Canolie

Good Morning everyone!! TGIF!! I am so glad today is Friday. I woke up this am at 3:45 with major body aches, I couldnt fall back asleep at all because I couldnt get a position where my body didnt hurt. I dont know if I am getting sick or if I just pulled a muscle. My throat is hurting and so are my ears so I may be getting sick IDK. I am going to go home take some vicoden and go to bed. UGH. my weight is a little stalled right now, probably because I am eating thicker stuff. Oh well I havent been walking like I should. This week at work has kicked my butt. Anyways, have a good weekend. See who ever is going tomorrow!!

Good morning all!! Second day at work is so much better port pain wise. Me being at a crappy job sucks but oh well glad to have one I guess. Glad its already humpday. Reggie, its ok are you going to the meeting Saturday?? I love Nii... he is my little kareoke buddy. Love it! every time I hear that black eye peas song I laugh!! Candra hows the head today?? heather, yes we were talking about the 6th of March. this weekend is the Point West meeting so next weekend!! You wanna go with me?? YAY John and Lee on the weight loss!!! Its neck and neck!! heheehhe... Mo Im glad it went ok for you yesterday! Well today is day 1 of puree and I gotta tell ya egg salad didnt look to yummy but thats ok. I am having chuncky pureed beef stew. mmmm. Im so excited lol...

oooohhh yummy Im gunna make that this week!!!

Oh and Lee, I am going to send Candra home with Pat's track suit to give you at the next Richmond meeting okidokie!!

So I got the go ahead to advance from Robin today. YAY... PROTEIN here I come!! I am so excited to start something new. I am making stuffed bell peppers (no rice) tonight for din din so I will try and puree that. Went to the store and picked up some chunky soups to puree. First day of work pretty much sucked!! I was ready to go home and get in bed by noon. My port is killing me now. I didnt even really do anything. I guess its just the fact of sitting at my desk, not so comfortable. My boss is a total ass, he said no more than 3 words to me today. Whatever. I enrolled in school this weekend so im ready for some change!! If I can stop smoking and lose weight and go through surgery I can sure as hell go back to college!!! Anyways, Hope everyone had a great day!! John, Lee how you 2 doin?? So if anyone is interested, me and Tam Tam are maybe meeting up in the big V next Sat to walk to bridge!!

ooooh Pat send me that receipe please!! I feel your pain on going back to work, im back tomorrow. Gunna go get in bed now. Have a good night everyone... (I crave cheese too) weird lol.

Riley that sounds good, I just wish I could eat cottage cheese the texture just gets me every time I try.. lol.. I forgot in my message earlier Happy Bandiversary...!!! Thats awesome you are still rockin it!! The Point West meeting is on Saturday from 11-1 and we go to Mimi's Cafe after.. There will be a ton of clothes there to go through, the exchange is what has totally helped me through. I have only had to buy 1 pair of jeans so far. They do it in the conference room which is in the middle of the first floor. Its usually in the first room but last time they had a board that said the second room. I cant wait to meet the new people and see everyone else!! I will be on Mush at lunch. yee haww lol.. Mashed taters here I come!

Good Morning all, Appointment with my PCP went good. He didnt really know what to ask or do so I basically told him. Last week I found a lump on my left side on my back and I asked him about it today, he said its a fibroid fatty cist and its pretty large. He said its nothing to really worry about and if I want to get it removed in the future I can. It doesnt hurt or anything so I think I will just leave it alone for now. I was glad it was nothing serious. Tina, I am the queen of heartburn before the band. I was taking 2 or 3 pills a day to help it. I emailed Doc Who about it and so Im just waiting to see what he says. I got it this AM from my cream of wheat.. weird... WHich by the way John is soooooo yummy!! I didnt like it before but I do now. ANd I really liked cream of potatoe soup, it keeps me full for a long time. I mash the potatoes down really good but they mush in your mouth good too. Im so excited for the meeting at Point WEst this weekend. I miss everyone. Im bringing more clothes too. Lee, I think Tam Tam had a sore throat for a while too I would ask her. Mine wasnt bad at all so it probably just depends. Hope you feel better.. Candra Donna..... YOOOOOO WHOOOOOOO where are you guys???? Back to work tomorrow so today is sleepy day. Gunna go take a nap.

