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Can you get the Optimum whey protein at Sam's or costco?

Thanks Tiffy and Itstime! Tiff loved your NSV story! It was so cute!

Yippee! I have a date with the physician! For surgery, nothing else, just in case that came across wrong! :001_tt1: Yup! December 29th! So after I've been reading all of these posts and such and become good friends with some of you, I get my date and forget everything! :ohmy: Just like me. . . sorta like you know what you want from Wal-Mart, but once you walk through the blowy area, poof its all gone and you can't remember anything. . . so I'm going to try this pre op diet thingy, protein shakes, which ones are the good ones? Don't like the vitamin tasting ones, doctor said I didn't need the pre-op diet but I told him, i'd like to do it. . . dumb huh? :thumbup: Which vitamins are good, soluble? Do gummies work well after surgery or no? any help will be great right now. . .

Vegas, yes what is the name of these fiber gummies. . .

Hi all! Me too, Me too!!!! I got all my tests cleared today and have a surgery date of December 29th! I'm really happy, but understandably anxious. . . .I'll be fine I know, but there is always that hesitation regarding surgeries! Doctor told me I didn't have to do the pre-op diet, but i told him if it will make his job easier, I would like to do it! So I start that on Dec. 15th. . . 2-3 protein shakes and 1 very small meal consisting of a palm sized protein and a palm sized vegatable. . . water in between meals and when I'm hungry. . . god I'm going to be grouchy! That's ok though, cause this too shall pass. . . . thanks guys!

Guys! Love you all but I'm going to take a break from the forum for a while, I will come back when I get a surgery date and we can rejoice then. Til then I want to say your all great and thanks for all the advice, it made making my decisions much easier. . . so happy Thanksgiving to y'all and a very Merry Christmas! Everyone keep up the excellant work! :thumbup:Chat soon again!

How neat is that! That must have made your day! I will love the day that I can actually fit into some of my smaller clothes, especially my smaller uniforms, I used to wear a L (now 3X) so to be able to get back into L's will just be the biggest NSV for me!:001_rolleyes:

Fortunately I had a hysterectomy when I was 33 years old and have never had to worry about another period again. . . however, and always a however, I still do get PMS days. . . not as bad as yours though. . . that sounds horrible. . . i'm sorry your suffering like that!

Hi Thinn! Looks like we're really motivated by our screen names huh? Welcome and good luck too you! This is a great sight and everyone is so nice and has great advice. . .I've learned a lot from most of the folks here. . .

Wow, didn't realize that it was ONLY 35 days away.. . got instant butterflies! Good luck with everything for you as well. . . who knows maybe our paths will cross one day! Take it easy and we'll count down together!

I might be sleeved on Dec 29th! Went for my inital Doc visit on Friday (20th) along with psych, and nutritionist. . . he says I'm an ideal candidate and if the clearances come back he'll do it. . . I was so happy. . . he even told me that I did not need to do a pre-op diet, but I told I would like too. . . he looked at me as if i was weird. . when he asked me why, I thought about ya'll and some who had the problems and told him that it would be for the best, easier for him and better for me. . . he grinned a big grin (very cute smile!) and told me ok and that I would be successful! Wow, guys he made my day. . . now lets see if the psych thinks the same way?????

You guys are too funny!:lol0: Careful though! Damn monkeys might have rabies!:huh0: Then you'd be getting shots too! :svengo:

I am so sorry to hear of your complications. .what a terrible time you are having. . I'll keep you in my thoughts and hope you get feeling better soon. . . being sick is so frustrating, you want to help and do things but you can't. . just be patient (6 months of patience is a long time)it'll get better eventually. . . I really can't say I know how you feel, cause I don't. . .so again, I'm so sorry. . .

Yummmmmmm. . . I'm definately going to try this. . . your so funny Joon, egg drop squash! That is hilarious

How wonderful is that ! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself and felt good about yourself too. . . congratulations! I can't wait guys! Did all my stuff on friday and now am just waiting for clearance. . . doctor says if all goes ok, I may get my surgery on the 29th of december. . . now isn't that amazing!

