. Sorry this got me super ticked off and wanting to fly out to smack some sense into your ignorant co-workers.

Hello Crying Angel, Bluecross will most likely not cover the surgery but you should check out your provinces health plan. Which province are you in? Alberta covers RNY and I think the lap band but not sleeve. The waiting list is years just to see a doctor here. If you can afford I would suggest paying out of pocket. I am going to Mexico to have surgery with Dr. Aceves where I will be paying approx $9000, but it will be worth it in the end. I would suggest you find a doctor you feel comfortable with and have done your research on be it in Canada, US or even Mexico. You would be best off to quit smoking now. Smoking for one is bad for your health but it also is bad for healing which with this proceedure you want to heal fast. Have you checked out different therapies? Champex (I have heard great stories about this), Cold laser acupuncture (I have heard mixed reviews as it depends on where you get it and if it will work). In the end though you will have to be the one who wants to quit. I do hope that you find a way to kick the habit. Coverage of the surgery I hear you can claim on your taxes (health portion) and also if you live in AB you can claim a portion on your health care. Do your research and make sure this is what you want to do. I know I went through a long battle with myself deciding if this was the right thing to do. I have my surgery date for Feb 2011 and I am excited to start my journey.

I agree that you should go back on the PPI and see if the "hunger pains" go away or subside. MIght just be what you will need for awhile longer.

Congratulations! I love NSV's.

Could it be stomach acid? Are you on Prilosec or a PPI? Just wondering as that is what others have said their hunger pains were due to.

Sounds like a sister that wants to help but is causing pain while doing so. Only you will be able to make the decision if you tell your sister before you have the surgery or on your way to the surgery. If she truly loves you she will come around eventually and she did with your other sister. You will figure it out. But in the mean time you can come and vent here all you like. Better to get rid of the anger than to suppress it.

Sadie my date has been set for Feb 20 with Dr Aceves. So we will be going through the recovery at the same time. I am excited and to make sure that I will not back out I have already paid for my flight tickets and put down my deposit. I am ready to start this journey! Lily

No it was not after a surgery. She is older in her 60's and if I remember correctly it is just due to poor muscles in the esophagus (I think). Yours sounds different with the same proceedure. When she gets ithe proceedure done she is great for eating but with her age the proceedure only lasts for a year and the muscles start to narrow again. Lily

I know of a family member who needs their esophagus stretched every so often and they have not had WLS surgery. Where they put a tube with a ballon down and inflate then deflate the balloon. They are good for awhile but she has had to have it redone a couple of times over the years. Not sure if this is the same problem. Lily

mmmm I am going to make that this weekend! sounds very yummy, Lily

I have a good friend that had the surgery and all of the people that were nice to her face were not very nice behind her back. For this reason I will not be telling any of those people that I am having the surgery. As for my family I will eventually have to tell them and I know they are a bunch of gossips as your family is, so I will hold out for as long as possible before letting any of them know. I know what you are going through and the feelings of not being able to share. I t has nothing to do with shame and everything to do with preventing gossip and ignorant comments being made. I hope my family are understanding when I get around to telling them. Lily