John you are HILLARIOUS!!! I love when you have TMI to share lol.. Like you said its about time!! I hope your noise maker gets better... LMAO..... How awesome on the 5 lbs... I cant wait to see how you do!! Lee im glad your feeling better. Use your insparameter (sp) thing they gave us that totally helps get the gunk out too. I tried to use mine every hour or so. I was coughing up brown stuff for the first week or so. They gave me a breathing treatment because of my asthma before surgery so that had a little something to do with the brown stuff but the thing they gave us helped so much!! Im the only one on here, where is everyone!! I am so ready to get to the next stage, lookin forward to some egg salad and mashed potatoes lol...Im experiencing a little indigestion not half as bad as I used to but a little today so I am going to ask my PCP what he thinks I can do for it. Should I email Doc Who too??? The medicine I used to take for it isnt on either list in the binder so IDK... Anyways. So sad tomorrow is my last day off. I really could enjoy another week lol...

YAY Tam Tam!! Keep up the good work girly!! Lee im sorry your not feeling well, hope ya get better. Gunna chillax today got my PCP appointment tomorrow, I cant wait to see what I weigh on a kaiser scale...

Oh man John and Lee, the tooting part was my favorite!! My mom thought there was an earthquake after the first one finally hit lol.. It was down hill from there lol... (good for me tho) ANyways, let them go, its amazing how much better it will make the gas!!! lol... Had a nice day today. WEnt to my friends house and caught up. Its been a few weeks since I have hung out with her so it was a nice visit. I brought Hannah (my little partner from the Vallejo walk) home with me. I missed that kid. SO Im babysitting tonight. SHe is so kick back tho, watching shrek 2 right now!! ANyways, just wanted to say hey. Have a good night!!

Hello Hello!! YaY Tam Tam!!! You will be at 230 in no time!! I hope ya get a fill too... Candra suprisingly I havent had any heartburn since the surgery and I ate tomato soup. It was weird when he said no hernia I was actually shocked!! Hopefully it wont come back once I start eating real food. We will just have to wait and see I guess. Walked 2 miles again last night and gunna try to do it again tonight. I felt so good after hoping it will make me ready for work on Tuesday. Goin to my PCP on Monday for my 2 week follow up. Heather how is the challenge goin? I put my membership on hold last night. No sense in paying for it while I cant use it.. Where is everyone?? Im the only one on right now. lol. Anyways, gunna go thinkin about seeing New Moon for the 4th time at the 3$ theator lol...

YAY Ali! Rock it girl!!

That is hillarious!! Just got back from the store stocked up for the rest of my stage 2. Anyways, got some pics from my mom today and I added them to my journey album.. they are from the morning of surgery. Anyways, im gunna go take a nap im tired for some reason today.

Good MOrning Friends!! Candra HELL YEAH Eclipse Midnight showing!! Im there lol. That was such a cool experience last time lol.. Glad to hear John and Lee are good, cant wait to hear from them!! Well gunna go chill dont have too much goin today just a few more errands. Have a good day all..

YAY John!!! I am soooooo excited!!! So any ideas for the soup stage, im getting bored.... 5 more days on this stage lol...

Go john & lee!!!!

John, they had me come in at 6 too. They checked me in right away there was a lady already behind the desk. Then Candra showed up and I really only got to hang in the waiting room for 25-30 mins then they took me back. And yeah they didnt call my mom in until like 10 mins before I walked into the O.R. so yeah thats how it went for me. YAY Go Get Em!! Heather just wanted to say thanks for coming to visit me it was nice and btw your soup was BOMB Robbie tasted it (which turned into 1/2 the soup) hahahah and he wants the receipe!! It was great! Thank you so much!! We really need to do that more often. Im doin good today, Im starting to get bored at home (but not ready to go back to work) so I think we are going to run some of my errands tomorrow before the week is over. ANyways, have a great night all. Im gunna go night night Im tired lol.