Sorry, only my make up is tattoo on. . . I sure hope it doesn't droop after I lose weight. . . that would look major silly! hehehehe

Good luck to you both! Did you finally drift off to sleep Joon? Hahahaha, ativan, valium, versad all those (supposed to calm you down drugs) do just the opposite to me, make me more hyper then a june bug. . . let us know how things are going and "see" you soon. . .

Good for you Ky.hen! What a great success for you. . . keep up the good work! :w00t:

Anything could be possible, but if I were you, I would go to the doctor to get yourself checked out. . . how do you feel now? Nauseated? if your feeling really nauseated it could have been blood, have you vomited again? Please go to the doctor. . . sorry I can't help much. . .

Thank you ML. . . I agree! So I told hubbie not to get me anything expensive, just perfume or body wash or something because this would be my gift. . . of course he balked at that idea!

Guess what guys! I went to have my initial doctor visit, psych eval, and nutritionist visit today and because I'm self pay, I may have a surgery date of December 29th!!!!!! Dr. said he would do it for me if the clearances came through without a problem. . . he said because i'm self pay he could get me in earlier . . . so keep your fingers crossed for the 29th! I'm so happy!!!! Watch I'll get all freaky when December comes around!

This might be dumb, but go to the eye doctor and ask him to check you for pseudotumor cerebri. . . it's a condition where the fluids from the cerebral fluids collect behind the eyes and cause incredible headaches. . . if that is what it may be, you'll be asked to do visual fields to see if there is damage, if so then you'll go to a neurologist who will evaluate you and set you to a neurosurgeon for a possible shunt placement. . . . I went through this and until I had my surgery and shunt placement i had very bad headaches. . . so try the eye doctor and get him to check. . . . hope this helps

I had my visit today with the doctor, psych, and nutritionist, I requested that once I get the surgery done that a psychotherapist be assigned to me because I may not be able to "handle" the new me. . . she told me that amazing enough quite a few people need counseling for this exact thing. . . she was very nice and reminded me of you. . .

Thank you Norma for all your kind words and inspiration to us. . . of course here comes an However, and I hope as a therapist, you do not take offense to this. . . but I am a morbidly obese woman at 6'0 tall and anywhere from 340 - 360 lbs give or take a pound or two. . . I have never had those issue you discuss above in your post. . .I walk proud, talk proud and am proud of who I am. . . I have never hung my head in shame because of obesity. . .I guess you can say I've "adjusted to it" I've been obese all of my teen and adult life. . .yes there have been insults hurled my way, but my attitude toward that is "just consider where it's coming from and it makes me feel so much better" Why then am I getting the sleeve right? Well it's basically because of health issues now. . . as I've gotten older, my knees and back hurt a lot, I've gotten into sleep apnea, cardiac arrythmias. . . sooooo it was time I think. . . my daughter, 20, is obese 5'7 and 200 lbs but she too carries it well and has such a great outlook on life, she dresses herself stylishly and loves to shop at Torrid (for overweight young people sorta like Lane Bryant - my store) she has learned, from me, that those who can't accept how she is, have a fear or insecurity of their own and need to project that fear and insecurity towards others, be it the obese, handicap, or elderly. . .she too holds her head high and loves life. . . we do talk about healthy eating in moderation and exercise and she does go to the gym and such. . . now I'll get off my soap box and shut up cause I could go on and on about this (smile). . . thank you for listening!

:eek:I was laying in bed last night thinking about the sleeve and how successful it has been for most of you. . . I was especially thinking about this. . . since you can only eat a few morsels here and there equalling to about 800 calories per day, what happens when you reach goal? I noticed one person is 20 lbs under her goal. . . does weight loss keep going? Do we get into trouble with being too thin? how do we stop it? Wow. . . this might be a good doctor question. . . has anyone experienced this potential problem? Is anyone actually battling thinness? Ok call it what it is anorexia? Right now it seems like a dream come true to be like really skinny. . . .but really think about it????