Rainydayz

Just tried again with IE. It works. That's a shame it only works with IE. I hate IE. I can read the forums and other blogs just fine in Chrome. Oh well. Guess I'll just use IE for posting to the blog.

Once more unto the breach of the Atlanta traffic in order to go and drink the vile stuff that makes my insides light up to see what I'm all about in there. We want no surprises on surgery day. Then to lose another 5-10 pounds in the next 3 weeks and then, yes then, to submit my puny plea to the insurance gods so that they might smile upon me and grant the means by which to have my gastric remodeling done.

I created a blog just now but when I go to put an entry in it it lets me type the whole thing into the box then when I hit "publish now" it disappears and says "You must enter a post." What am I doing wrong? I tried in both Chrome and Firefox. I put a title on it. I tried again and said "save as draft." Same thing. The body of the post disappears and it says "you must enter a post". Wassup with that?

Congrats! I hope to be right there with you soon. Just keep thinking about where you will be 1 year from now and you will get through the pre-op diet!

OK, Aretha was on the View today. She said her weight loss WAS from the surgery but she did not have bariatric surgery!? So, what other surgery causes such drastic and quick weight loss? Maybe she had gastrectomy due to other health reasons, ulcers, etc.? Whatever. She looks great and still sounds amazing! I just wish her continued health and many more years of entertaining. Long live the Queen of Soul!

Every psych does it differently it seems. The first one I called wanted me to come for FOUR visits at $200 each! I called around and found one that did it in one 45-minute visit. He asked me questions, he filled out a form and we chatted about my weight history and what I expected out of the surgery. No pain.

This is on mushies? I guess I need to read more about what mushies are. I was thinking it was all applesauce and pureed stuff. The best Protein I have tried so far is Pure Protein 100% whey Protein powder Frosty chocolate. I mix it with skim milk and a spoonful of ff/ss chocolate pudding. Not as sweet tasting as many of them and not much aftertaste.

No, the date was pretty much obscured. That's what it looked like anyway. But I tossed it. No sense in risking a very bad day over a $1.50 tub of cottage cheese!

Wow! It sounds like you are really living life now! You go girl! Thanks for posting and being such an inspiration to all of us.

I'm so sorry you're going through this. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Get better soon and please keep us updated!

That's not bad. But I don't think I could stop at just one 1" piece! Maybe I'll try it with lite and see how it turns out. Sounds really good!

Sounds delish. Are you using lite coconut milk? I know the regular kind has about 500 cal. per cup and some god-awful amount of fat.

Well when I weighed 140 I was a 38 B/C. Now at 290 I'm a 44 DDD. So compared with now I guess back then I would have felt like I had no boobs. But honestly I'm looking so forward to these beach balls becoming softballs again!

Hmmm. Yeah, probably better safe than sorry. It's weird that it didn't smell bad tho.

Lots of great advice. My kids are 11, 9 and 7. They can manage scrambled eggs, mac & cheese, frozen pizza, hotdogs etc. It'll probably be in the summer when I have surgery so they will be home all day. I think I will get off my butt and actually do some freezer cooking and make sure I have easy stuff on hand too. Thanks!

I found a tub of low fat cottage cheese in the bottom of my fridge. The exp. date is illegible but I think the year is 2010. It was at the bottom where things tend to freeze if not moved around a lot. I opened it and there is no smell and I tasted it and it tastes like cottage cheese. So, will it kill me to eat it?

I've seen a lot of people talking about those Eggface recipes. I've been to her blog but it's hard finding the recipes. They are all kind of spread out as far as I can tell. Is there a place where she has them all in one spot, like a recipe book or do you just have to search for them?

I have 3 kids and DH to cook for. DH works long hours and I'm unemployed. After surgery how on earth will I manage to still cook regular dinners while I'm eating just liquids and mushies? We stay on a very strict budget and eating out is just not in the budget very often, especially after all the dr. bills! I was thinking about getting some freezer meals made up ahead of time but I'm not very good at that. How did you do with having to fix food for the family when you couldn't eat it yourself?

I thought Star Jones looked terrible at first. But now she's looking OK. Maybe I'm just getting used to her idk. I don't care if I DO look terrible at first. I look pretty darn terrible NOW! It can't get much worse!

I've pretty much decided on my surgeon and hospital. I feel great about him and the hospital has nothing but great reviews. But, it's almost 1 1/2 hours drive through sometimes very heavy traffic. I'm afraid that afterwards it will deter me from attending the support meetings. There are programs closer but from what I've learned so far they usually charge a fee for people who did not have their surgery there. So I'm kind of torn about if I should look for a closer facility and go through having to get all my tests and diet visits transferred again, or should I just go with the dr. I've chosen and do my best to attend the support meetings? What do people who go to Mexico do for support? Just come here or do they find local groups or what? I really like the dr I've picked: William Johnson in Suwanee Ga. The hospital is Emory John's Creek. New and has a bariatric floor that I hear is top notch. I live on the southside of Atlanta. Just would like to hear other's input about how important the support meetings are.

Check his website. There are a few really good sounding recipes there. Even though the site is a little Stepford-y if you kwim. transformation.com

I didn't know you could drink aloe vera juice. I thought it was just for rubbing on burns! I'll have to check that out. Thanks!

Sorry you're feeling so crappy. It sucks to be sick whether or not you've just had major surgery, but probably more so because hey, you just had major surgery. I'm sure everything feels multiplied by infinity. Even now, pre-surgery, if I feel something like a little pain, or a little weirdness, I think that if I was already sleeved I might think it was due to that. So I'm trying to keep that in mind. But get thee to bed and pamper yourself for a while. Your body is still trying to get over major surgery and it needs all the help it can get. Feel better. Be good to yourself. Did I mention that you just had major surgery?

OK sorry for the graphic nature here but hey we're in the ladies room right?... Does it get all over your hand when you fish it out? I can't even use OB tampons. I just can't go fishing around up in there during that time of the month. Really, is it messy?

Oh no, tell me it ain't so! I have such problems with PMS now as it is, I was hoping it would get better after the sleeve! Is it just in the losing phase? Oh crap, how am I going to manage if my mood swings get any worse?