Malaika

YOU DON'T ... he was YOUR dad, not her's - LET IT GO!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIANE ... and I love your outlook and believe you'll do just what you have planned :help:

How long are you supposed to leave the tape over your incisions. I know some take them off soon after surgery; however, I haven't removed any of them. One this morning was hanging by a thread so I did remove it; however the others seem fairly secure and in no danger of coming off anytime soon. Am I suppose to leave them on and let them come of as they are ready or take them off at a certain time. I know Nina's mom (WHAT THE HECK IS HER NAME, I CAN'T RECALL) said to keep the incision where the drain was covered for 15 days. Wondering if that is the same for the others. I put a bandaid over the one that came off this morning- wondering if that is necessary.

No, not yet - not on full liquids until Monday -- I'll let you know though! There's all kinds of things at Whole Foods I've never heard of before - it was interesting!

And do tell my lovely sleeve sister how it is you KNOW that ? :help:

Has anyone ever tried Hemp Milk? I bought some the other day at whole foods and the gal at the check out counter asked me if I had had it before and I said "No" and she said "You'll love it, it is sooo good with a little nutty flavor." I got it because I've tried milk, soy and rice milk and my system doesn't seem to tolerate any of it, so I figured what the heck. Interested to hear if any of you've tried it.

That will be so great for you guys ... that is how Eyfura, Ruthi and I all became sleeve sisters ... Eyfura had her surgery on 6/10 and Ruthi and I were on 6/12 .. the hospital wing is very small and so easy to visit with one another -- plus you can go walking together! DEFINITELY find one another and afterwards keep in touch ... Dr. Aceves believes there's a special bond when you go through the process together at the same time. You'll love the entire experience (considering you're having major surgery).

Tiffy - I agree with Elisabeth, Steve and WASa 100%! I'm in a step-family situation, so somewhat understand the evil step-sister situation ... but that relationship has always been between my biological sister (5 years older) and my step-sister (same age as me). They still to this day can't stand one another. I would DEFINITELY let your mom know exactly how you feel. As for the evil SS's don't waste your energy worrying about them -- put all that energy into recovery and moving on ... LET IT GO!

I don't know if there is enough recovery time in the world to prepare you for taking on 28 five year olds:biggrin2:

I have to tell you though he had that response at the ready -- didn't take him anytime to respond ...

Well that is certainly one HECK of a dream ... and not good news about the effects however. I found before surgery, though, if I ate ANYTHING sweet as the last thing I ate before going to bed - I try not to eat anything 3 hours before bed time - I would have really weird dreams -- probably about like the one you just described.

My insurance wouldn't pay for WLS so I was self-pay. Once I decieded upon Dr. Aceves, I had all the paperwork in hand, completed and date scheduled within one week. Seems to me your doctor's office has some communication issues.

Yes, extremely. I didn't ask Sergio the question about the sex because I thought he'd crawl under the bed from embarassment ... didn't know it would embarass Dr. A as well.

I've never said mine was dead just way f**ked up from all the yo-yo dieting and I also know that the only way I could lose weight before WLS was to exercise at least 6 days a week .. which right after my divorce I did and it definitely made a difference, then over time and getting involved in another relationship, work, etc., I got away from the exercising and the weight slipped back on and the fat took up permanent residence again. I'm down 13.6 one week out and have already set up with a trainer to start working out 4 weeks from now - until then, am starting a walking routine. I am going to take full advantage of this WLS and the initial weight loss and keep the ball rolling in a forward motion.

Of both the Cal citrate and the Vit D?

I LOVE that answer ... I love my coffee too ... I should have asked him about drinking coffee ... instead, I asked him about having sex and he blushed and waved his hands and said "Not here, PLEASE" ... LOL :tea: He'd probably have preferred I asked about the coffee!

Yes, the short times I do sleep, I have very weird dreams- however, none of my involve food, they're just bizarre. Rosebud said she had that problem two for about a week and half, so hopefully sometime next week we'll get to sleep peaceful sleep. I'm having a problem with excessive mucus which apparently isn't common with sleeve sugery (leave it to me) and Dr. Aceves is a bit perplexed. I'm hoping it goes away soon - it is most unfun and the coughing keeps my throat feeling sore and raw all the time ... so those popsicles feel pretty good.

It all sounds yummy!

I've only got before photos to post now, however, I am looking forward to posting my loss along the way. Which is something for me, as I have always tried to avoid being in a picture at all for any reason. I tell people I have "photosensitivity" (allergic to cameras) ... which in fact is actually sun poisoning but they don't know that usually. :tea:

Well, hey, when you're done with your house - you wanna come and clean mine wonderwoman? I spend alot of time on the computer (too much) and it's hard to eat and type, so that's an option ... another, like you, is needlework and walking. Will be interesting to see what others come up with as well.

You can go here and make your ticker - then you cut and past it into your signature Weight Loss - Diet Ticker Alex has a tutorial for doing that if you are not sure now to do it - it's not that difficult. You cut the code from the tickerfactory and paste it into your signature and then save your signature. Welcome to the site - you'll love it -- and now Steve will have someone to hang out with in the men's room ... LOL

I've taken PPIs for years - Prilosec and then Nexium and I was NEVER told to take any additional supplements. What dosage is recommended Elisabeth?

Yep, by about 15 minutes :thumbup:

No, it's not any better. I was hoping since I went back to work yesterday and was busy all day - more mentally than physically I must admit and then went to Borders and Wal-Mart afterwards, that I would be able to sleep. I even stayed up until midnight (and was up in the AM at 5:30) and I STILL only slept 90 minutes and then I'd be awake for at least 30 and then another 90. I'm so sick of this. I should have had Dr. A give me a prescription for Ambien. :thumbup: I just never thought sleeping would be one of my problems. :001_smile:

I was using them for the pre-op diet. I don't have any left and probably won't buy anymore as there are so many other options out there and I don't have the schedule you have. BTW ... when can I start drinking coffee again? :thumbup: