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Yesterday 08:36 PM - permalink

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I heard Mary in the front, on the phone trying to schedule a upper gi or swallow study or something, saying "she's here, in a wheelchair...." and I thought OMG! I wonder if it's her cuz I hadn't heard from her all night.... then they wheeled her out, we made eye contact I said are you ok? She shook her head no. Looked absolutely miserable, eyes teary and scared. But I don't know what was going on, or what is wrong. I didn't really get to talk to her. I wanted to go hug her, find out whats going on and help her somehow. If my appt wasn't in like 2 minutes I would have tried to go with her to help her, but they where wheeling her out somewhere else. Still haven't heard from her. Wish I could see you in the morning b4 we go in. I'd give you a hug and just knowing we're there for each other, it will help. Mon needs to get here. We'll be ok. I'm dying to hear from you and what you heard from Cassy, how she was. UGH

Hey you! I was thinking the same thing. Didn't seem like we got to talk much. Boo! Dinner sucked! Lol...I was hungry on the way home. Shoulda just had salad bar. Oh well! No wonder I have a problem. LOL! I am SO confused on this diet! The "office" needs to get it together. Sorry, I'm a little frustrated b/c I don't know what I can/can't eat. I'm drinking sugar-free hot chocolate right now but just noticed it has 13g of carbs. I actually started to have withdrawals today :ohmy:...

dizzy,nauseated,headache,etc...not good! I was going to tell you to try the carmel lite frappy @ Starbucks. That's the only thing I drink there. I'm not sure if its 100% sugar-free but guess you could ask. Ok, please be careful on your drive. I don't know how y'all do it. Hopefully I'll see you then. )

Ok, so I'm pretty much an idiot! For some reason I was thinking Wed nite instead of Tues. So, yes yes I will be @ Ruby Tuesday tomorrow nite @ 6:30 with bells on. I just emailed Cassy to let her know I would be there. That would be fabulous if you could make it. Now I'm so excited! Yay! I have something to look forward to. Um...didn't do so well today. I'm actually starving right now so I ate some cheese and a pickle, still hungry so I'm having an apple. Oops! But all Dr.K said was nothing white so I dunno. I do know that the Atkins diet is pretty strict tho so I'm thinking I'm prolly not sticking to it like I should. be. Advice for the protein shakes~The protein I have is soy (yuck) but when I was on a previous diet (low carb of course) I had to stick to less than 4g of carbs or I couldn't eat it. Which means I had to make the shake w/H2O. icky! The good news is you can doctor it up a bit. I bought some sugar-free (of course) chocolate syrup at Walmart. It has to be the actual Walmart brand of syrup b/c its the only one w/4g. Most of the others have 5g or more. Plus, cheap is always good. Then I found some delicious DaVinci Kahlua Coffee Liqueur/syrup. Its wonderful! It is sugar free, 0 carbs, 0 sugars. The only thing it really has is 10mg of sodium. So if you don't care about your sodium intake then you can have as much as you want. The coffe flavor really taked away from the gross stuff. The only place I could ever find the syrup was in TJ Maxx and those kinds of places. I am very happy to announce that Walmart now has a smaller bottle (12.7 floz). I even like the smaller bottle better b/c it is plastic and you can take it w/you and pretend you have your own supply of Jack Daniels or sumthin. :)Just Kidding!

Hopefully you will get this tonight. I'm so excited! YOU HAVE TO GO!!! Since your happy ass has to stay awake all nite, I better have a post in the a.m. Ta-ta...off to bed if I can sleep. I took an ambien so I'm thinking the chances are good. Nighty night! One more thing...WE CAN DO THIS!! )

Where have you been? lol Mon. was the worst for me when I sent that 10,000 check. Everything hit me all of a sudden.

Awe...you are too sweet! That is my baby in the pic w/me. Her name is Zsa Zsa. She outranks my hubby by 7 yrs. lol I also have another one who I will post pics. of if I ever figure this site out myself. Its not user friendly at all! Your pic is awesome! You DO NOT look your age, that's for sure.

My pre-op is @ 9:15 or 9:30 I think. Maybe we will get to meet then. I wonder how long it takes? I honestly think the pre-op diet is gonna be the hardest for me. I am really bad @ eating protein. Will start that Mon. I guess. Ugh...not looking forward to it.

How long did you decide to take off from work? I am so lucky I don't have to work right now. Lets definitely keep in touch!

Ha! Ha! Lets get this show on the road fosho. Part of me wishes it was today b/c we would both have our bands in place by now. I actually think I was more nervous last wk. I had my DH take some pics of me last night at the River Walk in Boulder and ugh...they are disgusting! We had to take 30 just to get 1 good one so I think I'm ready. All I have to do is look @ the camera. lol Consider yourself lucky that you've never been to the Cheesecake Factory. Everything on the menu is delicious and they give you such huge portions. I am drinking a protein shake right now as I type this. Yuck! Can we have milk this wk.? My skim milk has 13g of carbs so I'm thinking no but I mixed sum in with the shake. My DH is @ work tonite so I'm thinking I will go to PeiWei and get the lettuce wraps. They are yummy! I know, this is going to be a long wk but we can do this! At least we get to eat solid food. I have the same fears as you. We really cannot afford this extra loan payment right now, esp.w/out me working but I guess that's life. Crap, I have to go buy a scale too. Grr...

