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Hi Chantay, welcome back, glad to hear you are turning it around. Remember it is a journey, and the best journeys do not always go straight from A to B to C to D...they wind around over to D and G and down to Y and back to D and over to S and maybe revisit B and on to Z at some point. Don't beat yourself up---that ship has sailed and it ain't coming back, so enjoy your journey. If you are looking for a support group, some of us are still meeting at 6 PM the 3rd Thursaday of the month North of the River at a church on Vivian road. We had 19 participants last night! Still a huge need for people to get together at night after work and give and recieve support from others on the same journey.

Hello.... Any suggestions for cold/flu medicine? Is liquid NyQuil OK? :tongue2::frown::thumbup::frown::tt1::frown::smile2::frown::smile2::frown::sad::frown::frown::frown::frown::frown::frown::frown::frown::frown::frown::frown::frown::frown::frown::frown:

Yea! I know how excited you must be to finally have a date!!! Welcome to the group...Lisa

I can't make it tonight at SMMC because I am working. But I will be at the party in Dec. for sure. Jeanette: sorry to hear about your brother. Things are progressing rapidly. If you need anything, let me know. Last night's group was small, but good. Talked about how to get through the good and difficult aspects of the holidays. It was helpful.

Anyone attending the northland support group on 11-19-08, 7:30 PM? I am planning to be there, and I hope to see some familiar faces!:rolleyes2:

Hi Teri, Sorry we missed you! I was with Jeanette sitting up front next to Cindy. I did not get your post until returning home, so I did not know to look for you in your red shirt. Maybe we can meet next month...Take care, Lisa

I was scheduled for surgery within four weeks of receiving insurance approval. Looking forward to meeting you at the next support group meeting on Thursday!

Anyone going to group on 9-25?

Yes. It is listed on their website along with the Thursday one at the hospital. If you go to the website, it tells the date, time, location, and topic.

Hi All, Anyone planning to attend the Northland support group next Wed. at 7:30 PM? I'll be there for sure.

Thanks Diana. Do you have any vitamin E lotions that you recommend? Also, why lotion vs oil?

Is there anything we can apply to the incision scars to make them less noticeable?

We missed meeting you three this month. The session was pretty good, it was on addiction transfer. Meaning if you use food to self soothe prior to surgery, you may be vulnerable to other addictions after surgery to self soothe when you are no longer physically able to turn to food. If you have addiction in your family history or if you feel that you have an addictive personality, you want to really pay attention to this because you could be more vulnerable to this. Be sure to process this with the psychologist pre and post surgery, and have a good plan in place to deal with this issue should it crop up for you. Looking forward to meeting you next month...wear the same red shirts?:smile:

I dug out my red Nebraska Huskers T-shirt...I am not really a fan, but my husband got it for me because it was the only sports t-shirt he could find at the time that had the #13 on it (our anniversary date, he was being cute). Not sure what I will be wearing on the bottom...I guess whatever fits and does not bother my incisions. See you there!