YAY John and Lee!! Its so much more exciting when you have a time!! Im so excited for the new you's!!

That is so AWESOME Pat!!! Love it! We are amazing!!

Good Morning all!! John I had the cherry MOM too and I thought it was good lol. My thoughts are with the both of you tomorrow. Im so excited this day is already here for you both. I had a dream last night I saw your picture that they give you after surgery it was cool. WEird lol. Lee, Pat gave me a really nice track suit that is now too big on me, what size are you? I can send it home with someone at the end of the month from our meeting. I think you would like it too!! Candra I am going to have to try those ideas when I advance to stage 3 which should be in a week. I kinda remember Doc Who saying something about me being on stage 2 a little longer because he added more in my band, im really hoping I was hearing things but if not oh well what can ya do right! How is everyone else doin?

Happy Monday everyone!! Well I am on day 2 of no pain meds yee haw!! I dont feel I really need them, the port is really the only thing that is achy (not painful) and its bearable. Robbie and I walked 2 miles last night, he wanted Ice cream so we walked to safeway with our pittybull lol.. I didnt even eat any lol. Luckily he bought a kind that I dont like lol. So yeah doin good today. Pat you crack me up!! Love it!! I am so excited for the meeting at the end of the month, I have 3 guests coming I think. One is my friend who has missed the last 2 I told her she better come or I will come get her lol. Then the lady who had bypass the same day as me who I met in the nutrition class, she is coming with a friend who is not a kaiser member but had rny in december and doesnt have support. So YAY... I also think another lady I met at the New Moon Premier who is pre-op through Kaiser (she has Dr Park) said she might be there too... YAY... So we will see. HEather what are the shoes you got?? Oh and as for the soup HECK YES I want some. I ate Tomato soup last night it was really good and creamy, kept me full for a while. Im gunna finish the can today and the start my black bean soup tomorrow. John I got the stuff from trader joes in the box, I am going to try it tomorrow and I will let you know how it is. I dont know what the others got. Well Im gunna go clean up a little my house is a mess. lol. So I think I am down 7lbs so far since surgery YAY. 10 more til onederland!! I cant believe it, I havent seen my scale this low in I dont know how long!! Have a great day!!

Happy Valentines day everyone!! My agenda today is to sit in my cozy recliner and snuggle up with my hunny and watch movies. Sounds like a perfect day!! I slept in my bed last night for the first time and it was amazing.. I slept like a baby lol. I have a little bit of a hard time getting out but I think I have found a roll over trick that seems to work without pain at my port lol.. Anyways, gunna go eat some applesauce and plop my butt on the couch. Hope everyone has a good day.

Hey all just checkin in real quick, im pooped.. My road trip was fun I didnt want to see my momma leave, I loved having her here. SHe was such a huge help. I was able to visit some friends too which was nice, I love showing everyone my battle scars!! Thats what I call them lol.. Heather I am so damn proud of you girl. I would have done the same thing as Candra and gone to TB.. You have so much drive its awesome!! You are going to kick Ass in this challenge Pat it feels SUPER tight and I just got up and walked around the couch and tried to strech thats what DOnna advised me to do.. It went away pretty quick probably because it was just pudding but man it was a pain at first. Im trying to eat slower too now. Went to trader joes in stockton and got the black bean soup I am going to finish my 3 other servings (from the same can) of slipt pea tomorrow so I cant wait to try it!! Ok well I just took some meds, I have been trying to only take them before bed but Mr. Port was hurtin a little more today. Have a great night all...

Oh yeah when can I offically weigh myself.. how long does the bloating gas feeling last?