What is going on Tues.? Are they meeting @ RR? I wish you didn't have to work Wed. pm cuz a bunch of us are meeting @ Ruby Tuesday in Aurora. That's kind of a drive for you tho. Hopefully work will keep your mind busy and the time will fly by. What about summer sausage and cheese for work? I'm not a meat eater but Johnsonville makes a yummy summer sausage. That would be easy to take or string cheese. I've also heard cytosport protein drinks are good. They have 40g of protein and taste more like a gatorade I guess. I haven't been able to find them yet. Will let you know when I do. Ok, hurry up and write me back!

Lol! What are you talking about? I've been enjoying myself for the last few wks. I don't want to step on that scale Thurs. Yikes! Hubby and I went to the Cheesecake Factory last nite. It was wonderful! Everything from the appetizer to dessert. Ha! Then for my last 'hoorah' tonite we celebrated out anniversary early and went to a Steakhouse in Boulder. It was delicious! Yeah...so tomorrow is the BIG D day. I'm going to be hatin' life.

How could you not be nervous? That's why I am up at 2:30 am. Ugh...I'm also scared about Dr.K getting in and then realizing I can't have the band for some reason, like an ulcer from all this worrying. We're not supposed to think like that tho.

You have got to be kidding me?!? I cannot believe your kiddos are that old. I would have never of guessed. Now I am feeling old b/c I don't even have children yet. You really don't look your age for being the mommy of 3 teenage boys. Wow! That's awesome!

Uh oh...I think I'm getting hungry. Crap! Now I have to go to sleep. LOL

I see you got the profile pic figured out? I downloaded a pic but can't figure out the correct setting so it is displayed with posts. Can you help? You've done a great job with your profile. Luv it!!

P.S. Are you on myspace???

I will be thinking of you today. Good luck!

Hugs...:grouphug:

Only 2 more days! Are you excited, nervous, scared or anxious? You will do just fine!

Best of luck!!! :party:

Yay!! Will see you there! Speaking of Starbucks, I just got a Cherry Limeade from Sonic thinking it was just the cherry juice that had carbs. Yeah...its sprite, I forgot! I have got to get control of myself! See you @ 6:30 lady...

Boo! I didn't get to see you. :sad: What time was your appt? I waited until 10:15, maybe your appt was 10:30. Yeah, I am SUPER SCARED!!! I did get to see Cassy and Colleen. I was feeling pretty good after chatting w/Cassy and her mom. She was even wearing jeans. AMAZING! But then here comes poor Colleen in a wheelchair shaking her head. She looked like she felt like s-h-i-o-t. Maybe you got to see her as well. I walked out of there having 2nd thoughts but guess its too late for that. I liked Dr. K a lot better today. I didn't mind Mary either. You are lucky you are working nights b/c I cannot sleep. He gave me 1 ambien for the night prior to surgery. Ok, I need to breathe or something. HELP!!!

Hello! When is your 1st fill scheduled? I was thinking maybe we should get together and do lunch if time allows. Let me know!

Omg I know! I posted on your pg. earlier, did you get it? I saw her to but didn't get a chance to speak w/her but it didn't look good. Poor thing! I was feeling positive after seeing Cassy but now I'm FREAKING OUT, again FREAKING OUT! That is my worse fear that I won't be able to swallow. How miserable! What else did Colleen have to say?

Why aren't you posting on my pg.? lol I know the website. So are you going tonight fosho? Cuz, I decided I don't want to go unless you will be there??? You are prolly catchin' some Zzzzzz's right about now but let me know ASAP.

Omg...I am a fruitcake! I promise I am going to bed but I just noticed the time of your surgery. Has it always been @ 1? I thought it was 11 am so I assumed you were going to be following me. I go in @ 9am. Hmm...

Hey you! Haven't heard from you in a while. How's that infection? Getting worried about ya...

Hey you! So tomorrow is my day. EEK! I am nervous but totally agree the mind is such a powerful thing. I'm sure I'll be fine. I'm just SO ready to get surgery over with. How was the flight home? I'll post when I can. Thx for all the advice.

Hey you! Where did uptown post? I couldn't find it. Was it in Dr. K thread or somewhere else??? !

Hey! I just saw your new pics and you look awesome! I know this is rude, but how much do you weigh now? You are inspiring and I hope I will look as good as you 8 months post-op. AMAZING! You should be oh-so proud of yourself.

Hi lady! I'm doing well after surgery but I do have some pretty nasty gas pains. I came out of anesthesia very well and was so pleased. I didnt even feel all that groggy. Yay! Was well on my home by 1:00 just like you said. I also have some pain @ lrg. incision but thats to be expected. I have not yet heard from Ambra but do hope she's doing well. She just got to post-op when I was leaving. How was your 1st day back @ work?:thumbup:

Hi! Surgery went better than expected. I did great the 1st night home. I've had terrible gas pains! The most annoying part is a pain in my chest. Natalie actually told me I needed to go into the office to see Dr.K so I did this a.m. He removed 1.2cc's from the band. It took the sharp pain away but still feel like something is sitting on my chest. Idk...but its very uncomfortable. Hoping it will subside w/time. Thx for checking in on me!

How did it go? :thumbdown: or :thumbup: I'm doing better than expected. Just some major gas pains and some pain at the large incision site. Other than that, I'm glad to be home and will continue taking my pain meds. Hope all is well your way!:biggrin:

I just emailed you about the my Dr. visit this a.m. Now my port site is sore. Evidently from him having to access it. Grr...I was doing well. Where is your port located? Have you lost any weight?

I just had to let you know that I'm friggin' starvin' right now!! Oh, and I wanted to know if Dr.K signed your paperwork?

Lol...loved the pizza story! That's actually funny b/c I keep telling Jason I'm going to do the same thing. Food just doesn't taste very well when you have to chew it so many times. I just sent you an e-mail about my 1st unfill experience.